If you think about a project, whether it is a project to bake a pie or build a building, any process can be broken down to a series of steps. Let’s see, to make a pie you have to take out your pie pan, preheat your oven, mix the dough for the crust. Roll out […]
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Infinite Curves
When we looked up the meaning of the word “Asymptote” we found the following meaning at the Merriam Webster Site: : asymptote: a straight line associated with a curve such that as a point moves along an infinite branch of the curve the distance from the point to the line approaches zero and the slope […]
Read a Book
Tear your kid away from the digital world and get a book! Here is a great list of books about architecture that we recommend.
Don’t drink and Draw!
Just kidding, you can drink as much lemonade or water that you want when you draw. But let’s face it, anyone who drinks this much wine to build a building out of corks, probably is overdoing it. Hey, is that the President of the United States in that cork building? Maybe the cork building is […]
Listen Up and Sketchup!
And here is a detail. We received an email about a girl who volunteered her expertise in Google Sketchup to make these drawings of a community garden in Chicago. What a great way to get some experience, help your neighbors and learn a useful design skill. So listen up and sketchup! We will post other […]
Architecture on Film
This fall there is a series of architecture-related movies available in Evanston, near Chicago. Films about Louis Sullivan (one of our heroes), Mies Van Der Rohe, and some fictional stories about architects are in the line-up. Bring your own popcorn. Sorry, these movies are over now and the listing is no longer available.
Fungus HOUSES among US
Who lives here? Will their houses turn into pizza ingredients someday?
Living Graffiti
Do you like graffiti? Does it make you mad or thrilled? It probably depends where you find it. If it is well done and on a public wall that would otherwise be colorless and drab, it might be a great addition to a place. However, if it covered your house UNEXPECTEDLY, it might be a […]
TOWER in a FEW HOURS
Well, we decided to put ourselves to work and build a skyscraper. We wanted a sculpture that could stand on its own, presenting strength and modernization – symbols of the skyscraper in the real world. And so we began. We had some help from kids and adults alike, and it was great to build. And […]
Upward Flow
The Aqua Tower in Chicago is unusual for a couple of reasons. First, it has undulating balconies that make it appear to ripple. So it has a look that it is soft and flowing – which is not a common trait of steel and glass skyscrapers. Another unusual trait is that it was designed by […]