Monday, December 21, 2009



Let's see: We've already displayed a house made of Lego bricks. Now we have a designer log cabin made of what look like designer railroad ties. When does somebody design a building made of toothpicks?

We have neglected the great ARCH of late but we do intend to make snide remarks on some very recent masterpieces over the next few days. As Capt. Kirk said, "Promise!"

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Saturday, December 5, 2009



Didn't Eero Saarinen think up something like this before?




Okay Beijing Patent Office, what's the significance of the letters W and M? We were about to say this would make a great HQ for the William Morris Agency except its old trademark resembled an implement for cutting off hands, and besides it's changed its name.

And when do STARCHITECTS attempt translucent buildings?

Thursday, December 3, 2009



What IS with these starchitects? One of these days they'll build an inverted pyramid. "Oh it's perfectly safe," they'll say. Who'll want to occupy it even with anti-gravity forces? If the pharaohs who built the pyramids wanted them that way -- but they had a lot more sense than STARCHITECTS.