Spencer's moments in the woodsSpencer's moments in the woods - LiveJournal.comBetter Red than &8230; an intern-architect- June 24, 2008 The Washington Post ran an article by Philip Kennicott in this Sunday&8217;s Style &038; Arts section about the massive building boom and its affect on the culture of architecture in china. The article goes into depth about how the western concept of permanency and a national architectural identity is in direct contrast to the Chinese (and very eastern) concept of impermanence and intellectual assimilation. This article paints a very interesting picture of how the &8220;Star-chitect&8221;...http://werecub.livejournal.com/169982.html Dopplegangers- June 17, 2008 So, This is the third of fourth time someone has told me that they thought they saw me in DC when i was nowhere near there. Apparently, there is someone maybe in the silver spring or Bethesda area who looks just like me and runs in the bear circles.If you've met him, please tell me who he ishttp://werecub.livejournal.com/169703.html The Metro, The Metro, The Metro&8217;s on Fire!- June 17, 2008 So this past week there were a number of fires and closings of stations within the DC Metro system. While the fires and the maintenance issues that caused them (and many more during the previous years) are one issue, the greater issue at hand is that these incidents completely incapacitated the Red and Orange lines. On a system with three major corridors downtown serviced by 5 lines, the loss of two (one of which runs alone on its corridor) is tantamount to a 50% loss of service. This is...http://werecub.livejournal.com/169433.html Solar Glass- June 9, 2008 Image via Suntech So I was going last month&8217;s Architecture Record and as an unlicensed architect working in building production (not design) I tend to spend more time and effort looking at the products advertised instead of the featured buildings. One of the products that jumped out at me is Suntech&8217;s See Thru photovoltaic vision glazing. This product utilizes insulated glazing technology to apply a thin photovoltaic film on the interior surface of a glazing panel and can turn...http://werecub.livejournal.com/169014.html No Power. Go Home.- June 5, 2008 There's nothing like a surprise holiday to brighten your week.Yesterday my office lost power in the feroch t-storm yesterday which will hence forth be known as "Gaia's Wrath." We lost power so bad we were all sent home early.Well, this mornign i figured i'd chekc before driving in. Unfortunately, the phones were down, so was the company e-mail and website. So i figured we were closed, but In case the power came on and it was just a verizon problem I drove into work. When i got there I was...http://werecub.livejournal.com/168916.html Dentists- June 4, 2008 Can anyone suggest a Dentist out here in the wilds of Fairfax county I'd be willing to drive to Loudon and Prince William.My current dentist is in College Park and I'm not driving an hour+ to go to the dentist.I need someone who takes MetLife Dental.Any help would be greatly appreciated!http://werecub.livejournal.com/168581.html |