12.30.2011

Riverside Museum - ZZZZZ


Zaha Hadid Architect's Riverside Museum on the Clyde River in Glasgow embodies a connection between the water and the city.  Through the zig-zagging facade and wave-like curving in the zinc-clad roof, Zaha Hada gives her signature loose style a more specific application to the city of Glasgow.


R: Interior strip lighting inside the museum follows the exterior curve of the roof and ceiling.
L: The zinc cladding extends from the roof down to the sides of the building.


“Through architecture, we can investigate future possibilities yet also explore the cultural foundations that have defined the city. The Riverside Museum is a fantastic and truly unique project where the exhibits and building come together at this prominent and historic location on the Clyde to enthuse and inspire all visitors. The design, combining geometric complexity with structural ingenuity and material authenticity, continues Glasgow’s rich engineering traditions and will be a part of the city’s future as a centre of innovation.” - Zaha Hadid

My Dream Desk

For all the hours I can spend working on the computer, I personally would greatly appreciate having a touch of wildlife incorporated into my work desk.  I would plant some delicious-smelling herbs to spice up (no pun intended) my workspace. Thanks Love Hulten!


Another Layered-Plywood Piece


Aeroply by Karolina Ferenc

10.27.2011

Making of Novum Magazine Cover

This great video shows the process of the physical creation of a magazine with a twist on the standard cover.


10.10.2011

Ark Nova by Isozaki and Kapoor

This is a great video promoting the "Ark Nova," a mobile music hall by Arata Isozaki and Anish Kapoor.  The concert hall will travel across Higashi Nihon, the area devastated by the earthquake of March 2011.  This video is a great treat as it evokes a Alfred Hitchcock kind of title sequence to introduce the structure. 


10.09.2011

Ben Ben is leaning!



The Washington Monument is cracked, and now it has been released that Big Ben is leaning.  Yes, maybe this photo is altering the true exaggeration of this lean visually in person, but it's been reported as becoming gradually worse and worse each year.  If it is not fixed soon engineers say Ben will fall over.  Ooops! For more, read the article on Hg2 Blog.