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landscapelifescape:

Cooper Union, New York City

“Covering an otherwise standard glass and aluminum window wall is a stunning skin of stainless steel panels that swing open to let light in and keep heat out as needed. This approach, which Mayne also used to heavier aesthetic effect on the skins in L.A. and San Francisco, cuts solar radiation during the summer and serves as an insulator in cold weather. The skin’s transparency also means that during the day, 75 percent of the building is lit by the sun, cutting energy costs and brightening up the atmosphere inside.”

41 Cooper Union: A Tour of Thom Mayne’s Cutting-Edge Elevator-Killing Marvel

My school’s new academic building!! :)

crookedindifference:

fuckyeahtattoos:

Unknown Pleasures cover art

lickystickypickyme:

learnsomethingnew.co.uk

mmmmmmm

macmankev:

I like perfect squares.

me too!

cloois:

Swine flu blown glass sculpture, from Luke Jerram, a UK artist.   His glass microbiology series can be found here.  (ekstasis:karion:Slog)

cloois:

NOISY TEA TIME … the first prototype is now finished and ready to ship to Milan Design Week …

Daniel Dendra - Noisy Tea Time Table (roomthily:dadatata:anotherarchitect:bldgblog)

LATE…GPOYW…now thursday…laying in the pool in bora bora reading a book edition…it’s not a math book because I didn’t want them to get wet! :)

receiver:

spareunderthemat:

ohmygod. he knows.

This is sooo my…except with ice cream! lol

macmankev:

Battle of the clever stuff « Richard Wiseman’s Blog