March 2009    Awaji Yumebutai Conference Centre Category: Architecture Posted by James on 3/5/2009 8:43:00 AM Tadao Ando's mixed-use complex in Hyogo, Japan This massive mixed-use complex was constructed on the remains of a hillside whose earth had been used for a huge landfill project for the Osaka Bay area. The design reconstructs the landscape that had been destroyed but also, through the idea of rebirth and reconstruction, serves as a memorial to the thousands who had lost their lives and the destruction of land in the massive earthquake that shook the Kobe region in 1995. The complex is vast in scale, yet the design manages capture the small quiet moments for which Ando is known. Link: Awaji Yumebutai International Conference Center Photos: 0lll More Tadao Ando: Design Boom - 2001 Interview Location: L+L Maps - Awaji Yumebutai Conference Centre continue... Digg | Stumble It! | del.icio.us | comments (0) The Crisis of Credit Visualized Category: Graphics Posted by James on 3/1/2009 1:52:00 PM The Short and Simple Story of the Credit Crisis This video was created as part of Jonathan Jarvis's thesis work in the Media Design Program at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. I'm totally sick of the pervasive references to the economy in the media and advertisements, but this is worth a look. Link: Jonathan Jarvis Via: NPR Digg | Stumble It! | del.icio.us | comments (1) Branches DesignBOT Search: Clippings Categories Accessories (54) Announcements (24) Appliances (10) Architecture (252) Art (78) Bath (18) Bed (6) Books (51) Commentary (25) Competitions (20) Culinary (3) Designers (39) Dining (17) Events (114) Floor - Wall (26) Furniture (184) Graphics (34) Green (82) Interiors (26) Kids (9) Kitchen (13) Landscape (146) Lighting (41) Materials (41) Misc (71) Music (21) News (82) Office (12) Outdoor (46) Personal (11) Pets (5) Retail (11) Urban (49) + Archives February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 September 2008 July 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 Most Commented: Has Dwell stopped being a "Nice Modernist?" (123) Porch House (115) Sub-Zero PRO 48 (94) Glass Garage Doors (79) Detroit. Demolition. Disneyland. (61) Ashes and Snow, Smoke and Mirrors... (61) Metallica (52) The Oculas (51) Skate like a girl! (49) Andy Goldsworthy (44) Recent Comments: Detroit. Demolition. Disneyland. Detroit. Demolition. Disneyland. Landscapes of Dean Cardasis Sub-Zero PRO 48 Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be architects Detroit. Demolition. Disneyland. Viking Mixer Sub-Zero PRO 48 Andy Goldsworthy Andy Goldsworthy About Advertise Contact RSS 2.0 Links: Apartment Therapy Archinect BLDGBLOG Cool Hunting DesignBot design*sponge Funfurde Future Feeder Inhabitat Loud Paper MocoLoco My Urban Garden Deco Guide Pruned Reluct The Dirt (ASLA) Treehugger