The Door’s Come Off, originally uploaded by Red Wolf.
Technically, it’s a window. Looks like a tinted window from a guard compartment. I wonder if it was missed
but in the meantime: here’s the added-on elevator tower that enables people to not walk up the 1/2 mile or so of stairs if they so choose. and architecturally it’s an oddity. a stone tower in the middle of the sea of suburban beige — via Moby Los Angeles Architecture
A concept of the Argentine group Ombu Architecture and graphic designer Federico Gonzalez, The ABC of Architects
is a vintage flipbook tribute to the last 100 years or so in international architecture, set to a jaunty, golden-age-of-radio score by Eugene C Rose and George Ruble
A futuristic highway that can save energy and improve road safety is set to be installed in the Netherlands by mid-2013. Two companies, Studio Roosegaarde and Heijmans Infrastructure, came up with the highway, which includes: glow-in-the-dark road markings painted with photo-luminescent paint which are charged during the day and light up during the night; temperature-responsive paint which indicates slippery roads when temperatures fall below zero; and interactive lights along the highway that light up as cars approach. Wind lights that light up using the draft produced by cars and priority induction lanes that can recharge electric cars as they run along them also feature.
The luminous road markings and weather indicating roads will debut in the Dutch province of Brabant in the middle of next year. The wind powered and interactive lights along with the induction lanes are also planned to go into service in the next years
Over the Christmas break, a friend came to visit us and she was wearing a gorgeous long cowl that she wrapped around her neck twice. It looked incredibly warm and comfy and it was quite the statement piece. Ryan and I thought it would be neat to adapt my Chunky Double Crochet Cowl pattern that I had just posted to make one similar to hers. Rather than working in rounds and joining the ends at the completion of each round, I decided to crochet this long cowl row by row and then join the ends at the very end — via All About Ami
Subtle Patterns is created and curated by Atle Mo, whose goal is to be a high quality resource for anyone in need of tileable textured patterns, free to use
Vinyl wall decals are removable but not re-positionable. Also available via Amazon — via Stickerbrand
— via Youtube
today we have the beautiful and neglected and dilapidated los angeles theatre — via moby los angeles architecture
ok, here’s clifton’s cafeteria.
my hope, which might seem naive, is that it’s not actually being torn down, but is instead being cleaned up somehow.
call me naive.
clifton’s was where ray bradbury hung out and wrote and ate (for free, as they’d give food to people who couldn’t afford it), and it was also where the los angeles science fiction society had their meetings — via moby los angeles architecture
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy has facilitated the purchase of the David and Gladys Wright House in Phoenix, Arizona, through an LLC owned by an anonymous benefactor. The transaction closed on 20 December for an undisclosed price. The property will be transferred to an Arizona not-for-profit organization responsible for the restoration, maintenance and operation of the David Wright House.
Planning has begun for the restoration of the house and grounds, and additional donations from the public will be sought for the costs of restoration at the appropriate time. The new owner will request that the City of Phoenix grant landmark designation to the house. The goal after restoration is to make the house available for educational purposes.
This purchase is a magnificent and generous action,
said Larry Woodin, president of the Chicago-based Conservancy. It is a gift to the people of Phoenix, a gift to the worldwide architectural community and to everyone that cares about the history of modern architecture. We are enormously grateful to this benefactor for making sure there will be a new chapter in the life of this important and unique Frank Lloyd Wright building
— via redwolf.newsvine.com
when i moved to l.a a couple of years ago i moved into a strange and wonderful old (by l.a standards) house from 1927, but in moving to l.a i also inherited a john lautner guest house from 1962 — via moby los angeles architecture
i was in san francisco for a few days, and while there i went to muir woods. which, not to indulge in hyperbole, might possibly be the most beautiful place i’ve ever seen.
and, buildings:
san francisco is a beautiful city with lots of beautiful buildings. but i decided to take pictures of this oddball fairytale building because it was cute and made no sense to me, much in the fantastic way most of l.a’s buildings make no sense to me.
maybe it’s a hogwarts recruitment office. maybe it’s where hobbits fix shoes. i have no idea.
but it’s cute. and weird — via mobylosangelesarchitecture
Custom action figure maker Popsfartberger is making sure our childhood toy dreams come true one character at a time. He’s on a quest to create an action figure for all the iconic movie characters that have been neglected and while each figure sports a pretty hefty price tag cinephiles are sure to shell out the big bucks for a miniature version of their favourite movie hero — via Neatorama
Name: Mako. Blade Length: 4 1/4″. OAL: 9 5/16″. Blade Material: 5160/1075 Ladder Pattern Welded Steel. Handle Material: Green Dyed and Stabilised Brain Coral. Price: $350. Similar available — via deviantART
The jaws are pinching a .06ct medium-blue natural sapphire. Overall, the profile is low to be comfortable, not too wide and not heavy, but sturdy. This ring is made in sterling silver — via Etsy
yesterday i was driving through the odd part of east hollywood that is sometimes known as thai town or little armenia or east hollywood or hollywood or the boulevard of broken dreams or, as i like to call it: home. and while driving through home (or home adjacent) i stumbled upon this giant orthodox church cathedral that also looks like a giant orthodox space ship. and yes, that’s academic architectural writing at it’s finest, to compare a beautiful house of worship to a spaceship — via moby los angeles architecture
Monovolume Architecture + Design have completed the House M in Meran, Italy — via CONTEMPORIST
You don’t often see Yamaha’s SR250 customised in the west, and certainly not to the radical extent we’re looking at here. This is the Winning Loser
, the first El Solitario motorcycle to be built from scratch, and one that still has pride of place in David Borras’ Galician garage — via Bike EXIF
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