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02/10/08 // Link:
The Ancient Indus Valley This is great site for anyone interested in seeing what south Asia looked like circa 1900-1920. Actually it’s a good bit more than that, but since I happen to be writing about that area, at that time, that’s what I’ve …continue reading »
01/08/08 // Link:
Abandoned Wonders of America I have a friend who is obsessed with the “lost” city that supposedly exists beneath New York City. While that’s not on this particular list, it might as well be, these are no less fascinating though. Imagine entire islands and …continue reading »
12/15/07 // Link:
Stunning Temples Secretly Carved Out Below Ground Next time you think your hobby is occupying too much of your free time, consider this guy’s project, which is most likely a bit larger in scope and goals: Nestling in the foothills of the Alps in northern Italy, 30 …continue reading »
07/27/07 // Link:
Sao Paulo: The City That Said No To Advertising This sounds too good to be 1, but apparently Sao Paulo Brazil banned all forms of advertising within the city limits. That’s gotta scare the crap out of Google, but it sounds great to me. “A city stripped of advertising. …continue reading »
05/17/07 // Link:
Antoni Gaudi On MetaFilter Three exceptionally beautiful videos featuring surreal genius architect Antoni Gaudi. The comments also contain a number of additional links to various examples of Gaudi’s work.continue reading »
05/03/07 // Link:
600-Year-Old Music Found Encoded in Chapel Walls A father-and-son team, Thomas and Stuart Mitchell, have unlocked a coded music system present in decorations of the Rosslyn Chapel. The chapel contains 213 carved blocks showing thirteen geometric patterns. In addition to these blocks, there are carved angels playing …continue reading »
04/21/07 // Link:
La Philharmonie de Paris 2 Images of the new Philharmonic Theatre about to be built in Paris. Stunning images, though I’m curious what the outside will look like. Still, good enough reason to go back.continue reading »
10/17/06 // Link:
Hot Library Smut Some excerpt photographs from a book on libraries… there’s some really beautiful architecture in these buildings… sadly (but not surprisingly) none of them are in the US.continue reading »
08/09/06 // Link:
MyApartmentMap Find Apartments And Roomates On A Map Great little site that brings together apartment listings with google maps. Finally, i’ve only been looking for this for about two months.continue reading »
07/20/06 // Link:
A Porch and Flowering Meadow, 6 Floors Up “Front porches and rooftop meadows are hardly the norm in high-rise Manhattan, but a couple has managed to create both, inspired by a visit eight years ago to Elk Lake, Pa.” Silly rich people.continue reading »
05/19/06 // Link:
In Alabama, a Poor County Is Rich in Modern Architecture - New York Times Ah yes everyone seems to think its amazing that the poor ignorant souls of Alabama can actually build houses let alone really cool ones. This piece has that New York snobbery all over it, but the house is still cool.continue reading »
05/17/06 // Link:
Ontology is Overrated — Categories, Links, and Tags Clay Shirky, who is consistantly one the brightest and most original thinkers in the tech sector, on classification and the internet. “Today I want to talk about categorization, and I want to convince you that a lot of what we …continue reading »