Where's my home? No idea but this world feels like a cool place to call home.
Unfocused postings on whatever catches my attention, makes me think or demands that I point and shoot.
Not only is this design stunning but when you read about the use of the two structures that make up the home, you realize you are looking at heaven.
The graphics that guide movement between the two structures prove that simplicity can be the ultimate.
I've posted about Steven Holl before but can't resist a second post as his latest building in China has just been completed.
The scale is incredible based on the concept of a horizontal skyscraper. Every aspect of it just excites the hell out of me. Take a close look at the door handle in this picture and tell me it doesn't create a reaction.
The project covers every aspect of a modern architect's aspirations.
Check out the project here http://bit.ly/9QJby1 De Zeen offers some more photographs of the project http://bit.ly/cOaHMz I particularly liked the illustration of the symbiotic relationship between the structure and its landscape. So completely Holl. Brilliant.
I fell in love with enjoying restaurant experiences from the bar in LA.
It started at Axe, then graduated to Jar and I haven't stopped since.
It's just less stuffy, no matter where you are - even 11 Madison.
The service is right in front of you.
If you are in a new city, it's a great way to find out what's happening and where to go.
And perhaps most importantly for me, it's a great way to strike up conversations with others.
This article http://bit.ly/6wVZoL in wsj talks about this enjoyment being the choice of the future and that hotels are jumping on the concept.
Here's to more conversations with new people in 2010.
You can probably tell that I'm obsessed with the Metro in Moscow.
It was opened in 1935, so not one of the first metros in the world but it perhaps was one of the most challenging to build given the soil here in Moscow. Workers had to deal with sinking sand, underground rivers and limestone - one of the first tunnel sections to be built required the engineers to cross four river flows.What's also amazing about the construction of this metro is captured in this quote from the Moscow Metro history: 'Work was done mainly by hand since there was a shortage of pneumatic hammers and a lack of rock loaders. The main tools used by the miners were pickaxes, spades and bars. Trolleys were also pulled by hand.'The color pictures were taken this morning en-route to focus groups.The b&w picture shows the opening day of the metro in 1935 where people had waited overnight to be the first to ride the train at 7am.
