Please tell me of your favorite art/design/architecture blogs, pages, and websites —
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posted by heyho
on Apr 13, 2013 -
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Manic Pixie Dream Architecture: please point me towards any websites/books/magazines/blogs/etc. which show weird/cool/unique/interactive design features (e.g. secret/hidden doors) in non-mansion homes.
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posted by julthumbscrew
on Mar 7, 2013 -
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Are there any documentaries about George Nakashima available to view online? I would like to know more about his life and his work. I am particularly interested in the architecture of his studio.
posted by Infernarl
on Feb 25, 2013 -
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I am about to graduate from Harvard Architecture School (GSD) with an M.Arch. and am trying to think about what to do in terms of next career steps. I've worked in architectural offices over the summers (some prominent ones) and not been too thrilled with the work and am now trying to decide what to do about my career. A factor in my decision is earning potential and salary.
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posted by cmp4Meta
on Dec 29, 2012 -
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Twitter, Ticketmaster, Google, Facebook how do their architecture and infrastructure work. Looking for a book/site which explains how these tech services may be assembled. Obviously not looking for the secret sauce or anything. Just wanting to understand the bigger picture of how large scale technology work and come together.
Not looking to understand the code aspect or nitty gritty details of how each component works. Just broad understanding is what I am looking for. I am a UI engineer looking to get more background on middleware and backend systems.
Please recommend any sources/sites/blogs/books to help me gain decent insight.
posted by gadget_gal
on Dec 19, 2012 -
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I've been asked to put together a longish reading list for a BA Art/Literature module, and I'd love some ideas for texts outside my current knowledge. The list should cover a series of genres and contexts, with writing from, and about, the history and theory of art, journalism, academia, design, architecture and film. Writing on design and architecture are particularly outside my knowledge. What innovative and critically significant writings can you recommend across any of these subject areas?
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posted by 0bvious
on Dec 14, 2012 -
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Please recommend blogs, tumblrs, pinterests, or whatever the kids are calling it, that collect beautiful renderings of speculative landscape, architecture, and urban design projects, especially utopian projects.
posted by moonmilk
on Jun 5, 2012 -
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Lost Website Filter: I have a vague memory of a website with an inventory of urban street design options. It had photos and commentary on T-intersections, streets with curves, streets with Big Fancy Buildings framed in arches or gates... an organized collection focused on the aesthetic feel of urban design from the street level. It talked about street design almost like interior design — using buildings to create 'rooms' on the street that could feel expansive or intimate.
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posted by heatherann
on Nov 4, 2011 -
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Where can I read about the craft of deploying really well-designed, client-appropriate content management solutions for the web?
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posted by circular
on Apr 25, 2011 -
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Where am I going in this career? What do I do or say to move forward? Why can't I just be happy that I have decent job in my field (when so many others are without work)?
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posted by anonymous
on Dec 20, 2010 -
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What places in Los Angeles County fit the following criteria: 1) striking indoor design or architecture, 2) open to the public, and 3) it wouldn't be unusual or prohibited for someone to go sit there and write for a few hours?
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posted by Nattie
on Jul 21, 2010 -
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College graduation crunch time is approaching, and I have no idea what I want to do, career-wise. My interests are all over the map. Art + writing + computer science + organization = what!? Advice appreciated!
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posted by good day merlock
on Jul 18, 2010 -
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What freelance skills should I cultivate to support myself during graduate school?
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posted by emily37
on May 11, 2010 -
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Does anybody know of an entry level architectural drafting course or introduction to architecture course being given in New York City (or near NYC) during the summer
for a reasonable price?
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posted by RobertFrost
on May 4, 2010 -
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Building a new garage. It will include a dedicated space for brewing fabulous beer. Technical design and planning questions inside.
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posted by BrooksCooper
on Mar 21, 2010 -
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Are we growing to be a porchless society? I am trying to settle a disagreement with my friend - she thinks that porches are still an important part of design, and I say that front porches have largely disappeared from modern architecture and are a social relic of the past. Who's right?
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posted by ajarbaday
on Jan 21, 2010 -
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Is there a quote by an architect or designer about how the constraints make the project?
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posted by suedehead
on Dec 8, 2009 -
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Why is it that I seem to instinctively prefer houses from the late-19th or early 20th century to post-war architecture?
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posted by dydecker
on Oct 14, 2009 -
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Computer-aided design using Christopher Alexander's
Notes on the Synthesis of Form?
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posted by zeek321
on Jul 11, 2009 -
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Experimental and radical urban planning: Where are the interesting multidisciplinary graduate programs in the U.S.?
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posted by lunalaguna
on Apr 22, 2009 -
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I'm writing a paper which deals with architectural representation. In doing so I'm providing very brief explanations of plans, sections & elevations intended to bring a non-design crowd up to speed on these conventions. I'm looking for informative and quasi-poetic quotes to describe, contextualize and problematize these drawing types. What should I use?
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posted by serial_consign
on Oct 26, 2008 -
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Where can I find some quick design / architecture talent to build a set of detailed treehouse plans?
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posted by mtstover
on Aug 19, 2008 -
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What manufacturers should I be looking at in searching out a very secure (i.e. 3 point lock) but stylish interior door to act as the entrance into a condo unit?
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posted by serial_consign
on Jun 18, 2008 -
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Inspired by
this thread; has anyone every hired an architect? How do you do it? What sorts of things should I be looking for? How do I go about finding one that specializes in "weird". (By weird I mean, not your standard mcmansion floor plan.) What do architects charge to design a building. And do they oversee the building process as a rule, or no?
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posted by dejah420
on Apr 26, 2008 -
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I'm trying to track down two stories about recent urban planning history in San Francisco: 1) making sure plazas stay sunny at lunchtime, 2) making sure small builders could help redevelop a large area. Do you know these stories? Do you know of good online sources for San Francisco urban planning history?
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posted by salvia
on Apr 15, 2008 -
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I'm looking for interesting or noteworthy examples of architecture, office/laboratory design and amenities for alpha geeks, i.e. programmers and scientists — or writing about these things.
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posted by caek
on Mar 12, 2008 -
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What kind of fixtures/joinery/wire is available for small-scale tensile structures? (i.e. project size ranging from an object/structure the size of a tent down to a model).
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posted by serial_consign
on Dec 25, 2007 -
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I'm compiling a list of architecture sites/blogs/magazines to promote the architecture firm I'm working for. The firm does idiosyncratic, residential work that is a modern take on generic residential vernacular (their houses look a bit like Atelier Bow-Wow's residential design). What publications and blogs should I get in touch with?
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posted by serial_consign
on Nov 29, 2007 -
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Giftfilter: I am looking for a book for my grandfather, a retired architect, as a thank you gift for building me a desk.
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posted by Sreiny
on Oct 28, 2007 -
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I remember reading somewhere a quote, perhaps from a famous architect or designer, which described how most of the designer's work is striving to achieve a certain elusive and trascendent "quality", being a designer myself I found it very inspirational but, in zen-like fashion, I forgot about the exact wording of it, and whose it was.
posted by _dario
on Sep 14, 2007 -
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How would I build a three-story high cat structure? That's three
human stories, 25 feet or so high.
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posted by Araucaria
on Aug 5, 2007 -
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What tools, approaches, and/or books did you use to get beyond thinking of application design from a coder's perspective?
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posted by xmutex
on Jul 9, 2007 -
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I am looking for buildings in New York City with public spaces that are good examples of mid century modern design and architecture. Building lobbies, plazas, diners, etc. Something along the lines of the old
TWA terminal 5 at JFK.
posted by billyfleetwood
on Jun 14, 2007 -
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What theorists have used concepts from physics (fields, forces, energy) as a way to talk about factors involved in the design process that are not literally physical (for example ergonomics/human behavior/psychology)?
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posted by teleskiving
on Dec 8, 2006 -
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