bad architecture

everything I love about you. oh and maybe some bad -- and great -- architecture.

[germanpostwarmodern]

Experimental Two-Room House with Patio at the 1958 World Fair in Brussels, Belgium, by Eduard Ludwig

[brutgroup]

Petrol station (now demolished) Josef Gočár, 1930s Klárov, Prague #brutgroup photo via #isc20c

[badarchitecture]

Oh man.

[badarchitecture]

Wooden Bridge Museum, Yusuhara. Stunning.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/15/t-magazine/kengo-kuma-architect.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Ft-magazine&action=click&contentCollection=t-magazine®ion=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=12&pgtype=sectionfront

[badarchitecture]

A Colossal Compendium of Brutalist Architecture Argues for Saving 'Concrete Monsters'

SOS Brutalism is the first global survey of Brutalist architecture from the 1950s to '70s, and is a rallying cry for preserving these concrete structures.

[badarchitecture]

Tiny house | Made in Italy | M.A.DI. Home

M.A.Di. is an unfoldable modular living unit.

Pretty cool folding house.

[badarchitecture]

The A-frame effect

The A-frame, both doll- and human-sized, is back, and for all the same reasons that made it a phenomenon in the first place.

[nevver]

Glitchy, Michael Jantzen

[badarchitecture]

The Five Fields Play Structure Was Designed with No Purpose - Design Milk

Matter Design Studio sought to bring back some inventive thinking in their play structure by depriving it of any specific use, functions or instructions.

Nice.

[badarchitecture]

Charles and Ray Eames’ Films Shine a Light on Their Design Philosophy

The couple’s main motto was “to make the best for the most for the least.” Short and experimental, the films are “attempts to get across an idea.”

[badarchitecture]

Cloud House Received A Simulated Rain Shower When It's Occupied

Designer Matthew Mazzotta has created a pavilion to allow anyone to enjoy the sounds of a rainy day at this Cloud House.

Love this.

[nitramar]

Kuwait Water Towers, source unknonwn.

[thingsmagazine]

Fun Palace, from Cedric Price Works 1952-2003

[marketplaceapm]

APM Reports and Marketplace found that a five-year EPA study, which examined hydraulic fracturing’s impact on drinking water, was changed at the last minute to downplay the risk of pollution.

Read more from our investigation here: http://bit.ly/2ggMmWi

[internetbynight]

[nitramar]

From the series “Lifting Ground Shadows”. Photo by Enrico Di Nardo.

Via GUP Magazine.

[badarchitecture]

Reverb: The Evolution of Architectural Acoustics - 99% Invisible

There are two primary ways to control the sound of a space: active acoustics and passive acoustics. Passive acoustics are the materials in a space, like the padding in our studio or wooden floors or plaster walls. Materials like carpeting and drapery soak up sound, while materials like glass and porcelain make a room more echoey. Active

[ghosts-in-the-tv]

Abandoned gas stations, photography by Eric Tabuchi

[badarchitecture]

Love these.