Archive for March, 2010
@ Joins the MoMA
Mar 25th
Image source- MOMA. Ray Tomlinson. @. 1971. In 1971, Tomlinson chose the little-used @ sign for his first e-mail, thus retrieving the @ sign from its relative obscurity.
Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design, is known for her daring collection approach. She is always pushing the envelope in shaping the MoMA Collection. In her view, building the collection is less about objects, but instead about concepts. These concepts are often not static but changing, such as the programming of a website, interactive display or the latest acquisition, the @ sign. More >
For SHoP Architects, Pre-Fab is Pretty Fab
Mar 8th
The first view upon entering the studio of SHoP Architects is a wall full of model airplanes. These airplanes visualize the firm’s overarching philosophy of “performance-based design”, in which form maximizes the capabilities of a building. While performance-based design is second-nature in the aviation and automotive industries, it is a rare stance amongst architecture firms. More >
