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Archetypal House to the Extreme

Posted on 28 February 2010 by Brandon

I’ve recently been working on this project in Berkeley where we’ve abstracted the archetypal house in a modern way. You can see our design for this cottage here shrouded by the palm trees. Herzog and DeMeuron take this archetypal house to the extreme by extruding…

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palio dinner

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Temporary Architecture: A Palio Dinner

Posted on 02 October 2009 by Brandon

I’ve been bored lately with just talking about design objects. I’m an architect, and I’ve recently been obsessed with what I’m calling “temporary architecture”. Temporary architecture , to me, is simply the space created and removed over a short period of…

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hidden spiral wine cellars

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Architecture for wine addicts to lust over

Posted on 23 August 2009 by Brandon

Most people’s wine cellars have been relegated to the garage, but if you have the cash I would suggest you go for the super sexy trap door wine cellar. Why do this? because you can. Cool Hidden Spiral Wine Cellars. …

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Items – Kavellaris Urban Design

Posted on 22 August 2009 by Brandon

I’ve see this beautiful house around the internet, and I know right off that it is one of the freshest combinations of graphic design and architecture that I’ve see in a long time. there used to be a time when graphics went…

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puma's shipping container store

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Puma Container Store Next Step in the Mobile Shopping Evolution

Posted on 04 May 2009 by Brandon

The Puma Store is an inspiration to all architects out there with lots of time and energy and access to a supply of old shipping containers. I consider this store to be a sort of dialogue with some of the…

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Pachinko Parlours are Las Vegas at the Extremes

Posted on 11 March 2009 by Brandon

Ping Mag has posted an insightful account of the pachinko architecture industry leading me to believe that I will never be able to know as much as I would want about this world. I could spend a lifetime studying the…

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Osler House by Marcio Kogan

Posted on 11 March 2009 by Brandon

I have very little to say about this house. When trying to come up with a reason for including it on the blog, the only thing that came to mind is: "looks cool". This is not the criteria I hoped…

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Letterpress Poster by Cameron Moll

Posted on 11 March 2009 by Brandon

I’ve never seen a letterpressed piece of architecture before. This is my dream poster. I am an architect, and I collect architectural drawings. I’m also obsessed with typography and letterpress. This poster combines two passions in an intricate and rigorous…

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Nice Tower! Who’s Your Architect?

Posted on 11 March 2009 by Brandon

“THE HL23 tower, planned for a site on 23rd Street in Chelsea, is the kind of commission Neil Denari has being waiting for his entire working life. Mr. Denari, a Los Angeles architect who once ran the Southern California Institute…

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Mount Baker Residence by Pb Elemental Architecture

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Pb Elemental Architecture

Posted on 11 March 2009 by Brandon

Seattle based Pb Elemental Architecture recently sent me a note to let me know that they exist and that I should write about them to let my readers know who they are. Normally, I sort of forget about these types of…

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Shibuya Station, by Tadao Ando, photo credit: Satoshi Minakawa

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Wallpaper’s Architects Directory 2008

Posted on 11 March 2009 by Brandon

Shibuya Station, by Tadao Ando, photo credit: Satoshi Minakawa Kay from Wallpaper always sends me the most interesting bits from her publication. Today, for instance, she sent me a link to their brand new Architects Directory 2008. The by-line of Wallpaper directory…

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Fanatstical Do-It-Yourself Architecture goes to Extremes

Posted on 11 March 2009 by Brandon

While gliding through the DesignBoom Blog, I found something so fascinating as to beg a short post just to remind myself to look into this more. It’s a wooden house in northwestern Russia that stands 144 feet tall and is…

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