It’s not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but I can’t be that mad at this. Could it be better designed? Yeah. Do we deserve better building standards across the US? Absolutely.
But the before picture is literally a dead empty lot and the after is a place to live
Why does it feel like every 6 months we get some bullshit like this that goes nowhere. I get that its like sexy but if the goal is shaded interiors, carbon reduction, and energy output, that can be way more easily achieved by awnings, adaptive reuse, and UV panels
uau studio reimagines the glass tower with a living algae facade that shades interiors, captures carbon, and generates renewable energy through photosynthesis.
designboom.com/architecture/…
#architecture #sustainability #biodesign
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Love the pale green tiles and timber windows of these 46 social housing apartments in Brussels
Originally built in the 1960’s, it was recently insulated and reclad in splendid green. Cost… €4.6m
By FP Architectes
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Glendale approves L.A. River bridge to Griffith Park
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Nancy playing in his face NASTY
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
June 20,1940

ALT P1- MR. SPUTTER ANSWERS THE TELEPHONE: OH, HELLO JOE --- WHAT'S NEW ? P2- UNBEKNOWNST TO MR.SPUTTER NANCY IS BEHIND HIM, LISTENING IN ON HIS TELEPHONE CONVERSATION MR.SPUTTER STILL ON THE TELEPHONE: REALLY? P3- NANCY QUIETLY WALKS AWAY P4- NANCY AND MR. AND MRS. SPUTTER ARE HAVING SUPPER MRS. SPUTTER: YOU SAY JOE PHONED YOU ? --- WHAT DID HE SAY? MR.SPUTTER: OH, NOTHING IMPORTANT, DEAR! P4- NANCY: HIS WIFE'S AWAY ON A TRIP -- HE'S PAINTING HIS HOUSE --- AND HE WANTS MR. SPUTTER TO GO BOWLING TONIGHT! MR. SPUTTER IS SO SHOCKED AND SURPRISED THAT NANCY KNOWS WHAT WAS SAID ON THE TELEPHONE THAT HE LEAPED OUT OF HIS CHAIR
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Check out that wild atmospheric distortion on the full moon as it rises over the Los Angeles skyline
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'Liminal Stop Sign', Monument Valley, Utah
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
Photographer's credit is missed. The author of the photo is @dinokuznik
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WHY are people so hung up on recreating early 20th century aesthetics this architectural retvrn bullshit has got to stop. Notice how the ai version chops off like 10 floors too













































