Manuelle Gautrani’s ‘origami office building’ is very contemporary, but it seems to blend into this historic area of Paris. We will have to see whether it will stand the test of time Read More…. Tweet
Camenzind Evolution working with Henry J Lyons Architects has expanded and refurbished the Google Campus in Dublin, with almost too many different environments; perhaps it works better in reality than from the pictures. However it is good to see Google continuing to redefine the “creative office”. Read More…. Tweet
Layne Rowe is currently showcased at the Gallery at London Glassblowing in Bermondsey Street, where he is resident artist and the glass work is made on site (hot work in this weather). Layne comments that his art puts process above concept, by pushing the possibilities of technique in every direction and then, ‘looking at nature, […]
The current “must-see” exhibition at the Inigo Rooms at King’s College London celebrates the research on DNA carried out in the adjacent Quadrangle Laboratories, soon to be demolished. French photographer Christine Donnier-Valentin shows her architectural roots in her photography and installations of items from the laboratories; Shelley James displays some gorgeous crystals in which the […]
Elegant contemporary extension to the Bertamirans cultural centre makes good use of natural materials, as Japanese and Spanish architects do well. Read more…. Tweet
Arty urban cafe in a collection of arty buildings at Art Basel http://www.designboom.com/architecture/favela-cafe-by-tadashi-kawamata-occupies-art-basel/?utm_campaign=daily&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_source=subscribers Tweet
This research with vampire bats is spooky: http://www.futurity.org/health-medicine/vampire-bats-may-help-treat-high-blood-pressure/ Tweet
New technology that could dramatically increase bandwidth – look forward to it being developed further! http://www.futurity.org/top-stories/%E2%80%98twisted%E2%80%99-light-could-give-bandwidth-an-upgrade/?utm_source=Futurity+Today&utm_campaign=ae2fc6adc1-June_28_20136_28_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e34e8ee443-ae2fc6adc1-206307297 Tweet
Interesting article about how Accor Hotels is leading the way with an integrated approach to sustainability. While in the US recently, I noticed that several organisations were also sending paper towels from toilets for composting, http://www.2degreesnetwork.com/groups/supply-chain/resources/how-can-towels-plant-trees-step-inside-accor-hotels-new-agro-forestry-program/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Community&utm_campaign=2587781_13.06.04+Editors+Highlights&dm_i=1ILQ,1JGQT,82V3Q4,59MZU,1 Tweet
Stunning vacation home set in upstate New York, providing uninterupted views and an elegant well-designed sustainable solution to weekend living. http://www.designboom.com/architecture/glucks-tower-house-designed-like-an-observatory/ Tweet
"The many great gardens of the world, of literature and poetry, of painting and music, of religion and architecture, all make the point as clear as possible: The soul cannot thrive in the absence of a garden. If you don't want paradise, you are not human; and if you are not human, you don't have a soul."
(Thomas Moore)
To be an architect means having a wide range of interests - architecture, art and creativity in all its variety of forms, sustainability, science and innovation. The greatest interest is often where these different worlds overlap and collide - that is when something imaginative often occurs that pushes us all forward to another place
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