LA glas tower
Posted on | April 24, 2009 | No Comments
“the glass tower by eric owen moss architects is posed to be encourage a re-development in south central los angeles. the building has been in planning since the nineties but was stalled for some years until it was re-designed in 2006 as a single tower. a rail line installed nearby spurred the redesign. the structure is part of the redevelopment of south central LA, an area plagued with poverty and violence for many years. the project was originally conceived of with a structural strategy, consisting of curvilinear ribbons wrapping two main volumes.”
more about it at http://www.ericowenmoss.com
from designboom
memento mori & more
Posted on | April 17, 2009 | No Comments
this painting from mac & retna is called “memento mori” and is a latin phrase for “be mindful of death” and can be translated as “remember that you are mortal” or “remember that you must die”. that could seem a little grim, but the point is really to encourage us to properly value and make the most of our time here. like it!
check out more cool stuff from mac & retna
couple other paintings from mac
