All these losses, for me, carry equal weight, precisely because, for Black, research and writing about building held as much transformational potential as design and construction. Indeed, it might be true that, for Black, such a duality did not exist. Perhaps, for him, writing and spatial thinking were one and the same. This is what most excites me... See more
This glass block study and house !
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@bradswartzarchitects and @studiohenrywilson have punched a big on and how ! 😍🥰
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Brad Swartz Architects and Studio Henry Wilson have transformed a modest rear lane parking space in Sydney into a luminous laneway home. This... See more
Broken Angel House
Cobble Hill, Brooklyn
illegally modified and expanded by eccentric artists and self-taught architects Arthur and Cynthia Wood, condemned after a fire in 2009, and torn down to make way for luxury condos in 2014 https://t.co/hdxwOTEQrW
The flat layout of the building made for constant chance encounters in the hallways. Vertical buildings create rigid boundaries, since floors and stairs are harder barriers, so the horizontal footprint caused people to run into dozens of others throughout a typical day. From the air, it looked like an oblique letter E (with a little extra E), and... See more