Christopher James Constantine – B Eng (Civil) GradIEAustchris@designresolve.com
May 2010
IOTM for May 2010 is a small but exciting update. Two simple photos below from Chile are the most exciting thing to come across my desk this much this month. Showing the local building techniques, with sticks for increasing flexural strength of concrete and gabion walls for urban building applications.
The above was exciting enough, using local materials to create hybrid materials with different structural properties. But more important and more inspiring is the below.
Inspiration
Gabion walls for urban application! I’m more than a little upset I didn’t think of this before… I’m going to be suggesting this for a project in the near future so stay tuned for updates. Inspiration like this doesn’t come along every day and I’m all about using technologies and materials in new and interesting ways. So if you see anything a little unusual or have photos like this from other parts of the globe, I’d love you to send them in! Simple is almost always best…
<Edit, I found this example out there on the web>
Titus Bernhard Architekten
July 2010
[Vernacular Architecture]
Vernacular architecture does not go through fashion cycles. It is nearly immutable, indeed, unimprovable, since it serves its purpose to perfection.
- Bernard Rudofsky
Consider and respond…
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