February 2012
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chrysler = mid-century modern?
Today I stumbled on an interesting article about how architecture is used by automakers to sell more than the car.
While I surely am no expert in automotive design, even if I have friends who are, I do agree with this sentiment from the article [emphasis added]:
The value exchange depicted in the ads is obvious (drive this car, it will take you remarkable places), but what’s really...
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Origin: Less is More
Less is more
Meaning: The notion that simplicity and clarity lead to good design.
Origin: This is a 19th century proverbial phrase. It is first found in print in Andrea del Sarto, 1855, a poem by Robert Browning:
Who strive - you don’t know how the others strive To paint a little thing like that you smeared Carelessly passing with your robes afloat,- Yet do much less, so much less,...
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Mies is not a god. He’s someone with whom you can co-habit. Even if he’s dead. - Margit Kleber, Architect, Regular or Super
I’m beginning to feel this way every time I sit and reflect in my new space. It is as if I am outdoors, constantly subjected to the elements. I can’t hide from the direct sunlight that the two entire walls of windows lets in. I also feel a bit...
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Mies on Lafayette Park and Urban Planning
Never has city planning been so much talked about as today. But never have we been further from its real understanding.
Most of the discussion has been about its technical aspects.
Some see the problem simply as a traffic problem.
Others think everything could be solved by clearing the slums.
Still others think city planning is exclusively an architectural task.
But only a few see the city...
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