Dieter Rams Quotes

Rams, Dieter. Less but Better Wdiniger, aber besser, gestalten, 2019 Good design is honest. Good Design is unobtrusive Good design Continue reading →

[r] Recycling Madrid, works of Abalos & Herreros

Without grand investments in representation and eye-catching forms, Abalos & Herreros’ best works enchant with their quiet consciousness, uninhibited and Continue reading →

[r] The Architecture of the City

Reading Notes from The Architecture of the City by Aldo Rossi .. the relief and design of structures appear more Continue reading →

The Eyes of the Skin

Architecture of the Sense by Juhani Pallasmaa, quotes: I had become increasingly concerned about the bias towards vision, and the Continue reading →

[r] Coupling- Infrastructure Opportunism

When modernists such as Le Corbusier and Ludwig Hiberseimer valiantly attempted to reintroduce infrastructure as guiding logis, they often either Continue reading →

[r] The World according to the BLDGBLOG

Architectural Conjecture, Urban Speculation ” These things… are only filled with beauty when they are portrayed, and looked upon by Continue reading →

Miss Jane Talks about City Parks

Memorable quotes from Jane Jacobs’ “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” on the uses of neighborhood parks. Parks Continue reading →

[:] “People’s Park” or “Those People’s Park”

It (neighborhood parks) is a creature of its surroundings and of the way its surroundings generate mutual support from diverse Continue reading →