Mirage Studio 7 has an entry on their blog about Sketchpad, the great grand-daddy of all CAD applications. Its crazy to think that computer aided drafting has been available for over 40 years, but only came into heavy use in the last 20.
Build Blog has a great entry highlighting women designers who have had a major impact on design culture. The thing about this post that strikes me most is more of who they didn’t include – Zaha Hadid and Denise Scott Brown, as opposed to those who they did.
Materialicious has a post about a spiral stair fit into a 1 square meter (9 square foot) footprint. While I applaud the genius use of a tilted axis to fit more in a smaller space I regret to think that this will never make it to this side of the atlantic. Not only would current zoning codes reject it because of lack of a handrail and child safety features, but the tilted axis would most certainly make the treads not identical which also violates current building codes.
Inhabitat has a post about Brad Pitt being honored by the USGBC for his Make it Right Foundation and their work in New Orleans. While I am happy to see the profile of architecture raised and see my old home being brought back from the brink, I’m getting kind of tired of Mr. Pitt “playing architect.” I’ve worked hard for 5 years of school, 4 years of internships, and 7 exams and while I wait for the final results I still can’t call myself an architect or even act as if I am one. But, bring enough money to the table and put it behind a worthy cause and suddenly no one cares what you call yourself.
clips … New Modern Home in Montauk, NY … Exhibition: Philadelphia’s Creative Architectural Boom … BeaMalevich … Santiago Calatrava Unveils High Speed Rail Station in Belgium
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