Tag Archives for architecture
On Courtyards in India
Klaus-Peter Gast (2007) kind of states the obvious on the significance of courtyards in India (shamelessly from the wiki): The courtyards also take up an old Indian architectural motif whereby the courtyard provides light and air for the rooms directly … Continue reading
Homb
Breaking down architectural shapes to a basic level: “HOMB is based on 100 square foot triangular modules that can be infinitely configured and expanded upon.” Samples in this PDF. Cost? Starts at $160 per square foot. -Shlok Sign up for my … Continue reading
On Sovereign Cities + Architecture
Glass House Conversations is a pretty cool idea. (It’d be better if they incorporated more multimedia in the discussion, a whiteboard, 60 second videos, etc.) There was one run by Geoff of BLDGBLOG on the impact quasi-independent cities will have … Continue reading
Drill Down Structures
If there’s a way to do build these spiral subterrainian structures on a larger scale for cheap, it could be both a lot of fun and useful in regards to security. Rather than a function of excess wealth, a function … Continue reading