A blog about architecture. But mostly not.Tumblr (3.0; @bemyarchitect)http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv1wg9e0ig1qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>It’s been a while. Sorry, I’ve been busy. <strong>ORL Clinic by Mal-Vi Architects</strong> (yes, that’s us); <strong>Thessaloniki, Greece.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/13150647454http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/13150647454Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:21:44 +0200architectureinteriorclinichealthcaregreeceThessalonikiMal-ViGreece<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lm7uqrEad91qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Marcel Wanders + Alessi = Match made in heaven. <strong>Dressed Collection by Marcel Wanders, for Alessi.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/6141272340http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/6141272340Fri, 03 Jun 2011 16:25:00 +0300designMarcel WandersAlessitableware<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljzxhyR7z61qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I wanted to say something about Meier, but never mind. <strong>Cathedral Fold by Axis Mundi; Strasbourg, France.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/4802241560http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/4802241560Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:39:34 +0300architectureAxis MundichurchRichard MeierFrance<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj4vb1Xu5v1qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Often the simplest of gestures makes the most significant impact.<strong> Las Negras Waterfront by Jesús Torres García; Nijar, Spain.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/4339931567http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/4339931567Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:06:37 +0300architecturebeachSpainlandscapeJesús Torres García<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lj2j79QOYz1qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>♥ (coming soon).<strong> Air Royal Mid Lite by </strong><strong>Nike</strong><strong>.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/4306607720http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/4306607720Sun, 03 Apr 2011 11:49:57 +0300shoesdesignNikesneakers<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li9ehnX6mM1qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tiptoeing graciously between the traditional and the contemporary.<strong> Alemanys 5, by Anna Noguera; Girona, Spain.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3941024826http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3941024826Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:17:47 +0200architecturehouseswhiteRenovationtradition<p> <object width="500" height="450" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="ep"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="movie" value="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed_edition&amp;videoId=tech/2011/03/14/pkg.rebuilding.japan.cnn"><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"><embed src="http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed_edition&amp;videoId=tech/2011/03/14/pkg.rebuilding.japan.cnn" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="500" wmode="transparent" height="450"></embed></object> </p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3898066640http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3898066640Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:17:48 +0200architectureArchitecture for HumanityJapanjapanquakeCameron Sinclair<p><iframe width="500" height="380" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" id="nyt_video_player" title="New York Times Video - Embed Player" src="http://graphics8.nytimes.com/bcvideo/1.0/iframe/embed.html?videoId=100000000672239&amp;playerType=embed"></iframe></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3597266078http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3597266078Wed, 02 Mar 2011 09:18:43 +0200architecturecrisisskyscrapersslumsCaracas<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lh1gfcrXVf1qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Have I ever told you I have a thing for Yohji Yamamoto (and his Y-3 collections)? Particularly when he releases limited edition sneakers for Adidas. <strong>Yohji Smith by Yohji Yamamoto, for Adidas.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3450624512http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3450624512Tue, 22 Feb 2011 23:45:12 +0200designshoesYohji YamamotoAdidassneakers<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgtxduxnNd1qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There are far too few photographs of this glass tower’s integration of the existing 1926 building, as if it were a meticulously hidden detail. It’s a real shame, since it is probably this project’s most captivating part. <strong>Bay Adelaide Centre by WZMH Architects; Toronto, Canada.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3366903854http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3366903854Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:10:42 +0200architectureskyscrapersWZMH ArchitectsCanadaintegrationpreservation<p><img src="http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgok4f0Dm91qbudo5.jpg"/></p> <p>Keith Haring, (street) artist, social activist, graphic designer and one of the most inspiring figures of the 1980&#8217;s, passed away at the age of 31 on February 16, 1990. <strong>Keith and Julia (1986).</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3325029543http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3325029543Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:23:56 +0200artgraffitiin memoriamKeith HaringNew York<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lgeecg7JfT1qbg95oo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>My admiration for all things B.I.G. <a href="http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/1379424034/designed-constructed-delivered-hear-hear">is</a> <a href="http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/657326362/for-your-consideration-best-of-show-the-shanghai">well</a> <a href="http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/633663205/oldie-but-goodie-bjarke-ingels-on-his-big">documented</a>, but this is just spectacularly simple. And I mean that in the best possible way. <strong>Greenland National Gallery of Art; Nuuk, Greenland.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3214707089http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3214707089Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:55:28 +0200architectureBIGBjarke IngelsGreenlandgalleryart<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg8zufINnR1qbg95oo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Aires Mateus keep raising the minimalism bar for everyone else. <strong>House for elderly people by Aires Mateus Arquitectos; Alcácer do Sal, Portugal.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3163102595http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3163102595Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:54:15 +0200architectureAires MateusPortugalminimalismwhitecommunity<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lg5rtmxJEU1qbg95oo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3127378473http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3127378473Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:08:10 +0200announcementsfollowersthank you<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfy6zmfItk1qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>There’s nothing more beautiful than taking an extremely complicated system and turning it into a really simple design. Bravo! <strong>Nulla Lamp by Davide Groppi.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3050090814http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3050090814Tue, 01 Feb 2011 18:54:58 +0200designlightingsimpleminimalismDavide Groppi<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfuxysU5Ep1qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This has been, for quite some time now, one of my absolute favorites architects’ work spaces. (Come to think of it, I should probably try and document all the rest). <strong>Lehrer Architects Studio by Lehrer Architects LA; Los Angeles, USA.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3019525010http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/3019525010Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:47:16 +0200architecturework spacewhiteLehrer Architectsstudiooffice<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfbpl28UZz1qzeexuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Some of you may know that I am an avid Albrecht Dürer fan (the rest of you just found out), so this piece by Dorothee Golz really struck a brilliant chord.</p> <p><a href="http://www.paintedetc.com/post/2841707471">paintedetc</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Durer With Girlfriend</p> <p>2010</p> <p><a href="http://www.dorothee-golz.com/">Dorothee Golz</a></p> </blockquote>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/2945665361http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/2945665361Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:19:31 +0200artDorothee GolzAlbrecht Dürermontagephotographymeta<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfnegfJRms1qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I don’t get why/how Japanese architects do that. They go around building things that would probably seem naive or redundant on paper, yet they always leave me dumbstruck once completed. <strong>On the cherry blossom by A.L.X.; Tokyo, Japan.<span> </span></strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/2945388534http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/2945388534Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:02:39 +0200architecturewhiteminimalismJapanALXhousescantilever<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfko0vJUly1qbg95oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I’ll take two to go. Could I have them gift wrapped, please? <strong>Clamp Pendant Lamp by DZstudio.</strong></p> <p class="tags">I know, I know, it’s been a while (sorry).</p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/2922627826http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/2922627826Tue, 25 Jan 2011 11:36:31 +0200designlightingDZstudiolamp<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gEm7KbsCo6E?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Impressive work. <strong>Grande Stade de Casablanca by Scau; Casablanca, Morocco.</strong></p>http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/2800350900http://bemyarchitect.tumblr.com/post/2800350900Mon, 17 Jan 2011 23:50:00 +0200architecturestadiumMoroccowhiteScau