It's a News Feed day at Bohemian's residence. Since I have officially let my self this day just to update what is there all over in the Internet you'll be able to enjoy the best of now:
ARCHI-TECTURE FIRST
1. I'm passing for the others to write about the Finnish Pavilion of
New Forms of Wood in Venice Biennale, even though it's much more on the news now. Even though Timber Is the New Concrete as
Alex de Rijke aptly said in this year's
Alvar Aalto Symposium Crafted I find this exhibition far less interesting that the upcoming massive building projects of this century's most moving media companies.
2. Apple announced it's plans for the
new headquarters not later than about year ago (August 2011)
and now quite sharply a year after (August 2012) it was seemingly time for Facebook to update their symbols and give their answer to Apple in the form of
Frank Gehry's Fb Hq expansion plans. Take a look at the profile of the architect, their plans and see the message they're giving. Isn't Apple sleek, round and shiny first, only then ecological or social if at all? And what about FB doing expansion with trees above and interiors with Start Up mentality highly visible in the design?
Well these thoughts are not my own invention. Looks at the articles written about: