Ar(t)chitecture

First kisses, net neutrality, Bill Cunningham and more in our weekly look at the web

Life imitates art and art imitates…buildings, thanks to Italian architect and illustrator Federico Babina, who delves into a more literal exploration of the symbiotic relationship between art and architecture. Check out his collection of 27 images, titled “Archist,” to see Richard Serra, Piet Mondrian, Salvador Dali, Mark Rothko and more, imagined as houses or museums. Viewing the buildings not as virtual CAD or standard architectural …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

First kisses, net neutrality, Bill Cunningham and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Disarming Design From Palestine In conflict-ridden Palestine, the rich history of craftsmanship and design is sometimes overlooked. Newly minted cooperative Disarming Design From Palestine showcases the region’s unique wares and design talent, including olive wood carving and garment production using traditional materials with contemporary styling. A look at the cooperative’s workshops and process reveals a crop of talent seldom exposed to the wider design …

Sir Tim Berners-Lee and 25 Years of Internet

First kisses, net neutrality, Bill Cunningham and more in our weekly look at the web

On 12 March 1989, Sir Tim Berners-Lee proposed a network of information sharing which would become the universally loved World Wide Web. Now 25 years later, the same brilliant mind is encouraging a net neutrality. Berners-Lee and a team of global advocates are campaigning for the Web to be free to everyone, and stand by their position that access to the internet is a basic …