Alex Roman’s film “The Third & The Seventh” is unbelievably gorgeous. While I’ve embedded it here I highly recommend watching it on Vimeo, in HD, fullscreen, and with headphones.
Oh yeah, it’s also fully CG and enough to make you want to give up and quit your job.
This retail store for Puma, designed by Lot-EK, is a mobile structure built from 24 salvaged shipping containers and can be moved and reassembled anywhere in the world. The fact that it uses shipping containers means it can easily be transported on cargo ships, meets international building codes, and can withstand a slew of different climates. Plus, it’s just so cool to look at.
This is an interesting rendering proposed by architect Christian de Portzamparc showing the inclusion of an elevated train which would aid in connecting the neighborhoods of Paris which are just as wide-spread in economic class as they are geographically. I found the image in this article on the nytimes.com and is stark and startling given Paris’ existing architecture which is heralded globally for it’s wide boulevards and historical structures, often labeled as the “ideal city”. Even though Paris is no stranger to modernity living cohabitually with the classics, the article points out that this level of daringness in a proposal has not been submitted in Western cultures for decades.
Indeed. The idea of adding a tall, glass pyramid dead-center into the square of one of Paris’ top tourist attractions and historical complexes was bold in the 1980’s and met with a large amount of negativity. Since then I.M. Pei’s pyramid has weathered the storm and become a crowning achievement in his career and the field of architecture. But that’s just a single structure in the grand scheme of Paris. Incorporating a train system as proposed above into the veins of Paris’ beloved boulevards is I’m sure going to be too hard for people to swallow. I personally would hate to see this happen and this is coming from someone who loves this kind of futuristic design.
Connecting the people and communities in a city as large as Paris in a more efficient manner is a worthy goal and I wish them luck with it. I just hope the next time I’m there I’m not speeding down the Champs-Élysées at 80 mph (or whatever the kilometer equivalent is) watching the gorgeous architecture speed by me in an incoherent blur.
Mostly because there are homes like these ones for sale. Unreal. Not that I could afford them…I’m just saying.
Absolutely gorgeous work in Kim’s portfolio. I took to her style immediately because it falls in line with an aesthetic look I gravitate towards in my photography. I’d love to know more about how she takes her photos and processes them. 
I came across these images of a 1971 prefab home via this Treehugger article and loved the look of it. The lines of the house are great with the rounded corners and modular design. Plus, the colors are just awesome. Granted I doubt I could ever bring myself to actually live in something like this, but I do respect the concept and futuristic vision that Finnish architect Matti Suuronen had when designing this out. It looks like something that Jonathan Ive would draw inspiration from.
