The Growth of Manhattan Island

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Currently doing a project along a river. Thinking about doing something like this.

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Construction diagrams for those exploded houses I posted the other day. This is super cool.

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alechsml:

Column diagram of Peter Zumthor’s Vals Thermal Baths by Marie deMonseignat (2007-2008).

This is seriously amazing.

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ryanpanos:

The Eggs of Price: An Ovo-Urban Analogy | Strange Maps

As an architect, Cedric Price (1934-2003) was such a visionary that he inspired the Centre Pompidou in Paris and anticipated the London Eye rather than actually design those things himself. 

Price’s supposed brilliance is hard to gauge, as very few of his designs were actually built - the most famous exception being the aviary at London Zoo. But if genius is the ability to convey complex information in simple images, then Price had me at egg.

The city as an egg, to be exact. Price condenses millennia of urban evolution into three types of egg: boiled, poached and scrambled - in that chronological order.

Now this is a very good observation.

When Buildings Attack, from “Content” by Rem Koolhaas

My favourite is Casa da Musica. Has it even got eyes? Mess you right up.

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Amazing diagram of plant species at Peter Zumthor’s Serpentine Pavilion on deconcrete.

Geometric Perspective of First Earth-Moon Photo

That was 45 years ago. MAZING.

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Found Functions by Nikki Graziano

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abbccc:

Casa-de-Escrita-by-Joao-Mendes-Ribeiro

Casa Pation Sin Sueli, Granada - Juan Domingo Santos

Another one. Don’t be afraid of those programmatic diagrams, architects.

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sharonleung:

bloor-gladstone library, toronto, canada- RDH architects

The new addition is conceived as having two fundamental elements: a raised glass pavilion and a stone base. The limestone base is an extension of the existing terra cotta podium. This element facilitates a strong compositional connection to the heritage structure and helps to organize and control programmatic elements on site. The addition is a transparent, contemporary counterpoint to the existing heritage structure. A pavilion in constant dialogue with its surroundings, a place to read, to view the city and to be seen involved in the programs offered within.

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i like this diagram. clear relationship between old/new. 

Giant Worms to Hit Downtown NYC

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Auau - YSY House - Fold-Out Structure Drawing

I really enjoy these unfolded diagrams. *steals*

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Das Nachgeholte Treffen - Neufert, Tessenow und Buster Keaton

Amazing layout of tiny parti-diagrams, sections, plans etc. HIGH-RES IT and then see more here.

(Source: Europan, via deconcrete)