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Architectural Technologist – Washing Machine
Japanese washing machine (Photo credit: Wikipedia) After what seem like 10 years, it actually is, our washing machine has finally decided to well stop, no amount of coaxing or flicking the various...
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Architectural Technologist – Villa Girasole, Italy, or Follow the sun
A House that turn to the sun I saw this house today on the “Eye on design” web site and followed it up, built by the engineer, Angelo Invernizzi, the tech on it is fascinating, in that it can and does...
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Architectural Technologist – iPhone Template
Just in case your thinking of designing that long awaited iPhone 5 app, and want to do some doodling, well a very nice man over on www.dribbble.com, and yes I have spelt it right, called Mathew...
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Architectural Technologist – Divine Proportion
You might want to head over to the Webnash Design-build web site, run by Michael Erkkinen, he has loaded up some more great photos of the face lift of his home. An interesting refurb, and one Michael...
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Architectural Technologist – Fast Sketch – Sun & Shadow
I came across this video this morning and have watched it a couple of times. Produced by Bardia Azizi it's a good study of how the sun should be viewed withing Architecture, I often look at buildings...
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Architectural Technologist – Man with a movie Camera
Yesterday watch a silent film called “Man with a movie camera” , by Dziga Vertov, it was made in 1929 and portrays the culture of Russia at this time, it uses techniques which at the time must have...
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Architectural Technologist – Loft conversions
I do a lot of loft conversions, they are time consuming but give the client what they want, in terms of space not available as an extension outside the main building. Do they require specialist...
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Architectural Technologist – Sydney Opera house projection
When I saw this video, I thought nice, I have seen several large video projections to the side of buildings, but this is the first time I have seen it used in this way, and with music or is it sound...
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Architectural Technologist – Ship Design
You have to wonder why ships are designed the way they are, I get the distinct impression, after spending nearly a month on board the Queen Mary 2, that certain spaces and fixtures are, designed by...
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Architectural Technologist – Compact flat desgn & space saving moveable wall
Bee Hive I was these video’s over the weekend on the Arch-Daily web site, and was impressed by the way some incredible thought had gone into the whole flat had been thought out, and the level of...
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Architectural Technologist – Terraced Cottage Refurb
I thought you might be interested in this small job I have on at present, the cottage is in the middle of a row of similar terraced cottages, it's had some alterations over the years and on my initial...
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Architectural Technologist – Vincent Callebaut Architect
I have mentioned Vincent Callebaut before, simply because I like his work,he designs the sort of projects I would like to work on, the detailing would be great fun. esspecialy this new double helix...
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Architectural Technologist – A Chair is not just a Chair
Some days, you look at a chair and think, just who designed this. So many chairs I see are to look at, or they stack well, or the designer can talk well. But they are certainly not to sit on. Take...
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Architectural Technologist – A fun way to market the OU course on Design
Have a look at these videos from the open university, to propomote their courses, follow the link back to YouTube to see more in the series, they are not bad for a couple of minutes. This link will...
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Architectural Technologist – It’s all about Design
For all of my working life, I have been designing, from the way I have designed the drawing I am using to communicate the design I am working on, to the design it's self. I have taken in the most,...
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Architectural Technologist – It’s all about Design
For all of my working life, I have been designing, from the way I have designed the drawing I am using to communicate the design I am working on, to the design it's self. I have taken in the most,...
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Architectural Technologist – A simple matter of Design
I have a new tall fridge, there is not a lot to say about the overall look of the thing, it's square, white and tall, but one part of the design is bugging me a lot. That is the pressure I have to...
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Architectural technologist – Sound and design
We all know the need to design for sound, or more importantly the need to stop sound travelling either as impact or airborne. But is there a need to consider sound as part of our design as a feature...
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Architectural Technologist – Students Observation – House Plans
At about this time of year, I often write a blog for new students urging them to visit several house plan sites, not to copy the designs, but to study the designs, for both layout, and most of all,...
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Architectural Technologist – Glass staircase breaks in Apple Store
This article on the Glass Staircase in a Shanghi Apple Store is interesting enough, but the real question is why, the article just makes a headline, no explanation or reason why, just the headline, in...
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