Tyson's Blog – January 2011 Archive (5)

Museum of the Moving Image

I would say it's easy to grasp how one would design architecture to house human activities, but very difficult, on the other hand, to design architecture that is built to house images. I think if you take a look at any given movie theater you'll see…

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Added by Tyson on January 26, 2011 at 12:31pm — No Comments

Laboratory

I think every architect should have one of these. Not this house, per se, but a laboratory for their ideas. This project is built on a plot of land owned by Randy Brown (of Randy Brown Architects) and intended this architecture…

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Added by Tyson on January 25, 2011 at 7:00pm — No Comments

EMÜ Sports Hall

Limits in design can sometimes be viewed as, well, limiting. I have, however, found them to be liberating. Without limits or constraints, it would be next to impossible to design something. This sport facility by Salto AB is a great example of looking at site…

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Added by Tyson on January 24, 2011 at 5:30pm — No Comments

China Wood Sculpture Museum

The name of a project can often tell you all you will need to know about it, even before the design process begins. This project by MAD seems to be an example of that type of mentality. It was inevitable that the China Wood Sculpture Museum would…

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Added by Tyson on January 20, 2011 at 9:13pm — 6 Comments

A Room For London

Sometimes as an architect the best way to further your design is to forget what you know. Design Initiatives proposed this little stand alone hotel room to stand atop Queen Elizabeth Hall in London. This elegant little structure really makes me…

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Added by Tyson on January 3, 2011 at 8:49pm — 4 Comments