Tag Archives: architecture

I feel sad, jealous, and angsty when I see kids who are experiencing a culturally enriched childhood.

Photo via architectsnewspaper

I was walking through Brooklyn on Halloween nite when I stumbled past these 3 authentic children, all dressed as relevant architectural landmarks. I had to do a google image search since I ‘recognized that the buildings were relevant’ but didn’t know their names. Turns out that they are the Guggenheim, the [...]

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I have no home. I have created a new home. This is my home.

‘There’s no such thing as home.’
– Zacharias Braff, The Garden State of Friendship movie film

This is the story of how Carles gave up his prestigious position at a leading architecture firm and eventually ended up living in this temporary cardboard structure attached to a wall in the subway. A story [...]

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Do yall think I can get into a top tier architecture school if I assemble these LEGO sets?

Yall. I think I have found what I really want to do with my life. I want to design buildings. I want to affect/effect space. I want to challenge reality. I want to tell the world about my strong philosophical viewpoints [via building buildings that look kewl/modern/nontraditional]
I was thinking about [...]

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What does ’space’ mean 2 u?

I think one concept that sets me apart from entry levels+ mainstreamers is my ability to value ’space.’ Most mainstreamers don’t even know what ’space’ really means. They think it’s what exists outside of the Earth’s atmosphere. SPACE is everything.

You are in a space right now. Are you in an authentic [...]

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