Category Archives: Architecture

In praise of the mighty lighthouse

Posted on 11/01/2011 by Zed

Pigeon Point Lighthouse, San Mateo, California. Photo credit: Flickr user Waqas Mustfeez. Lighthouses are objects of beauty and nostalgia. They once guarded the shorelines and warned ships and vessels of dangers. But their use was replaced with modern navigation technologies. … Continue reading →

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Architecture: Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center

Posted on 10/28/2011 by Zed

TWA Flight Center, JFK airport, New York. All photos by Flickr user Seamus Murray. Noted architect Robert A.M Stern has called Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center “Grand Central of the jet age.” Saarinen was one of the greatest American architects of … Continue reading →

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Zaha Hadid designs the Roca Gallery in London

Posted on 10/18/2011 by Zed

All photos by Luke Hayes. Courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects Roca is an international and well-regarded bathroom brand that is known for developing technologically advanced products. Zaha Hadid Architects have designed the new Roca London Gallery, located in the Chelsea Harbor … Continue reading →

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Dubai: City in the Clouds

Posted on 10/18/2011 by Zed

The photo, above, of Dubai in fog, was taken by Noah Raford, and recalls the Cloud City in Empire Strikes Back. As gizmodo said,”All that is missing is Lando Calrissian” Sources: atlantic, gizmodo 

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XTEN’s Nakahouse in Hollywood Hills with stunning views

Posted on 10/13/2011 by Zed

Photography credit:  Steve King Nakahouse is a remodel of a 1960′s hillside home located high in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles, California,  just below the Hollywood sign. The Nakahouse was designed by the Los Angeles design firm XTEN Architecture, and … Continue reading →

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Foster + Partners unveil design for Kuwait International Airport

Posted on 10/11/2011 by Zed

Foster + Partners unveiled their design for Kuwait International Airport. The airport will be able to handle 13 million passengers a year, with possible expansion for 50 million passengers in the future. Kuwait’s dhow sailboats were used as an inspiration for … Continue reading →

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Zaha Hadid’s Evelyn Grace Academy wins RIBA Stirling Prize

Posted on 10/03/2011 by Zed

The Evelyn Grace Academy by Zaha Hadid Architects won the RIBA Stirling prize of £20,000. Photo courtesy Zaha Hadid Architects The Evelyn Grace Academy, London by Zaha Hadid Architects has won the prestigious £20,000 ($30,000) Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) … Continue reading →

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LA Light: Colin Rich’s epic cityscapes of Los Angeles

Posted on 10/03/2011 by Lakan

LA Light from Colin Rich on Vimeo. The opening scene of Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner (1982) shows a vast expanse of flatland that depicts Los Angeles in (according to the title card) November, 2019.  I couldn’t help but appreciate how … Continue reading →

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The works of architect Zaha Hadid

Posted on 09/29/2011 by Zed

  Photo credit: Steve Double Architecture is an area where women are woefully underrepresented. Chances are, any big name architect you can think of off-hand, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, Philip Johnson etc, are all men. Zaha Hadid definitely bucks … Continue reading →

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The impending premature demise of Norman Foster’s Harmon Hotel in Las Vegas

Posted on 09/22/2011 by Zed

                        Above, a view of the Foster+Partners’ Harmon Hotel in Las Vegas, NV The British architect and designer Sir Norman Foster is one of the shining stars on the … Continue reading →

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