U.S.A. ARCHIMACHINE

In what seems like a monthly occurrence, Federico Babina has released another series of architectural illustrations: ARCHIMACHINE. Various countries are represented as "machines" with pipes, gears, and other doo-dads alongside some well-known buildings. Here is the U.S.A. ARCHIMACHINE:I can't help but...

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Book Review: We Build the City

We Build the City: New York City's Design + Construction Excellence Program edited by Jayne MerkelORO Editions, 2013Paperback, 488 pagesThe role of New York City DDC's (Department of Design and Construction) Design + Construction Excellence Program (D+CE) in elevating the quality of architecture in...

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Today's archidose #753

Here are some photos of the Alumni House at Okayama Prefectural University (2013) in Soja, Okayama, Japan, by Iwamoto & Associates, photographed by Ken Lee.To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just::: Join and add photos to the archidose pool, and/or:: Tag your photos a...

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Book Review: The Economy of Sustainable Construction

The Economy of Sustainable Construction edited by Ilka and Andreas Ruby, Nathalie Janson Ruby Press, 2014Hardcover, 415 pages[Images courtesy of Ruby Press]Any architect striving to design as green a building as possible has certainly run into resistance from a client who asserts that sustainable construction...

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Today's archidose #752

Here are some photos of a Mallee Bush Retreat in Victoria, Australia, photographed by phunnyfotos.To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just::: Join and add photos to the archidose pool, and/or:: Tag your photos archid...

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Multi-Volume, Slipcased, Super-Pricey Book of the Moment

You guessed it: Peter Zumthor: Buildings and Projects, 1985-2013, published by Scheidegger and Spiess, now available.[Images from Amazon and Scheidegger and Spiess]Only $233.17 at Amazon:...

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Zurich Meets New York

Zurich meets New York is billed as "a festival of Swiss Ingenuity" that takes place in various venues in NYC from May 16 -23, 2014. Click the link above or the graphic below for more information and a schedule of events*.*Some architecture and design-related highlights include:Urban Nature: Between...

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