{"id":4593,"date":"2014-08-14T14:27:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-14T14:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/?p=4593"},"modified":"2014-08-21T14:48:44","modified_gmt":"2014-08-21T14:48:44","slug":"interesting-stuff-on-the-internet-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/interesting-stuff-on-the-internet-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting Stuff on the Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interesting stuff on the internet<\/em>\u00a0is an article sharing my favourite recent online inspiration and distractions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cold War Kid<\/span><\/a><\/span>: During the 1961\u00a0<\/span>Berlin Crisis<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0President John F. Kennedy vowed to identify spaces in \u201cexisting structures both public and private that could be used for fallout shelters in case of attack.\u201d\u00a0After JFK\u2019s speech, a fallout shelter economy occurred\u00a0almost immediately in the U.S. There were door to door bomb-shelter salesmen, shelter displays at malls and county fairs, and pamphlets for sale on every magazine rack.<\/span><\/p>\n

Can Inflated Concrete Homes Help Solve the World’s Housing Woes<\/span><\/a><\/span>?\u00a0The Binishell is an idea for inflated concrete domes dreamed up by Dr. Dante Bini in the 1960’s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Origins of Common UI Symbols<\/span>:<\/a> They are road signs for your daily rituals \u2013 the instantly recognised symbols and icons you press, click and ogle countless times a day when you interact with your computer. But how much do you know about their origins?<\/p>\n

I am loving the installation entitled\u00a0Wendy<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0<\/span>HWKN<\/span><\/a><\/span>. Wendy\u00a0is a\u00a0spiky, blue, pollution-busting installation for MoMA PS1’s ever-popular\u00a0<\/span>Summer Warm-Up series<\/span><\/a><\/span>. Check out images and info here<\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Days of future past:<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0When it opened in 1958, Pacific Ocean Park was solid competition for Disneyland. It had thrill rides, funhouse attractions, exhibits and animal shows, mixing Googie architecture, space age modernist and Tiki aesthetics. Attendance was fantastic \u2013 initially \u2013 and over the next ten years the park was a setting for many TV shows and films. The P.O.P. auditorium – \u2018Cheetah\u2019 – hosted rock bands like The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Doors, and Pink Floyd. But by 1967 the park was in debt and closed, the ruins of the decaying park became a popular hangout for teens and the legendarily street tough Dogtown surfers.\u00a0The saga is documented in a new 264-page book entitled\u00a0Pacific Ocean Park: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles’ Space-Age Nautical Pleasure Pier<\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Take a look at\u00a0New York Cities $20 billion quest to build a neighbourhood from nothing<\/span><\/a><\/span>. The ambitious project bring into question whether we can create that buzzy neighbourhood feel when building over 17.4 million square feet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fuck Yeah Brutalism<\/span><\/a><\/span> is a shout out to one of the coolest websites;\u00a0Posting one high-resolution scanned image per day, Fuck Yeah Brutalism chronicles the evolution of the distinctive modernist architectural sub-genre Brutalism.<\/span><\/p>\n

Loving the Dogtrot House<\/span><\/a><\/span> by Dunn and Hillam Architects<\/span><\/a><\/span>. The house is located in NSW, Australia. The Architects describe the house as a permanent campsite.\u00a0The form of this building can be traced back to the early one room cabins that were built by farmers and fishermen. As the family grew another cabin would be built and connected with a common roof.<\/span><\/p>\n

Also loving the Bunkie<\/span><\/a><\/span> house by\u00a0608 Design<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0BLDG Workshop<\/span><\/a><\/span>. The house is an inexpensive, eco-friendly, prefabricated home in the countryside, just big enough for you and friend or two to hang out and take in the outdoors.<\/span><\/p>\n

The possibilities and limitations of our built environment\u00a0have historically been defined and redefined by advancements in lift technology. The new ‘UltraRope Elevato<\/span>r<\/span><\/a>‘ will let cities soar higher than ever before.<\/span><\/p>\n

What makes you happy<\/span><\/a><\/span>?\u00a0Everyone wants to be happy. But how, exactly, does one go about it? In this epic TED talk playlist, psychologists, journalists, Buddhist monks and more gives answers that may surprise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Images of architecture across Germany<\/span><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0known for its clean lines, cutting-edge design, and elements of play.<\/span><\/p>\n

From Dystopia to Utopia (not forgetting Dinotopia) checkout the\u00a0list of possible futures<\/span><\/a><\/span>, ranked from least desirable to most desirable and a whole heap of funny comments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Operating outside the law to make a difference, Rebel Architects<\/span><\/a><\/span> are\u00a0a collection of men and women who have created some amazing structures, from floating homes to disaster-proof houses and bamboo domes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

German creative studio Urbanscreen<\/span><\/a><\/span> have just unveiled \u2018320 Licht<\/span><\/a><\/span>.\u2019 The project is a stunning light projection inside a cathedral-like interior of the 20,000 square meter Gasometer Oberhausen<\/span><\/a><\/span> in Germany. Gasometer Oberhausen is the same space that housed Christo\u2019s Big Air Package<\/span><\/a><\/span> last year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Loving these images<\/a> created by surfer and sand artist Jim Denevan<\/span><\/a><\/span>. Denevan is also the man behind the traveling outdoor dining experience Outstanding in the Field<\/span><\/a>. His geometric sand sculptures are made with rakes and sticks and can span miles of North California beaches. The pieces take many hours to create but can often disappear much quicker as the incoming tide gently erases them from earth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clay Robotics<\/span><\/a><\/span>: The future of architecture is happening now on Grymsdyke\u00a0Farm where students are\u00a0experimenting with robotics, new technologies and local materials. Their work is beautiful.<\/p>\n

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Interesting stuff on the internet\u00a0is an article sharing my favourite recent online inspiration and distractions. Cold War Kid: During the 1961\u00a0Berlin Crisis\u00a0President John F. Kennedy vowed to identify spaces in \u201cexisting structures both public and private that could be used for fallout shelters in case of attack.\u201d\u00a0After JFK\u2019s speech, a fallout shelter economy occurred\u00a0almost immediately […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4593"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4593"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4636,"href":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4593\/revisions\/4636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}