Friday Snippets 4.17.09
A weeks worth of interesting reading that we'd like to share:
Toyo Ito was in Berkeley to talk about the his design of the new Art Museum building
which is scheduled to open in 2013. [CurbedSF]
We posted yesterday about Marina City in Chicago and got a note from Mike D. letting
us know he'd been up to the roof of the east tower and made a video blog of the view from the 61st floor. It makes corn cob living just a little more special. [CHICAGO CARLESS]
There is nothing better than a New York Easter Parade. Especially the hats. [New York Daily
Photo]
designslinger]
British architect David Adjaye has been selected by the Smithsonian as the lead designer
of the team that will draw up the plans for the new National Museum of African American History and Culture. [Life Without Buildings]
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) announced their Top Ten Green Projects.
[designaddict]
pov_steve via flickr; Interior, mk30 via flickr /Artwork: designslinger]
The new Illinois governor plans to reopen 11 state historic sites closed by former gov
Blago. The list includes Frank Lloyd Wright's Dana-Thomas House in the state capital, Springfield. [Skyline]
The web, 2.0, social networking, blogs, all come together in an online exhibit Tag ties &
affective spies, from the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens. [we make money not art]
We almost missed this one while we were in Paris. Remember the Chia Pet? It was a clay
planter formed into the shape of some kind of animal that had openings which were filled with some kind of soil. After watering, the thing it grew this weird, green plant fuzz. Apparently there is a Chia Obama. Walgreen's decided to pull it from it's shelves. [Wired Art]
Posted by designslinger at 4/17/2009 4:20 AM 
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: Dana-Thomas House David Adjaye Toyo Ito Berkeley Art Museum National Museum of African American History and Culture Frank Lloyd Wright
Categories: Slinger SLinks
Tags: Dana-Thomas House David Adjaye Toyo Ito Berkeley Art Museum National Museum of African American History and Culture Frank Lloyd Wright
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