This new hotel designed by WAM architecten is a building that features overlapping green wooden facades typical of traditional houses in the Netherlands.

Every once in a while you stumble upon a website that demands a lot of attention. Sometimes it is an immersive flash site, sometimes it’s an obscure photo blog, and sometimes it’s a treasure trove archive of design. I have been a long time fan of the architecture collective Archigram, but access to their pleathora or revolutionary work has been sparse. This has been particularly true of their seminal magazine, which has been getting more and more underground exposure. The University of Westminster has put together this large online archive of the collective’s work. With the support of the Humanities Research Council and working with the archives of Dennis Crompton and Ron Herron they have done a superb job unlocking the mysteries of Archigram. Grab a brew and sit back for a long design drool session.

Announced a few weeks ago, the austere yet lovable architecture firm SANAA has been awarded the prestigious Priztker Prize for Architecture. Kazuo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa will be awarded this prize in Los Angeles on 17th of May. The Priztker has been awarded to living architects for achievements since 1979 and is considered to a be true defining moment in an architect’s career. Congratulations to our favorite huggable architects! Above are pictures of their Gifu Apartment building finished in 1998. I grew up in apartments like these and really hated them, but this design would make living in such a building again more than bearable.

Our buddy Tom is at it again. Yet another gorgeous video from our friends at the Scout. Have a look as time permits.

Roman & Williams from The Scout on Vimeo.

MIMOA is a free online architecture guide that organizes and maps out Europe’s modern architecture in a database that you can browse through. This could really come in handy when you guys are traveling to Europe and want to soak up all things art and design.

Japanese architect Tadao Ando.

Also check out this short film from Alex Roman. Built completely in CG and references a lot of Tadao Ando’s work.

Whilst flicking through this month’s Artichoke, I came across an article about this interesting new-age artist of all mediums – Dan Hill. The work which was featured in the article – not shown here, but a series of photographic juxtapositions; aesthetically not too far removed from tDr’s ‘Impossible Architecture’ series a few years back, prompted me to dig deeper. Although relatively little can be found about him (for instance, a folio site of sorts) I have discovered he is first and foremost a practicing architect and has been working at the forefront of innovative information and communication technologies (ICT) since the early ‘90s and responsible for many innovative, popular and critically acclaimed products and services. Dan’s blog, CityofSound, features a Graphic Design’ section amongst other things and is definitely worth a look – if only to see how such a mulit-talented artist is applying is own unique take on the profession. It’s predominantly experimental work, but refreshing none the less.

It has been a while since we have done an architecture post. This one, be the duo Leong and Leong, a really beautiful building for Phillip Lim. Here is some reading about the piece at Archinect.

“film forever” / hugs forever / stunning work and considered compositions by morlinghaus.

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Had the pleasure of visiting this building the other day. It is truly spectacular and worth a visit if you are ever in New York. The Ford Foundation building is a shining star of Modernism, with a hint of green and even more, a nod towards a little life and breathing room. Hereís a nice write up from Metropolis Magazine forwarded to me by Anh Tuan. Have a look see. Amazing.

Take a look inside the world of the most popular social media companies. They sure seem to be having lots of fun! Here’s a photo of Twitter’s new office space in San Francisco.

They even have their own DJs.

Here’s Facebook.

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Google. See some more photos here.

It’s pretty awesome to see that these offices aren’t just grey and boring cubicles. I feel like the design of these spaces encourages the brilliant computer scientists to feel super awesome and hip. Just like the Intel ad…I see a possible trend of smart people having rock star status (of which they deserve).

I was lucky enough to be at the Design Museum London last night for the launch of the latest exhibition featuring legendary Dieter Rams. Simply one of the most influential designers of the late 20 century. The exhibition has been beautifully put together by Bibliotheque. And a must if your in London in the coming weeks. A big thanks.

monday hug / never enough hugs available for some beautiful photography. holtermand.dk

This is a beautiful “sportdome” designed by Willem van der Sluis for imprisoned illegal immigrants in the Netherlands. This is definitely a successful project that shows that form and function play equal importance in design. “The mission was to create an outdoor space for the prisoners at the prison boats in Zaandam. The creating of the dome was a process of finding a solution between the demands of justice and living up to the needs of the prisoners. The space had to be easily built and easily dismantle, prisoners had to be able to see the outside world but it had to be sure that outsiders wouldnít recognize the prisonerís.” b

At night, the dome lights up and acts as a landmark that reminds us of social issues that need to be acknowledged.

You can watch an interview of him here and other fascinating dutch designers here.

Thanks to the french blog la cuisine du graphiste (in english : the graphic designer’s kitchen), While reading la cuisine du graphiste (the Graphic Designer’s Kitchen) I discovered that the great japanese interior design firm Wonderwall updated their website! With the help of Yugo Nakamura, the infamous creative director, designer and engineering explorer all forms of interactive expression in digital and networked environment.

The result is a very unsual but simple website, presented as a wall of pictures from their projects. The picutres react as you run your mouse over. The little sounds that react simultaneously with each user action are really great! Despite the forms being cubic, the interaction reminds me of the fluid movement of water as you skim the surface! Kitsune Noir explains this intriguing website in an agreeably accurate way. Have fun!

FFFound this randomly. great imagery and article.

Phoenix Commotion the Texas based construction company started by Dan Phillips has been building homes out of reusable materials for about 12 years now. Mr. Phillips didn’t see the sense to keep filling landfills with plainly useable materials. He says, “You can’t defy the laws of physics or building codes, but beyond that, the possibilities are endless.” The result? Charming and inspired affordable homes made from salvage items such as picture frames, wine bottles and corks, scrap wood and even cattle bones.

To build a house? James May in his sincere love of toys, especially legos, is currently constructing an entire house made from the tiny plastic bricks. It is a volunteer based initiative, with adults and children alike coming from all over Britain to help with the project. Now this is what I would call some serious ambitious fun, one little piece at a time.

A good friend of mine, Nick Smith, recently sent me a link to his galleries. Nick is a 3D Artist from Durban, South Africa, but currently lives here in Dubai and is due to start work shortly at Modelcraft. I’ve bared witness to some of Nick’s more commerical creations, as well as his various sketchbooks, whilst he worked at Hamilton International and I can say that this is just the tip of the iceberg. Lakker.

For the most part, things are excellent. I really canít complain. Have met some super swell folks here and in all earnestness, really dig it here. If I were say, five years younger, perhaps I’d consider living here for a bit. Regardless though, things here are super good and I’m in a few words or less, quite stoked. This first week, I was able to spend some time with the awesome folks at Hammer&Tong, Marilyn&Sons, and SouthSouthWest. Seriously, all awesome and all more than accommodating.

Big shout to Mr. Pato from Hammer&Tong for being my gracious host for a few days and giving me the Melbourne break in and tummy rub. ;). I’ll write more details on each of these as I begin to edit the interviews and start to break down the data. So more to come soon! This week Iím now in Adelaide, which will be Ch. 3 of the Friendship Chronicles. But so far, so good. I have to say, from past traveling experiences, things are much easier this go round. Everybody here speaks english. And better yet, everybody seems super friendly. At least enough so that I can get on the right tram, in the right place at the right time. Hereís a few snaps that Iíve taken so far. Iíll post more as I take em. But so far, so good.

My portable life and Pato’s super comfortable extra room:

A Thai restaurant interestingly named Cookie:

A very nice bookstore that Iíll visit one more time before I leave named Metropolis:

I’m hoping next weekend to get out and see some real animals here. Not the gigantic spiders, but yeah, other animals. But so far, some interesting looking birds that are not pigeons:

As you know, people here drive on the left side of the road. I am pretty sure I look like an idiot everytime Iím crossing the street as I am still perplexed and perhaps one or two steps overly cautious before I cross. Hereís a beauty I saw in the North Carlton neighborhood of one of my favs, the 2002 from Bavarian Motor Works:

A fashion house with some nice wall vinyling and a nice name:

Awesomely enough, the State Library is having an exhibition on the beginnings and current incarnation of the type, books and writing of Victoria. If you are in the neighborhood, a well worthy visit. Here is some awesomeness I saw there, these photos are of Is Not Magazine. Itís quite beautiful in person. Iím afraid these photos do not do it justice:

Some pretty beautiful pieces from 70ís editor and poet Pi.0. Yes, an interesting name. These were quite beautiful:

Iíve finally gotten to see, for the first time live ever, a UVA installation and I must say, it is enthralling. I wish I could have seen it at night. But I was quite excited and quite moved by this. It’s really quite powerful:

Here are some images of the Australian Center for the Moving Image. I underestand this whole block, known as Federation Square to be quite controversial but from an outsiders point of view, it seems quite fancy fancy and a nice new mark to the city. Regardless, itís a nice place and I was able to catch a showing of StyleWars here on one night:

It’s cold here. But not too cold. But I’ve noticed, a lot of folks use these heat lamps everywhere:

The Australian Cenre for Contemporary Art is an interesting building as well. The exhibit was pretty interesting. I found some of the work of Tacita Dean to be simple and pretty powerful:

This is me, messing with her work:

From the Shrine of Remembrance:

I dig this loopy type in the Fitzroy Gardens:

Okay, this post is getting way too long. I’ll finish now. Just wanted to say, thank you Melbourne, for a great first week. Iíll post more soon again. Have a good week all and greetings from down under:

I have lately been researching the quirky architectural critic Reyner Banham. Amongst his many loves, Los Angeles took on a profoundly soft spot in his heart. His adoration for the city of Angel’s “non-plan,” organic layout informed much of his architectural ideals.

In 1972, after writing Los Angeles: the Architecture of Four Ecologies, Banham made a documentary about the City following his exploration of his favorite haunts of fascination. The story begins with Banham expressing his love for driving, (which he learned to do in “order to read Los Angeles in the original”,) moving through landmarks such as Pueblo de Rio and the Watts Towers.

This fun BBC documentary can be viewed in full here thanks to Google video. If you find yourself in LA you can also take a bus tour that walks through Banham’s thoughts and notes about this city.

If you go out in the woods today in Madrid – youíre in for a big surprise. Half embedded in the ground, part natural, part synthetic, The office of Selgas Cano in/near Madrid, designed by Iwan Baan is something youíre not likely to see everyday.

Iím not sure if they have parking, or if indeed the toilet facilities are fully up to date with the modern age (ìdo we need to stock up on leaves…?î), but itís a pretty awesome spectacle none the less I think. Love or hate? Discuss.

Korean pavilion for the World Expo 2010, designed by Mass Studies I am totally digging the concept of “convergence” this building is playing with in terms of the relationship between signs and symbols (Hangul, the Korean alphabet) and space. Check out the animation here. On a side note, I have always been intrigued by Hangul formally as a written language as well as the history behind its invention, courtesy of King Se-Jong. The geometric and almost scientific forms of Hangul that are clustered into individual syllables create a system of meaning that is truly different than any other written language I’m familiar with.

Spacebuster by Raumlabor “Spacebuster is a mobile inflatable structure – a portable, expandable pavilion – that is designed to transform public spaces of all kinds into points for community gathering. A new iteration of a past Raumlabor project, the K¸chenmonument (presented in Europe in 2006-8), the Spacebuster will make its first appearance in the US this evening and will travel throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn for 10 consecutive evenings hosting various community events.” We missed one chance, but still there are five more events in New York until April 26. Check it out here: www.storefrontnews.org. Catch spacebuster on youtube

Beyond Architecture, published by Gestalten, is the first publication of its kind to document the creative exploration of architecture and urban development in the world of contemporary art. The book is filled with a collection of visionary concept art that pushes the inventive boundaries of architecture and urban environments.

I was recently introduced to John Pawson by Cro and DJ. Pawson is a British architect/designer who’s minimalism hits me on a whole other level. Maybe it’s his unorthodox path to design. Many it is from his tutelage by Japanese designer Shiro Kuramata. Whatever it is his work straddles that line of minimalism that moves between meaningful and meaningless which is such a fine line. Like a true Architect he designs furniture, housewares, writes, and occasionally designs homes.

Oh man, this is dope! A three piece cardboard chair inspired by a Volvo tail light, sweet. “Design student Luis Fernando Luna Bermudez took inspiration from the rear light cluster of the Swedish car maker’s only ‘young-ish’ looking car to design a piece of furniture worthy of nomination for Volvo’s Design for Life competition. The chair is constructed from laminated cardboard and can actually be separated into three components; a chair, an ottoman and a very neat table that’s perfect for handling Cosmopolitans. Judges were so impressed by the design that they awarded Luis first prize in the ‘sustainability’ section of the Awards. Reports that Luis is now trying to sell his design onto fellow Swedish retailer IKEA remain unconfirmed.” Check out the article here.

photos: Jalopink

Swiss based company, The Wall AG, has brought the idea of unconventional materials to a whole new level with the recent unveiling of their Universal World House, a home made from durable, recycled paper. The intent of the eco-friendly and economical, lightweight, but heavy duty home is to bring comfort, warmth and safety to the world’s refuges, those living in slums or recently displaced by disaster. Paper houses. Oh, what will the Swiss think of next.

Geometric heaven! Inspired from African and West Indian patterns. The identity for this new concept store constructivelives is beautifully striking. Found on Portobello road London the work has been created by Multistorey.

Alvin Chan sends us news of a new book he has designed coming out from Frame Publishers.Grand Stand 2. Looks to be a nice compendium of exhibit/stand design. Got a few sneak peaks at the inside and I’m looking forward to seeing the rest. I’ll be looking for this on my next book fishing trip.

Florian Pfeffer informs us that there is a competition for students in architecture and print design with a deadline coming up in February. Looks like a nice opportunity for anybody out there with student status. A brief description from them: Works carried out by students usually disappear into drawers after presentation to a relatively small college audience. There the work remains invisible. We want to change that. :output is the biggest international competition for students in design and architecture. The works selected by the jury will be published in the yearbook :output. If you are interested check out the website.

As designers, I am sure that each and everyone of us have encountered a situation or thought that is relevant to the message of this poster. And since I found this poster I have been grappling with my thoughts and feelings over it. While half of me finds it liberating, the other half, well, just doesn’t know how to feel. So I guess I want to pose a question…What do you feel about it?

For those of you in New York City, I highly recommend stopping by Skyline Books on 18th street between 5th and 6th avenues. They have a massive selection of art, design and architecture stuff (and film), and there’s usually quite the treasure trove of vintage graphic design books, type specimen books, and old design magazines from the 90′s all the way back to the 50′s. Many of the books i’ve picked up here come from old Ad Agency and design firm libraries, according to the various ID stamps i’ve found within the front covers. (Thank you Interbrand!) Everything is 30% off till further notice too. Support your local bookstore, ya’ll.

Last Friday I went to ITP on the Big Screens, held at the IAC building located in Chelsea. It was a screening of work produced during a semester long course offered by the NYU Interactive Telecommunications Department (ITP). The main draw of the event for me was it’s location. The IAC building, designed by Frank Gehry, which houses two large interactive displays in its public lobby. On the west side of the building, is the world’s largest high-resolution video wall, generating an image 120′ long by 11′ high. The 18 rear projecting projectors that are used for the west wall are edge blended to produce one seamless, 120’x11’ image. The screen’s huge size demand colossal computing power to generate video output. A little skeptical about the show, I was just excited to see this space in action.

NYU partnered with IAC to provide a course designed to utilize the high-resolution wall. On Friday the 12 projects that were produced during the duration of the class were shown. I have to say that I was genuinely pleased to see the variety of work being presented. Some chose to create pleasant experiences through the use of color and abstract shapes, others combined ethereal music with imagery, and still others chose to explore the interactive capabilities of the wall. My favorite piece was Touched by Strangers, (yes, I know the name is a little sleazy) designed by Alexander Reeder and Yutaka Kitamura. The entire wall glowed a soothing almost black as large scale vibrant flowers slowly progressed from buds to full blown and then regressed back to buds. Think something along the lines of electronic Georgia O’Keefe… The subtle movement of petals was hypnotizing and somewhat unpredictable; small cluster of white light flowed around the flowers as if they were suspended under water. I was busy enjoying the projection, while under the assumption that this was a pre-programmed piece, but towards the end I noticed that there was some commotion going on in the front of the crowd. I moved closer to find a couple (the creators of the piece) dancing slowly in a matching pair of white jumpsuits. The suits were covered with randomly place black hand prints. The piece is meant to respond to the touching of the jumpsuits; the goal of the piece being to encourage “strangers” to touch the two designers, and thus become a part of the piece. I’m not sure how responsive the programming was but it was still beautiful to watch without the “stranger” touching.

In the end, I was still the most inspired by the screens them selves. During the intermission a representative of the IAC gave a brief talk about the power of technology and it’s ability to engage people. Right outside of the IAC is the West end Highway, 75,000 cars pass daily with a clear view of the display screen. Listening to the IAC representative speak the image of Picasso’s Guernica came to mind. Painted by Picasso in 1937, the painting is large by the standards of that time – ~12′ x 25.5′ (349 × 776 cm). I have always attributed the size of that painting to the power and emotion that Picasso wanted to invoke on it’s viewers. Not to say that strength is simply gained in size, but looking at that giant painting I always felt like he was shouting out at the world. Imagine how loudly he could yell with the screens at the IAC building?

For all of you interested, the IAC seems pretty open to submissions, so if you have any ideas of how to utilize that space you should let them know.

Beautiful architecture by Gwenael Nicolas of Curiosity Inc.

When I look at the photos of Kim Høltermand, I can’t help but see a musical composition through the silent rhythms of space or a typographical dance through the tacit play of light and breadth. Looking at these works and the majesty of its content evokes visual meditation for me. Sincere thanks to a fellow amphibian for feeding my obession for “graphic design” via “architecture”.

It has been quite some time since I have seen this work. And it pleases me to run into this again and see this man still rocking it. Lebbeus Woods. Have been a big fan of his formal experimental work since I was in school and it still holds up very well to this day. I think what is very interesting is just the power, the graphic power that these sculptures possess. It reminds me of some of the early proun sculptural studies of El Lissitzky but with, let us say, some slight amplification. Regardless, still very rocking to this day, I envy the career and life of this man. Perhaps someday. Someday. We shall see. Nevertheless, enjoy and have a great week. “I have a clear grasp of what it is that I want to achieve, though I am still searching for the best realization of ideas that have driven me all along.”

Anything goes these days I think. I recently added this one to my feeds. Though, because of the format, nothing really *feeds*. Ah well, it will keep it in front of me. Interesting format .. lovely photos, and some beautiful interiors. I am crazy about the color palette. 2 or 3 Things I Know

Hiroshi Nakamura is a young Japanese architect who plans to change the world one atmosphere at a time. Nakamura’s recent ‘Dancing Trees, Singing Birds‘ project gained a significant amount of press when it was completed earlier this year. Looking through their work it quickly becomes clear what Nakamura’s true magician skill is, atmospherics. Many of the projects house gestures with light that completely alter and define the spaces. In projects like the House SH the bulbous facade creates a well of light that arrests the interior in subtle white light. Nakamura uses light to transform spaces. Within the various projects I hear the voices of Yayoi Kusama (Necklace House), James Turrell (SH House,) and Ernesto Neto (????/Epson Project.) Not to say that he is ripping those artists off. The nature of the projects make the work a lot less soulless than those referenced artists. But the use of their motifs and techniques are luxuriously appropriate.

Wish I were in Copenhagen to see this in person. Architect makes Scale Model of Housing Proposal in Lego

David’s post reminded me of this book that still to this days, melts me. It is combination book showcasing the photography of Walter Niedermayr, and the architecture of Japanese duo Kazuyo Sejima & Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA). The book is amazing. Never have I been oh so softly melted before at the hands of such whiteness. Really a model in negative space and purity. The book is designed by mega duo Mevis and van Deursen. If you don’t have it yet, I suggest adding it to your collection before it is gone with the snow.

Just saw this is coming up, speaking of Diller/Scofidio/Renfro. If any of you New Yorkers are up for attending, let me know. Should be pretty interesting. I’d be stoked to see DSR talk again, as I explained before. It was pretty amazing. TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2008 6:30–8:30PM More Information Here+

It looks like Mr. Swinehart and team have been busy and finally launched a project he has been telling me about for a while. And, in true Yeti fashion, he does not tell me that it is live and I stumble upon it by myself. But what is to expect from the Yeti? This is a great site and this is probably one, if not, the, favorite architects of my current mindset. I still remember to this day, going to a lecture given by Elizabeth Diller in San Francisco many a year ago and being completely blown away. Like, completely. To this day, I admire their work like no other. And yet, it appears, that for some reason, I am cursed to see any of these projects fully functioning. I made the great journey to Switzerland to see the Blur Building and to my dismay, there were construction workers dismantling it right as I was standing there. I went to the Brasserie a few years ago only to find that the Voyeur cameras were were just recycling old footage. I recently made two treks to the ICA in Boston and failed on those first two treks. But somehow, got in on the last one. Regardless of my curse, it seems I am glad to see their work captured here. Mr. Swinehart and team have done an impeccable job in crafting a pretty unique experience. Especially in terms of an architecture site. I actually dig quite a bit though as well, the index mode of the site. To be applauded and well done. My only thinking is, I wonder if they could even change the paradigm even more. I’m not sure how, nor do I relate this specifically to Diller/Scofidio. I’m just thinking that these days, the parallels between the interactive space and the physical space are becoming ever more palpable and I’m wondering what the next IT will be. I guess, it is as they say, a pretty exciting time to be alive. But I guess, they may always say that. Regardless, enjoy the site.

Inamo has recently opened in London’s Soho with a superb new approach to eating out! One of the restaurant’s unique features are that menus are displayed by ‘cocoon’ projectors onto tabletops, allowing diners to order food and beverages interactively, to change the ambiance of their individual table, to play games and even to order up local information and services, such as booking a cab! Design by BlackSheep

architects, designers, art directors and directors setup to form an original fusion of ideas, images, movement and experience. based in nyc. tronic.com

One of the Method SF visual designers sent this out today, so Jay and LA, and I’m sure quite a few more of you have already seen this. I thought it was worth sharing with everyone else who hasn’t checked it out. It’s the new Identity and Branding system for the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) here in New York, created by Michael Bierut/Pentagram. This geometric-san-counter “style” of typography definitely falls into the “overused” bucket amongst the general design community at this point, but its still really refreshing to see a visual execution like this applied to something so public. Overall I think its rad. Fresh color palette. Clean secondary supporting typography. Great extension of an entire branding system. (Though, I think their website pales a bit compared to all of the other applications.) via Pentagram’s blog

Ever wanted to know how creative design agencies are from the inside? Ain’t No Disco is a portfolio of agency interiors around the world.

Just recently stumbled upon this the other day. I recognized the name and it all came together as I dug deeper into the site. David Quay is from The Foundry, the type foundry responsible for the digitalization of some of Wim Crouwel’s hand drawn typefaces. It was under his direction that the whole project took off in the first place. He and The Foundry are also responsible for the generation of many a display face “archetypal” of some of the early pioneers of graphic design of this century. In his words: “Our mutual interest in certain twentieth century art movements, particularly the Bauhaus, combined with an idea to release typefaces that also had an educational input, provided the impetus. We decided to research, develop and produce digital fonts of experimental alphabets from the early years of the European avant-garde. As some of the designers of that time where also architects, and/or the letterforms were constructed geometrically, as if by an engineer – Architype seemed the perfect name, from ‘archetypal’ a typical specimen, original model, or protoype, with a twist – the first part deriving from architecture, the second from type, hence the final spelling. The typefaces in the collections were referenced from original sources ‘De Stijl’ and the ‘Bauhaus’, and completed reflecting the original designers’ vision.” Some pretty amazing work. Although I have not used many of these Foundry typefaces, I have used a few of the Crouwel Architypes. What has been interesting though is that although extremely beautiful in form, the ability and flexibility to apply them in practice is not the easiest of the easiest. I have definitely tried to sneak in the Neu Alphabet into several projects now with some considerable difficulty. I have not successfully been able to do this yet. I have not given up though. But I know this never to have been totally Wim’s intention with the typeface. Originally created for use in, “computer programming, terminal emulation, and laying out tabulated data in plain text documents,” I don’t imagine Mr. Crouwel ever assuming it would be used even for the likes of a record cover. But this is the joy isn’t it? Anyways, time permitting check out some of David’s work. Very nice. And here are some goodies from Mr. Saville.

One of these days….

Here are some of the images from the Modern50 site. While working on a project recently, I’ve become aware of a publication I previously knew not existed. It is called Arts & Architecture. It is a magazine that I’m gathering from Wikipedia, ran from 1938–1967. I was reminded of this as I was perusing Daniel’s link below to Modern50 and saw that they were actually selling some copies of this. My would I love to find an issue of this. Just browsing these covers, this is truly a ridiculous amount of pure beauty in the form of a cover. Really, ridiculous. So my understanding is Taschenwill be launching a book this fall on this. I look forward to seeing this. I’m wondering if there exists here in New York an old magazine shop. There existed one in San Francisco, on Larkin St. I believe it was just called the magazine. It was a ridiculously awesome old magazine shop with lots of classic mags in relatively good condition. Anyways, does one such place exist in New York? I hope to find such a place. Anyways, yes, I hope to somehow find one of these in the not too distant future. The covers are heart melting and I am very curious about the interiors as well. Here exists a website which is I guess, a teaser of sorts leading up to the launch of the book. And here you can actually purchase some of the issues if you fancy. Truly beautiful stuff. For sure. Rock on.

Sou Fujimoto Architects‘ Next Generation House, is a 4mx4mx4m weekend cube in Kumakura. Created and supported solely by cedar logs, the structure self-creates spaces for seating, sleeping, eating, storage, whatever. Gorgeous. Photos via Iwan Baan