12 February 2009
11 February 2009
10 February 2009
Treehouse by Tham & Videgard Hansson
It is an old architectural trick used since the invention of mirrored glass: covering buildings with the reflective material and declaring that they blend in with the surroundings. Most architects use it to convince wary citizens that it is OK if their building is tall because it will reflect the sky and nature. The rendering always makes the building disappear, and the reality is always a big clunky mirrored box.
But a mirrored box can be elegant, too, such as this treehouse by Swedish firm Tham & Videgard Hansson Arkitekter. TreeHugger loves treehouses (see ourroundup of them here) when they are designed to minimize impact on the surrounding landscape. And in this case, it looks like the architects have pulled it off successfully.
from: treehugger.com
09 February 2009
Swagger Like Us Grammy Performance
M.I.A. (on her due date), Kanye, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, and T.I. on one stage at the same time... That's MAJOR!
06 February 2009
05 February 2009
K'Naan ft Chubb Rock: ABC's
I heard this on this year's Madden and just saw the video for the first time tonight... Thought it was dope.
