Finding Form

Some quick shots from STL last weekend. Today we’re headed to Boston for a long weekend, hope to have new images to post afterwards.

Frome Life Without Buildings (a nice and tidy blog might I add). Are we really this pathetic, self indulgent, and cliche?Umm….probably.

Who needs writers and on-air personalities? Nothing is as interesting as listening to yourself talk! If only there was a way the rest of the world could share those nuggets of brilliance….Ah, Ha!! The Internet! Write your daily thoughts on your blog and prepare yourself for the overwhelmingly positive response.

“Wow! I’ve never agreed with anyone as much as you on anything. Are you one of those think-tank people?”

“Your thought process differs from anyone else I’ve ever known. If I may ask, what do you do for a living?”

“I’m an architect”

Mobile cabins by Tom Kundig of Olson Sunderg Kundig Allen Architects 

Byron Mouton is an established architect, designer, and the founder of bild. A New Orleans native with roots in residential construction and carpentry, as well as the craft of custom furniture, he has over 20 years of experience in the field of architecture. Byron’s design focus merges investigations of assembly and space with technical sophistication and material research and his work embodies elegance and simplicity, from the detail to the whole.

*all text and info from AIA KC.
**images from www.bildit.com

The ruins of an agricultural structure converted into a wine bar, the site is in Italian so I don’t know much else about the project, click here for more.

It could be short and simple, or wordy insightful, but if you had to give one piece of advice for newbie architecture students what would it be?

The folks over at Inhabitate have created a list for Living Sustainable. Find more tips for surviving design school here at Core77, and for tips on general productivity and time management I’ve found this great little blog 43 Folders.

I found out a while back that the recently completed offices for Meers Marketing, although not a recipient of an ‘07 MOD award (more to come) will be featured in a television commercial for Sprint. Local production company, Bark Productions will be shooting the spot. I’m not sure if it will be getting regional or national air time, I don’t know even know when they are shooting it, but I’ll be sure to post details as they arise.

On the way back from The Boley this afternoon we took a few minutes to peak our heads in the new Sprint Center and take a lap or two around the concourse. The tickets for admission for opening day were free of charge, however, the lady handing them out was very adamant about the “suggested” five dollar donation to get in.

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The American Institute of Architects Central State Region Awards for Excellence in Design were presented to nine exemplary architects or architectural firms at the Gala Awards Ceremony in Tulsa, OK. AIA Central states Region award-winning projects represented the three categories considered by the jury: Architects, Interior Architecture, and Urban Design. Thirteen award winning entries were selected from 147 submissions by a prestigious jury, which convened in Chicago this past August.

Click below to see all the winners…

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I ran down to work this morning to grab some things from the office and was surprised to find horses littering the streets of the Crossroads. I’m out of the habit of taking the camera around with me anymore, so this picture was taken from the camera phone in front of one of our most recently finished projects, the TWA Garage.