theblackworkshop:

Dormitory Facility at the New School of Architecture and Design in San Diego

fastcompany: What If You Died At 38 But No One Found You For 3 Years? An absorbing new companion website to a documentary about Joyce Vincent asks uncomfortable questions about life, death, and loneliness.

thoughtyoushouldseethis: Cute project from Google Creative Lab artist, Aaron Koblin (he of The Johnny Cash Project and The Wilderness Downtown.) This is personal work, commissioned by auto insurer, Progressive and created in conjunction with bitforms gallery and Mr.Doob. Simply go to TheSingleLaneSuperHighway and contribute a drawing of a car (spinning wheels are included.) The supporting idea: to “reflect the personal bond people have with their automobiles.” Not sure how many people jump to thinking about stinky cheese when considering their relationship with their car, but hey, whatever floats your, er, boat.

Since the letters on some of my keys are rubbed out (I’m such a hard worker!), I might order these. — Tanya

laughingsquid:

Cute Picture Alphabet Keyboard Stickers by Chris DeLorenzo

(Source: curiositycounts)

When Kavellaris Urban Design was retained to produce a modern house for a historic Victorian neighborhood in Melbourne, Australia, the architects sought a unique solution to integrating the new home into its old-world environs. Instead of mimicking the surrounding buildings in form, the team decided on a perforated front panel etched with the image of a Victorian facade.

(via Innovative Residences You Need to Know Right Now: Part One - Innovation Week 2011 - Curbed National)

Phill Playground & Restaurant in Bucharest by Nuca Studio

architizer:

“Water Calligraphy Device”, a portable printer mounted to a tricycle that leaves behind a trail of Chinese text wherever it goes

Now I’ve seen it all, right? —Wright

theoinglis:

The Evolution of the London Underground Map;

Above left to right - 1908, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1927, 1933, 1937 and the present day. (Old maps are from here)

Before the development of the iconic diagram style map in 1931 the tube map was constantly changing, never sticking to a consistent style. Some maps showed what was going on overground too and most of them attempt to be geographically correct, showing the curves and turns of the lines. By 1927 the map has become much clearer and easier to follow. 

The problem was that the train lines were getting longer and this made it impossible to fit everything into one map. Keeping it geographically accurate would have meant that the centre became smaller and harder to read, and the centre is the most densely packed and most important part. In comes Harry Beck in 1931, inspired by electronic circuit diagrams he had the idea of scrapping geographical accuracy and making all lines straight with only 45 and 90 degree angles. Design history was made and the map has barely changed since, becoming an icon and one of the easiest to use maps in the world!

Interestingly some people think the map should be more geographically correct once again, have a look at this article for more on that. Personally I dont think the tube map needs changing. But if they could include a seperate geographically correct version of the centre of London on the pocket tube map, people would see how close some stations are together and it would encourage walking. But the map itself, isn’t broke so why fix it! 

You just gotta love London, right? —Wright

smartercities:

Tube City: A sustainable water-purifying city for Delhi

Tube City is a design for a 21 km long tube running over the Yamuna River in the city of Delhi. Conceived by Abhinay Sharma, the tube itself would be a living sustainable city with in-house farms and residential, commercial and office zones. A central metro spine and road network would keep the tube well connected, and the structure could also draw in water from the river for purification and consumption.

(via Ufahari)

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architizer:

Two French design students built this mobile “tent” that hangs onto the side of one of the many WWII-era concrete bunkers that dot the coast of Normandy.