PERSONAL COLLECTION OF AMAZING NATURE PICTURES OF ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNER, HOBBY-PHOTOGRAPHER, AND FIRST OF ALL DEAR FRIEND: FLORIAN WINTER
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DEDICATED PROJECT FROM FRIENDS of Friends FROM SWITZERLAND
“You can slay a human with a flat as with an axe alike.” Heinrich Zille (1858–1929)
marlowes, High QUALITY ONLINE MAGAZINE FROM STUTTGART WITH main emphases: ARCHITECTURE, TECHNOLOGY, urbanism AND CITY PLANNING. Per WEEK 3 NEW CONTRIBUTIONS.
AMO’s research project in Lagos. An interactive immersion. AMO + OMA EXAMINED, WITH STUDENTS OF GSD / HARVARD, THE SURVIVAL AND FUNCTIONALITY OF THE NIGERIAN MEGAPOLIS IN 1997. IN THE FINAL DOCUMENTATION “LAGOS WIDE & CLOSE” THE Viewer CAN EXERCISE THE CITY FROM VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES.
Radical experiments in teaching architecture since 1945 LINK TO A USEFUL DATABASE 3. (related topic: Vergessene Schulen of Gribat/Misselwitz: Architectural education in germany around 1968)
“Hassan Fathy: Architecture for the Rich” IN ADDITION TO HASSAN FATHY’S QUOTE IN OCTOBER 2017, MOHAMMED ELSHAHED (CAIROOBSERVER) BILLS OFF With THE EGYPTIAN ARCHITECT to ENTMYSTIFy him in favour FOR A more DIFFERENTIATED CLASSIFICATION.
What is architecture? -… The webpage WHAT IS ARCHITECTURE HAS SUBMITTED THIS question AND MANY ARCHITECTS WERE RESPONSIBLE to answer to that question THROUGH SHORT VIDEO INTERVIEWS.
Out of the Manifesto of The Architecture Lobby: We are precarious workers. These are our demands: 1. Enforce labor laws that prohibit unpaid internships, unpaid overtime; refuse unpaid competitions. 2. Reject fees based on percentage of construction or hourly fees and instead calculate value based on the money we save our clients or gain them. […]
Architecture blog: commonedge About Common Edge: “a non-profit organization dedicated to reconnecting architecture and design with the public that it’s meant to serve. To get there we will need more authentic public engagement and the rediscovery of some timeless design resources.”
Detroit Resists “Detroit Resists is a coalition of activists, artists, architects, and community members working on behalf of an inclusive, equitable, and democratic city.”
NZZ.Bellevue: Das entweihte Liebesnest an der Côte d‘Azur (in German) LE CORBUSIER’S individual RELATIONSHIP TOwards PRIVATE PROPERTY AND CLOTHING at the EXAMPLE of E-1027 BY EILEEN GRAY IN ROQUEBRUNE, France.
OUagadougou II
Taming the wild: The swiss pilot and photographer walter Mittelholzer with an aerial shot of Ouagadougou (nowadays capital of Burkina Faso), 1930/31. Probably under the rule of french Governor Édouard Hesling the wide ROADS got DESIGNED AS A PART OF AN AUTHORITArian TOWN PLANNING, WHose aim was SEGREGATION AND ECONOMICal prosperity OF THE REGION. WHEN THE […]
The art of the title sequence – a comprehensive collection LINK to a useful database 2.
history of graphicdesign. The webpage of the reference book. LINK to a useful database 1. (THE COLLECTION IS ESPECIALLY FOR mySELF TO REMind ME of useful LINKS.)
Amir Djalali: The Political Economy of Architectural Research – Dutch Architecture, Architects and the City. AMIR DJALALI DEVELOPS IN THIS WONDERFUL EXAMINATION OF THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN ARCHITECTURE PRODUCTION A COMPREHENSIVE AND INTERESTING IMAGE OF A PROFESSION-IN-CHANGE. Especially THE DUTCH ARCHITECTURe-scene IS emblematic FOR A DEVELOPMENT, where “RESEARCH” became THE DECISIVE FACTOR. (published IN CONTOUR […]
recommendation for reading: Germany’s leading architectural theory magazine: ARCH+ 231: The Property Issue – about Ground & property
Vittorio Lampugnani about Swiss urban planning
“When an engineer designs a machine, a bridge, or a regulator, each line in his drawings is the result of a great accumulation of laws and principles from a dozen different mechanical sciences. He designs the machine to withstand a certain amount of strain and to do a particular job. In both these aspects he […]
“We shape our buildings, and afterwards, our buildings shape us.” Winston Churchill, speech in the House of Commons on October 28, 1944.
“ZEITmagazin: By the way, how much space do you have for yourself to live here in Rotterdam? Koolhaas: 40 square meters. ZEITmagazin: So little? Koolhaas: This offers maximum contemplation – I’m not the typical collector and do not possess many things. So there is no need for more space. “ Rem Koolhaas gets Interviewed by […]