Posts Tagged 'London'
HOUSING AT THE EXPENSE OF AN IDEA
Robin Hood Gardens: Housing at the Expense of an Idea.
Completed in 1972, Robin Hood Gardens was intended as a model of post-war London social housing. The project was designed by famed architects Alison and Peter Smithson as a British …
HOUSING AT THE EXPENSE OF AN IDEA
Robin Hood Gardens: Housing at the Expense of an Idea.
Completed in 1972, Robin Hood Gardens was intended as a model of post-war London social housing. The project was designed by famed architects Alison and Peter Smithson as a British …
AYELSBURY ACADEMY
I recently got to visit Ayelesbury Academy which opened in the Spring of 2013. I worked on this project with Allies and Morrison Architects for 16-months from the initial concepts until on-site construction. It was very exciting to see the …
AYELSBURY ACADEMY
I recently got to visit Ayelesbury Academy which opened in the Spring of 2013. I worked on this project with Allies and Morrison Architects for 16-months from the initial concepts until on-site construction. It was very exciting to see the …
LONDON2012 OLYMPICS
I was lucky enough this year to be in Europe during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. I managed to have a one week holiday in London in my recent move between Munich, Germany and New Haven, Connecticut. Within the …
LONDON2012 OLYMPICS
I was lucky enough this year to be in Europe during the 2012 Olympic Games in London. I managed to have a one week holiday in London in my recent move between Munich, Germany and New Haven, Connecticut. Within the …
GUERRILLA GARDENING
East London is currently undergoing a guerrilla gardening epidemic with the help of The Pothole Gardener. These very interesting and somewhat cute gardens are popping into potholes and cracks in roads and sidewalks. Many of them have scenes created into …
GUERRILLA GARDENING
East London is currently undergoing a guerrilla gardening epidemic with the help of The Pothole Gardener. These very interesting and somewhat cute gardens are popping into potholes and cracks in roads and sidewalks. Many of them have scenes created into …
HISTORY OF: KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON
The infamous English phrase can be found all around London and the world on posters, coffee mugs, and the like. It is a timeless classic from era of world war that has found its way into mainstream culture. However, did …
HISTORY OF: KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON
The infamous English phrase can be found all around London and the world on posters, coffee mugs, and the like. It is a timeless classic from era of world war that has found its way into mainstream culture. However, did …
ROTHSCHILD HQ PUBLISHED
So its happened…. the first time a project of mine has made the cover of a magazine. The Rothschild Headquarters (project I worked on while at Allies and Morrison with OMA) made the cover of the German magazine Baumeister. Im …
ROTHSCHILD HQ PUBLISHED
So its happened…. the first time a project of mine has made the cover of a magazine. The Rothschild Headquarters (project I worked on while at Allies and Morrison with OMA) made the cover of the German magazine Baumeister. Im …
MY LONDON
Upon leaving the capitol. I wanted to create a Nolli Style map of London. Only I wanted to infuse within it the buildings that were most important in my time there. I made the buildings I occupied most often, where …
ROTHSCHILD HEADQUARTERS
Built Work
9 months
2008/2009
Allies and Morrison Architects (in conjunction with OMA)
The Rothschild family first moved to the site on New Court in London over 200 years ago. Building upon a palimpsest of different buildings throughout the …
ROTHSCHILD HEADQUARTERS
Built Work
9 months
2008/2009
Allies and Morrison Architects (in conjunction with OMA)
The Rothschild family first moved to the site on New Court in London over 200 years ago. Building upon a palimpsest of different buildings throughout the …
LIVING CITIES
“We view the landscape much as the Victorians viewed women: as either saints or whores. If an open space is green, it is considered a saint. If it is built, concreted or asphalted, it is a whore.” – Martha Schwartz, …
LIVING CITIES
“We view the landscape much as the Victorians viewed women: as either saints or whores. If an open space is green, it is considered a saint. If it is built, concreted or asphalted, it is a whore.” – Martha Schwartz, …