reblog: landscapearchitecture: “Mapping Place Mapping Time. This is one of the inherent complexities of the heritage debate, it is never static - and it is so hard to secure a process but so easy to freeze an object.” “This map is a depictions of the Mississippi River whereby each color marks a different course that the river has taken throughout its history. If I ever write a book, I want this to be the cover.”
The Architecture of Rudy Hermes (via Visualingual)
In 1959, the architect Rudy Hermes collaborated with the artist Charley Harper on a series of illustrations that situated Ford cars against fantastic backdrops, combining gorgeous natural scenery with outlandish architecture.
the skyline looks good cartooned.
The Standard, New York Illustration by Andrew Holder (via Visualingual)
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, PATENT OFFICE BUILDING BY ERIC OWEN MOSS ARCHITECTS
via 216.70.65.123
“using the glass rods not just for their formal properties, but as structural components. The result is A Surface of Points, a system of deep cable trusses that incorporate glass tubes as compression members.”
“The system involves a base of steel truss frames within a boxlike enclosure. Steel cables are hung between the truss frames, approximating the surface plane of the ceiling. The cylinders, formed from ½-inch-thick laminated glass, are installed and threaded on the cables, forming the compression members of the deep cable trusses.”
“The tubes also have acoustical properties, which can be adapted by varying the length of the tubes in accordance with the natural acoustics of the room. Sound travels and diffuses in the spaces between and within the tubes, or can be reflected by the use of a plug in the bottom of the tube.”
This last image isn’t from the same project, but has the same feature.
NOTE: I wonder how those diagonal structural supports work. It reminds me a bit of the Memorial Cloud entry from the WTC.
MORE INFO & PICTURES:
http://www.ericowenmoss.com/index.php?/projects/project/smithsonian_institution_patent_office_building/
http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/a-surface-of-points.aspx
http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/6342/eric-owen-moss-architects-warner-parking-and-retail.html
Carolyn Steel spoke at the TED conference about how food shapes our cities:
“The question of how to feed cities may be one of the biggest contemporary questions, yet it’s never asked: we take for granted that if we walk into a store or a restaurant, food will be there, magically coming from somewhere. Yet, think of it this way: just in London, every single day, 30 million meals must be provided. Without a reliable food supply, even the most modern city would collapse quickly. And most people today eat food of whose provenance they are unaware.”
How does your urban garden grow, but more importantly, can it feed you?
