6 posts tagged “architecture”
Zumthor just won the Pritzker Prize. This book reminds me of 'Basic Writings' by Martin Heidegger. There is an essay by Heidegger call "Building, Thinking, and Dwelling." I had a hint of the relation. Then I found a Wikipedia article that mentions Zumthor mirroring Heidegger.
Zumthor mentions the term “presence” of the materials in his work. I remember reading 'Building, Thinking, and Dwelling' and try to grasp Heidegger's meaning of the bridge as the beginning of a 'presence'.
Is Zumthor a senualist? In a sense he is but not the same as those that sprouted in the Roccoco period. Later Modernist such as Adolf Loos strip the ornamentation and the buildings became bare until it was cold. Zumthor seems to bring the warmth back with out all the ostentation. Architecture has always been about light, material, and sense. Zumthor finds innotive ways to let the material speak, or he treats the ordinary material into exterordinary ways. He seems to use material the way a writer uses words to compose a poem.
http://www.squidoo.com/peterzumthor
wanted to mention a couple of links I like for architecture.
Allied Works
http://www.arx.pt/index.php
KMS Promes
I read a book about the history of domestic homes. It follows the evolution of architecture in the humble home. Did you know that in the middle ages, there was no dedicated bedroom per se. People sleep in the eating area. Bed were put away. Most of the furnishing did double duty. A bed is converted to a dining room table for example. We get most of the clues from some of the art work. Vermeer did a lot of paintings of the domestic space. There are some fantastic engravings of study areas of Albert Duer.
Today, the modern home is spacious and ever little detail is consider in the design experience. I've been following the evolution of Kohler Faucets in the printed glossy pages of House and Garden, Architectural Digest. Kohler faucets are innovative, modern, and functional. Water cascades from the flat tray of aluminum. Shiny oasis and gleaming fixtures steam up and take on a magnificent glow in the bath experience. There are numerous themes to consider.
Kohler Faucets has a long tradition of design. There maybe a history book out there which tracks special items such as faucets. If there isn't, then there should be one.
Faucet.com makes it easy to shop and design for the experience.
They have design guides to help us make the decision:
http://www.faucet.com/decor/static.pl?S=promo/guide_kitchen_faucets
http://www.faucet.com/decor/static.pl?S=promo/guide_bath_faucets
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Hi Duc,
Congratulations! You’ve won the 2nd
prize on tisimi.com’s first competition, which is a Nintendo Wii. I also want to
thank you for helping us out with testing the site.
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I am sure you will like the new
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We are going to announce the winners
of the competition in our email newsletter, and I was wondering if you prefer we
use your real name or your username to announce who’s the
winner?
Also, where would you like the
Nintendo sent to?
Thanks and congratulations!
Hi tisimi.com member
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1. Martin Kingsley – USD $1,000 Martin
3. Andreas
Hellman – iPod Shuffle
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The tisimi team
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