Ideas for a world less blah.
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Fantastic video of a 1974 bike ride around Vancouver…
A medley of golden hits for The Golden Gate Bridge 75th Birthday.
( Sittin’ On ) The Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Lights - Journey
Frisco Blues - John Lee Hooker
San Francisco ( Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair ) - Scott McKenzie
I Left My Heart in San Francisco - Tony Bennett
Centipede - Knife Party
Vancouver Viaducts: summary presentation of the proposed new concept for the land under the viaducts.
Beijing: CCTV construction video by Tomas Koolhaas
Beijing: CCTV Headquarters / OMA
Footage captured by Tomas Koolhaas – son of Rem Koolhaas – in February 2012 of the recently completed China Central Television (CCTV) Headquarters in Beijing. The monumental structure took eight years to complete and is OMA‘s first major building in China, as well as their largest project to date. The building is planned for occupancy later this year to broadcast the London 2012 Olympics.
Vancouver Post Office possibly part of a great new Vancouver Art Gallery expansion?
http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/214640/vancouvers-top-10-endangered-heritage-sites/
Vancouver Post Office - Number 1 on Heritage Vancouver’s “Endangered Heritage Sites” list.
http://metronews.ca/news/vancouver/214640/vancouvers-top-10-endangered-heritage-sites/
Herzog & De Meuron’s sensitive restoration of New York’s Park Avenue Armory.
New York: 56 Leonard by Herzog + de Meuron
Sydney: 1 Bligh Street: Vertical Campus
ArqFuturo - Karen Stein, design consultant and writer
Jacques Herzog and Terence Riley - Arc.Future SP - Private Event
Casual Talk: Terence Riley, Paul Goldberger, Jacques Herzog, Karen Stein and André Corrêa Lago
SÃO PAULO 2011
Seminar with Jacques Herzog, Paul Goldberger, Terence Riley, Karen Stein and André Correa do Lago.
Daniel Libeskind @DanielLibeskind discusses the symbolism and architectural expression of commemoration as the 2010 Charles H. Atherton Memorial lecturer.
