swatch: city scale

as you may have noticed, i love textures.  k:designs has been a great avenue for me to fulfill this love and post about interesting building skins.  yet, i've found that "swatches" can go beyond the building.  cities have swatches too - in their architecture, landscape, food, lifestyle - these textures make up the identity of a city.  so, i've decide to take these city scale swatches over to k:plays, where my fondness of travel and exploring new cities can encompass more than just architecture.  head on over to k:plays to see the clips from my first city adventure in newport beach.  as for building typography and skin studies, you can still catch them here on k:designs.  hopefully there will be some tag-team opportunities for "swatches" in the future!

tag team: livestrong

today k:designs is tag teaming with k:plays to feature livestrong...

the lance armstrong foundation headquarters in by lake flato architects

I just get a great feeling from this space.  Lots of warmth with the clean-lined minimal wood cubes, yet it is still very clearly warehouse.  gotta love a great concrete floor too!

profile: climate refugees

i helped organize a screening of Climate Refugees as part of C4's Emerging Green Professionals.  Check out the trailer here and check out the full length feature this Sunday (visit our Facebook page for more information).  Should be an easy, fun event for everyone!  See you there!

featured on: olive & emerald

i was beyond excited to get my very first feature on a blog today!  kerry scott, creative master behind olive & emerald, has a knack for tuning into people's personal style.  and this comes in very handy when designing stationary for something as personal as a wedding (you can check out some of her work here).  she certainly nailed my style on this one - i love everything about this!

render: istanbul footbridge

winning proposal by lea invent

footbridge design competition on fatih vatan street

istanbul, turkey

i'm loving the look of this rendering by lea invent...featuring only the vegetation and new footbridge and in color - it really pops with the rest of the context grayed out and a nice fog-like blurring in the distance. very effective.

profile: carbon nation

here's a sneak peek of carbon nation, the movie!  i got wind of this through a friend of a friend of the producer... and i can think of a few people (in my office, eh hem!) that don't believe in climate change.  we might try and set up a showing in town for C4 - maybe i should invite them! 

profile: ICFF

International Contemporary Furniture Fair

May 14-17 -  New York City

I maybe might be going to this...and am maybe definitely really excited!!!

swatch: argos

Argos Electrical Generator by Felipe Gonzalez-Pacheco

via arch daily

loving the texture on this - almost like a geometric interpretation of a basket weave.  and goes to show that even "insignificant" buildings like a generator room can have design appeal.