Luigi Veronesi provides a lesson in visual experimentation
“[I] register transparency, thickness, shadows, lights and reflections in a diverse range of fascinating variations and opportunities of expression.” — Luigi Veronesi (1908-1998) Milan-born set...
View ArticlePartisan Memorials in former Yugoslavia
The term Monolith is a derivative of the word “megalith”: the Ancient Greek “μέγας” (megas) meaning “great” and “λίθος” (lithos) meaning “stone.” Normally used for prehistory, “megalith” is also used...
View ArticleSomething Concrete + Modern archive
From Oscar Niemeyer to Charles Holden to Alison and Peter Smithson to T Dan Smith: architecture has always been more than a place of work or residence, but a vehicle for social change. With such...
View ArticleAtlas of Interiors
Atlas of Interiors is a site committed to celebrating the astonishingly high levels of consideration and craftsmanship at play in the development of the maquette: a French word for scale model,...
View ArticleAxel de Stampa :: Architecture Animée
Put this in your town-planning pipe and smoke it: spontaneous architecture by Axel de Stampa — Architecture Animée.
View ArticleCats on Synthesizers in Space
These aren’t any old cat memes. These are Cats on Synthesizers in Space. Don’t ask us why, don’t ask us how, but just know that these are Cats on Synthesizers in Space. But wait! Cats On Synthesizers...
View ArticleMainstream Modern :: An architectural guide to Manchester
Mainstream Modern is an architectural guide to concrete that highlights the many wonderful, yet often unsung and overlooked modernist / concrete buildings in the city of Manchester. Founded as far...
View ArticleSimon Stålenhag’s Tales from the Loop
2,157 backers. $191,564 pledged of a $10,000 goal with 23 days to go: when sci-fi dystopian Swedish countryside is in demand, it’s in demand. Simon Stålenhag’s paintings are “from a childhood that...
View ArticleTom Blachford :: Midnight Modern
Midnight in the garden of the good and the modern. Classic Palm Springs mid-century architecture, shot under the light of a full moon by photographer Tom Blachford. :: The Midnight Mordern series is...
View ArticleBritish Record Bags 1960–1990
“Long before the digital download, cool kids bought their music from the record store. There were lost Saturday afternoons flicking though racks of records, seeking something new and familiar amid the...
View ArticleSystems Project
“Designing the learning process (planning, implementing and evaluating) is viewed as an important part of a teacher’s profession.” — Härkönen, 2002 Work, Rest & Play with the Systems Project: is...
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