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'How Architecture Learned to Speculate'
very excited to have some of my artworks featured in this new book by Asli Serbest and Mona Mahall of University Stuttgart. igmade.net/igmade_speculate.html

"In Fukuoka City in Japan, they have an amazing building called “ACROS Fukuoka” with two very distinct sides: one side looks like a conventional office building with glass walls, but on the other side there is a huge terraced roof that merges with a park. The garden terraces, which reach up to about 60 meters above the ground, contain some 35,000 plants representing 76 species. A huge semicircular atrium and the triangular lobby provide contrast to the greenery, in this space is a symphony hall, offices and shops. " photo and info from swye.net/2008/02/25/the-top-5-benefits-of-green-roofs/

Great article in the New York Times March 3,2008
Architecture Review
City on the Gulf: Koolhaas Lays Out a Grand Urban Experiment in Dubai:

"It has been 12 years since the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas unleashed his concept of “the generic city,” a sprawling metropolis of repetitive buildings centered on an airport and inhabited by a tribe of global nomads with few local loyalties. His argument was that in its profound sameness, the generic city was a more accurate reflection of contemporary urban reality than nostalgic visions of New York or Paris.

Now he may get a chance to create his own version.

Designed for one of the biggest developers in the United Arab Emirates, Nakheel, Mr. Koolhaas’s master plan for the proposed 1.5-billion-square-foot Waterfront City in Dubai would simulate the density of Manhattan....read the whole article

inrepose alerted me to these amazing flickr photos of UFO PodHouses in Taiwan.
This is an abandoned resort in Sanjhih on the north coast of Taiwan that locals call "UFO House." It has been abandoned for more than 20 years - most likely the damage to the buildings has been caused by the strong winds of the summer typhoon season.

blogpost on Riot on an Empty Street: "Some people believe that it was abandoned because it's haunted. In some version of the story, someone died in an accident in one of the buildings..." continue reading

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Entries tagged with architecture

How Architecture Learned to Speculate

GreenRoof Fukuoka, japan

Geomancy/ Ron Eglash: African fractals, buildings and braids

City on the Gulf: Koolhaas Lays Out a Grand Urban Experiment in Dubai

Abandoned Futures

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