Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Horror movie monsters for Halloween, cyborg performance art and more in this week's look around the web

1. Inside the Mind and Studio of Artist Olafur Eliasson Olafur Eliasson is a busy man. The Danish-Icelandic artist is currently working on exhibitions in Stockholm and Vienna, a project that requires moving ice from Greenland to Paris, the design of a Copenhagen-based building, a cookbook and more. And whether you recognize his name or not, Eliasson and his team are shaping the way we …

A Beginner’s Guide to Architectural Movements

Whether for educational purposes or just to take a shameless selfie, more people than ever are venturing out and exploring local and international architecture. Whatever the reason, it’s probably beneficial to get a few of the basic architectural eras down before heading out. Luckily Highsnobiety has written up a handy guide covering important periods of architecture that everyone should be familiar with—including Greek and Roman …

Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Center

The masterpiece in symmetry and fluidity was opened to the public one last time

This weekend New Yorkers were treated to one last chance to step inside Eero Saarinen’s TWA Flight Terminal in its original form before renovation begins to transform it in to the lobby for the forthcoming JetBlue hotel. Made possible by Open House New York, the viewing inspired hundreds of people to go to the airport for a cultural happening instead of a travel necessity. While …