663 cars are hiding underground. Well, they are not really hiding, they are parked in this well-concealed parking lot in the Netherlands. Looking like a home for Hobbits, this structure won the Royal Institute of Dutch Architects award for the Best Dutch Building of the Year 2016. We think that it might be a great […]
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Jane Jacobs Day at Google!
See Jane stop that building from being demolished! What a great person – Jane Jacobs was an activist – who wrote a book in 1961 titled “[amazon_link id=”067974195X” target=”_blank” ]The Death and Life of Great American Cities[/amazon_link]”. She took on urban planners who thought that cities were unhealthy and nasty places and that they should be […]
So is THAT how that building was built??
We wondered how buildings were built! This building must be built by GIANTS! They drop the parts of the buildings together and it is a miracle but they are instantly and perfectly built! Go here and see the animations. Ok, not true. These are interesting brief animations that take apart structures and then put them […]
416 Creative CRATES for Immigrants
Architecture students do some really wacky and innovative stuff. They stay up all night to get their work done and they build structures out of materials that are not normally used. Like plastic vegetable crates. And plastic ties. And nothing else. At Lebanese American University, in Byblos Lebanon, the architecture students were asked to solve […]
Architecture Films Galore
Who doesn’t like videos? Who doesn’t like architecture? Who doesn’t like videos about architecture? If you are one of those folks who are interested in learning about the built environment by watching short films, we have the site for you. Walk through a building designed by Shigeru Ban or Daniel Libeskind. In one video, architect Steven […]
Teach about Architecture to Kids
This week we received a great letter from an art teacher in Arizona who teaches 7th grade students about architecture. Thank you for noting our work and letting us know what you are doing! This teacher works with her students on a 9 week rotation teaching them about architecture. “Wall Posters” The students draw on the walls […]
Can He Draw ALL the Buildings in New York?
There is an artist who lives in New York City who believes he can draw all of the buildings in New York City! Wow. Now that is a goal in your life, right? It is a great book about architecture for kids and can be used for storytelling or for some simple math skills too […]
Tsumiki and the Triangle
Tsumiki is the Japanese word for “wooden blocks”. How convenient that a Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma, has designed a set of wooden blocks in triangular shapes. They look so beautiful and made of cedar wood (approved from the forest conservation organization, More Trees.) They are only available in Japan right now and we look forward to […]
Got the Winter Blues? Build a Cardboard House!
You don’t need much to build a cardboard house and if you are stuck inside this winter, you might build something really interesting! (To see a world famous architect who uses cardboard/paper to make structures in the world, read about architect Shigeru Ban. A couple of the houses are from kits, but generally you can […]
Dump The Trump Tower
Donald Trump. A name that is in the news all of the time nowadays. Come to Chicago and cross the Michigan Avenue Bridge over the Chicago River and see the Trump Tower, a huge skyscraper, shaped like a bottle in reflective bluish glass with elegant and graceful curves. It WAS a beautiful building. And then Donald Trump decided to put […]