Alexander McQueen, one of the fashion worlds most talented, forward thinking, avant garde and out of the box designers, has died of suicide. A source at McQueen’s office this morning confirmed his death, saying: ‘It is a tragic loss. We are not making a comment at this time out of respect for the McQueen family.’ More information as it comes in….Read more: DailyMail: British fashion icon Alexander McQueen commits suicide
Reading room at the Icon Brickell
Love this tiny house sent to me by Emily Rose Blank. Designed by Piet Heim Eek from the Netherlands, its big enough for a very comfortable workspace and could be a great addition to anyone’s home for an at home office/studio.
For more: Hipster Collective: Tree Trunk House
Lincoln Center unveils new plans for a beautifully designed addition to the Vivian Beaumont Theater by Hugh Hardy. His addition is a new black box theater that is to be built on the roof of the Beaumont Theater with a terrace overlooking Lincoln Center. The new theater will feature the work of emerging playwrights, directors and designers, and will be aimed at new audiences, with every ticket priced at $20.
Another containter book is coming out soon. Container Atlas: A Practical Guide to Container Architecture will be released from Gestalten in March. Looking forward to picking one up! (via Curated Mag)
Here is an organization I read about that I wanted to bring to your attention. Pecha Kucha which started as a social gathering for young architects in Tokyo, is now a world wide gathering of architects that has a different event in every major city in the world. This year, they are working with Architecture for Humanity to focus on new ideas and efforts for reconstruction in Haiti. Have a look at their website, very interesting.
Beautiful home by Andrés Remy Architects built in a suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Go to the posting on The Contemporist for a full description
Here is the latest from Jean Nouvel by way of Design Boom. Not his more interesting but still pretty cool.
Have a visit to the Citizen Architecture website and check out their trailer. This is a very interesting film about those who teach the kind of architecture that can help people as opposed to architecture designed to be symbols of power and wealth. I will put up the trailer as soon as they youtube it! In the meanwhile take a look at their site.
Beautiful house in Philadelphia by Qb Design by way of Arch Daily. Check out the pics here.
