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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010
Prince of Organic Architecture
Bart Prince is an American-born architect who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is known for his organic and flowing architectural forms that are designed to harmonize with the environment. Pictured is a home he designed for Steve Skilen in Columbus Ohio. The curvilinear glass-and-copper-clad residence had to be beautiful from the air, [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Architects and Designers, Outrageous Architecture, Unusual Homes by Marlow Harris
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Real Life Flintstone House
Incredible little house that is part-organic, part-pop culture. A miniature Flintstones House of delight.
5 Comments » - Posted in Outrageous Architecture, Strange Places by Marlow Harris
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
Awesome Library
Interior Seattle Public Library, originally uploaded by michael_troeger2001.
Here are a few cool photos of the Rem Koolhas designed Seattle Public Library. Following the photos of this library is a tour of other amazing libraries around the world, from Huffington Post.
Most Amazing Libraries in the World Part 1
Most Amazing Libraries in the World Part 2
1 Comment » - Posted in Architects and Designers, Outrageous Architecture by Marlow Harris
Thursday, February 18th, 2010
Upside Down Polish House
Szymbark, Pomorze, Poland, originally uploaded by LeszekZadlo.
The Upside Down House is a project created by a Polish businessman and philanthropist named Daniel Czapiewski, and is located in Poland in the tiny village of Szymbark, and here are a few pics with this house. Rather than simply being a bizarre tourist attraction this house, managed to [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in Unusual Homes by Marlow Harris
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Love Hotels for Valentines Day
A “Love Hotel” has a very special place in Japanese life. It’s a short-stay hotel, not for sleeping, but for making love. They also have these hotels in Singapore, Hong Kong and other places in Asia. They’re usually for rent from 1-3 hours and you forfeit your room when you leave.
A good [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Astounding Accommodations by Marlow Harris
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
DOME House
DOME House, originally uploaded by micamica.
An experimental home in the line of Buckminster Fuller’s geodesic dome home.
Here’s an interior shot:
Those windows would be awesome.
No Comments » - Posted in Unusual Homes by Marlow Harris
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Painted Lady
Painted Lady, originally uploaded by derickcarss.
Here’s an architectural detail of a beautiful Painted Lady on a San Francisco Victorian home. Beautiful!
No Comments » - Posted in Unusual Homes by Marlow Harris
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
World’s Largest LED project
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, just became home to the world’s largest LED project. The Yas Hotel looks like something out of a science fiction movie or, in the words of the hotel, “a giant fishing net tossed over the sea.” The eye-catching hotel is wrapped in 5,000 LED lights that can change colors and [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Outrageous Architecture, Weird Things by Marlow Harris
Monday, January 18th, 2010
Paradise International at the 1962 Seattle World’s Fair
World’s Fair, originally uploaded by compact collection.
This photo is from the Seattle 1962 World’s Fair, located in an area called “Show Street”.
Show Street was the “adult entertainment” section of the fair, tucked into the northeastern part of the fairgrounds. Here, cultural aficionados could take in Gracie Hansen’s Paradise International, a Las Vegas-style floor show, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Cool Things by Marlow Harris
Sunday, January 17th, 2010
Redwood Carwash - Googie Architecture
Redwood Carwash - Googie Architecture, originally uploaded by western light.
Redwood Carwash on El Camino Real in Redwood City - its upswept towers an example of googie architecture that was popularized during the 50’s & 60’s.
Seattle Googie
Space Age City (California)
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Thursday, December 31st, 2009
Bad Wig and Ugly Tracksuit Walk on New Year’s Day
• HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010 !!! •
Meet at Noon, at the Kiddy Pool at the North end of Greenlake in Seattle, Washington on Friday, January 1st, 2010
What a great way to get the New Year off on the right foot.
Luckily, wigs do offer some insulation from hangovers and there’s no need to fret about bad [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Weird Things by Marlow Harris
Sunday, December 20th, 2009
Merry Christmas from Twisted Sister
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Monday, December 7th, 2009
Dancing Holiday Lights
If you don’t care if your neighbors hate you:
More frightening images:
No Comments » - Posted in Unusual Homes by Marlow Harris
Monday, November 2nd, 2009
Rotating wind tower in Dubai
David Fisher’s Dynamic Tower is the world’s first building in motion, where each floor of the Tower rotates independently at different speeds, in different directions, resulting in a unique and ever-evolving shape.
The Dynamic Tower is a self-powered Green building with the ability to generate electricity for itself through the use of horizontal wind turbines and [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Architects and Designers, Outrageous Architecture, Unusual Homes by Marlow Harris
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
The curvilinear floating house
This is the Fennell Residence in Portland, Oregon, designed in 2001, completed in 2005.
The Fennell residence, as a floating house, presented a unique opportunity for design.
The imaginative use of curved glue lam beams evoke the poetry of the ripples and contours of a river. The expansive glass facade embraces the river and frames the [...]
