Little Monster
I’m a sucker for this stuff.
(via It is we who are the measure of what is strange and miraculous - but does it float)
The Ideas | Trust For The National Mall
The Trust for the National Mall is a holding three separate design competitions for the Mall. If you haven’t been to the Mall, it is in desperate need of maintenance and frankly a redesign. It is broken.
The Trust has posted the twelve potential designs on their site. Four designs per site; Constitution Gardens, Washington Monument Grounds at Sylvan Theater, Union Square. Kudos to them for posting these.
My favorites:
Constitution Gardens: Andropogon + Bohlin Cywinski Jackson or Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architect + Paul Murdoch Architects.
Washington Monument Grounds at Sylvan Theater: Michael Maltzan Architecture + Tom Leader Studio
Union Square: Diller Scofidio Renfro + Hood Design or Gustafson Guthrie Nichol + Davis Brody Bond.
Incredible.
(via Seeing is forgetting the name of the thing one sees - but does it float)
Great interview with one of my favorite architects, Marlon Blackwell. Also, lots of terrific photographs from Tim Hursley.
Amazing light sculptures by Barry Underwood. (via design boom)
