It's kinda crazy how much this pink building has been hyped (it's already on the cover of their monograph?!?) I get it, the floorplans and materials are better than other $2m Bklyn apts, and the color is to 2024 what rose gold was for 2017, but is there more to it?
Not sure when @cityofmelbourne rolled out this wayfinding but it's fairly recent and, sorry to say, awful. It looks like a map showing tree cover, not pedestrian routes.
This bit is also insane—line thickness suggests that MacArthur Rd turns into a cute lil street. It's still a state route there with a speed limit of 60 & tractor trailers. I see terrified pedestrians on stranded on the traffic island while trying to cross to Royal Park's north.
Question for Aus urban people: is there any history of live-in supers here? I know it's rare in the US (outside NYC) but, in lots of ways, it's a good arrangement. Every week there're ~10 people driving to my blding (40 flats) to do random non-specialised maintenance jobs.
lol. Uni Melb turned their brutalist John Medley Building (a structure they're still hoping to tear down & replace w/ a glass box) into a Neo-Georgian McMansion for the mandatory training video that I'm suffering through.
This is so twisted. Melb property agents encouraging the ultra-rich to buy Deco apt blocks, rip out the units, and turn them into ostentatious mansions. This a block of four solidly built 2-bdrm flats that's 200 m from a tram stop. domain.com.au/1-4-27-leopold…
This is just one very small step from Miranda July redecorating her motel room. nytimes.com/2024/08/30/reale…
Anne Hidalgo's done great things for Paris but this is not one of them. Olympic rings are a logo like any other. nytimes.com/2024/08/31/world…
I think the pink building is dope, but this article—and I realize it's in the Real Estate section—is basically just a press release from the developers. nytimes.com/2024/08/12/reale…
Just had a lucid dream where I'm reading a 2025 NYT Magazine and the interview section is titled "Joe Biden Isn't Sorry: We Sit Down with the Former President to Talk Aging, Ice Cream, and Phillies Stats".
The radio spots for Vic's learner driver mentor program are telling. They basically start by saying that without your help non-drivers will be never be able to achieve a life with independence & fulfilment. Which is prob true in Melb's increasingly car-dependent outer suburbs.
Two great opportunities for Death Studies students who want to pursue a PhD in Melbourne. There's a call out for one position at Uni Melb to work w/ the DeathTech Team. findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/…
Another PhD position, across town at Deakin University, focuses on the ethics of 'digital remains'. 💀deakin.edu.au/study/fees-and…