CL Studio / Xiao Tan
The Chapel Of Sound: Where Architecture Meets Acoustics In Nature’s Embrace
Deep in the heart of a mountain valley near Chengde, not far from the bustling city of Beijing, lies a hidden gem that has captured the attention of architecture and music enthusiasts alike. It’s called the Chapel of Sound.
Conceived and brought to life by Open Architecture.
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San Francisco Front Yard
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary full sun and drought-tolerant front yard concrete paver garden path in winter.
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San Francisco Front Yard Concrete Pavers
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary full sun and drought-tolerant front yard concrete paver garden path in winter.
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San Francisco Front Yard Concrete Pavers
Photo of a mid-sized contemporary full sun and drought-tolerant front yard concrete paver garden path in winter.
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Tech Tuesday: The Myth of Open Architecture & “Repairability”
As I’ve said on more than a few occasions, I didn’t get into tech because I loved tech or gadgets. Number one it was the 1980s and I didn’t think I could afford what was out there and number two I was just looking for a better way to do my writing. Alas, it would be easy for someone looking at my home-office/tech set-up to misinterpret it as something someone with a tech fixation would have. But…
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redistributing wealth (searchable pdf of horror in architecture by joshua comaroff & ong ker-shing) to the masses (tumblr users obsessed with haunted houses)
enjoy! <3 xoxo
edit 01/06/2022: the google drive link stopped working for some reason but here's a working link to it on archive.org!
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Open Architecture models Chinese theatre on "ever-changing body of water"
Chinese studio Open Architecture has revealed the visuals for Yichang Grand Theatre in China, which will have an amorphous form intended to evoke flowing water.
The 70,000 square-meter theatre will be located at the Pinghu Peninsula in Hubei Province, at a site where the Yangtze River meets the Huangbai River tributary.
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The east cloister enjoys a view of the central patio, seen through double columns set on either side of sliding glass panels. The Pompeian figures are terra-cotta. The breakfast table is used for most informal meals.
The Los Angeles House: Decoration and Design in America's 20th-Century City, 1995
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