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Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:46 am
by rockonin
Molzie wrote:Kevin McCloud is a don
I find him annoying. Especially at the end of the show when he does a summary and uses random fancy big words to make himself look intelligent.

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:37 am
by garethom
nowaysj wrote:Will resemble a shinny vag, but I think it is meant to be the eye.
I see it as an eye too, subconsciously preparing the folks of Birmingham to be permanently watched over on a closer level. :o

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:55 am
by topmo3
i live in the town of alvar aalto so we have a "lot" of "amazing" architectural pieces of art

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looks like USSR tbh :u:

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:12 am
by nowaysj
What does aalto mean?

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:21 am
by topmo3
literally? a wave. but it's his actual surname

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:23 am
by nowaysj
thx

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:40 pm
by hubb
Im with Finji, Arthur Ericksons stuff is brilliant.
The way natural lighting is used puts most other ideas to shame.

http://arthurerickson.com/wood-houses/graham-house/1/

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:45 pm
by nowaysj
So next level, it will be housing for the inheritors.

But for the time being - the problem is these houses are just for the wealthy. It is oogling over a luxury item like a watch or a car.

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:26 pm
by hubb
No doubt and for better humans that want more sunlight.

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 3:07 am
by test_recordings
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If you go to Tokyo, the Sky Tree looks like some ridiculous Wizard of Oz or Sauron tower against the skyline.

If you look a bit closer at the base of the tower, you can also see...

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because nothing says 'BEER' like a giant golden sperm!

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 7:15 pm
by lovelydivot
Here's one of those shipping container houses - kids from my school put together...
They don't list the total cost though...

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=con ... tedIndex=5

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 7:17 pm
by ezza
why the fuck do you use bing lol

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 7:21 pm
by lovelydivot
...I'm not on my own computer right now...I'm not even paying attention to what is what.

Could you not see the stuff?

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 8:52 pm
by nowaysj
America, land of the once free, home of the people who live in industrial refuse.

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 9:53 pm
by Shum
giant phallic towers, often with brotating restaurants near their apex. :q: :q: :q:

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:24 pm
by nowaysj
You got something against rotating restaurants, partner?

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Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:47 pm
by Shum
high on novelty, low on quality. if i were gonna take you on a dinner date noways it would be at ground level soz.

that just gave me an idea though. Imagine a sushi joint that instead of using a conveyor belt to bring portions around has the the seating rotate around a fixed service area. :corntard:

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 12:47 am
by nowaysj
And it runs at like 30 rpm, your seats have seatbelts, and the tables lean into the spin.

Okay, never mind.

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 2:07 am
by test_recordings
That'd be nuts. I went to one in Shibua that shot a little train-like plate on wire down the row to you. The quality was better than the usual type because there's far less waste or atmospheric exposure. That was in Shibuya, I like the normal places best though (i.e. where you sit at a counter and order to the chef in front of you) . I actually prefer sashimi to sushi...

Re: The Architecture Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2014 11:16 am
by cloaked_up
nowaysj wrote:And it runs at like 130 bpm, your seats have seatbelts, and the tables lean into the spin.

Okay, never mind.
130

biguup