Architecture 13. Beijing National Stadium Also known as Bird’s Nest, this phenomenal stadium was built for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Most expensive apartment in the UK sold for $221 million dollars! « blah blah blah… Most expensive apartment in the UK sold for $221 million dollars! Got a quarter billion dollars laying around? You’re in luck. The Best Architectural Websites The Top Architectural Websites in the World That sounds pretty important doesn’t it? At the very least it sounds comprehensive … it suggests an extensive and exhaustive collection of the best architecturally themed websites in the world. I’m not sure if that is this list but it is my go-to list of websites. Compiling a list of the top architectural websites is far more difficult than it sounds, particularly if there isn’t any particular manner of evaluation employed other than these are the sites that I go to the most often.
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Celebrity Homes Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi recently purchased what is arguably the "best house in Los Angeles" -- the recently revamped Brody house in Holmby Hills, CA. The multi-winged A. Quincy Jones designed house, which sits next door to the Playboy Mansion, was commissioned in 1949 by philanthropists and art collectors Sidney and Frances Brody. With an interior designed by Billy Haines and the 2.3 acre grounds by landscape arhitect Garrett Eckbo, Brody House is widely considered one of the best estates in Los Angeles. The 13,511 square foot, 6 bedroom, 9.5 bathroom home, includes a pool and pool house, gym, spa and tennis court.
No. 570 - 2012.1024 Trees are fundamental to urban landscapes and natural ecosystems. Wood from trees is a fundamental material for architecture. The tension between wood in living trees, and wood in buildings and other products, is arguably at an all-time-high on planet Earth. This is especially true in North America, where primary harvest of irreplaceable primeval forest, having swept across the continent during the last 300 years, is still underway. Happy Star Wars Day — The Top 10 Star Wars Ads Of All Time May the 4th be with you! Today is Star Wars day and to celebrate we’re bringing you a list of ten of the most viral Star Wars themed ads of all time. The list is care of Unruly Media, who have put together a list of the Top 100 Star Wars Themed Ads using their official Viral Video Chart. The list can be sorted according to the most-shared ads over the last 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, 365 days or all time. Here are the top 10 most-shared Star Wars themed ads of all time.
interior design Archives JOINT Cafe & Workspace by 56thStudio // Bangkok, Thailand. Next time I hear someone whinge about how hard it is to design a good-looking workspace on a budget, I’ll personally bitch-slap them across the face, tell them to stop talking shit and instantly point them towards this post. This is a promise. People, can we all please agree right now that workspaces don’t need to be ugly, predictable, corporate or boring as bat-shit?