MINIMALIST CHAPEL Photos… Architecture Students craft an elegant and unlikely place of reflection. The Field Chapel is a project designed and executed by the students of an Advanced De-sign/Build Studio at the Illinois Institute of Technology College of Architecture in Chicago for a ecumenical church co-operative in Boedigheim, Germany. Led by Professor Frank Flury, the [...]
House in the TREES! Great blend of lines and CONTOURS! Material of choice is my favorite… WOOD. This house is well dressed in radiused timber beams and randomly spaced shingle siding. This place puts you right up inside one of Portland, Oregon’s best features — its lush tree canopy!
TWITTER, architectural moldings and millwork…WHAT? Sawdust and social media makes for an interesting cocktail but what is absolutely fascinating is the ability to communicate with the architectural design community worldwide instantly through social networking and Twitter. Enter Su Butcher and the Architects Twitter League. Su has done an amazing job bringing together Architects, architectural students, [...]
Weekend RETREAT! Amazing use of wood architecture. Sexy lake diggs! Vertical facades are opaque to outside, yet allow view of lake and garden from within. I can picture myself lazing about on the dock and even really enjoying some time with the family while gathered about that awesome fire pit. Multi-planar use of small plank [...]