http://thecraftofarchitecture.com We focus on the details of Architecture Fri, 02 May 2008 04:57:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en "An enormous orange compendium, The Endless City approaches architecture itself in scale, scope and design. All of the little details are right, from its visually comfortable grid to the stunning panoramic long-exposure photos of cities and urban sprawl. The result of a joint project between The London School of Economics ... http://thecraftofarchitecture.com/web-resources/book-review-the-endless-city-by-ricky-burdett-and-deyan-sudjic "What did Albert Einstein mean when he said that "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them" ? One eloquent and urgent response to this question can be found in Sanford Kwinter's remarkable book "Far From Equilibrium: Essays On Technology and Design Culture". ... http://thecraftofarchitecture.com/web-resources/12-degrees-of-freedom-manifesto-for-a-21st-century-design-revolution "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 of Architecture, has labored on the profession’s periphery for decades. ... http://thecraftofarchitecture.com/web-resources/skyline-residential-buildings-new-york-architecture-new-york-times "The use of the world frame transferred to common language to indicate the relationship between an object and its environmental context gives some idea of the importance of what is commonly referred to as the container with regard to the contained. Just as in the case of a building one ... http://thecraftofarchitecture.com/web-resources/a-brief-history-of-frame-throughout-the-centuries "My purpose here is not to develop an illustrated childrens book on the nature of Western clothing. Rather, it’s an argument about the difference between form and detail. Form is cultural, expressing membership in a certain community of understanding; detail is individual, expressing specific preferences and interests. Form is what ... http://thecraftofarchitecture.com/web-resources/the-vita-activa-shirts-and-buildings Sprinklers, standpipes and fire department connections are a grossly overlooked part of the architectural design process but can lead to a huge impact on the look and feel of your building. There are so many trades within the architectural design process that are brought in quite early to coordinate their ... http://thecraftofarchitecture.com/plumbing/designing-with-fire-protection-systems-in-mind "The destruction of historic buildings has reached a pitch unseen since the 1960s and 1970s. This is the view of Charles Brooking, who has devoted his life to rescuing fine historic features from the skip. His unrivalled collection of architectural detail includes windows, doors, panelling, fireplaces and staircases, a whole ... http://thecraftofarchitecture.com/web-resources/salvage-expert-who-trawls-the-demolishers-skips-for-jewels "I attended a talk this weekend by a visual artist named Jennifer Rae Forsyth as part of UVic’s Talking Out the Trash conference. She made a long digression into some philosophy I wasn’t familiar with, so this is kind of a guess at what she was talking about:""Premodern architecture and ... http://thecraftofarchitecture.com/web-resources/mpf-mentalpolyphonicscom-%c2%bb-postmodernization-of-design-in-urban-space "The historically seminal house, located 2300 E. Silver Lake Blvd., is in high levels of decay and there isn’t enough help to save it, as of now. Silver Lake neighborhood is located in the heart of Los Angeles with a recorded modern architecture pedigree, and Los Angeles often tells the ... http://thecraftofarchitecture.com/web-resources/neutras-vdl-house-v-hard-times "A major exhibition opens at London's Victoria and Albert Museum exploring the recent boom in new design and architecture in China. It is the first in the UK to attempt to communicate the impact of rapid economic development in China's major cities."CCTV International http://thecraftofarchitecture.com/web-resources/london-sees-modern-face-of-china