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July 21, 2005
Casts & Such
City of Sound put together an excellent post on radio and its intersection with podcasting...well worth the read -- So, speaking of radio & podcasting, there are some newish goodies available on Architecture Radio, and this small write up on Architecture Radio by the Architectural Record (mouth full)... KCRW's design & architecture program, D n'A, is available in podcast format, and Public Radio's Smart City is podcasting itself into your earbuds as well. If you've got a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd GEN ipod, get on the Apple Ipod settlement. My 3rd generation 40gb ipod battery lasts 3.5 hours, tops - nope - i donna think so Apple. Oh, and that little South London favorite, ResonanceFm, will be archiving shows in podcast format beginning Aug 1.
This is fucking Hilarious, New York Construction Magazine (a subsid of McGraw-Hill) named Larry Silverstein Owner of the Year. Hahahah. Let's just let that one simmer for a bit... Hahahaha. Oh, you owned Larry, you sure did, you gaseous bag of unadultered greed, you owned David Childs, your patsy bitch.
Amazing, the pace with which London (and its metro area) are harnessing themselves into an even greater worldclass center. With this news via Globe St: P&O will build the "UK’s largest container port after the government gave the go-ahead for the $2.62-billion development. The 1,500 acre scheme will also see the development of a logistics and business park on the former Shell Haven oil refinery site on the Thames Estuary." in Thurrock. And of course the plans London has for hosting the 2012 Olympics, the shortlist includes, a stadium by FOA, an aquatic center by Zaha Hadid.
Wonderful cover story on MN based, self-trained architect David Salmela. A scandanavian hero of the upper midwest, hats off.
In somewhat related news I'm happy to report that Bochum Welt's latest LP 'Elan' is still due, just a little later than expected - 09/05/2005...details. Phunny moments from philistines transcribed by Gravestmor...and the Malls of America blog, todays postcard depicting an infant shot of the godzilla that helped destroy Philadelphia.
Architectural Record: House of the Month.
An extended applause for the brilliance of Jean Nouvel's, 1987(!) Arab World Institute, on Paris's Left Bank, which I finally had the pleasure of seeing recently. The real triumph is pictured below, yes, those are controlled by the climate system letting in adjustable amounts of light --- not too mention the perspective from the penthouse cafe, pictured above.
Posted by jmarston at July 21, 2005 04:43 PM