The work I'm doing now isn't art. At least I hope it isn't art. I hope I am a designer. I think what I do is some kind of architecture, landscape, and product design. But obviously it didn't begin that way. It didn't really begin as art, either...
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Monday, 16 November 09 - 10:04 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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bad dream house 1984 - vito acconci
here's the transcript to a great talk by vito acconci.
here's an interview he did with architectural record.
i've been spending a lot of time with the magazine 0 to 9 that acconci did with bernadette mayer lately. highly recommended.
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
In 1965 David Sellers and Bill Rienecke, freshly graduated from the Yale School of Arch, moved to Vermont to build something. They bought 450 acres. The name came when architect, John Lucas, sat on a thorny bush - Prickly Mountain was born...
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Wednesday, 11 November 09 - 08:20 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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In 1965 David Sellers and Bill Rienecke, freshly graduated from the Yale School of Architecture, came to Vermont looking to build something. They were attracted to Vermont as much by the skiing and partying as the opportunity to build without the restrictions of zoning regulations or planning commissions. They discovered 450 acres, mostly abandoned farmland and unimproved forest that they were able to buy for $1,000 down apiece. The name came when another architect friend, John Lucas, sat down on a raspberry bush and—ouch!—Prickly Mountain was born.
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
"The famous Zen parable about the master for whom, before his studies, mountains were only mountains, but during his studies mountains were no longer mountains, and afterward mountains were again mountains could be interpreted as an allegory about...
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Tuesday, 10 November 09 - 08:38 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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after about 500 posts here at the rolu blog, the one i most consistently get questions and comments about is this story i posted last winter about a mountain retreat outside hanoi in tam dao vietnam. i interviewed my friend duc nguyen who designed it and lives there part time.
he recently shared some pics of life around his place in tam dao and his mother has moved in. seeing these pictures made me really, really happy today.
all of the previous pictures i'd seen of the place in tam dao had such a hushed, serene and almost mystical feeling... seeing these pictures adds a human complexity to my idea of the place that makes it even more beautiful.
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
The sanctuary, central, towers over the two sides that are the choir of nuns and space of the faithful: this may be the humble to the transcendence of God. Le clocher ne comporte aucun ornement, pas plus que les autres parties de la construction. The to
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Monday, 09 November 09 - 11:36 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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more on the last post... caramel of st. saulve by hungarian artist pierre szekely (1923-2001) and architect claude guislain valenciennes.
originally via: architectures de sartes postales and more at Caramel of St. Saulve.
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
The single circular window placed on the side of the street is open to the world, if present inside the prayer of the Carmelites. A travers les vitraux de verre organique, matière plus légère que celle des vitraux classiques, le soleil dessine des...
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Monday, 09 November 09 - 10:50 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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today is this pic of the sun high above montastère du caramel of st. saulve
and this song: sun was high (so was i) by best coast
please enjoy.
more on this tomorrow.
posted by matt olson
Afin de poursuivre notre action de protection du centre commercial de Sens dessiné par monsieur Claude Parent j'ai fait éditer une carte postale de soutien qui doit agir comme une pétition amusante et décalée. (J'espère...) J'ai volontairement choisi une
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Wednesday, 04 November 09 - 07:45 PM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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“This supermarket is the real application of the oblique function theories worked out by the architect Claude Parent. By protecting it we safeguard one of the most significant works of the modern and contemporary architecture. This work belongs to all of us”.
The GEM supermarket is in Sens, France, and was built in 1970. Just as much of the contemporary anti-charming architecture, it runs the risk to be destroyed or tampered. You can ask archipostcard to receive the petition/postcard and send it to the DRAC for a chance to turn this concrete beauty into an historical monument.
via atelier
posted by matt olson
In a dream last night, I saw a great storm. It seized the scaffolding. It tore the cross-clasps, the iron ones, down. But what was made of wood, swayed and remained. - Bertolt Brecht - Im Traum heute Nacht. Sah ich einen grosen Sturm. Ins Baugerüst...
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Tuesday, 03 November 09 - 09:04 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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"The house is not strong or heavy – it is weak and flexible. It is also not closing the environment out, but designed to give the farmers a needed shelter.
chen house by marco cassagrande and frank chen
In a dream last night, I saw a great storm. It seized the scaffolding. It tore the cross-clasps, the iron ones, down. But what was made of wood, swayed and remained. - Bertolt Brecht
posted by matt olson
"You've been living on horizontal planes for nine thousand years now, and you haven't given any thought to living differently." Except in the case of those people who either sail or mountain-climb, and as a matter of fact, when I did my lectures in...
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Wednesday, 28 October 09 - 07:15 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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hans-ulrich obrist interviewing claude parent at Maison Parent, Neuilly.
the images make me think of these works by guy de cointet.
here's a pdf of a more recent conversation between the two.
please enjoy.
via wannes de prez / ony one
posted by matt olson
Foto aus dem Buch: hfg ulm. Der Blick hinter den Vordergrund. Die politische Geschichte der Hochschule für Gestaltung (1953-1968). / Pictures taken from the book: hfg ulm. The view behind the foreground. The political history of the Ulm School of Design
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Wednesday, 21 October 09 - 10:21 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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fantastic flickr set of images from the book: hfg ulm. The View Behind The Foreground. The Political History of the Ulm School of Design (1953-1968).
via betonbabe
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
... a holiday house one has usually another conception - a unverputzter, simple Kubus from Bimsbetonsteinen is there rather the exception. This house stands in the widths of the American continent, well 300 kilometers northwest from New York town center
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Wednesday, 14 October 09 - 10:05 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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perfect. cube house (2000) - simon ungers.
via betonbabe
also tons of photos here at joshua tawney.com
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
Après des études de latin-grec, de mathématiques spéciales et d’architecture aux Beaux-Arts de Toulouse et de Paris, Claude Parent affirme précocement son goût pour les chemins de traverse et son engagement vers une architecture d'avant-garde. Il ouvre...
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Tuesday, 22 September 09 - 08:58 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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Maison Bordeaux le Pecq 1966 - claude parent
the sweeping wave-like line of the roof creates one of my favorite interior spaces in all of residential architecture. absolutely beautiful.
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
James and Betsy's house was a collaboration with our friends at the great architecture firm CITYDESKSTUDIO & we think everything about it is fantastic. Dave and Marge's house, was a MN Greenstar project involving us & Acacia Architects
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Thursday, 17 September 09 - 01:14 PM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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dave & marge's house
two of our studio's projects will be featured on the aia-mn 2009 home tour this weekend here in minneapolis. so if you're here... stop by the homes and say hi.
have a look at the studio's newsletter for more details.
dave & marge's house
james & betsy's house
we'd love to see you.
posted by matt olson
Brouwn made a name for himself in the early 1960’s with his measurement of distances. He gained international recognition with the work ‘this way brouwn’, which consists of drawings made by passers-by that serve as directions for the artist to get from...
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Thursday, 17 September 09 - 09:06 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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i love this. the artist stanley brouwn whose work often involves measurements...
The dimensions of the building are derived from the so-called ‘Brouwn-foot’; instead of the metric system, the artist uses the length of his own foot. More here.
via Tell You (today)
posted by matt olson
For those who find consolation in visionary architecture, Los Angeles has always been a powerful antidepressant. Its wealth of 20th-century treasures, mostly private homes, reminds us that it is possible to find quiet corners of enlightenment in dystopian
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Wednesday, 09 September 09 - 09:47 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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more lautner - Midtown school (now the French American school silverlake). here's a bunch of photos of lautner works largely culled from architecture tours. via atelier.
"one day after school" via arab strap
and also...
"summer school" via city center
and also...
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
Utilizing visually intriguing and functionally ingenious spaces, Lautner creates houses with vast clear span interiors. He integrates water and the surrounding landscape into his overall design. He boldly experiments with new industrial processes and ...
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Tuesday, 08 September 09 - 07:29 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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polin house 1947 - john lautner
i've always been a pretty big fan of john lautner's work but, i picked up a little book on clearance at the walker art center book store and it's caused another look at his work to bring it to a whole new level for me. most of it is looking perfect all of a sudden.
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
As we move through our experiences in life, each encounter represents a discovery about our inner selves as well as our relationships with the outer world. The choices available in the present unfold from the results of decisions made in the past...
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Tuesday, 01 September 09 - 09:55 PM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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jans house - fresno 1973 arthur dyson. only pic i could find. looks absolutely fantastic.
it also looks like it might have a three window room.
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
In the high desert on the south slope of a large rock outcropping appears a giant bird from some prehistoric time. 26 gracefully arranged wings of gently curved concrete forms, all resting on cantilevered, shaped, concrete platforms, span up to fifty feet
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Monday, 31 August 09 - 10:06 PM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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more stunning work by kendrick bangs kellog. high desert house palm springs ca.
watch for a short interview with him here at rolu soon.
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
Arne Jacobsen må betegnes som en af det 20. århundredes mest fremtrædende danske arkitekter. Han har international status og hans møbler er meget eftertragtede i såvel indland som udland. Arne Jacobsen blev uddannet som murer og fik afgangsbevis fra Det
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Wednesday, 26 August 09 - 11:58 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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arne jacobsen from the amazing seier+seier+seier flickr collection.
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
Nuclear power is any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions. The only method in use today produces power via nuclear fission, though other methods might one day include nuclear fusion and:
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Wednesday, 26 August 09 - 08:25 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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Bunker like wooden models of 1980's french nuclear power station by architects Claude Parent and Roger Taillibert.
via atelier
makes me think of this and this and this and ...
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
kellogg is a citizen of the theoretical global country of Oceanus, which embraces the ideals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in 1948 AD. The concept that the Global Ocean is the common heritage of all...
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Monday, 24 August 09 - 07:57 AM (GMT -06:00) By ro / lu in architecture |
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the architect ken kellogg says "architecture is a love affair with nature".
impossible to disagree when looking at his yen house. he also says:
"ultimate survival is dependent upon beauty. mother nature is the wellspring of original thought. sensitive awareness arouses the passion of our uncommon self. every individual has the inherent right to live in a beautiful environment." - ken kellogg
looking at kellogg's work i feel like apollo 11 returning to the earth. more soon.
please enjoy.
posted by matt olson
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