Giambattista Nolli (or Giovanni Battista, April 9, 1701 July 1, 1756) was an Italian architect and surveyor. He is best known for his ichnographic plan of Rome, the Pianta Grande di Roma which he began surveying in 1736 and engraved in 1748, and now universally known as the Nolli Map. The map is c
The architecture of a place defines a place, a time period, a lifestyle. It captures a place's story and has its history written all over the walls of its architecture. Architecture defines an era, looking at the architecture of today we can conclude that it is either extremely random or architects now have the freedom to design as per their likes without being confined by any current trend....
led by architect håkon matre aasarød, vardehaugen is an oslo-based firm currently working on a number of schemes at a variety of different scales.
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Last week, the Berlin Letters Festival happened for the first time. Filling the gap that the end of the TYPO conference left in the Berlin Design calendar in May, the three days were lovingly organised by Claudia Guminski and Nils Töpfer and excellently curated by Chris Campe and Ulrike Rausch. Th
By drawing these six maps, you can create a permaculture site design that maximizes your efforts for a low-maintenance garden or landscape.
Offline and online experiences can interact and overlap easily in today's world. In Part 2 of this 2-part series, author Sofia Hussain shows us how to turn an ecosystem map into a tool for creating truly holistic experiences.
Image 30 of 46 from gallery of Aamchit Courtowers / Hashim Sarkis. Site Plan
I would be thrilled to see someone build this charming English cottage near me. Could you even find the craftsmen to take the time necessary to pull it off? Masons today aren't often even given the opportunity to construct real chimneys like this or real stucco on the home's exterior. It upsets me no end to see a wooden box go up instead and stone or brick veneer applied later. Why are forever homes becoming a thing of the past? Click here to enlarge.
Figure-ground plan. Drawing: Wayne Copper, 1967. Fig. 3-2 in: TRANCIK, Roger (1986). Finding Lost Space. Theories of Urban Design. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York. ISBN 0-442-28399-7
I’ve been doubly spoiled over the past month by inspiring encounters with exceptional plantsmen. First up, I reconnected with über designer, Piet Oudolf in the form of a two-hour transatlantic Skype call to Hummelo, which turned into a one-on-one masterclass in planting design. This was followed by a three-day visit from American plantsman, writer, and prairie whisperer Roy Diblik, who came up from Northwind Perennial Farm to speak to the Canadian chapter of the Garden Writers Association at our annual meeting here in Toronto. I’ve learned to never quarrel with serendipity.
