Delving into the nuanced realms of Architecture, Urban Planning, Interior Design, and the intricate layers of Design Ideas, Technologies, Processes, Methods, People, Firms, Theories, and Styles.
Monday, October 30, 2006
Architectural Web Sites
Links from http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/fnart/archweb_noframes.html
Sunday, October 29, 2006
Design research in information systems
The intent of the page is to provide design researchers in IS as well as
others interested in design research with useful information on
understanding, conducting, evaluating, and publishing design research." to find out more...
Passage & Image from http://makethemwork.blogspot.com/
Planning digital home services through an analysis of customers’ acceptance
Passage from http://www.itcon.org/cgi-bin/works/Show?2006_49
From 3D modelling to nD modelling
Passage from http://www.itcon.org/cgi-bin/works/Show?2005_2
Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction
Passage from http://www.itcon.org/
nArchitects
nARCHITECTS’ work has been recognized nationally and internationally in publications and exhibitions. Recent awards include The Architectural League of New York’s Emerging Voices (2006), an AIA Design Honor Award (2005), the Canadian Professional Rome Prize (2005), Architectural Record's Design Vanguard (2004), the MoMA/P.S.1 Young Architects Program (2004), and a New York Foundation for the Arts grant (2002). " to find out more...
Passage from http://www.narchitects.com/index.html
Image from http://www.narchitects.com/frameset-ps1.htm
Saturday, October 28, 2006
LEXUS LAUNCHES A NEW YORK PUBLIC ART EXHIBIT
The exhibit, which debuts Monday, October 16 as a multilayered plexiglass sculpture, will evolve each day as sections are removed and placed around the World Financial Center Plaza as stand-alone sculptures. The installation’s intricate pieces were manufactured by Pennsylvania-based Jetstream Manufacturing using a water jet cutting method. The final piece will be removed on Friday, October 20 to coincide with the national launch of the LS 460 and LS 460 L, the long wheel-base model of Lexus’ flagship sedan. " to find out more...
Passage from http://www.lexuspressnewsletter.com/10_2006a/landing_installation.php
Image from Jay Cortez from Inform Ventures
Friday, October 27, 2006
ZMArchitecture
We believe that our awareness of the value of design results in architecture that is shaped by both economic forces and creative concerns. We have a reputation for producing elegant and practical design solutions and the Practice now enjoys public recognition of the environmental quality that it achieves through its work for clients.
ZM are flexible in their working arrangements and work equally well in the traditional role of the architect or when working as a team member in line with new forward thinking approaches to construction. " to find out more...
Passage & Image from http://home.btconnect.com/ZMArchitecture/Profile/profile.htm
Thursday, October 26, 2006
context aware computing MIT media club
CuminCAD
Passage from http://cumincad.scix.net/cgi-bin/works/Home
Logo from http://www.caadfutures.arch.tue.nl/images/button_cumincad_color.gif
eCAADe
Passage & Image from http://www.ecaade.org/
CAADRIA
The conference is held by and for people involved with computer aided design in architecture schools in the region. They are attended by over one hundred researchers, teachers, students and practitioners who are interested in advancing knowledge and understanding in tools and application of digital design methods in architecture. CAADRIA seeks to mentor interest and capacity to undertake research throughout Asia. In the past decade, such research has grown from only a few universities participating to now dozens of universities and schools of architecture demonstrating active commitment to teaching and research in the field. New degree programmes in digital design have been started at several universities in the region and graduates are contributing to design practice with advanced skills and the development of new tools and techniques. " to find out more...
Passage from http://www.caadria.org/
Monday, October 23, 2006
Computer aided conceptual design: a review
Passage from http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=771952&dl=acm&coll=&CFID=15151515&CFTOKEN=6184618
Sunday, October 22, 2006
a course on CABD
"Computer-Aided Building Design is a final year undergraduate course that has been offered for more than 20 years at
Passage from http://www.itcon.org/data/works/att/2004_18.content.09200.pdf
Business Model Design Blog
Passage from http://business-model-design.blogspot.com/
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Research in Design Thinking, 1992
Passage from http://www.bk.tudelft.nl/dks/publications/online%20publications/1992-rdt-huts%20ships%20and%20bottleracks.htm
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Robert Gurney
Image from http://www.robertgurneyarchitect.com/
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Nicolas Rivera Flores
Image from http://homepage.mac.com/nicolasrivera/My%20Website/files/page0-1015-full.html
Victorian architecture
The Victorian era lasted 64 years, from 1837 to 1901. Greek Revival architecture stretches from the later part of the Colonial era into the beginnings of the Victorian era. Similarly, the Arts and Crafts movement in The United States started a few years before the end of the Victorian era." to find out more...
Passage & Image from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_architecture
Friday, October 13, 2006
Webgraph
Brett Steele's resarch
Brett directs the Architectural Association School of Architecture, in London. You can find the school here. He is a former student and teacher of the AA School, where he founded and for eight years directed the AADRL Design Research Lab, an innovative team-based, collaborative, M.Arch graduate design programme." to find out more...
Artlantis Test Rendering
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Architectural Association School of Architecture
Passage & Image from http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/introduction.shtm
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Hamiltons Architects
Passage from http://www.hamiltonsarchitects.com/html/why_html.php?menu_id=1
Image from http://www.hamiltonsarchitects.com/html/work_html.php?menu_id=3§ion_id=27&layout=projects
Schools of Architecture - UK and Ireland
Schools of Architecture with courses validated by the RIBA " to find out more...
Passage from http://www.architecture.com/go/Architecture/Reference/Links_1863.html
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Shelfspace for minipreneurs
inQbox, which stands for incubation in a box, is an uncluttered store in a Singapore mall that is stacked with well-lit, attractive shelving units. It rents out 'boxes' to small businesses and artists, providing them with retail and gallery space, and taking care of the daily hassle of retail. Prices for a box start at SGD 80 (EUR 40/USD 50) per month, depending on size and location within the store. Vendors are selected carefully, and the store is popular with shoppers for its unique array of wares. And lots of shoppers means valuable mini-real estate, so there's often a long waiting list for boxes. " to find out more...
Passage & Image from http://www.springwise.com/retail/shelfspace_for_minipreneurs_up_1/
make
We use state-of-the-art digital tools to explore and refine our designs, but sketches and models play an equally important role, and we believe that a hands-on approach is the best way to explore massing, space and light. We are passionately committed to producing the most sustainable buildings possible, always striving to exceed current standards for energy efficiency and environmental performance. To achieve this, we draw on the widest knowledge base possible. We collaborate with other architectural practices and benefit from the expertise of the industry's foremost consultants and contractors, constantly looking to related disciplines and new technologies to develop our designs to the optimum standard. At the same time, we do not prioritise novelty over performance, and will use more traditional technologies or materials if they offer the most appropriate solution." to find out more...
Passage and Image from http://www.makearchitects.com/
Skills for architectural visualization?
"Any serious architecture and design firm is going to first expect that someone is going to deliver on time and get the designer's point across. Goes without saying, really. They pull together a stable of folks that they know can deliver. After that, it's absolutely positively 100% ALL about the style of the individuals involved, and what might be the best fit for that particular project.Having worked as a designer at 3 out of the 4 firms above, I can tell you that each one gets a ton of viz people that call them searching for work. Without question, they select and work with those individuals or firms who set themselves apart by their visual style. They don't look at the endless resumes, DVDs, and websites and first ask themselves 'Gee, I wonder if this firm is going to convey my intentions properly?' or 'Will they deliver on-time?' They select firms that blow them away. American. Chinese. Indian. British. Whomever and wherever doesn't matter." to find out more...
Passage from http://www.cgarchitect.com/vb/16775-what-most-important-skill-architectural-visualization-2.html
Monday, October 09, 2006
Metamosaic
Image from http://www.metamosaic.com/index.php?option=com_otf_gallery&myalbum=visual
Passage from http://www.metamosaic.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=40
Sunday, October 08, 2006
Aukett Fitzroy Robinson
Image and Passage from http://www.aukettfitzroyrobinson.com/02_sectors/2A_office/2A_01_tx.htm
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Elmslie Osler Architect
Passage from http://www.eoarch.com/index.html
Image from http://www.eoarch.com/images/sch_08.jpg
SARC Architects Ltd
Image from http://www.sarc.fi/sonera/images/img_350.jpg
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Architecture in Britain by Hugh Pearman
Passage from http://www.britishcouncil.org/arts-add-design-architecture-introductiontext.htm
2006 American Architecture Awards
Image from http://www.chi-athenaeum.org/archawards/2006/hs5dreams.html
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Llewelyn Davies Yeang
Fundamental to this is the belief that good design comes from the following:
Understanding our client's needs;
Involving our client in major decisions;
Responding appropriately to a project's tangible and intangible context;
Considering the project's long-term viability and contribution to society;
Respecting our limited natural resources.
Providing inspiring, innovative and sustainable solutions to complex challenges is what drives us each and every day."[1] to find out more...
"The concept of the design for The Residences focuses on the principles for the bioclimatic approach to the design of tall buildings developed over the previous decade by T.R. Hamzah & Yeang Sdn.Bhd. The building serves as a landmark for the developers of Taman Tun Dr Ismail that reflects the contemporary progressive nature of the development company and at the same time, retain a regional character in the architecture. The building is a 21-storey tropical tower which consists of 3 levels of car parking, 1 level of common facilities and 17-storeys of apartments "[2] I can see this building twice a day going and returning from work . to find out more...
Passage[1] from http://www.ldavies.com/index.cfm?categoryname=profile&category2ID=1288&depth=2
Passage [2] & Images from http://www.ldavies.com/index.cfm?categoryname=Services&category2ID=248&
category3ID=&projectID=152549&depth=2&detail=1&imageID=51650
Monday, October 02, 2006
Edward Cullinan Architects
An understanding of the importance of good public spaces.
A belief that consultation and participation by the users forms an essential part of an effective design process.
An appropriate degree of flexibility to allow for changing patterns of use and the continually developing needs of technology.
A continually developing focus on energy conservation and sustainability.
An enjoyment in the construction of the buildings as an integral part of their architecture.
A commitment to lean thinking and the Egan agenda in pursuit of better value for the client and the user. " to find out more...
Passage from http://www.edwardcullinanarchitects.com/practice/overview.html
Image from http://www.edwardcullinanarchitects.com/projects/4g.html
ADF Architecture and Design
Passage from http://www.adf.co.uk/practice.htm
Image from http://www.adf.co.uk/projects.htm
Sunday, October 01, 2006
BDP
Our mission is to be collaborative, working in partnership with customers, colleagues in construction and the communities we impact. We aim to be ethical and responsible to all stakeholders. We believe that good design can create substantial economic and social value.
BDP designs about 2% of all the new, non residential building (and some of the housing) in the UK each year, around £450m in construction costs. We also have 10% of our work overseas. We are specialists in almost all building types.
There are over 800 staff in the UK in 10 locations with 140 more in Ireland and in France in BDP International.
Our annual fee income is over £60m. We are consistent major design award winners, with over 300 to date." to find out more...
Passage from http://www.bdp.co.uk/flash/index.asp#a_profile
Images from http://www.bdp.co.uk/