As a New Yorker I appreciate any solution to a small dwelling space, especially one that takes into account rampant bibliophilia. Take a look at this shelving cum staircase from a London flat that is lit via skylight and leads to a top floor bedroom. Levitate Architect’s Tim Sloan describes the design as an “…upside [...]
This years winning San Francisco entry from IwamotoScott Architecture The History Channel is counter-intuitively taking a look into the future along with the AIA. The City of The Future is a contest focusing on three cities this year — Washington D.C., San Francisco, and Atlanta and what they might look like in 2108. According to [...]
Italian designer and architect Ettore Sottsass died New Year’s Eve at age 90. Perhaps best known for his design of Olivetti’s Valentine portable typewriter he branched out with his own firm, Memphis Group in the 80s, before abruptly leaving to concentrate on architecture. Sottsass developed an aesthetic that built on the geometric simplicity of modernism [...]
The New York Times has a gushing piece on the new tower planned for the site next to the Museum of Modern Art. Though architecture ace Nicolai Ouroussoff takes the museum to task for not developing the entire parcel for their own use, he has high praise for the tower’s design by Jean Nouvel comparing [...]
Deputy Dog has a great post today — 9 Creative Staircases. They range from the sublime storage drawers staircase to the WTF disappearing into the wall staircase. Above is the playground like slide stairs designed by Rodney Miller at (heh heh) Wood Innovations (jolly child-like executive sold separately.) Below is designer Dave Stewart’s Internal Log [...]
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