Welcome to the fourth edition of *click*itecture. Each week (or so), I'll be wrapping up some of the most notable news items I've stumbled across while surfing the waves of the internets. These may be related to either end of the Mississippi, cross-disciplinary work, student or competition based info, or anything that may suit my fancy. Occasionally there will intentionally, or unintentionally, be themes for the week.The main stories will be in the headlines and then at the end of the column there will be "Quick Clicks".
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BAUHAUS!
The legendary Bauhaus movement turns 90 this year and the anniversary is being marked by exhibitions from Tokyo to New York. The school was founded by a young architect, Walter Gropius, who wanted to shape products for the future and create a more just society.
*click* http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,610283,00.html
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NO RESPAWNING IN REAL LIFE
Conex containers are rugged and durable enough to stand up to the rigors of troop training. MOUT structures made from containers are re-locatable, reconfigurable, and deployable via standard means of national and international transportation, namely truck, rail, and ship. - via Subtopia
*click* http://subtopia.blogspot.com/2009/03/galleries-for-art-of-war-play.html
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THE NEW SCHOOL
via Dwell Blog- http://www.dwell.com/daily/blog/40447882.html
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Dwell Daily / Dwell Blog
Miyoko Ohtake
New School Architecture
The American Institute of Architects San Francisco chapter has a fascinating exhibition in their gallery right now that asks how school design can help develop our citizens of tomorrow.
The exhibition, titled The State of Affairs: A New Architecture for a New Education, is based on a show presented in Zurich in 2004 that culled prime examples (largely from Austria, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia) of how architects can provide the best—which also means most flexible and adaptive—environment for learning."
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Quick *Clicks*:
Preservation in Pink: A smart little blog regarding a variety of preservation topics and projects
*click* http://preservationinpink.wordpress.com/
Tiny Texas Houses: A guy who builds from 99% salvage some beautiful little cottages
*click* http://www.tinytexashouses.com/index.html
thanks for linking my blog! By the way, your blog title cracks me up! great work.
Don't you just love the Tiny Texas Houses? Having grown up in Victorian houses that are being torn down everyday now, it's awesome to see a company reusing materials and bringing back their glory!