MetaFilter posts tagged with building and design

Unclassified Dubya library designs

Gyan — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:39:27 -0800

The George W. Bush Presidential Library : visualizations

"The crazy notion that design not only was important but could also change the world"

BLDGBLOG — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 23:58:58 -0800

Clip/Stamp/Fold. The current show at the Storefront for Art and Architecture in New York City explores an era when architecture was actually interesting. We go from "an elephant attacking the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in Manhattan to a skyscraper made of Swiss cheese." On the way, we visit astronauts, bunkers, walking cities, and robots fucking – and it's all waiting for you inside these little magazines.

BlurBuilding

srboisvert — Sun, 28 Sep 2003 11:20:36 -0800

The Blur Building. Now you can spend your day in a literal fog.

rushmc — Mon, 24 Dec 2001 11:26:17 -0800

Why is American architecture so bad? "American architecture is, as a rule, conventional, bland, and dull. This is true almost across the board: from public buildings sponsored by federal or state governments to commercial buildings; from privately sponsored civic institutions, such as museums and concert halls, to local community centers and religious sanctuaries; from public-housing projects to private housing."

nathan_teske — Sat, 04 Aug 2001 13:49:30 -0800

The construction of Memphis area Apple Store held-up by sign ordinance prohibiting the display of food products on signage. Sweet Gods of Commerce: What would Orange Julius do?! [via MacNN]