Thursday, April 23, 2015

Doors Open Denver

As some of you might already know, April is Architecture month in Denver.  This weekend (April 25th-26th) is the main event, and many of the city's architectural landmarks, design firm offices and downtown businesses are featuring guided public tours and open house events.  

Head on over to the website at www.doorsopendenver.com to see more info, but the printable guide and map are available below.  Some the highlights that are worth mentioning here:


Clyfford Still Museum

Historic Union Station & Plaza

Denver Art Museum

TAXI development

RedLine

Sugarcube building









Monday, April 20, 2015

Ideas and Vocabulary

"Your thoughts are constructed by the vocabulary available to you..."
-Neil DeGrasse Tyson

So, if you want to be a great thinker, learn all the words and languages you can...

Tuesday, April 07, 2015

Remembering Ghost Lab 8

A fellow Ghostie alumnus, Steve, has recently posted some photos of our "immersion into the material culture" in Upper Kingsburg, Nova Scotia with Brian MacKay-Lyons Ghost Lab.

Check out the full post here:
http://www.buildingsarecool.com/new-blog/ghost-lab

Arch Record online also has a great article about Charles Moore and Sea Ranch, the grey haired predecessor [and inspiration] of Ghost Lab:
http://archrecord.construction.com/features/2015/1504-The-Sea-Ranch-at-50.asp

While we're at it, here are some more old photos of the same Ghost 8, taken from the Summer 2006 photo archive: