There’s something about NYU that makes otherwise smart architects produce the bulkiest, ugliest buildings. These things stick out like sore thumbs. Who would’ve guessed that they were designed by Philip Johnson, Rafael Vinoly, and Kevin Roche. Philip Johnson: Roche Dinkeloo: Roche Dinkeloo, again: I have a theory. It involves severely insulting NYU’s board of directors, […]
Are you there Frank Gehry? It’s me, Orla. By the way, I took this image in a completely different way. Not in the remorseful way after (mistakenly) correctly pronouncing his name; but in the disappointed-structural-engineer-way. “I’m sorry Rem, but this is not a cantilever. Nice try.” “ “
This may be half-cooked conjecture, due mostly to its scary simplicity, but it bears notice. To begin with, the reason our hemisphere is colder during winter months is not because the sun is further away than during summer (in fact, due to the ovular shape of Earth’s orbit around the sun, we may in fact […]
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This video will provide the anchor, at which I will tug every once in a while to make sure I am not drifting into the blue. Creation has always, since its birth, included reference and copying under its umbrella of legitimate bringers of form. Many times in the history of the western world have people […]
A little bit of inspiration for the day. Possibly even the week and the month. John Johansen’s architectural philosophy.