What a great track! Not really a Carly Simon fanatic, but this Chic produced gem hits the spot. Originally released as part of the now cult Soup for one movie soundtrack.
Late bloomer, experimentalist, historian and professor at the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo talks about his recent Beetle's House tree house project. It's part of the ongoing 1:1 Architects build small spaces exhibition at the Victoria & Albert museum in London. The exhibition tries to explore the power of small spaces.
I have a weak spot for brick as material. Maybe it's because it's not used much where I come from. When I first went to London as a kid I thought all the houses looked amazing. This house is an interesting take on brick as material. Built in 2008 in Nanjing, China and designed by Chinese architect Zhang Lei. This low cost building (the result of local workers and local material) manages to create a connection with it's environment and an interesting atmosphere by utilizing a simple but still non traditional pattern. Click read more for more pictures. Pictures by Iwan Baan.