On the eternal struggle between telling a story and living a story

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Having Fun

I. Among the Kindies The AECOM office on 38th and 3rd is bland. Even with the plants, adjustable desks, and breakout spaces, it lacks a certain buzz. The physical traces of creativity, craft, and culture– 3d printed models, vendor brochures, marketing posters, personal knickknacks– are subsumed into the black and white tones of the furniture.…

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Architecture Non-fiction

A coup of optimism, a loss of mystery

Post author By the.vonz.himanen
Post date December 4, 2014
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There’s little to belittle Bjarke Ingels’ approach to architecture. It fires on all cylinders– through his youth, his energy, his charisma, his Scandinavian origins, and most importantly his ability to make design more accessible to the common man. These are all desirable traits, and thus far his ability to steward positive change on a large…

Tags bauhaus, de schmedt, doshi, ingels, kere, koolhaas, optimism, pragmatism, rebel architecture, scheeren