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So we've been in Paris for around two days, and theres a ton of things that we've seen. To give ya'll and idea, I'll put up some pictures. There will be much more detailed posts perhaps later on. Due to time constraints, this may be all we can do. We'll update consistently and fully upon our return from Paris. In the mean time, just bear with us while we educate and enjoy ourselves in Paris.

More pics after the break!

and we're off!

The writers of this blog are taking a trip to Paris. Provided that we cannot update there, we will post once we get back. Stay tuned for delicious posts of our adventure stories.

the void. the guggenheim.

The void of the Guggenheim has become the setting for a new project. Artists and architects are invited to fill the central atrium of Frank Lloyd Wright's museum. I could go on and on about spaces and voids and their relationships, but what I thought most interesting while looking at the proposals is the relationship between artists and architects. Looking through the proposals, sometimes it isn't immediately apparent which one is by an artist, and which is by an architect.

For anyone who has been to the Guggenheim, the void in the center is a piece of art in itself. The white balconies spirals elegantly up the building, guiding visitor flow around the museum. To change the void would drastically change the visitor experience, because the void is something museum visitors constantly revisit as they move around the exhibits.

It would be incredible to see all these projects built. The vast variety presented in these proposals gives testament to the genius of Frank Lloyd Wright. Contemplating the void suggests that sometimes, creating good spaces may be more important than creating works for them.

Appletopia

Appletopia

Architects like to talk about utopias, dystopias, and occasionally, heterotopias. Some like to think that they can change the world and make it perfect. And while the utopia has yet to be attained, there is one group that has come closer to it than anyone. Since the announcement of the Ipad, something has been stuck in my head. Apple Computers is the the closest thing the world has to a functioning utopia. Explanation:

Like any utopia, there is a man in charge, a man who calls the shots and has the final call. One thing, this dictator’s name is Steve and he wears turtlenecks.

Google Trend Decides

Google trends is possibly the least used feature among the millions that Google now has. It also happens to be the one that I find the most humor in using. It compares the total hits of up to five search items. This can easily be used to decide battles, such as that which is the main focus of this blog: Architecture versus Dinosaurs.

But I decided to utilize my other three search item spots and chose some all-stars from each group: T-Rex, Frank Gehry, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Also, I limited it to the last 12 month period, since around 2005 FLW had a spike which put his data twenty times above that of the next competitor; kudos Mr. Wright, 2005 seemed to have been your year, but it's throwing off my data, so...

The Results...

Architecture Wins

On a relative scale compared to the most popular result:

Architecture (Light Blue) 1.00

Dinosaur (Red) 0.40

T-Rex (Orange) 0.08

Frank Lloyd Wright (Green) 0.06

Frank Gehry (Purple) 0.02

The almost illegible graph Google gives us:

A decisive win for architecture, and an embarrassing loss for dinosaurs, although it is notable that the most popular dinosaur, the t-rex, had 40% more hits than FLW, and 350% more than Frank Gehry. Sorry Mr. Gehry, but your time has come and passed and you're already less popular than a extinct over-sized reptile from 65-68 million years ago, and you're not even dead yet.

RAWR: 1, chitecture: 1

All tied up...

Car-o-saurus

Source

decorated sheds

Extremely well done and entertaining video of a world filled with corporate logos and advertisements

Courtesy of The Awesomer

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