{"id":5428,"date":"2017-02-28T07:36:54","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T07:36:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/?p=5428"},"modified":"2017-04-30T04:01:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-30T04:01:44","slug":"interesting-stuff-on-the-internet-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archi-ninja.com\/interesting-stuff-on-the-internet-14\/","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.<\/p>\n

Productivity:<\/strong> How to spend the last hour of the workday.\u00a060-minute “soft projects” to wrap up every day of the week. Check it out\u00a0here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Architecture and User Experience:<\/strong> Having left architecture to become a UX designer myself these two articles are just great:\u00a0Why I\u2019m Transitioning from Architecture to\u00a0UX<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Why a Career in UX Design is Perfect for Dissatisfied Architects<\/a><\/p>\n

Education:<\/strong>\u00a0Frank Gehry<\/a>\u00a0has been selected by online education platform\u00a0MasterClass<\/a>\u00a0to lead an interactive architecture and design course on his creative process. The course will include 15 video lessons, and critique from the architect himself on select student work. Check out the details\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Apocalypse:<\/strong> Everyone needs a hobby, and mine is as good as any: I\u2019m insatiably curious about the\u00a0residual architecture<\/a>\u00a0of the Cold War.\u00a0Architecture of the apocalypse:<\/a>\u00a0is it time to bring back nuclear\u00a0bunkers?<\/p>\n

25 of the Greatest:<\/strong> Architecture is one of the\u00a0most visible\u00a0and long-lasting forms of expression, to celebrate here is a list of\u00a025 icons in modern architecture<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Architecture and Ego:\u00a0<\/strong>Disparity in the values assigned to architecture and landscape architecture continues….A\u00a0proposal to surround New York Central Park with a giant “sidescraper” epitomises the Architects’ disregard for designed landscapes, says president of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, Charles A Birnbaum. Read more\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Designing for the Elderly:<\/strong>\u00a0Over fifty percent of all people in a nursing home are there because of broad social deficits, not their personal physical deficit. An interesting article about Architect\u00a0Matthias Hollwich of\u00a0HWKN<\/a><\/strong>. Hollwich seeks to rethink our aging processes, starting with the design of our homes and cities. Read more\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Virtual Reality goes Mainstream:<\/strong>\u00a0It is rare that a consumer technology is a giant leap forward rather than the next iterative step. For the first time in a long time Virtual reality (VR) represents just that kind of leap. With the spring launch of the\u00a0Oculus Rift<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0HTC Vive,<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0as well as the imminent release of\u00a0Sony\u2019s PlayStation VR<\/a><\/strong>, high-end virtual reality has arrived. \u00a02016 is predicted the year that VR goes mainstream. From military to fashion virtual reality is reshaping our working industries. Learn more\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Standout Buildings:\u00a0<\/strong>In celebration of her ten-year anniversary at the helm of the Green Building Council of Australia, Romilly Madew has released a list of Green Star certified projects that she feels have left an impact on the industry. Having worked on this from competition to completion, I am so happy to see the listing of\u00a01 Bligh Street<\/a><\/strong>. “Built during the global financial crisis when there was barely a crane in Sydney, the design of 1 Bligh Street put paid to the naysayers who questioned whether a sustainable building could be beautiful. The result still takes my breath away.” Checkout the full list\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Reimagining through Reuse:\u00a0Drew Heath Architects<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0designs Nikki Maloney\u2019s House from scratch with old materials. In a bid to maintain the character of the old 1890\u2019s cottage that stood on this Marrickville site, Drew Heath Architects constructed Nikki Maloney\u2019s House by breaking up the original dwelling and recycling it to continue a dialogue with the history of the site and the memories of the client. Checkout more images and info\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Office Trustworthiness:<\/strong>\u00a0We spend more time protecting ourselves from untrustworthy people,\u00a0than we do thinking about the signals we ourselves send about our own trustworthiness. Read more\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Designing for Happiness:<\/strong>\u00a0Happiness is mostly anticipation and memory, “ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so,” said the philosopher John Stuart Mill.\u00a0A great article on designing for happiness.\u00a0Experts from Lippincott, Disney, and SoulCycle weigh in on how they craft happy experiences. Read more\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Downsizing the Australian Home:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cAustralians have an introspective attitude to space but how much space do we really need?\u201d Think small responds to this question with smaller homes, properties<\/a> and apartments. Read more<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gotham Cities:<\/strong>\u00a0Author\u00a0Elvia Wilk on a city of shadows and Dating Brides<\/a> as architectural fiction.\u00a0Gotham is a clear expression of Manhattanism gone rogue, but it is not New York, it\u00a0is both nowhere and everywhere: it is the shadow of a\u00a0city. It is the metropolis that, despite all efforts, cannot be planned or accounted for. Read more\u00a0here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I hope you found inspiration from my distractions. I\u2019d love you to share your own interesting distractions in the comment section below.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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