A good entry into the world of architecture is the blog, A Daily Dose of Architecture. While focusing on New York City, the site features architecture from around the globe and topics which are relevant anywhere.
The blog is informative for the non-architect without "dumbing down" the material. The use of sketches, photographs, and computer models help illustrate points and show some fantastic pieces of architecture. The site goes into the world of architecture and presents the faces of architects and their theories.
For a slice:
"49 Cities sets out to crunch the numbers of several centuries of unrealized urbanism, all the way from the Roman city to the great utopian projects of the 20th century. Through plans, sections, diagrams, charts and scale drawings,
49 cities are observed statistically and presented in an unprecedented comparative study, the result of a research project conducted over several years. Despite the fact that they never actually existed, this history of utopian urbanism provides a remarkable insight into our understanding of the contemporary metropolis."
As Sunday's post, the passage is quoted to introduce a comparative study, currently displayed in New York, of 49 metropolitian forms. To see the post and read more, click here. The post also has a link to a sample of the study. Browsing the sample, I think it's interesting the forms that we have built and have proposed.
So if you want to find out more, stop by:
A Daily Dose of Architecture
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