Tearing down the Hotel Okura, Tokyo
i haven’t been to japan in a few years, but the last few times i was there i stayed in the hotel okura. and now…
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the hidden fact of l.a, that the crappy stuff is easy to find and the great stuff is hidden
l.a, the dystopian megalopolis. a sprawling hydra headed monster eating everything in it’s path, full of plastic surgery disasters and rapacious agents. or, alternately, tree…
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i’ve sold wolf’s lair and moved on
so, it's true. after 6 years of owning and renovating and renovating some more and living in the most interesting home in l.a (which is…
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i just got back from shambhala fest in british columbia
i just got back from shambhala fest in british columbia. and i need some sleep. i wanted to write a little update about the space…
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oddball architecture blog
as some of you might know, for the last 3 years i've had an oddball architecture blog: mobylosangelesarchitecture.com we've just re-formatted it so that it's…
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collapsing dilapidated ‘gods little acre’ shacks
two architecture updates in one day. see, i'm not lazy. well, i'm sort of lazy. the reason i'm including this is that i love these…
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pictures of a palace in los feliz
ok, some apologies: 1-today's architecture update is flawed. due to me. and my not having my good camera. i know, a poor workman blames his…
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a korean presbyterian one room church.
ok, so i live in los angeles, an urban environment filled with remarkable and iconic architecture. i mean, within a few miles of my house…
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i love crumbly abandoned buildings.
i don't know why i love crumbly abandoned buildings so much. the entropy? the humility? the odd narratives they radiate? in any case: i love…
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a nice and random bauhaus inspired house.
ok, super simple: a nice and random bauhaus inspired (or, possibly, designed) house from the 30's. nice lines and perfect little rectilinear proportions. and you can malign…