Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Jason Weinbeck

Jason Weinbeck is one amazingly talented man. I know this because I've seen his work first hand. Jason was recently written about in the Mpls St.Paul Magazine. Jason is indeed a very creative individual. He is creative in his use of materials, ways to save money and his overall design. Take for instance, the backsplash tile in the kitchen. Evidently, the tile that looks like narrow brick is expensive. So Jason took floor tile and cut it into smaller dimensions. A lot of his materials are found from shopping on Craig's List and some on E-bay. Those beautiful light fixtures were bought off of E-bay and shipped from the Netherlands for a mere $190. Jason did need to put a little work into them by updating the wiring. His talent doesn't stop there. He also designs and creates furniture. View his products here. For more information, check out Jason's website at jasonweinbeck.com.

Sunday, September 7, 2008

World's First Rotating Tower

There will be 80 floors in this futuristic rotating tower with each floor having the capability to move independently or in unison with the other floors. Pretty wild huh? The tower will be built over the next two years in Dubai. The concept is designed by Italian architect David Fisher. I must add Fisher has never built a skyscraper. A quote from World Architecture News:

"Rotating Tower is the Italian architect’s first skyscraper design but he is confident that he will be able to pull off the concept, first listing his experience in the architecture world and then by stating: “I did not design skyscrapers but I feel completely ready to do so.”

Ok, can we just be honest? His FIRST skyscraper? Seriously??? Seriously.