likeafieldmouse:

Alvaro Sanchez-Montanes - Indoor Desert (2010)

“By the end of World War I, diamond mines in Kolmanskuppe, a site in the Namib Desert, ceased to be exploited. For over two decades it had been one of the wealthiest settlements in Southern Africa. During that time of splendour, German colonists who run the site had built their peculiar residences there evoking the architecture and décor of those in their homeland Bavaria. After it was closed down and its inhabitants left, Kolmanskuppe became a ghost town engulfed by desert sands. With his series Indoor Desert, Sanchez-Montanes enters these houses abandoned to the desert to unveil the serene enchantment that dwells in their chambers.”

neo-constructivist:

(via lebbeus woods drawings and models on view at SFMOMA)

markcareaga:

Lebbeus Woods’ Sketchbooks

As part of what must be an extraordinary exhibit of the late architect’s work, SFMOMA is sharing selected pages from his sketchbooks on their tumblr site (see below).

First spotted: chabelidecyc

Source for all images: SFMOMA with some color correction by markcareaga

Credits for all images: Lebbeus Woods, Sketchbook (30 July 1995, NYC - 23 May 1998, NYC), 195; Collection SFMOMA, Accessions Committee Fund Purchase; © Estate of Lebbeus Woods (2001.153 A-Y).

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