Math Monday: Live-In Polyhedra
This week, we look at polyhedra so large and substantial that people can live in them!
architecture
Playground Built from Used Windmill Parts
This playground, built in the Netherlands by architecture firm 2012Architecten repurposes used windmill parts to create a playground complete with slides, towers, and tunnels. It’s great to see a project that reuses materials on such a large scale.
A House Built into a Chair
Ted Lott constructed this house frame built into a chair, playing around with what can be called design, and what can be called architecture.
Penrose Tile Architecture
Architect Akio Hizune recently published these variations on an earlier work imagining a “six dimensional monument” based on Penrose tilings.
Boston Brownstone 3D Print
Thingiverse user Steven Conine designed, printed, and published this excellent model of the Braddock park row house he inhabits in Bostn.
Watch Laughing Baby Videos Under the Stars in this YouTube Theater
This outdoor YouTube theater by Cranbrook Academy of Art student Aaron Jones was constructed with zip ties and fence piping: The structure itself is comprised of post processed chain link fence pipe selected for its inherent ability to form an interlocking system that erects in about a day. The physical manipulation of the material was […]
Gallery of buildings and architectural elements
This astounding architectural resource is a treasure to anyone working with building design, construction, or for those of us just fascinated by architecture from our armchairs. Run by ArchitectureWeek, the site seems an inexhaustible database of photos, building plans, building and architectural element information and history, and other technical and cultural-historical aspects of architecture. You […]
