The link of the week this week is suckerPUNCH.  suckerPUNCH like most blogs relies heavily on their ability to publish sexy and provocative images. Unlike other blogs with similar content, the editors at suckerPUNCH do exactly that, they edit their content, and publish quality not quantity. I have been following this blog since its inception.  The site’s content features a diverse collection work from architects, artists, and designers from just about every field imaginable.  The featured projects and their creators are both inspiring and at the forefront of their respective professions.  The site’s message is clearly stated:
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These images are the result of a walking tour at the Walt Disney World Swan & Dolphin resort hotel designed by Michael Graves.  Construction of this massive complex was completed in 1990 and is sited between two of Walt Disney World’s parks: Epcot and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.  Disney’s Hollywood Studios is inspired by the heydey of Hollywood from the 1930′s-1940′s.  The resorts are also adjacent to Disney’s BoardWalk Resort which is reminiscent of Coney Island circa 1890′s-1930′s.    Although Disney’s Hollywood Studios opened its doors on May 1st of 1989, almost a year before the Swan & Dolphin.  … continue reading Swan & Dolphin Gallery

If you are an architect, it is not often that you think of architects and money.  No I am not talking about the lack of money that you can expect to make as an architect, but architects on money.  In the United States the canvas of money is often reserved for politicians by politicians.  The closest thing to an architect featured on an American dollar would be Thomas Jefferson who is featured on the useless two dollar bill, but why not Frank Lloyd Wright?  I borrowed a book from a friend of mine, and when I began to read the book an envelope of money fell out of the book.  I was amazed to see that the money was not only beautiful, but featured the work and faces of influential modern architects.  … continue reading The Color of Money (part 1)

I was studying for my final ARE this past weekend and the general procedure in our household is that I study in the living room, while watching television with my wife. I have been able to study while watching television for years, seriously, but I found myself unable to focus when I heard the title for a new A&E television series. Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design, I shit you not.   Here is the press release from A&E to prove it.  Let’s just ignore the fact that I was watching A&E for a minute and focus on the topic at hand. Keyshawn Johnson has a full on design team armed with a pair of Chuck Taylor’s and a stack of design books ready to tackle design. … continue reading Keyshawn Johnson: Tackling Design

It appears that architecture as of late has become increasingly obsessed with the search for the new and different.  Many architects that I encounter in the United States are unable to describe why they think a certain building is ‘good’ or why they like it.  Even worse many architects ‘play’ architecture searching through magazines like Architectural Record cutting out photographs, mixing and matching to create an image board that is a representation of their design.  Style governs architecture these days not critical thought, but that is all going to change.  … continue reading Critique This!