Habitat Build Day

The College of DuPage Arch 2840 class at the DuPage Habitat for Humanity Pioneer Prairie site, March 17th, 2012.

Blogging to resume soon!

Aqua Tower

A few images of the Aqua Tower by Studio Gang.

Museum of Modern Ice

For those of you who missed it, here are some images from the Museum of Modern Ice. The 95 foot long mural titled "paintings below zero", by the artist Gordon Halloran, was installed in Chicago's Millenium Park during the month of February.

The mural was maintained by artist who continually added ice to the back side of the wall to create a continuously changing composition of colored ice.

The most stunning aspect of the mural is the vibrant colors and textures that were created in the ice itself.

Spertus

The Spertus Institute, by the Chicago architecture firm Krueck and Sexton.

It has been a while...

Ok, It has been a while since my last post, but here are a few images that I have been collecting for the last several months....

The first one is the Figge Art Museum by David Chipperfield, located in Davenport IA.

Above: Exterior view at entry with the Davenport "skyline" reflected in the double glass facade.

Above and Below: Interior views of the wintergarden, which is the main circulation space in the building. This is the one space where you get views back to the Mississippi River through the double glass facade.

Musee de l’Orangerie

The Musee de l’Orangerie renovation, completed in 2006, was designed by the architect Olivier Brochet. The renovated galleries contain some of Claude Monet’s water lilies paintings, which remained in place during the renovation. Here is an interesting article about the renovation from the BBC.

Friday Fun

Don't worry, the weekend is almost here....

Parc de la Villette

The Parc de la Villette by Bernard Tschumi.

Sony Center

The Sony Center in Berlin by Chicago Architect Helmut Jahn.

I have been getting some grief lately about falling behind with the photo of the day. The good news is, there may actually be people looking a this. I will try to be better.

Passerelle Bercy-Tolbiac

I have always loved bridges, and this pedestrian bridge is a beauty! The Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir, Bercy-Tolbiac, located in Paris, connects the National Library of france with the Parc Bercy located across the seine. It was completed in 2006, designed by the architecture and engineering firm RFR. The opposing curve forms overlap in the center to create a covered pedestrian plaza centered on the river.