Archive for August, 2008
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
High-end shipping container homes
This custom, 3,200-square-foot home in pricey Redondo Beach, Calif., was built mostly from shipping containers in an attempt to hold down building costs. The home, designed by Peter DeMaria, still retains the marine-grade plywood floors originally found in the six containers, which serve as bedrooms and bathrooms.
Shipping containers provide home in a box
1 Comment » - Posted in Architects and Designers, Unusual Homes by Marlow Harris
Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Photosynth = Microsoft’s Big News !
Is Apple the Newman of Microsoft ?
Well, Microsoft has released two milestone announcements today.
The first, which most readers may be aware of with today’s media coverage, is that Microsoft has negotiated a $10 million dollar deal with Jerry Seinfeld, who will appear as a key celebrity pitchman in ads along with Microsoft Chairman [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Architects and Designers, Fascinating People, Weird Things by JoDavid
Tuesday, August 19th, 2008
Nit Wit Ridge
Nit Wit Ridge is a house built entirely of junk located between San Francisco and LA near the Pacific Ocean. It is considered a fine example of folk art and is a California State Historic Landmark. It was built by one man (Arthur Harold Beal) over the course of 51 years.
Art [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Amazing Artists, Outrageous Architecture, Unusual Homes by Marlow Harris
Monday, August 18th, 2008
Five Prefab Houses at MoMA
Barry Bergdoll, MoMA’s chief curator of Architecture & Design, gives a tour of the five houses erected for the show.
MoMA’s Home Delivery: Fabricating the Modern Dwelling
No Comments » - Posted in Architects and Designers, Outrageous Architecture by JoDavid
Sunday, August 17th, 2008
Elvis Houses for Sale
What better way to celebrate the closing of Weep Week in Memphis than to look at some Elvis real estate for sale.
Scary Elvis’ Graceland replica for sale in L.A. for only $999,000.
It’s located at 17912 Parthenia St, Los Angeles, CA 91325, and has 3 bedrooms and 3 baths.
I wonder if it comes [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Strange Places, Unusual Homes, Weird Things by Marlow Harris
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
Beijing Olympic Cigarettes
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Blanket covered gas station
Artist Jennifer Marsh covered this 50-year-old former Citgo station with a giant blanket. Jennifer was sick of paying high gas prices and bothered by the abandoned gas station that was an eyesore on the drive to her studio each day, so she decided to do something about it. With the help of professional [...]
19 Comments » - Posted in Amazing Artists, Strange Places, Weird Things by Marlow Harris
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
Blow-up church to lure Italian beachgoers
Catholic nuns and priests in Italy are following their flocks to the beach this summer, establishing an inflatable church and a beach-convent in the sands to lure sunbathers.
The 98 ft long blow-up church — staffed by priests ready to take confession — will debut on Saturday on the Adriatic coast in the Molise region, an [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Weird Things by Marlow Harris
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Goats on the Roof
Goats on the Roof and Tiger Mountain Market is just south of Clayton, GA, in Rabun County Georgia, via Neatorama.
