Included within: brief explorations of my head, forced extrovertedness in the form of obsessive idea consumerism, and fanatic art and design adoration.
Thursday, 23 October 2008
I love me some futuristic architecture
Mood:
happy
Topic: Futurism
Someday I'll have to pick out some older architecture that I love to give ya'll a comparison. I do not only have eyes for concept or futuristic (which, I guess is right now) architecture. I do not have eyes for the 70s (possible 60s--I'll have to research) to 90s stuff that proliferates my landscapes. I like to dream of living in a place where the objects and structures are beautiful as well as useful and inventive. Since that's not going to happen any time soon, at least outside the walls of my home where I'm working on it, this is for dreaming. There are some awesome building designs out there and they are as good looking as they are amazingly taking advantage of our technology to solve problems and streamline life like building never did before.
Mood:
happyTopic: Futurism
Someday I'll have to pick out some older architecture that I love to give ya'll a comparison. I do not only have eyes for concept or futuristic (which, I guess is right now) architecture. I do not have eyes for the 70s (possible 60s--I'll have to research) to 90s stuff that proliferates my landscapes. I like to dream of living in a place where the objects and structures are beautiful as well as useful and inventive. Since that's not going to happen any time soon, at least outside the walls of my home where I'm working on it, this is for dreaming. There are some awesome building designs out there and they are as good looking as they are amazingly taking advantage of our technology to solve problems and streamline life like building never did before.
From left to right down and repeat: EDITT Tower (Ecological Design in the Tropics) in Singapore (Inhabitat), Herzog and De Meuron pyramid building in Paris (io9), Generali tower designed by Valode & Pistre in Paris (Inhabitat), Designs for a Verticle Farm Project by Despommier and graduate students at Columbia University (Apartment Therapy), Meraas's Jumeira Gardens to add more to the inconcievable development of Dubai (Inhabitat).
A space elevator might not being a building, but it would sure dominate the landscape like one. And whether the Japan Space Elevator Associated plans for an elevator to the stars (io9) have any meat to them, I can't help thinking of the anime Wandaba style (amazon). Partially about a producer assembled pop group struggling to make it big, and partially about a scientist desperately trying to reach the moon without resorting to ecologically damaging rocket fuel to get there. Yeah, there are giant rubberbands, and giant bottles of carbonated soda, high altitude balloons, and I'm sure (though I can't remember really) there is something that might look a little like a space elevator. It was a damn funny anime by the way--I suggest you check it out if you are so inclined.
Previously on the Bean:
City of Silk Rail Network tower to rival Burj Dubai
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