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Copenhagen’s Dome of Visions Copenhagen’s waterfront has a...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:25:00 +0200

Copenhagen’s Dome of Visions

Copenhagen’s waterfront has a visitor. The Dome of Visions - a serene, ambient space for concerts, installations, debates - is the latest addition of beautiful minimalistic construction.

In a city practically oozing with architectural showpieces old and new - like the Opera House, the floppy-hatted building in the left of the photo - the Dome isn’t attempting to upstage anything, but question how we use forgotten space.

In a sort of if-we-build-it-they-will-come mantra, the Dome sits on Krøyers Plads at the end of Christianshavn, a slightly tricky to access space that hangs between warehouses housing architectural office spaces and the venerable Noma.

As explained on their project site,

The Dome of Visions project is about putting action into words and following through on new ideas in construction and urban thinking and planing. The dome is intended specially to inspire and to challenge regarding the solutions for the climate challenges to come.

See more on Arch Daily and take a look at their events before they move to Aarhus in May.

I interviewed Stine Goya for Bast Magazine. You can read it on...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:03:48 +0200

I interviewed Stine Goya for Bast Magazine. You can read it on Issuu.

G R I M E S: I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:57:34 +0200

G R I M E S: I don't want to have to compromise my morals in order to make a living :

actuallygrimes:

i dont want my words to be taken out of context

i dont want to be infantilized because i refuse to be sexualized

i dont want to be molested at shows or on the street by people who perceive me as an object that exists for their personal satisfaction

i dont want to live in a world where…

Some photos of mine from Bowen Island, B.C., are getting some...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:48:20 +0100

Some photos of mine from Bowen Island, B.C., are getting some attention here: ladder-to-the-stars:

Alison Withers - tumblr

Radical Chic: 15 Stylish Theorists (Black Turtleneck, Check) via...

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 23:13:20 +0100

Radical Chic: 15 Stylish Theorists (Black Turtleneck, Check) via #1 typist Fiona Duncan at Bullett Magazine

"While reality is the raw material journalism attempts to render with accuracy and fairness, it is..."

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 18:24:00 +0100

“While reality is the raw material journalism attempts to render with accuracy and fairness, it is the raw material that art must transform.”

- From NYTimes ‘Why ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Works’

Jens Risom, grandfather of Danish American furniture design,...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:25:00 +0100

Jens Risom, grandfather of Danish American furniture design, living everyone’s current dream in a simple mid-century pre-fab cottage on a remote island. Sigh…

Incredible photographs of Afghanistan in the 1960s, where Kabul...

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:03:54 +0100

Incredible photographs of Afghanistan in the 1960s, where Kabul was a bustling capital of men and women wearing Western dress, modern cars, and green parks; a place where women — Afghans and foreigners — could freely walk the streets.

"Temporary jobs and tight budgets are becoming all too familiar for many Generation Y professionals,..."

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:02:42 +0100

“Temporary jobs and tight budgets are becoming all too familiar for many Generation Y professionals, who are facing a seemingly permanent recession. Average incomes in the US for those aged 25-34 have fallen 8 percent since the recession began, which is double the adult population’s total drop, and their unemployment rates are one-half to 1 percent above that of the national average.”

- Claire perkins on why it sucks to be Gen Y right now. (via thisbigcity)

explore-blog: Actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr was once called...

Wed, 09 Jan 2013 03:43:13 +0100

explore-blog:

Actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr was once called “the most beautiful woman in the world.” She also gave us the technology that laid the groundwork for Wifi and Bluetooth.

Every place I visit in Japan seems better than the last. Today:...

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:07:42 +0100

Every place I visit in Japan seems better than the last. Today: Naoshima island — full of incredible modern art museums. (at Naoshima)

Muji is Ikea’s better looking sister (at MUJI キャナルシティ博多)

Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:46:27 +0100

Muji is Ikea’s better looking sister (at MUJI キャナルシティ博多)

A night hike in Kyoto — this city is too good in every...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 16:30:25 +0100

A night hike in Kyoto — this city is too good in every way. (at Kyoto)

At the rabbit cafe in harajuku you can rent time with baby...

Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:08:34 +0100

At the rabbit cafe in harajuku you can rent time with baby bunnies as you drink milk tea 🐰 (at Rabbit and get fat)

The New Yorker: Rainy-Day Reading from the Archive

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:47:07 +0100

The New Yorker: Rainy-Day Reading from the Archive:

newyorker:

Up and down the East Coast, offices are closing ahead of Hurricane Sandy, and millions of workers are preparing to pretend to work from home. If you’re one of them, let us distract you with this rainy-day reading list. A few of these articles are hurricane-related; others just perfect for…

Alot of people who come to Post A Letter don’t know who to...

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 19:12:00 +0200

Alot of people who come to Post A Letter don’t know who to write letters to. Here is a little suggestive list I made.

propaedeuticist: Textures of Slightly Uneven Rooftops

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 12:32:59 +0200

propaedeuticist:

Textures of Slightly Uneven Rooftops

Joan Didion

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:40:18 +0200

Joan Didion:

Joan Didion: The Complete Essays

Over four decades of writing have done nothing to blunt Joan Didion’s razor sharp wit or dull her sparkling prose. Click through for a full list of her essays that available online. (via tetw).

Google has just unveiled a beautiful behind-the-scenes of their...

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 23:58:00 +0200

Google has just unveiled a beautiful behind-the-scenes of their massive data centers, and guess what:

the internet is a series of tubes!

ah, kidding.

it is way, way better than that.

See where your computer has been.

thedailywhat: The Internet Reacts To The Debate of the Day:...

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:07:00 +0200

thedailywhat:

The Internet Reacts To The Debate of the Day: More than anything else, Tuesday night was a win for the twittering, GIFing, Photoshopping masses — here are the Top 100 Internet Reactions To The 2nd Presidential Debate.