Book Briefs #22

"Book Briefs" are an ongoing series of posts with two- or three-sentence first-hand descriptions of some of the numerous books that make their way into my library. These briefs are not full-blown reviews, but they are a way to share more books worthy of attention than can find their way into...

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Today's archidose #849

Here are some photos of Neue Staatsbibliothek (1978) in Berlin, Germany, by Hans Scharoun, photographed by Trevor Patt. To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just::: Join and add photos to the archidose pool To contribute your Instagram images for consideration, just::: Tag your photos...

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Corpus Intra Muros

I'm intrigued but a little baffled by architect Stefan Hitthaler's Corpus Intra Morus, spotted over at Arch Daily.[Photo: Harald Wisthaler] Simply put, it is a cover and frame over an old building, "the gunpowder tower" in Bruneck, in South Tyrol’s Puster Valley.[Photo: Christof Theurer]If the tower...

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Today's archidose #848

Here are some photos of Arquipélago - Centro de Artes Contemporâneas (2014) in Azores, Portugal, by Menos é Mais Arquitectos Associados and João Mendes Ribeiro Arquitecto, photographed by José Carlos Melo Dias. To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just::: Join and add photos to the archidose...

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ChiDesign

In addition to the Currencies of Architecture competition recently announced by the Chicago Architectural Club, there is another competition center in Chicago that is happening this summer. ChiDesign is "an open international ideas competition, adjudicated by a distinguished jury of design and education...

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Summer 2015 Architectural Walking Tours

I've got a couple architectural walking tours this summer, both coming up this month. Click on the links below to purchase tickets from the 92Y.Saturday, July 18, 11am - 1:30pmThe High Line and Its EnvironsTrek the High Line taking in the park and the surrounding buildings and step off to get a closer...

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Currencies of Architecture

The Chicago Architecture Club's 2015 Burnham Prize Competition isn't a building, a landscape or an installation – it's an image. Specifically, "the iconic image that defines or challenges the state of architecture today." Read on for more information on Currencies of Architecture.[All images courtesy...

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