Tyson's Blog – February 2011 Archive (10)

Sky Garden House

I think one of the reasons that many are skeptical about environmental design is because they think its terribly complex and costly. It does take a bit more effort on the front end, but it's definitely not rocket science. This architecture by Guz Architects…

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Added by Tyson on February 24, 2011 at 9:23pm — 15 Comments

Middle East Media Complex

Media is so fully integrated into our lives that it doesn't seem very surprising that it would be featured in architecture as well. This riveting design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro makes you realize how much our everyday activities and…

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Added by Tyson on February 23, 2011 at 8:27pm — 1 Comment

Ten Books For Architects - #2 Green Eggs and Ham by Dr. Seuss

#10 - The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell

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Added by Tyson on February 19, 2011 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Sapphire Gallery

As with many things, the name you give a project will often have a significant impact in both its design and implementation. It will also impact how others view the project. This project by XTEN Architecture is called the Sapphire Gallery. A word like…

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Added by Tyson on February 17, 2011 at 1:01pm — 3 Comments

Living Foz

This is a project that really exudes the process of architectural design. You can almost feel the xacto knife and chipboard beginnings of this architecture. Although many are turned off by sharp edges and geometries, there is something to be said for architectural…

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Added by Tyson on February 16, 2011 at 7:27pm — No Comments

Ten Books For Architects - #3 The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

#3 - The Time Machine by H.G. Wells

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Added by Tyson on February 12, 2011 at 9:00am — No Comments

Architecture & Basketball

I try not to stray too much from the subject of architecture in my blogs. I think architecture is what most of the people who frequent this site are interested in as well as myself. I did, however, feel a desire to talk about the two men in the picture above for a brief moment. I hope the…

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Added by Tyson on February 10, 2011 at 11:38pm — No Comments

Trojan House

I usually try to stray from commenting on architecture this formalistic, but I was fascinated with it on this basis. They got the story backward! The idea of the Trojan Horse was that it was something expected on the outside, while a surprise was stowed on the inside.…

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Added by Tyson on February 9, 2011 at 6:00pm — 4 Comments

Breathing Factory

Any architect worth his/her salt will take into account how a building will be experienced by a variety of users. This is what intrigued me about this factory redesign by Takashi Yamaguchi & Associates. The building is a laboratory for testing medical devices,…

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Added by Tyson on February 8, 2011 at 9:00pm — No Comments

SAG

This is an interesting little project by J. Mayer H. Architects. It's in a place I've never been to, created by an architect I've never heard of before today, two things that make it difficult for me to grasp onto the project. I do, however, find myself inspecting it in detail. …