Louis I. Kahn | Roosevelt memorial, New York
Razor sharp lines of light penetrate into the joints between the blocks.
(Source: architectural-review.com, via bebon)
The Man in the Iron Mask (French: L’Homme au Masque de Fer) is a name given to a prisoner arrested as Eustache Dauger in 1669 or 1670, and held in a number of jails, including the Bastille and the Fortress of Pignerol. He was held in the custody of the same jailer, Bénigne Dauvergne de…
(Source: Wikipedia)
There are worse fates for a writer no one reads than having his or her book return to nature, as in Quebec’s Borgesianly named Garden of Decaying Books.
(Thanks, newdirectionspublishing.)
(via booksnbuildings)
“Grand Central boasts the fewest slips, trips, and falls of any station in the country…partly due to behavioral engineering”.
“The times displayed on Grand Central’s departure boards are wrong — by a full minute. This is permanent. It is also purposeful” to minimise rushing passengers.
(via Why All of Grand Central’s Clocks Are Wrong - Commute - The Atlantic Cities)
The evacuation of The Winged Victory of Samothrace from the Louvre during World War II.
(Source: ughpsh, via utopiarchive)
Art And Culture Space Under Railway In Yokohama, Japan
via Designboom
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