Link: Cities get rebuilt more often than you think By the year 2035, approximately three-quarters (75%) of the built environment will be either new or renovated. That makes me more optimistic about my job prospects after grad school. It couldn’t get worse than right now, right?
Tag Archives: architecture
According to ArchDaily, an architecture firm and design firm have won the right to redesign and rebrand Santa Monica’s bus system. The picture above is their bus shelter proposal. I think the idea of “Big Blue Bus” and “The Blue Spots” are somewhat clever and could catch on as a solid branding effort. The bus [...]
I love the idea of replacing the scaffolding tunnels on NYC sidewalks. The blue wooden things are ugly and feel shoddy. Via Good and image via NYC Department of Buildings.
Sevilla, Spain is building a landmark and observation platform designed by Jürgen Mayer, the winner of a 2004 competition. The curvy forms contrasted with the orthogonal streets of the old town remind me of what Frank Gehry did in Bilbao. I don’t this will go over as well as the Guggenheim, partly because this is [...]
Link: Architecture for Humanity I hadn’t heard of this organization before, but it sounds like they could be very useful once the immediate humanitarian crisis in Haiti turns into a longer-term rebuilding effort.
At least not right now or anytime soon. From Inhabitat: According to founder Steve Glen, the wood–framed models (which are preferable in cold weather) are 30% less expensive than the steel-framed versions. That means you can have a 1,700 square-foot, two-story home for $392,000 or upgrade to a 3,100 square-foot home for $698,000. Why are [...]
A reason to be optimistic in Detroit: a beautiful new bus station downtown. Via MetropolisMag.
Designboom has a nice roundup of subway architecture. I love Stockholm’s cavern ceilings.
Link: The Architecture of Bus Stops My favorites are Curitiba and the MIT one.
“The Berg” is a proposed artificial mountain to replace an airport in Berlin, Germany. The mountain would be 1000 meters (!) high and serve as wildlife habitat and recreation space for nearby residents. This thing has some measure of local support, and I could see how it would be a tourist destination. I get the [...]