Beijing Water Cube: National Aquatics Center

If I could…I would. What I would do to experience this years Olympics. Sure, the games in of itself are a once in a life time deal, but this year, architecturally…it’s kindofamazing. Politics aside, I’ve been waiting for the “Water Cube” to open and see what she’s made of.  Technology is finally catching up with [...]

BAPE LA: Sneak Preview

Two fetishes I gotta admit, not that theres more (maybe) bb caps and kicks. I’ll be here on my lunch hour. There were already dudes camping out…crazy. I’ll definitely get a night time shot tomorrow for ya.

Conveyor belt, yup, it really moves….Holla!!

Neon panels flank the store at the entrance…gonna be pretty cool, sucks it wasn’t [...]

New BAPE Store In LA!!!!

Just drove down Melrose Ave tonight and saw them installing the neon for the new BAPE store here in LA. It looks SIIIIIIIIIIICK!! Didn’t have my camera with me so I’ll swing by there tomorrow night and take a few shots. If you live in LA, they open April 24. Check it out. I did [...]

Sunset + Vine Tower: Dooooon’t Get Me Staaarted…

At Boarder’s bookstore on the corner of Sunset and Vine today and saw this great fucking piece of work, ya, I really love it, can’t you tell? Now what architect(s) at CIM Group thought putting up a building cladded in glass, in the middle of Hollywood was a good idea? I hate to trash my [...]

How About A Room At The Death Star Hotel?

Darth would be proud..right?? 382 rooms, more than 35 floors, the new “Full Moon” hotel as they call it in Baku, Azerbaijan bring me back to the death ray days eh?

Why can’t we get some cool shit like this in the US??

Going “Ape Shit” For Some Good Retail Design

I remember when I was in architecture school during a retail studio, I researched Masamichi Katayama, the founder of Tokyo-based WonderWall, hands down one of the best architecture and interior firms around for retail (they do more than just retail btw). Their forward thinking and innovative displays beats the pants off what goes down here [...]

Why I Heart Architecture

Altarea-Cogedim and FOA have come together to redevelop the less then stellar Montaudran Aerodrome in Toulouse, into the next generation, balls out, Aerospace Valley.
This is why I heart architecture, it’s emotional, sexy and down right fucking AWESOME!!

Aerospace Campus by FOA
A joint venture group formed by Altarea-Cogedim and FOA has been selected by Grand [...]