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My Music 2008
I thought I’d try to quantify my music listening for 2008 which was a year of big changes for me as I downloaded more music this year than bought physical copies for the first time. The total number of tracks I listened to through last fm in 2008 was 5679. I still listen at home [...]
Where is the good new Architecture?
The New York Times has a list of the 10 best buildings of 2008. The AR has an as ever excellent list of emerging architecture for 2008 which is more interesting the NYT good but slightly vanilla list. Varnelis asks where the good new Architecture of the 21st Century is, but I think it’s too [...]
Most Liveable Cities 2008
Monocle a magazine I like (wish I could love it, but can’t just yet) has published their annual review of most liveable cities (also see this ft article). Helsinki is up to no.5 (I think it was something like no.12 last year).
Reading List 2008
Archinect has a great reading list for 2008, and dysturb has a good post on 010′s upcoming publications of 2008. 010 really has been one of the great Architectural Publishing houses over the last few years, and it looks like 2008 will be no exception.
2007 Roundup
As part of their review of 2007, Building Designs top 100 practices by size is out. Compared to last year its only a shuffling at the top really; 1. Gensler 2. HOK 3. Nikken Sekkei 4. Aedas 5. Foster & Partners 6. SOM 7. BDP 8. RMJM 9. HKS 10. Atkins Last years list. There is [...]
World’s Most Expensive Cities
Helsinki is no.10 most expensive city on the planet in the twice yearly report, though its clear using New York and therefore the American Dollar puts European cities automatically at a price disadvantage. However the story of the top 10 is expensive European cities and I think that’s pretty accurate, and that comparisions between Euro [...]
Finnish Architecture and Design Websites A List
I have started putting together this list of websites in Finland to do with Architecture and Design so its all easily accessable in one place.This is my list so far if I’ve missed one or you would like one added please comment, I’ll update this periodically also; 3D Model of Helsinki – A 3d Model [...]
2006 Roundup
I think 2006 was really the year skyscrapers became the driving force of BIG (if not necessarily good) architecture, from Beijing to Edinburgh Skyscrapers are being proposed and realised in ever more iconic fashion, and I don’t see much changing this year either. AR has a nice awards page for emerging architecture in 2006, which [...]
Book Challenge
Georg has a book challenge for me (passed on from Kirsty), and I’ve got to take him up on it as it’s a really nice challenge to do. 1. The book that changed my life. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller. I was really ill working in Madras when I started reading this. When I finished [...]
A Finnish Reading List
I keep meaning to start my own, but in the meantime the Guardian compiled a list which seems pretty good with good shortcuts too. Personally I’m still waiting for an english language biography of Kekkonen which would have some great stories as well as profile a very interesting and key cold war politician. Update: Georg [...]
2008 Roundup