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Where Thames' smooth waters glide... 18 Mar 2012 | 03:41 am
http://hidefwallpaper.org/sea_wallpapers I have @BillEllson to thank for this; on Twitter he called it "pretentious guff" and I wouldn't dare argue... "The site location is situated adjacent to the...
"I live in a box next to the motorway..." 6 Nov 2010 | 08:25 am
So you want to be an ARCHITECT? "You truly are an idiot, you make me want to drink a bottle of bleach" A little humour via t'internet, as frankly I can't really be too arsed at the moment to try...
Sources of inspiration... 6 Oct 2010 | 02:59 am
OK this one's a joke courtesy of http://pintday.org/archimatects/comic?p=437 @Archimatects on Twitter http://pintday.org/archimatects/highlights.php Recommended reading and there's a book if you l...
Child with Balloon alert! 24 Aug 2010 | 05:00 am
A sighting of that architects' favourite cliche, the Child with Balloon! Clearly, an architect of the future! Minimalist and white yes - tick, carefully considered clothing, a poloneck, briefcase to...
And just when you thought it couldn't get any worse... 2 Jul 2010 | 03:07 am
It did. The Arse that is, the 'Olympic Tower'. And so I have updated the original post on this with fresh news. Yes, it's had further 'design input', now added to the mix is something which makes it ...
Something for the weekend... 24 Apr 2010 | 02:28 am
The V and A extension that (thankfully...) was never built May 16th An update! A video interview with The Great Man ! Unmissable! http://bit.ly/cE8kZJ Thanks to Chris Matthews*, a small piece of...
Gobbing on... 17 Apr 2010 | 12:19 am
Or, the weird wonderful and wacky world of 'affordable' housing... especially when it's paid for by er... us.... Upside down house, Poland Updated 16th May Malcolm has added an excellent rant to exp...
A bit of a whiff in Auld Reekie 11 Apr 2010 | 11:02 am
You know, there's so much archibollocks around it's difficult to know which joy to share first, really. Thanks to all who have sent me info, all is safely in storage ready for a wider audience. A wee...
Towering infernal 8 Apr 2010 | 04:44 am
One day around the tower (Zaha Hadid - Marseilles) from Exmagina on Vimeo. This was posted on the Dezeen website 1st April; I'm not sure it was intended as a joke, buy hey, ho... This time-lapse mov...
That Olympic Legacy... size isn't everything! 6 Apr 2010 | 03:07 am
Updated July 1st: according to today's Architects' Journal, there is to be an addition. Yes I know, you didn't think the lily could be gilded, but it seems so... the rooftop caff has been abandoned, a...
