From Double Indemnity to Blade Runner, LA's Bradbury Building forms the quintessential film noir backdrop. There used to be a sign on the blank wall neighbouring Los Angeles' Bradbury Building that read "CANADA". When it appeared in Blade Runner in 1981, the CA had been removed leaving the word NADA. Very dark. Very noir. Very...
Explore China's Forbidden City in this deep dive into architecture, symbolism, metaphysics, the I-Ching and many other currents driving geomantic design in Ancient China. Learn the complex and intricate history of one of China's cultural landmarks.
Cities are hot. When you cover the ground with asphalt and concrete, jam millions of cars together on congested streets, and erect thousands of buildings that leak their own heat, you create what experts call an “urban heat island.” Daytime temperatures in these places can be as much as 7 degrees Fahrenheit higher than...
In which The Aesthetic City takes a deep dive on why people (especially student and professional architects) tend to like adequately-beautifully, designed buildings in cities and towns over modern-age ones, and some more surprising factoids over tastes and philosophies of some notable modernist architects of today along the way.
Redondo Beach could soon update requirements for new residential developments, in an effort to make clear rules for new and to-be-renovated buildings — and make them compatible with the old ones....
Hotspots beneath cities deform the ground, causing important infrastructure to crack under stress
The collective sale and conservation of Golden Mile Complex will restore a visionary building designed for a “new look Singapore”......
Japan's tallest skyscraper, towering at a height of 330 meters, was completed at the heart of Tokyo, Mori Building Co. said on July 3, beating the previous title holder by 30 meters.
Un pequeño repaso a la obra de Christopher Alexander y su obra "El Sitio" la cual fue realizada en colaboración con la facultad de Arquitectura de la UABC
The Kashmir region of Asia is due for another major earthquake, and its modern architecture is ill-prepared to withstand such an event
My tool of choice was the Yashicamat 124G, a 6x6 medium format TLR built from the 1970s to the 1980s. I had purchased a model from eBay
The Dana–Thomas House (also known as the Susan Lawrence Dana House and Dana House) is a home in Prairie School style designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright...
People today underestimate just how much stuff was published in the 19th century - there were numerous journals and magazines dedicated to all sorts of topics. This magazine is definitely among the more interesting - it has lots of drawings, floorplans, and sketches of fantastic old buildings. I'll be sure to spend a lot of time...
Researchers have identified engravings in Jordan and Saudi Arabia as the oldest known scaled building plans in human history.