It’s incredible to think that the “glass cube” Apple Store on Fifth Avenue was Peter Bohlin’s first retail space and now his iconic structure is the “5th most photographed landmark in the city and 28th worldwide.”

“How do you motivate people to come down into a space like this?” Bohlin wondered. The answer was to make the cube into a giant skylight. “There has always been something magical about a glass building,” he said.The arrangement, said Cywinski, created a “ceremony of descent.” Instead of being put off by entering a basement store, people feel ennobled, as though making an entrance into a grand house. The sleek glass container becomes “both symbol and portal.”

You can check out more of his work (of which he was awarded the 2010 gold medal from the American Institute of Architects) here
.ViaThe Consumerist | Image by Me!

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Oh, how I would love for this to exist!

Instead of contemplating the void of the Guggenheim Museum’s central space, JDS architects have proposed an experience which sees a trampoline net spiraling down the institution’s rotunda. This idea plays on Frank Lloyd Wright’s original scenography for the guggenheim in which he envisioned patrons visiting the exhibition from the top, downwards.

Design Boom

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Slumber party!

While regular visitors are whisked through the iconic house in guided tours lasting about one hour, those at the Insight Onsite program can lounge about reading, engage in interesting conversations on the terraces, have a cocktail by the fireplace, write a personal letter at a desk and enjoy a lively dinner party.

Via DesignCrave

Tags: architecture, design, falling water, Frank Lloyd Wright, News
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It’s sad to see that Penn Station used to be such a stunner! See other Beautiful Train Stations That Fell To The Wrecking Ball (And The Crappy Stuff Built In Their Place). Interesting side note: all three cities I’ve lived in so far (New York, Atlanta and Savannah) are represented on the list…
Via Boing Boing

Tags: architecture, boing boing, demolished, design, penn station, stations, train
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Legos make me all giddy!

With models developed in collaboration with architects, LEGO Architecture works to inspire future architects, engineers and designers as well as architecture fans around the world with the LEGO brick as a medium. Builders of all ages can now collect and construct their favorite worldwide architectural sites through these artistic replicas.

Both exclusive Frank Lloyd Wright LEGO Architecture sets contain booklets that feature traditional building instructions along with exclusive archival historical material and photographs of each iconic building.

Via PrairieMod

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How very Alice-in-Wonderland! We’ll have to go check it out ourselves!

We happened by the future family restauraunt, The Moxie Spot, on Atlantic Avenue and noticed their newly installed front door. The three-in-one design is made for adults, children, and pets, all at once…

Via Apartment Therapy: New York

Tags: alice, architecture, cool, design, door, restaurant
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