Sunday, November 15, 2009

Monday, Monday

My weekly page update:
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Horizontal House in Shiga, Japan by EASTERN design office.

This week's book review is The Atlas of American Architecture: 2000 Years of Architecture, City Planning, Landscape Architecture and Civil Engineering by Tom Martinson.

Some unrelated links for your enjoyment:
Build Boston
The 25th year for "the largest regional convention and tradeshow for the design and construction industry." November 18-20.

DesigNYC
A web page with "the mission of improving life in NYC by connecting community and civic groups in need of design services with professional, pro bono design resources." (added to sidebar under architectural links::new york city)

Modern Lines for the Eternal City
Ouroussoff reviews Hadid's latest, MAXXI the new museum of contemporary art in Rome.

RMB City
"An online art community in the virtual world of Second Life...an experiment exploring the creative relationship between real and virtual space, and is a reflection of China's urban and cultural explosion." Created by artist Cao Fei (China Tracy in SL).

Association of Architecture Organizations
"The AAO is made up of a network of like-minded professionals that share information about architecture, its value and benefits to society, and its ever-changing role in the 21st century and beyond." (added to sidebar under architectural links::organizations)