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Simple Shelters by Jonathan Horning
Simple Shelters is a history book, a how-to reference and a global survey of forms. A simple shelter is one that is easy to build. This is a book about smart and minimal building. Horning shows us that the solutions are highly engineered and startlingly elegant, making the most out of local materials. From tents and tipis to huts and hogans; there are lessons here for every level to learn. Continue reading
Colourlovers
Break out of your color box! Come to the place where Color Lovers meet and Make Beautiful Palettes. COLOURlovers is not British, although they use the British spelling. This site is one part informational, one part participatory and 100% fun. Shared by professionals and enthusiastic amateurs alike, they describe themselves as “a creative community where people from around the world create and share colors, palettes and patterns, discuss the latest trends and explore colorful articles… All in the spirit of love.” Continue reading
Cars, Culture and the City
In 1900, roughly one-third of the 8,000 cars in the country were owned by New Yorkers; by 1914, the number of cars on New York City streets alone had grown to an astonishing 125,000. And by 1919, that number had tripled! Though heralded as one of the few places in America you can live without ever having to learn how to drive, the metropolis actually played quite a role in jump-starting the American automobile industry. A new exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York examines the century-old relationship between the American automobile and New York City, exploring the influence each had on the other. Continue reading
Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea
Tweet The ancient Maya did not build their great cities on coastlines but inland. This is partially why archaeologists have focused on their in-land habits. It is the Mayan glyphs which have been so central in the study of this … Continue reading
