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Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century
An exhaustive history of modern Western urban-planning theory and practice, Cities of Tomorrow tackles everything from major figures and events that shaped 20th-century urban life to fundamental…
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I absolutely love the beautiful pictures of the neighborhood & the house they've created in Berlin. Yeah, it's very Teutonic and that's a quality I appreciate very much. The contrast between this house & the ones next to it make the street visually interesting to look at. I think Dieter Rams would love this house, thus they should invite him over some time for some tea or coffee maybe? Spiekermann does some very cool work, I was able to pick up some of his house numbers & they're gorgeous, beautifully made stuff.
Although this house is sleeker and much larger, I like Erik's house in San Francisco a lot more. It's really tiny (supposedly San Francisco's smallest independent house) and has a lot more warmth.
I would like to find a USA source for the "spaghetti insulation" panels I note in your great article. All I find is tubes!
Randy: I was just on the same hunt for this material. Search rigid acoustic wooden fiberboard insulation panels for better results. http://www.archiexpo.com/prod/celenit-spa/rigid-high-density-wooden-fiberboard-insulation-panel-55534-126421.html
Randy & Lauren: For the most part of the world, these panels are known as "Wood Wool Cement" Boards/Panels/Slabs. In the USA, I believe they are called "Excelsior Cement Boards" and Tectum sells them for acoustical uses In Europe, where they're also used extensively for thermal insulation, you could try Heraklith, or Traullit, or Celenit, etc. They're also made in China and Korea and in my native South-East Asia.
Your design give me more inspiration to remodel or makeover my lovely home design and interior
I would like to find a USA source for the "spaghetti insulation" panels I note in your great article. All I find is tubes!
I would love to hear more about the remote control mountaineer's harness. I could use this in my home with 20 foot windows. Thank you kindly, Dave Pearce Toronto, Canada
Despite the claim of the article - east-german plattenbauten had a diverse range of inhabitants. Regular working class folks, academics and people working in governmental institutions lived there. Entire boroughs consisted of these buildings. A small country like the GDR did not have millions of privileged people. The real privileged ones owned family homes - as does Mr. Spiekermann.
Simply brilliant! What a marvelous idea.
There's gotta be an elevator...right? Also curious about how "deep" the building goes? I think it's a great building...IF IT HAS AN ELEVATOR! ;^)
I love how clean and sleek everything looks
It must be fun to be that freakin rich. Looking at the front of the house, I wonder how much time was devoted to kissing Gehry's booty (design wise) I mean. must we mimic him entirely ? The interiors appear to put Gehry aside in favor of a more clean lined sanatorium aesthetic.
are those magnetic push pins? Excellent storage ... very unpretentious
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