A few very rough sketches and screen shots of a set of stairs based on equilateral triangles and Carlo Scarpa's concrete stair at the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona.
06/15: Stairs
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06/13: Bamboo
Various sketches of meditation huts designed out of bamboo
[2014 Archive] 06/11: Turning the Corner
The 200' by 600' grid of Manhattan is broken and carved up by a few avenues, with this building here on 6th Ave in Soho. The street grid is a bit skewed, resulting in an acute angle at the intersection. If you look closely, behind the giant billboard, you can see the brick courses meeting... Continue Reading →
06/08: Medinas
Why are medinas worth exploring? They are some of the most densely populated areas on earth and represent some of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements. Their organization and structure are informed by climate, religion, social structure and transportation modeled after pedestrians and goods-laden animals. Public and private realm are extremely well defined and delineated. In some places these... Continue Reading →
06/06: D-Day
In honor of D-Day and the many web features dedicated to the event, here are a few links about Paul Virilio's 1975 book Bunker Archaeology: From Tumblr; An excerpt and photographs from the book; A short film inspired by the book; Bunkers and J.G. Ballard
06/05: Eixample
One interesting element of the RCR Library project was its ability to transform the interior courtyard of the block in which it was situated. (images from El Croquis) By bringing the public realm in the interior of the block the project accomplished two things. Firstly it inspired all the residents facing the courtyard to take... Continue Reading →
06/04: RCR Barcelona Library
The term 'contextual' can be used in a number of ways to describe a piece of architecture. Material choice, scale, type of program, essentially any shared aspect between two buildings becomes the frame with which they are compared. During a study abroad semester in Barcelona I had to look at a public library designed by... Continue Reading →
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