Archive for February, 2009

Paper and glue

Friday, February 13th, 2009

Well, strictly speaking posterboard (with bits of basswood thrown in for good measure): No related posts.

One more of my favorite Walter Netsch building

Friday, February 13th, 2009

The man really had a talent for the awful, but you can't deny the fact that this thing is imposing, any way you look at it: Related posts: UIC Tower by Walter Netsch

Couple of shots from my commute

Friday, February 13th, 2009

This is by way of a follow-up to my long-abandoned Warsaw public transport project (Blue Line El, Chicago, IL): No related posts.

25 things I am not or have not done, or that haven’t happened to my family or anyone I know

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

I thought I'd post it here, too, just in case anyone actually looks in. The rules: You do not have to write a similar note or to send it to anyone else. You don't even have to read these. I am not a platypus, donkey or squirrel. I have not swam across the English ...

Architectural screaming

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009

If Renaissance architecture could be compared to music, today's can often be heard screeching, and screeching about itself, to boot. What else is a Gehry Bilbao, a NRA Shipping and Transport College or an OMA CCTV other than a scream of "Look at me!!! Hey, I'm here!!! Admire me for ...