Molly Block

wnyc:

Thanks to a new city law, all construction sites must now have a “viewing panel” that lets you peek in and see what’s going on. We explained the law on the Brian Lehrer Show blog, and asked you to snap a picture through that little diamond-sh… — wnyc:

Thanks to a new city law, all construction sites must now have a “viewing panel” that lets you peek in and see what’s going on. We explained the law on the Brian Lehrer Show blog, and asked you to snap a picture through that little diamond-shaped peephole. **Now, here are our favorite of your photos.**

-Jody, BL Show-

Gotta say I like this.

May 23, 2014

theatlantic:

A 26-Story History of San Francisco

What Yelp’s new headquarters, the recently renovated landmark 140 New Montgomery, could teach the city’s tech scene.
Read more. [Image: Alexis Madrigal]

Enjoyed reading this. — theatlantic:

**A 26-Story History of San Francisco**

What Yelp’s new headquarters, the recently renovated landmark 140 New Montgomery, could teach the city’s tech scene.

**Read more.** *[Image: Alexis Madrigal]*

Enjoyed reading this.

March 19, 2014

Source: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/arch...

By tomorrow afternoon (well, actually, 12:35 p.m. Central tomorrow), if all goes according to plan (not my plan, mind you, but the property owner’s plan), the Ben Milam Hotel in downtown Houston will be reduced to a big pile of rubble. (Think … — By tomorrow afternoon (well, actually, 12:35 p.m. Central tomorrow), if all goes according to plan (not my plan, mind you, but the property owner’s plan), the Ben Milam Hotel in downtown Houston will be reduced to a big pile of rubble. (Think dynamite + implosion.) The 10-story brick hotel opened in the 1920s to house travelers who visited Houston via Union Station (which sits across the street and now is a part of Minute Maid Park, the Houston Astros’ home field). When the building goes down tomorrow, so will two of Houston’s few remaining ghost signs. I’m posting this photo as kind of a memorial to a piece of Houston history, I suppose. RIP, Ben Milam. (posted via Instagram at Inn at the Ballpark)

December 8, 2012

lettersfromhere:

The 10 best fictional architects | Culture | The Observer

I’d add the lead character from Peter Greenaway’s 1980s film “The Belly of an Architect.”

October 15, 2012

Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/gallery/...

December 20, 2011

Watch Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter on PBS. See more from American Masters.

The “Charles & Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter" documentary, which premiered last night on PBS, is now available online.

If you’re not able to view the video above, click here to watch the film.

Source: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/ep...

nevver:

X-Ray Murals of Razed Buildings

December 15, 2011

Source: http://nevver.tumblr.com/post/14269960024/...

We’re beyond the point of a fresh coat of paint and a new sales pitch. If we’re going to continue to hold on to the single-family home, we need to transform it. There is a demand for smaller, more energy-efficient homes in less car-dependent neighb… — We’re beyond the point of a fresh coat of paint and a new sales pitch. If we’re going to continue to hold on to the single-family home, we need to transform it. There is a demand for smaller, more energy-efficient homes in less car-dependent neighborhoods; all aspects of the industry, from designers to lenders to planners to consumers, should meet it. In this era of anti-government fervor, subsidizing the American Dream isn’t an option; transforming it is the only one we’ve got.

(via Shifting the Suburban Paradigm - NYTimes.com)

October 12, 2011

Source: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/...

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