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Top 100 living geniuses...according to a panel of experts from global consultants firm Creators Synectics. One architect made the cut, Brazilian Modernist Oscar Niemeyer. The list also includes David Bowie, Brian Eno, Matt Groening, Damian Hirst, Stan Lee, Prince, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, etc.
Zeppelin marketFive former airship hangars which now serve the Latvian capital of Riga as an enormous Central Market.
A disturbing trendAmerican workers are wasting less time than they did just a couple of years ago. Whoah there eager beavers, "use time wisely -- by slacking off."
Hack 2 School GuideCore's "definitive guide" for design students... from the classroom to the dorm room yada yada.
Smelt ruling may cut into water supplyMore water woes for Southern California. This time, protective meaures for a tiny endangered fish might cut water flowing from NorCal to SoCal by a third or more.
The bizzare world of color trendsThe evil picture of Jaime Stephens, executive director of the Color Marketing Group, at the top of this article kinda says it all. Other than scheming women, social trends apparently color fashion and taste.
Katrina MemoriesWaaaaay too many articles marking the second anniversary of hurricane Katrina. But I am really fascinated by these first hand notes written while fleeing the city. Thanks for sharing, Jimmy.
Dorms Go Luxe"Don't call them dorms. Now they're residence halls, and the archetypal cramped room has morphed into a suite, bringing with it once-unimaginable amenities."
A hotel in a box"There are hotels built on stilts in the ocean, hotels fashioned out of former royal palaces, even hotels set among jungle treetops. So why not craft a hotel that can be plugged into an existing space in any city in the world? That was the thinking behind Qbic Hotels, a low-cost, high-design concept made up of prefabricated rooms that literally come out of a box."
Fashion, Architecture, Taste?Glossy, glossy, glossy... Life Without Buildings contemplates fashion shoots in iconic buildings.
BLDGBLOG sells outGeoff is going to work for Dwell selling ads... just kidding, we're just jealous. Best of luck, congratulations, and be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.
Increased Fuel Efficiency Wreaks Havoc On Highway Trust FundAs vehicles become more fuel efficient, their drivers pay less in fuel excise taxes, the main source of road funding. "Fuel efficiency will likely increase as a global warming reduction strategy, while fuel excise taxes remain largely stagnant."
Tunnels, mines, and the "upwardly migrating void"Geoff is back to his spelunking ways (tsk, tsk... focus please) with visits to abandoned train tunnels in Edinburgh, Scotland, and the Hanover Chalk Mine in Reading, England.
Berlin in plasticThe Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and even soccer star Michael Ballack can be found in plastic brick form at the new Berlin Legoland.
Chicken Boy: L.A.'s Statue of LibertyWhat the Eiffel Tower is to Paris and the Tower of London to Britain, this 22 foot tall fiberglass chicken was to Los Angeles.
Matta-Clark lives?A 43-year-old German decided to settle his imminent divorce by chainsawing a family home in two and making off with his half in a forklift truck.
"Bye bye bad juju"Dwell magazine editorial staffer "Chelsea" pops by the most commented L+L post of all time to talk about Dwell's future, new editor, and more.
From grain silo to glacierLike the Alps, but in Iowa. A man transforms four silos into 70 foot high ice-climbing mountains. [images]
Say Yes to Mess!I know I do. "Studies are piling up that show that messy desks are the vivid signatures of people with creative, limber minds and that messy closet owners are probably better parents and nicer and cooler than their tidier counterparts."
Get your Festivus pole right hereThe Wagner Companies based in Milwaukee manufactures and sells Festivus poles for your holiday festivites. Only two more days until Festivus!
OMG! Pitt falls for (Frank) Lloyd Wright’s FallingwaterIn breaking news, the AP reports that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie visited Fallingwater to celebrate the actor's upcoming birthday. No matter if the AP knows the difference between Frank Lloyd Wright and his son Lloyd Wright... I bet Brad knows.
UtopiaA digital typeface that portrays the mixture between the modernist architecture of Oscar Niemeyer and informal occupation of the urban space that shapes major Brazilian cities.
PANTONE Color Cue 2A kick-ass little hand-held device that enables you to cross match any material or surface to two PANTONE Libraries.
'The Architecture of Happiness'"The architecture and sense of style around us can change affect moods and explain something about ourselves. That's the crux of Alain de Botton's argument in his new book The Architecture of Happiness."
