Archive for December, 2007
Greg’s Work For Einhoven Tectonics Competition
Greg's Work For Einhoven Tectonics Competition

We will be posting more soon, but here are a few images of Greg’s winning competition work.

Studio Formwork Gallery Up Tonight
Studio Formwork Gallery Up Tonight

 We just wanted to let everyone know that we are currently updating our work images to reflect our latest designs. Our portfolio of work should be up and running tonight. Thank you for your patience.

Greg Wins Eindhoven Tectonics Competition!!!
Greg Wins Eindhoven Tectonics Competition!!!

Greg Taylor Wins Eindhoven Techtonics Competition! We are very proud of Greg. He was flown to the Netherlands as a finalist and it has just been announced that he won the competition. He beat out two very well qualified candidates whom he has now made friends with. We are excited for him! Check out the [...]

Beijing Olympic Aquatic Centre
Beijing Olympic Aquatic Centre

Beijing Olympic Aquatic Centre Tectonics This device could be translated into a skin for smaller disaster relief structures.

Skins and Formulas
Skins and Formulas

Here is a posting

Death To Nature?

This blog aims to investigate the concept of whether this project will actually aid in proposing a solution for global warming. The first thing that comes to mind is the skin of the overhang. The use of greenery to fill and act as shading is more efficient than using glass. The round shape and size [...]

Could A Post New York Disaster Competition Proposal Really Be Implementable?
Could A Post New York Disaster Competition Proposal Really Be Implementable?

Death To Architecture has recently posted “The New York City Office of Emergency Management is sponsoring an open competition to generate solutions for post-disaster provisional housing” They write that it is a “call for innovation and an opportunity for designers and policy-makers to collaborate on one of the biggest challenges facing densely settled urban areas [...]

art & urban in-fill_ K Street, Sacramento
art & urban in-fill_ K Street, Sacramento

 I’m compelled to start the new year with a rant regarding redevelopment issues. Sacramento shares common urban problems with most big cities. Artists are often called upon to create band-aids. We are supposed to inspire interest and we often do. Sometimes we even solve problems.Sadly, this particular mural represents a failure. For me, it is [...]

Pittsburg Area Plan

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