Tyson's Blog – March 2011 Archive (8)

Slow Food Nation

Often the most interesting designs are not something new, but something old viewed through a new light. A familiar point of reference is often the best way to help others understand architecture. This information booth for the Slow Food Nation event is a wonderful example…

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Added by Tyson on March 31, 2011 at 5:27pm — No Comments

Fogo Island Studio

If you've ever worked in a design studio before, you know that given enough time, it begins to consume you. This is true of almost anything. The mind begins to forget that there's a world outside your obsessions. Designers (myself included) tend to fit this mold. We get passionately…

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Added by Tyson on March 26, 2011 at 7:17pm — No Comments

Kona Residence

I can't speak for all architects, but I find myself drawn to the more impractical architecture in the world. Buildings designed less to fill a utilitarian need and more for the sake of self-actualization. I would almost say that this project by Belzberg Architects is…

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Added by Tyson on March 22, 2011 at 1:11pm — 1 Comment

O-14 Tower Dubai

While I believe the main purpose of a tower is to be tall, I must admit that building facades for these types of structures are in dire need of some imagination and creativity. What makes this facade by Reiser + Umemoto Architecture particularly interesting is that it dispenses with the vertical…

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Added by Tyson on March 15, 2011 at 1:44pm — 2 Comments

Hanoi Museum

This brilliant museum makes a not-so-subtle point that every architect needs to confront at some point. Sometimes you just need to flip architecture on it's head to make sense of it. While this project by GMP Architekten is the most literal iteration of…

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Added by Tyson on March 14, 2011 at 9:52pm — 6 Comments

Bangalore International Convention Centre

I think there are many out there that think of architecture like a compartment. We hear a lot of this in terms of planning and use, but I would also argue that we think of architecture itself as compartmentalized. Each architecture is a box separated distinctly from…

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Added by Tyson on March 12, 2011 at 6:20am — 1 Comment

Henning Larsen Architects Umeå School Of Architecture

I had a professor one time that would joke with students running into the classroom at the bell for a pinup that their projects still had wet pixels. It seems as though this project, the Umeå School Of Architecture by Henning Larsen Architects, is more proof…

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Added by Tyson on March 7, 2011 at 9:19pm — 1 Comment

How To Train Your Architecture

An athletic stadium is a very peculiar architecture. It's design is aimed at focusing all attention to a single point within the structure. The Berlin Olympic Stadium by GMP Architekten truly makes one feel that the event is the…

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Added by Tyson on March 3, 2011 at 7:08pm — 1 Comment