tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83514141762577895192024-03-19T02:10:57.759-07:00A for ArchitectThings I know and like.....and things I think you would like to know.....A for Architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873491867728134715noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351414176257789519.post-46123182862973297342020-09-09T01:44:00.000-07:002020-09-09T01:44:07.438-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ffa400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-family: arial;">Loving this new steel single span footbridge by Gagarin Studio and DP Squared in Leeds. It manages to be beautifully minimal, spanning delicately across the river whilst also being visually stimulating with its undulating concertina like form. It almost appears as if it has been stretched out to span between the two banks. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiISEoelaKD42aMgQ-ehxGXdqXW2sKlci19lBbhLeT8M7RN8kMAyTDZ0lzSc_XZEmDxoyRUQFFTcEVwoX2cKlBO3arf8xZxyrU8CQ2Dj7Fm_rFQGRnxMZ4ml-e4wHrbI6jRMnFOTsOu6V7/s1200/Gagarin-Studio-Leeds-Footbridge-+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiISEoelaKD42aMgQ-ehxGXdqXW2sKlci19lBbhLeT8M7RN8kMAyTDZ0lzSc_XZEmDxoyRUQFFTcEVwoX2cKlBO3arf8xZxyrU8CQ2Dj7Fm_rFQGRnxMZ4ml-e4wHrbI6jRMnFOTsOu6V7/w500-h333/Gagarin-Studio-Leeds-Footbridge-+2.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWS80yzw_Pm5LeDuBaYn_-s4XE5njFUf25iSgFggXgVAFPBMAPdgR8bM3SYo76sqVbjt_8dkD4ZfjowoV2f-QuxmBbu7_UaNKgJDKGPjGJQQQ0rBanmeCfVTuONnjdD6s8qUN648ko6tE/s1200/Gagarin-Studio-Leeds-Footbridge-.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKWS80yzw_Pm5LeDuBaYn_-s4XE5njFUf25iSgFggXgVAFPBMAPdgR8bM3SYo76sqVbjt_8dkD4ZfjowoV2f-QuxmBbu7_UaNKgJDKGPjGJQQQ0rBanmeCfVTuONnjdD6s8qUN648ko6tE/w500-h333/Gagarin-Studio-Leeds-Footbridge-.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>A for Architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873491867728134715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351414176257789519.post-1173375005290530622020-04-22T14:30:00.001-07:002020-04-28T02:15:18.549-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Great campaign by The Architects' Journal on World Earth Day promoting a 'work with what you've got' ethic. This is perhaps the easiest way Architects can take action against climate change by <b>restoring/renovating</b> and <b>re-purposing</b> existing buildings. </span></div>
A for Architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873491867728134715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351414176257789519.post-35591680795979294852020-01-03T01:12:00.000-08:002020-04-28T02:25:18.081-07:00Light Touch....<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"></span><br /></span>
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A for Architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873491867728134715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351414176257789519.post-50876644520898761382019-01-30T23:12:00.000-08:002020-04-28T02:15:48.319-07:00BEFORE & AFTER<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #d0e0e3; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For such a substantial building this library on the outskirts of Toronto has a light touch on the landscape. The extensive glazing brings much needed light into the building whilst reflecting the landscape around it. Designed by Canadian architects RDHA it hunkers down into the hillside, a significant building but humble within its setting. </span><br />
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A for Architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873491867728134715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351414176257789519.post-54967185854387721022015-07-01T12:50:00.000-07:002015-07-01T12:50:22.097-07:00'Canopy Stair'<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I absolutely love this invention by two art students, an imaginative but practical solution to climbing trees. The steps are made from curved birch plywood which are strapped to the tree trunk in a way so as not to damage the tree yet adaptable enough to work on any tree trunk. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This to me is a beautiful example of old meeting new with some thoughtful detailing at interfaces to give that feeling of separation between the two elements. </span><br />
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A for Architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873491867728134715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351414176257789519.post-40303610603616546332014-11-15T04:04:00.000-08:002014-11-18T04:01:47.092-08:00Stirling prize 2014<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have been meaning to blog my approval of this year's chosen winner of the Stirling prize for Architecture so here goes! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The prize went to the Everyman theatre in Liverpool designed by Howarth Tomkins architects. This is no showy architectural statement of a building but one designed with immense attention to detail, with references back to the theatre it replaced. The use of recycled materials is no box ticking exercise in sustainability nor does the design turn its back on the end user. Quite the opposite, this is a building with heart and soul, one which includes people rather than excluding, a welcoming facade behind which there is a place for everyone.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This snake like building drapes itself across the breathtaking Norweigan landscape with a light yet purposeful touch........... </span></span>A for Architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873491867728134715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351414176257789519.post-33908649736002627632013-12-06T14:54:00.002-08:002013-12-06T14:54:05.581-08:00More Edible Architecture <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A for Architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873491867728134715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351414176257789519.post-85968193145815847522013-11-07T23:36:00.002-08:002013-11-07T23:36:43.749-08:00Dolls' House<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Get bidding if you fancy one of the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Architect designed Dolls' Houses designed for the charity KIDS. The auction is on Monday at Bonhams and you can bid online at </span><a href="http://interactivefundraising.co.uk/adollshouse/" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://interactivefundraising.co.uk/adollshouse/</a><br />
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A for Architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873491867728134715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351414176257789519.post-8992353194721686132013-03-21T13:44:00.000-07:002013-03-21T13:44:14.817-07:00Architect in the House 2013<br />
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A for Architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873491867728134715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351414176257789519.post-67465775036819953652012-12-16T13:13:00.000-08:002012-12-16T13:13:03.814-08:00Edible Architecture<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seems only fitting at this time of over indulgence...........</span><br />
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A for Architecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12873491867728134715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8351414176257789519.post-55632282915216562982012-08-19T01:20:00.000-07:002012-08-19T01:20:39.717-07:00NATURAL ARCHITECTURE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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