H. Lee Waters Film Collection at Duke University Libraries – from 1936 to 1942 North Carolina photographer H. Lee Waters made hundreds of captivating short silent films of local people. During the Depression, when many couldn’t spare hard-won wages for a portrait but did allow themselves the luxury of going to the movies, …
Toynbee tiles – If you’re in the mood for a real-life mystery that involves imagination, single-mindedness over spans of time, great ingenuity, a fair amount of what many might describe as wackiness and that remains, despite knowing who the person behind the tiles is, at its heart still an enigma, …
And The Oscar Goes To: Top 10 Contemporary Buildings In Movies – with the Oscars coming up architizer had the good idea to post this top 10 list of buildings you may have seen in movies over the last decade or so. Thanks to AIA St. Louis (home of a great …
Instructional Video of the Day: How to Build Skyscrapers Over Moving Trains – 2:46 min video shows method of construction to be used by ‘mega-developer’ Brookfield in Manhattan West. The company intends to develop two 60-story towers without interrupting train traffic, though a dozen tracks connecting Penn Station to …
Downtown Chicago projected in a new light – Time for a break? Watch this 3:48 min clip by Chris Pritchard of bustling Chicago in all kinds of light and shadow, from all kinds of vantage points, from on and off the water.
Saw this great Venetian library renovation in Lotus 151 (p 42) by Michele De Lucchi, the Biblioteca di Storia dell’Arte in a wing of the Fondazione Cini, a former dormitory for Benedictine monks. If you have a few minutes, treat yourself to a visit to De Lucchi’s website, aMDL …
The ABC Of Architects: An Animated List of Famous Designers And Their Buildings – one and a half minutes of fun, famous buildings by famous architects animated by Andrea Stinga and Federico Gonzalez of Ombu Architecture. Their tumblr site has more famous architects condensed to a wonderful graphic essence. It’s worth browsing through …
[You don’t need to] understand music – take a break, watch this beautiful short (2:12 min) animation from German design studio finally on enjoying music no matter how complex it is.
If you’re looking for something to watch during this holiday season, you might consider Ingmar Bergman’s Fanny and Alexander, especially the four-part TV version rather than the shorter film version. It starts out with Christmas celebrations in the home of a wealthy Swedish family in the early 1900s, a …
Ravi Shankar, master of the sitar, had an immense influence on both Eastern and Western music, often through his friendships with musicians like George Harrison, Philip Glass, and John Coltrane. To honor his memory – he died yesterday (Dec 11) – here are a couple of clips that give …
The History of Hashima, the Island in Bond Film “Skyfall” – transcript of PRI spot on the Japanese island, devoted solely to coal-mining, that was “recognized as the most densely populated place on earth…ever” until 1974 when it was abandoned. Includes a 15-min video documentary.
If you’re in New York anytime through Jan 7 check out the MOMA exhibition Quay Brothers: On Deciphering the Pharmacist’s Prescription for Lip-Reading Puppets. The exhibit features sets from the brothers’ stop-action animated films, along with posters, book art, and other works on paper. It’s in the film work, though, …