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Billable Hours.

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anArchitecture 2009-11-18 23:18:00
From Inside PR, a weekly Canadian podcast about public relations, by Terry Fallis and David Jones: 30 seconds about billable hours (a rough transcript from the podcast) "I actually hate billable hours. Don?t get me wrong ? I like working ? I really like bringing in the money.. but I just …

Public Art.

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anArchitecture 2009-11-16 22:04:00
Pieter Bruegel?s Tower of Babel, image by Kunsthistorisches MuseumThe Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna presents its masterpieces in public. In Vienna, on about 29 busy locations ? subway stations, railway stations, house walls ? the museum is showing treasures from the collection: Pieter Bruegel?s Tower of Babel, Raffael, Lucas Cranach and much …

Pie Plan.

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anArchitecture 2009-11-14 10:02:00
Divided by amount of utilization - by Abi Huynh, graphic designer. Let's build it! [via It's Nice That]content by anArchitecture

Metro-Net. Capturing Globalization.

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anArchitecture 2009-11-08 11:11:00
transportable subway entrance, 1997, Madulain, image from artpublicplaiv.chMetro-Net is about constructing a global metro network, composed of fake subway entrances, ventilation shafts, subway-sounds and generated air flow. The first station of Kippenberger?s Metro-Net was built at the Greek island Syros in 1993. Additional entrances were erected in Dawson City West (Canada), …

Brick-Wheel.

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anArchitecture 2009-11-02 16:17:00
Alternative uses - via today and tomorrow.content by anArchitecture

Change Paradigms in Building Culture - Blog Action Day 2009.

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anArchitecture 2009-10-15 21:28:00
Can technology bridge the gap between our lifestyle and its resource consumption? What when technology fails to deliver a simple solutions for the world?s population energy demands? We (collectively) would need 1.3 planets to sustain today's world average per capita consumption (for Europe about three planets and the US even five). …

Dirty Old Loos.

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anArchitecture 2009-10-11 18:53:00
Adolf Loos, 1905, source: wikipediaCan we separate the artist from his art? By implication we assume that outstanding personalities are supposed to have a high moral integrity. If the artist is outstanding we might take the personallity for granted.Surely not for Adolf Loos (1870 - 1933). In 1928, architect Loos was …

Simple Minimalism.

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anArchitecture 2009-09-30 05:55:00
Umspannwerk / transformerstation Kenlderstraße, Wien / ViennaWhat a façade!content by anArchitecture

Lexikon der gesamten Technik.

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anArchitecture 2009-09-24 15:26:00
The encyclopedia of architectural, engineering and manufacturing technology ("Lexikon der gesamten Technik."), by Otto Lueger, first published in 1894, now public domain because its copyright has expired. See parts of the great collection on the wikipedia.content by anArchitecture

Remembering the Plattenbau.

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anArchitecture 2009-09-15 07:50:00
36 x 12 m sculpture of Plattenbau Housing, photo on flickr, by gynti_46Concrete sculpture of a 'Plattenbau' (building made with precast concrete slabs, mostly built in eastern Europe before 89) by Dagmar Schmidt, in Halle, Germany: Public privacy.content by anArchitecture

Color - Kuler.

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anArchitecture 2009-09-14 18:02:00
Without color? Adobe's online service 'Kuler' does make color picking easy. Intended for print and web it assists designers in creating color schemes. "No matter what you're creating, with Kuler you can experiment quickly with color variations and browse thousands of themes from the Kuler community." So, no reason to be …

The International (Style).

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anArchitecture 2009-09-14 06:59:00
From Wikipedia ("The International", by Tom Tykwer, best known for "Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt"):"Architecture is central to the meaning of The International. The villains inhabit impersonal buildings, built of glass and steel, which reflects Owen's discovery that anonymous forces operated by readily replaceable people run this world and there's nothing …

Dutch Profiles: NL Architects

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anArchitecture 2009-09-08 20:48:00
NL Architects. A great architectural practice I've had the pleasure to work. (thanks for the link Sören). More infos about NL Architects at their fabulous blog or website. Video found at dutchprofiles.comcontent by anArchitecture

I love Jubiläumswarte.

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anArchitecture 2009-09-07 20:28:00
image by anarchitectureThe Jubiläumswarte, an observation tower in the western outskirts of Vienna (Austria), designed by the Austrian architect Hermann Kutschera in 1955.image by Ute Bauercontent by anArchitecture

Open Source Architecture.

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anArchitecture 2009-09-03 19:01:00
There's a thin line between inspiration and copying.content by anArchitecture

For Sale/TVs From Craigslist

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anArchitecture 2009-08-17 07:48:00
For Sale/TVs From Craigslist - by Penelope Umbricofrom the artist (Penelope Umbrico):"For Sale / TVs From Craigslist, are images of the screens of TVs for sale I found on Craigslist. With hints of the seller?s interior space reflected in them, they offer inadvertent glimpses of intimacy and function as self-portraits of …

New Tools. Rhonda Forever.

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anArchitecture 2009-08-14 07:32:00
Design tools are evolving. The next generation will laugh at us for using CAD. How will it be in the near future?The hands on the screen belong to James Paterson. He is using "Rhonda", a 3D drawing tool developed by Amit Pitaru circa 2003. They have just started the beta testing.content …

Plattenbau in Wien.

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anArchitecture 2009-08-10 16:46:00
Seen on my trip to work - a Plattenbau from 1967 (by Georg Linser and Emil Kapeller). With some adjustments, the front facade would fit in an architecture magazine, the backside however, looks nasty!content by anArchitecture

Bump into the MuseumsQuartier.

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anArchitecture 2009-08-08 14:06:00
Don't bump into the logo! (it's maybe the tenth largest cultural complex in the world)content by anArchitecture

Höhenrausch?High-Altitude Euphoria II.

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anArchitecture 2009-08-04 05:53:00
Recently, I have been on the marvelous "Höhenrausch", an art exhibition that guides visitors up to and over the roofs of Linz. It shows art between the sky and the city, offering an opportunity for a unique experience of Linz. See "Höhenrausch?High-Altitude Euphoria" for the participating artists. The timber construction has …

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