A google maps upgrade called street view has just come out. First impressions are quite flash although it may not be that useful, try visiting Frank Gehrys ICA and click on the street view tab. Only a few American cities are covered at the moment but the short list of covered cities will hopefully [...]
I saw the Citywall installation by students at HIIT yesterday which is one of those multi-touch screens hooked up to tagged images of Helsinki from flickr (film). Played around with the photos, the closest I’ll get to a Jeff Han touchscreen for a while I guess. It’s really nice playful installation for the summer, [...]
Built from 1970 and opened in 1972 the Nakagin Capsule Tower was a innovative masterpiece by architect Kisho Kurokawa. Kurokawa developed the technology to install the 2.3m x 3.8m x 2.1m sized capsule units into a concrete core with only 4 high-tension bolts, making the units detachable and replaceable. The capsules were designed to accommodate [...]
The city has gone eurovision crazy, and its really taken over the whole centre. My favourite thing is the Saunabus which has been drafted in as part of the celebrations, and while I don’t think Finland will win again, they should get in the top 10. Personally I think this new rock music is [...]
Rosslyn chapel near Edinburgh is a very magical building, not least because I was married there, oh and some famous book and film was set there apparently! However a 600 year old piece of music has (maybe) been discovered encoded into the arches of the building, by a father and son team. There will be [...]
