Stealth Architecture: The Rooms of Light and Space An Essay from Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface by Michael Auping To absorb it or build your ownA stealth architectThe measuring unit of all spaceThe walls are reserved for the sunA little too something+1 More
Tracing Power Lines with the Pylon Appreciation Society Show image 0 Show image 1 According to Emma Ailes of BBC News, the first pylons in the UK were designed by architect Sir Reginald Blomfield in 1928, with a “lattice” approach that “sought to be more delicate than the brutalist structures used in Europe and the United States.” Reportedly, he was “inspired by the root of the word pylon – meaning an Egyptian gateway to the sun.” Kurt Kohlstedt, 99% Invisible 99percentinvisible.org The Pylon Appreciation SocietyPylon of the Month infrastructureenergypylons