tag > Architecture
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This 325-year-old tree was utilized in the building design when authorities in Turkey would not allow for its removal
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A good morning window
“A good morning window looks out on some kind of constant object or growing thing, which reflects the changes of season and the weather, and allows a person to establish the mood of the day as soon as he wakes up.” - Christopher Alexander.
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Kondana Caves - located about 30km from the city of Lonavala in India. The group of 16 caves is believed to have been created by hand using a primitive tool & from scratch.
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The Tower of Basel houses the "Bank for International Settlements" (BIS) - The "central bank of central banks", a key institution of one of the most successful mafia organizations in contemporary western history 🐙
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Banteay Srey Temple In Angkor Area, Cambodia
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In the Shadow of Mt. Ararat: Impressions from Ishak Pasha Palace, Doğubeyazıt, Turkey
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The Ceilings of Mosques in Iran
Sheikh Lotfollah mosque, Isfahan, Iran. Picture by Iranian photographer Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji. 
Seyyed Mosque, Isfahan. Picture by Iranian photographer Mohammad Reza Domiri Ganji. 
Ceilings of the winter prayer hall, Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, ‘The Pink Mosque’ in Shiraz, Iran. Picture at Wikimedia Commons. -
Senjoukaku is a shrine building in Hiroshima Prefecture. Construction halted suddenly in 1598, since the building consists of a single floor space, 1419m². The floor is 4" thick boards of camphor tree, never polished never repaired, worn to a mirror smoothness over the centuries.
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Wiki as Pattern Language - by Ward Cunningham & Michael W. Mehaffy
We describe the origin of wiki technology, which has become widely influential, and its relationship to the development of pattern languages in software. We show here how the relationship is deeper than previously understood, opening up the possibility of expanded capability for wikis, including a new generation of “federated” wiki
#OpenSource #Internet #Architecture #Design #CrowdIntelligence
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An illustration of the benefits of embedding nature in the built environment (Reeve, 2014)
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Madain Salih is an impressive rock building complex and the oldest architectural monument in Saudi Arabia, which is around 2000 years old. Towers, residential buildings and 111 monumental tombs are carved into the rocks found in the middle of the desert.
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The nine storied stone tower at Setok Gutok monastery in Tibet. Built single handedly by one monk, Milarepa (1028-1111), as a ritual act to cleanse himself of bad karma. Stone, lime plaster, timber. The tower still stands.
