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75 Student Housing Project

65 Links - 5 January 09

Design in a recession will be better. Times columnist Michael Cannel thinks so and we should hope so.

The things that happen in a crappy economy. Excellent article about designing in recession by Michael Beirut.

63 Links - 15 August 08

Added a couple of songs to my Muxtape. Muxtape is no more.

A ride on the Airbus A380. This is a couple of days old, but I loathe flying and was intrigued by the luxury and space of this new beast airplane.

62 Links - 6 July 08

Focus on results, not time. I have spent about half of every day in my corporate career waiting for it to be over - usually because there is nothing to do.

61 Links - 20 May 08

Tuneglue provides relationships to help you find new artists based on your current interests. It has provided some new music for me to look into. Slick interface too. (via Very Short List)

58 Links - 28 April 08

Windbreakers are not for everyone. From the article, “To wear a blouson is to demonstrate oneís solidarity with the proletariat. It is ideal for suggesting a kind of ìin the field of actionî persona that a suit, uniform of the desk-bound, simply does not convey.” Can you hear the hipsters scattering to get rid of their ironic Members Only?

Milan furniture fair unimpressive to me. If innovations in furniture result in that pretzel made out of an old futon shown there - then I am convinced that the mid century masters already mastered the art and the rest is just silliness.

Harvard GSD blog on Archinect. I have been reading Quilian’s experiences throughout my quest toward Cambridge. I am looking forward to meeting him / working with him. There is also another interesting gentleman blogging his adventure here.

56 Link - 27 Apr 08

Architecture in video games. Mr. Dociu brings an interesting perspective to the process of creating environments. BLDBLOG asks some questions about why environments experienced by tens of thousands are not regarded as important to the study of architecture.

Adding more interest to the the best American sport. The design of the game is mathematically perfect from the length of the base paths to the size of the ball. It is also the only sport that it is extremely difficult to cheat in (I am looking at you floppers and hack-a-Shaq teams), short of HGH and steroids which are prevalent in all professional sports. (via Kottke)

Lego unboxing of an iPhone. This is awesome in so many ways for a child of my generation; Legos+Apple+Flickr = brilliant. (via Noisy Decent)

53 Harvard is for we

After much ado and years of planning we have decided to leave our comfy home in Phoenix for an adventure in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The process has been slow and the work difficult, but the hope is that struggling through a Masters in Architecture from Harvard will all be worth it. The real difficulty will not be the long hours, grueling schedule, harsh critiques, or cold winters. Oh no, the kicker is named Miss Sophia - our beautiful three month old little girl.

51 Mixtape (is) history

Every christmas I give friends and family a mix tape of my favorite songs from the year. It is a big production using Jewelboxing and some cool graphic design. During December I labor for days trying to curate the best music for my eclectic mix of friends. Now with muxtape, I can make an organic mixtape that grows throughout the year! I am endlessly excited about this - you can find a permanent link to my current mix on the sidebar at the top.

50 Links - 18 April 08

Design is here to save the world again. Can HCD make an impact on impoverished nations by changing the way they do business?