blog wunderlust: 14th October 2013

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Architecture is a political act. It’s an honor to serve and to represent the industry.
Cameron Sinclair
(c) Annabel Tarrant

Controversy builds as footage emerges of ‘completed’ Sagrada Familia in Barcelona | Japanese architects rally against Zaha Hadid’s 2020 Olympic Stadium | San Francisco Architect: Better Bike Lanes = Higher Land Value | Drive-In Theatre made of wrecked cars has screen built from salvage wood | Stay in a classic dorm at the Bauhaus, tuition-free | For Sale at $50M: Bob Hope’s John Lautner designed Mansion

last word: 12 Great Forts in the Caribbean

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blog wunderlust: 18th November 2013

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I’m a passionate architect… I do not work for money
Peter Zumthor

Architect David Adjaye’s World View | Frank Lloyd Wright Building from 1939 Finally Built | Architects Bring Sunshine Into Nanotech Labs | Architects behind the starchitects | Link the City to Nature | 5 Women Who Are Changing The Face Of Architecture | Tracing traditions of art and architecture | Architecture: Across the U.S., the box is back in museum design

last word: [Jamaican] Govt to Make Rainwater Harvesting Mandatory for Housing Projects

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Google SketchUp and SketchUp Pro 7 Bible

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Google SketchUp & SketchUp Pro Bible will target design professionals who are increasingly turning to SketchUp and SketchUp Pro to easily create professional quality designs and design presentations. This book will cover creating 2D and 3D designs, exporting models to Google Earth, and using LayOut to create professional quality design presentations. Offering everything that a professional or hobbyist needs to know, Google SketchUp and SketchUp Pro Bible will include tips and tricks to make using this software easy and efficient.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

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Meet Dbox, AKA The Best Rendering Instructors Ever

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Today we’re launching our second Skillshare class with Michael Golden. Michael, an expert at rendering and visual technologies, has won won the Arthur Spayd Brooke Memorial Prize for distinguished work in architectural design (among other accolades) and works as a visualist at the Emmy-award winning creative and branding agency Dbox. When Dbox was founded, in the early 1990s, the architectural landscape was almost unrecognizable: Most firms still used watercolor proposals, and rendering wasn’t quite yet rendering. Dbox, which stands for dialog box, attempted to use CGI’s enormous potential to create narratives and build immersive environments for architectural visualization. Today, DBox is a premiere design agency, with three international locations and an expansive network of cutting-edge professionals. They’ve realized projects by Richard Meier, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Sir Norman Foster. In many ways, the innovations of Dbox are responsible for the most awe-inspiring architecture of the last 15 years. While architects have built these projects, Dbox have enticed buyers to invest in them, wooed developers, and convinced the critics. Need proof? Here are just two of our favorite projects from Dbox. Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero In 2012 Dbox won an Emmy for “Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Graphic Design …

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Ufogel

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A strange object has landed next to an old farmhouse in the East Tyrolian village Nussdorf. Floating on stilts over the hill the exceptional holiday house looks like a blend of a UFO and a bird. Therefore its name Ufogel (a combination of the words UFO and Vogel which means bird in German). Inside the wooden body – that is covered with traditional shingles – feels like a cosy nest and offers both security and a sense of openness. The scent of wood flows through the room and the panoramic window makes you feel being outside. The building with a floor area of 45 sqm proves to be a real space saver: On the ground floor is the kitchen with large dining area for up to 8 people. In the half-floor you find a lounging area overlooking the East Tyrolean mountains. A few steps higher under the domed roof is the sleeping area that can accommodate up to four people and a bathroom where you can shower with views of the mountains. architect: Peter Jungmann, Lienz more: www.urlaubsarchitektur.de/en/ufogel/

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Ex Unione Militare Refurbishment

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A new architecture redefines the urban landscape of Rome historic centre according to contemporary taste. It’s the steel and glass «Lantern» of the “Ex Unione Militare” building, situated between Via del Corso and Via Tomacelli, that crosses the four floors of the building from the ground-floor up to the panoramic terrace with a view of the dome of the Basilica of Saint Ambrose and Carlo al Corso. A contemporary interpretation of the historic centre has led to a minor intervention on the outside of the building, whose original construction dates back to the end of the XIX century, focusing on the renovation of the interiors and roofing. The restoration of the outside has focused on the recovering and valorization of the original architectural features of the building. The architecture of the facades has been highlighted through a minimal light design intervention, which gives a touch of contemporary to the building whilst putting it in connection to the city.

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