Archive for the ‘Art/Architecture’ Category

Avi sends me this recent Lifehacker post on lesser known .edu sites with good, free materials. While you guys probably know many of these there are some good picks to try out. For instance, the listed art history resources are very useful - especially the “mother of all links” page from the University of Michigan. Among the science listings, the most fun is the virtual microscope, letting you see 90 samples up close. Visit the original post for the selection of space, history, photography links and more.

Also, since we’ve been talking about good documentaries on Google Video, here’s a top 10 list from Dmitri (the Best Video blogger).

Boing Boing pointed out this collection of stunning and original “jumping sheet” photos from William Hundley. These extreme stop-action shots create some lovely images and brilliant color contrasts. On the slide show, also look at the underwater shots.

Monu is an excellent Dutch magazine on urbanism which posts all articles as pdfs on its website. Using Zaragoza as a case study, the recent issue contains a fascinating look at secondary European cities reinventing themselves through the magic formula of 10 ingredients including superstar architects, low-cost airlines and an Ikea.