11.24, 12.24 AND 01.25 FINDS
11.24, 12.24 and 01.25 finds is finally here! this is not what i planned, but it is what happened. i was away for two of these three months. things got out of hand and i ended up with my longest list. BOOKS 1. i read the first 150 pages of butter by asako yuzuki on...
IWAN BAAN – THE ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHER
i have recently discovered iwan baan and he seems to have the perfect job!
THE INCREDIBLE NA HOUSE IN TOKYO
na house is a good example of my soft spot for tiny japanese houses. i really like the modern ones, which somehow manage to shrink to unbelievable sizes. still, they look incredibly cute and are fully functional.
CASA DA MUSICA – REM KOOLHAAS LEFT HIS MARK ON PORTO
casa da musica is a concert hall that looks like an ufo that has just landed in rotunda da boavista. its surrounding travertine platform is pretty much the only smooth area for the hard-tried portuense skaters. porto is a city of many ups and downs and most streets are paved with very uncomfortable polished stones....
WHITE BOX HOUSE IN PORTO – MY HOME AWAY FROM HOME
the white box house is an amazing new guesthouse in porto. we stayed there for a few short days and fell in love with the place and the team.
URBAN ITALY
whoever tried to research italy before going there found out the hard way that italians think there’s no need for any organization or information for tourists: they rely almost entirely on what the past centuries provided. which makes any trip to italy (at least for me) an endless series of misunderstandings, miscommunications and pure anger. but i...
