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Daily Archives: August 6, 2007
Floorplanner
Remodeling your home and can’t afford a decorator? Try out Floorplanner. The online software runs in Flash and lets your drag-and-drop objects to your layout. A free account should suffice although premium options are available too.
Camouflaged Billboards
Talking of camouflage, wouldn’t our highways look much better if billboards blended into the background? [via]
Street Gangs Research – Interview with Sudhir Venkatesh
Sudhir Venkatesh, one of the foremost contemporary researchers in sociology has a book coming out in 2008, called Gang Leader for a Day. He is famously known to have hobnobbed with gang members in Chicago at much risk to his life for research purposes. Freakonomics has a fine interview with him.
Minami-Nagano Dental Clinic and Residence Pictures
Amazing pictures of the Minami-Nagano Dental Clinic and Residence. I simply love simplistic modern Japanese architecture [via].
Design for Phare Tower
In spite of the perceived purist architecture tradition in Paris, it has seen innovative designs like the Pompidou Centre, Fondation Quartier, and of course, the Louvre Pyramid. And now, the design for “Phare” Tower (Lighthouse) part of the redevelopment of the business district, La Défense has been revealed. Quite dramatic. Should I mention that this design beat design entries by Norman Foster and Rem Koolhaas?
Camouflaged Home
Fancy living in a camouflaged home? You might want to check out this home’s tree-lined walls. Literally.