Strange Maps

I found this image of a Carte de Tendre:



It is taken from the website Strangemaps.wordpress which I think would be of some interest in general to the class given our readings, but also be of particular interest to Leona and Shane.
Also, recently I came across this site on one of my electronic derives: buildingblog
which would be of interest to everyone as it seems to keep close tabs on a broad scope of architectural themes . . . worth checking out I think.

D.

Stolen Skittles

While taking a little break from the Rome Tre
presentations, Shane and I decided to sit at the
forum and read/sketch when we noticed strange
little colourful indents... strangely resembling an
m&m cookie...
Interesting how we are still discover new things
about Rome on a daily basis, isn't it?

rome/moleskinecity

i came across this website which has some postings of things to do and places to check out in rome.

(it's partially in English...)

just thought I would pass it along.
http://rome.moleskinecity.com/index.php

The dancing lady

I thought that I would post my take on the dancing lady . . .

United Colors of Ireland

On my most recent adventures in the west of Ireland I started paying attention to the color people paint the exterior of their houses (cause shane was mumbling something about it t last time around). The winters in this part of the country can be long, windy, grey and wet, and sometimes the summers aren't much better. I always enjoy the contrast of the plentiful green vegetation against the bright colors of these buildings. These two houses are located on two different points on either side of a bay (spanish point beach bay). The colors alone are interesting but i wonder if the owners intended for there houses to become a landmark visible for several miles on land and sea.

Fab Prefab

I was thinking of this site specifically with relation to Christina's thesis, but it also relates to what we were discussing today about post-fordism and mass-customization.

http://www.fabprefab.com/

It tracks and describes trends in modernist prefabricated housing.

PlaceLab at MIT

I ran across a reference to this project last night. This apartment is outfitted with hundreds of sensors that actively monitor what is going on in the space. A central processor then adjusts the environment to suit what is going on. Interesting and frightening.

http://architecture.mit.edu/house_n/placelab.html

link to short video interview with Richard Meier on Ara Pacis

just in case you are interested, here is a link to a short interview with richard meier on ara pacis:
http://www.viddler.com/explore/afinta/videos/1/

Modernist Mausoleums on San Michele

Especially for those who weren't able to make it out to San Michele I thought that I would post some photos. I was particularly fascinated by these modernist mausoleums. They contrast directly with my experience of mausoleums in Canada that usually seem to resemble either beaux-arts bureaucratic buildings or british telephone booths. . . . some really seemed fascist, others seemed of that post-fascist style of the 50's and 60's, including echos of Carlos Scarpa.

Some more pictures from Le Giudecca

Here are some pics that I took at the Giudecca

first day of M1 in Rome

class photo:
shane, duncan, christina, allison, andrea (- leona & ryszard)

modern housing: la giudecca, venezia
... there are lots more pictures i can post/give you if you are interested.

Architecture Lectures online

I came across these lectures by architects . . . . haven't watched them yet, but thought they might be of some interest . . .

http://www.ted.com/themes/view/id/10