_Perspectives.


think.rethink.overthink

(Of poetry & architecture)

enochliew:

Hemlock 82 by Bryan Nash Gill

Ink is rolled out and a piece of handcrafted paper is placed over the top, then it is imprinted by pressing with his fingertips.

(via publicworksandpublicspacee)

A Proud Son

Your voice still rings at the back of my head,
Like a guardian, watching over my days,
And always, cautious of what you said,
Teaching me subtly by your such method;
Uniquely, joking with and pulling at my leg—
I can still recall your stubborn shrug, and
of your heart-wrenching, inspiring faith.

cjwho:

outside-in: the infinite garden by meir lobaton corona + ulli heckmann

all images © fabio ferrario


the ‘outside-in’ garden by architects meir lobaton corona and ulli heckmann, is conceived as a visual paradox for the 22nd international garden festival of chaumont sur loire, france - a device that enhances conditions in order to make the audience realize how by relying only on sight, they rely on imagination.
the intervention provides a sense of how vision can become a shield that precludes the possibility of having a holistic experience of life - one that involves the entire body and that extends beyond it.

(via kureator)

Just a pool, disguised as a pond, with a trampoline instead of a diving board. I wrote a paper about these kinds of pools several years ago for a class when they were just prototypes. These pools have a natural filtration system that run based on the plants that are in the pool that give the water nutrients that allow it to not only be crystal clear, but you are also able to drink the water because it becomes so clean. And the best part is that once the initial filtration system is installed and calibrated, it maintains itself and eliminates the need for chlorine or constant maintenance like salt water pools. 

Just a pool, disguised as a pond, with a trampoline instead of a diving board.

I wrote a paper about these kinds of pools several years ago for a class when they were just prototypes. These pools have a natural filtration system that run based on the plants that are in the pool that give the water nutrients that allow it to not only be crystal clear, but you are also able to drink the water because it becomes so clean. And the best part is that once the initial filtration system is installed and calibrated, it maintains itself and eliminates the need for chlorine or constant maintenance like salt water pools. 

(Source: wikingvinning, via architecturedesigns)

go ahead, pick one (or more)

go ahead, pick one (or more)

(Source: vignetttes)

conceptmodel: Senior Sylvester Black, who built this model, employed the construction method that resembled the way Candela built his structures, meticulously laying narrow strips of wood across a wooden scaffold and then using epoxy to bind the wood strips together. When the epoxy dried he removed the scaffolding, just as Candela used to dismantle his full-size scaffolds to leave behind freestanding concrete vaults. 

conceptmodel:

Senior Sylvester Black, who built this model, employed the construction method that resembled the way Candela built his structures, meticulously laying narrow strips of wood across a wooden scaffold and then using epoxy to bind the wood strips together. When the epoxy dried he removed the scaffolding, just as Candela used to dismantle his full-size scaffolds to leave behind freestanding concrete vaults. 

A doctor can bury his mistakes but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.

—Frank Lloyd Wright

(Source: catastrophe-urben, via archistudent)