Ten years ago Napster had just been launched and it was the beginning of the end for the recording music industry as it was known then. Its decline continues but a new model is emerging out of the ruins of the old - p2p, iTunes, Spotify and others are pointing the way to a new direction. Each is [...]
July 20, 2009
I regularly evaluate all of the tools and practices of my day-to-day business and project management has come up. Amazingly I had never used project management software in my first 13 years studying and working as an architect but I immediately began to explore it when I set up on my own. The RIBA has [...]
July 14, 2009
I was intrigued by a recent post over at archiCentral about a vertical park design by Mexico’s Jorge Hernandez de la Garza. I have seen several other ideas over the years for vertical farms but this particular proposal got me thinking that the idea is gaining traction – a park to be sure, but with farming woven [...]
July 8, 2009
The first I ever heard of the AA was in a description of a summer installation that stuck out of one of the school’s front windows, crept along the facade and then went in another window. I believe it was from 1993 or thereabouts. I never saw it myself but it may have inspired Thomas Heatherwick’s later Harvey [...]
July 5, 2009
ArchDaily had a recent story on this new iPhone application. Since I’m a bit of an iPhone nut I had to give it a try. On launch you are greeted with a main screen with a feature image, which is then followed by a thumbnail layout of notable buildings. The buildings then have location and direction [...]
June 28, 2009
Arquitectum recently completed a design competition for a residential development in Pucusana, Peru with developers Rodrigo Associates I first saw the teaser on their website and I was intrigued. The top prize of US$5,000 was on the low side for what the competition seemed to be but I loved the site and the idea of designing a [...]
June 24, 2009
I am generally much happier navigating with tags rather than categories because tages give more freedom. Nevertheless here comes category No.1 – demystify. Just like it sounds, it is about posts that reveal the inner workings of how I get various things done – on the professional, business and technology sides. There are a few [...]
June 23, 2009
Speaking of bold forms in concrete – this has got to be one of the most popular ones. A 10,000 sq ft building with a 74 metre! span across a public plaza. It is a standout on Sao Paulo’s ‘main street’ - Avenida Paulista, with high rises and business people all around. You’ll find all kinds [...]
July 29, 2009