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"With Copenhagen starting today I thought it worthy to highlight the brilliant conference logo by studio NR2154. After focusing on words like collaboration, climate, solidarity and simplicity they then moved on to words like dynamic, serious and complexity. What they then came up with is nothing short of beautiful. " Via Marcus T.

"So Switzerland has banned minarets. In a sense, that is no real surprise coming from the home of architectural minimalism. There is something about the idea of 'purity' or 'essence' propagated by the cult of minimalism seems to echo other kinds of 'purity' which have far more sinister undertones."

"Could Latrobe Valley coal be creating a source of renewable energy? That’s one of the questions being explored in the Victorian Geothermal Assessment Report" Fascinating idea.

"As part of its research into solving the housing needs of the UK’s ageing population, the government-commissioned Happi panel visited the visionary Maartenshof scheme in the Netherlands with an apartment tower by Arons en Gelauff Architecten and community hub by Team 4 Architects"

"Proposal for a new natural history museum placed in the Botanical Garden in the center of Copenhagen ... The idea builds on the TIMELINE as a key to understanding nature. The TIMELINE streches for about 700 meters as an unbroken chain through the park with four exhibition halls on the way ... The exterior of the TIMELINE has a reflecting surface that mirrors the sky, the tree tops and the surrounding city into the garden."

"And here we get to the most intriguing paradox of the film. If Milton was of the devil's party without knowing it, then the writers, cast and crew of Eagles were secretly on the side of the Germans, whom they ostensibly outwit, terrorise and slay in large numbers. Everything in the film is German. It's practically an advert for the superiority of German manufacturing. They fly in and out on a Junkers Ju 52. They rely exclusively on German weaponry (predominantly the MP40 Schmeisser submachine pistol). We do not see a British gun until they're on the way home and Patrick Wymark pulls a Sten on Burton. And guess what: the firing pin's been removed – it doesn't frigging work. Finally, and most stylishly, the stars all wear German uniforms. How come Hugo Boss has not reissued those super-cool – ie cosy – retro winter anoraks? Vorsprung durch Technik!" Brilliant.

"Living With Things is a series of seven everyday objects, modified in their functionality. They explore how and to what degree an object can be subjectified by a person's imagination and emotions, and how intimate moments can be created between a human and an object. Through using the objects you create a symbiotic relationship - they need you as much as you need them. The project is about enhancing everyday life in poetic rather than rational ways, creating moments to make you stop and consider. The project has also been documented photographically. These photographs search for the aforementioned moments – where, when and how they take place – and then captures them. The objects and photography together encourage people to explore a different view of the world, of everyday life and therefore themselves. It won't change the world, but may alter our perception of it, and perhaps open up new ways of looking at things we often take for granted."

"The construction of Ice Cube’s early albums is dense, dissonant, and imposing — producers such as The Bomb Squad and DJ Muggs created overwhelming, militaristic backdrops for Jackson’s bellowed accusations and threats towards middle America, which in themselves consisted of an ambient environment as palpable as any architecture ... It might seem a leap to connect this with the power and presence of particular buildings, but it shouldn’t be."

Nice selection by Marcus. I love this stuff.