Archive for March, 2006
Wednesday, March 29th, 2006
Capsule Hotel
A capsule hotel is a hotel system of extremely dense occupancy in Japan. A guest room is truly just a human “capsule” providing room to sleep and little more, although facilities usually include a television and other electronic entertainment. These capsules are then grouped and stacked, two units high. Luggage is usually stored in […]
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Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
Organic Architecture
Andrew P. Reimer shot this crazy house in Cincinnati, OH, close to Hyde Park. Apparenlty the architect is a professor at the University of Cincinnati. He’s part of a group that focuses on “organic architecture” and his students help to build the house as part of their grade. (Thanks Ellen, for the […]
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Thursday, March 16th, 2006
Viet Nam Crazy House
The official name is Hang Nga Guesthouse and Gallery, but apparently everyone in Dalat, Viet Nam just call it the Crazy House. The base of the house is an actual tree and it’s quite fanciful and Gaudi-like. Apparently, the architect is a woman whose father used to be president of Viet Nam. […]
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Saturday, March 11th, 2006
Eddie Owens Martin — Outsider Artist
Eddie Owens Martin, an outsider artist, died in 1986. His creation, his home, called Pasaquan in located in Buena Vista, Georgia, and is open to the public for tours.
Martin, a self-taught artist and architect who said he was guided by inner voices and by visions that popped up on the screen in […]
