tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72600902849628112342024-03-13T18:10:38.537-05:00The Operable WindowThe Operable Window covers architecture, design, art, and culture. The blog is maintained Messner Architecture.Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comBlogger281125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-41198729631644925902018-11-19T13:18:00.000-06:002018-11-19T13:19:48.037-06:00Venice Tapes - Cyrus Peñarroyo
As part of the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, the Taiwan Pavilion, curated by Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular produced a series of short interviews of architects, designers, and others surrounding the field. Each participant was asked two questions, what is your origin story and what advice to you have for early career designers. These became the Venice Tapes, a 12 video Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comVenice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy45.4408474 12.31551509999997145.0840994 11.67006809999997 45.797595400000006 12.960962099999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-7220951605271221662018-10-31T11:52:00.000-05:002018-10-31T11:52:14.135-05:00The Art Institute of Chicago Makes 50,000 High-Res Public Domain Images Available
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884. Georges Seurat. French, 1859-1891 (The Art Institute of Chicago)
The Art Institute of Chicago is one of the most popular art museums in the entire world. With its vast collection of masterpieces spread out though seemingly endless galleries, it warrants more visits than the average tourist will make. As part of the ever evolving catalog of Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.com111 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60603, USA41.8795845 -87.62371329999996317.8693155 -128.93230729999996 65.8898535 -46.315119299999964tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-71252104300407117592018-10-21T14:35:00.000-05:002018-10-21T14:35:20.404-05:00Waves Puzzles by Moda
It has been some time since The Operable Window has covereda product. It seemed about time that we jump back into looking at some beautiful
design objects.
Founded by two architects Benny Sachs and Eric Hoffman, Moda
is working to bring tactile play to an over-worked world. With the help of a (now
successful) Kickstarter campaign, the company is on its way to achieving just
that. ForMatthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comCalifornia, USA36.778261 -119.4179323999999823.886426 -140.07222939999997 49.670096 -98.763635399999984tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-19918735029416395082018-10-03T16:26:00.000-05:002018-10-03T16:55:38.786-05:00The Rise of Amateur Architectural Photography
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“10% of all photos ever taken were shot in 2011.”
Fortune, September 24, 2012, page 166
The Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-48155867636868600312018-09-25T13:16:00.000-05:002018-09-25T13:16:07.179-05:00As Seen on TV: American Democracy
Democrat Sen. John Kennedy and Republican Richard Nixon during the 1960 presidential election. (AP)
In honor of this year's upcoming elections, the following is an excerpt from a piece first published on my School Blog for Archinect. Written in mid-2012, we were in the midst of election season, and televised debates were hitting ratings marks never scene before. This piece discusses the Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comWashington, DC, USA38.9071923 -77.03687070000000938.7094553 -77.3595942 39.104929299999995 -76.714147200000014tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-49362063312972599272018-09-18T11:18:00.000-05:002018-09-18T11:18:33.416-05:00Brutalist Reliquary
The now demolished last of the second level pedestrian bridges that once connected all of the University of Illinois Chicago campus. (Photo by Matthew Messner)
Walter
Netsch's University of Illinois Chicago campus is everything a Brutalist
project should be. Even in its
incomplete form the campus represents one of the most complete, and complex,
examples of modernist field Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.com1200 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60607, USA41.8693039 -87.6474501999999817.859050399999997 -128.95604419999998 65.8795574 -46.338856199999981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-86021517826011405822018-09-06T07:00:00.000-05:002018-09-06T10:18:31.878-05:00The Venice Tapes: Ashley Schafer
Ashley Schafer in the Township of Domestic Parts at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale Taiwan Pavilion. (Matthew Messner/Bureau Spectacular)
As part of the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, the Taiwan Pavilion, curated by Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular produced a series of short interviews of architects, designers, and others surrounding the field. Each participant was Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comVenice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy45.4408474 12.31551509999997145.0840994 11.67006809999997 45.797595400000006 12.960962099999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-51901231946863431092018-09-03T07:00:00.000-05:002018-09-03T07:00:01.395-05:0050 Years On: Milwaukee's Fight for Fair Housing
Father James E. Groppi singing with the NAACP Youth Council during months of protest in 1967. (Mark D. Van Ells)
"In the late summer of 1967, the civil rights movement was coming to a head. While it manifested around numerous issues throughout the country, in Milwaukee the fight for fair housing would be the catalyst for marches and protest that would last for Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comMilwaukee, WI, USA43.0389025 -87.90647360000002742.6676395 -88.551920600000031 43.4101655 -87.261026600000022tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-90997721531001881912018-08-29T07:00:00.000-05:002018-08-29T07:00:05.631-05:00The Venice Tapes: Michael Meredith
Michael Meredith in the Township of Domestic Parts at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale Taiwan Pavilion. (Matthew Messner/Bureau Spectacular)
As part of the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, the Taiwan Pavilion, curated by Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular produced a series of short interviews of architects, designers, and others surrounding the field. Each participant was askedMatthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comVenice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy45.4408474 12.31551509999997145.0840994 11.67006809999997 45.797595400000006 12.960962099999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-66557478673409409152018-08-27T07:00:00.000-05:002018-08-27T07:00:06.065-05:00The Rise and Fall of Khrushchyovka
Hundreds of millions of people living in Russia and to former Soviet Republics still live in degrading Soviet-built housing blocks. (Matthew Messner)
"Nearly 50 percent of Russians live in 50-year-old Soviet-era block housing. A full 75 percent of Russians live in cities. These two statistics, combined with a changing relationship with home ownership, means the country has a rare opportunity Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-9461642085003215702018-04-13T13:07:00.003-05:002018-04-13T13:09:57.549-05:00The Venice Tapes: Jonathan Solomon
Jonathan Solomon in the Township of Domestic Parts at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale Taiwan Pavilion. (Matthew Messner/Bureau Spectacular)
As part of the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, the Taiwan Pavilion, curated by Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular produced a series of short interviews of architects, designers, and others surrounding the field. Each participant was Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comVenice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy45.4408474 12.31551509999997145.0840994 11.67006809999997 45.797595400000006 12.960962099999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-5002316302331711182018-03-22T12:11:00.000-05:002018-03-22T12:11:42.635-05:00The Venice Tapes: Peter Zellner and Nicholas de Monchaux
Peter Zellner and Nicholas de Monchaux in the Township of Domestic Parts at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale Taiwan Pavilion. (Matthew Messner/Bureau Spectacular)
As part of the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, the Taiwan Pavilion, curated by Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular produced a series of short interviews of architects, designers, and others surrounding the Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comVenice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy45.4408474 12.31551509999997145.0840994 11.67006809999997 45.797595400000006 12.960962099999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-86268937630249324882018-03-14T09:36:00.000-05:002018-03-14T09:42:49.250-05:00IKD's Adventures in Cross-Laminated Timber
Conversation Plinth by IKD, situated between the I.M. Pei-Designed Cleo Rogers Library and the Elial Saarinen-designed First Christian Church in Columbus, Indiana. (Courtesy IKD)
Boston-based IKD is on the cutting edge of heavy timber design. It's pavilion for last years Exhibit Columbus event explored the use of up-cycling low-value wood into high-demand structural material.
"The Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comColumbus, IN, USA39.2014404 -85.92137960000002339.0045524 -86.244103100000018 39.398328400000004 -85.598656100000028tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-25079811777091007212018-03-02T12:49:00.003-06:002018-03-02T12:49:46.605-06:00This Week: March 2, 2018
A Modern version of The Tale of Genji by Toyokuni Utagawa, 1853 (Library of Congress)
This weeks most interesting stories from around the world of design. Read the last "This Week."
Download 2,500 Japanese Woodblock Prints from the Library of Congress
"The Library's Prints and Photographs Division houses more than 2,500 woodblock prints and drawings by Japanese artists of the Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-53166854879040721512018-02-28T11:12:00.000-06:002018-02-28T11:12:01.288-06:00The Venice Tapes: Iwan Baan
Iwan Baan in the Township of Domestic Parts at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale Taiwan Pavilion. (Matthew Messner/Bureau Spectacular)
As part of the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, the Taiwan Pavilion, curated by Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular produced a series of short interviews of architects, designers, and others surrounding the field. Each participant was asked two Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comVenice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy45.4408474 12.31551509999997145.0840994 11.67006809999997 45.797595400000006 12.960962099999971tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-82513871730666898322018-02-22T11:39:00.001-06:002018-02-22T11:39:35.134-06:00The Man Behind the Bunny
Art Paul at his desk surrounded by the famous icon he created. (Suzanne Seed)
"For a good portion of Art Paul’s career, his most recognizable work could be found, often by worried mothers, hidden in the sock drawers of American teenagers. And no wood-paneled den and rec room of middle America was complete without at least a few of his works. Art Paul may not be a household name, but his impactMatthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comChicago, IL, USA41.8781136 -87.62979819999998241.4995241 -88.275245199999986 42.256703099999996 -86.984351199999978tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-21299458757763353362018-02-16T07:00:00.000-06:002018-02-16T07:00:45.814-06:00The Venice Tapes: Ross WimerAs part of the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale, the Taiwan Pavilion, curated by Jimenez Lai of Bureau Spectacular produced a series of short interviews of architects, designers, and others surrounding the field. Each participant was asked two questions, what is your origin story and what advice to you have for early career designers. These became the Venice Tapes, a 12 video series.
Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-51963932230842131832018-02-15T11:15:00.000-06:002018-02-15T11:15:24.435-06:00Review - As Seen: Exhibitions that Made Architecture and Design History
As Seen: Exhibitions that Made Architecture and Design History edited Zoë Ryan (Matthew Messner)
"A prevailing theme throughout the essays, if not the book as a whole, is the changing nature and role of exhibitions throughout time. Sylvia Lavin discusses the allure of contemporary exhibitions thanks to their blend of demonstration (full-scale architecture-artifacts), aesthetics (Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-8070872696157426452018-02-09T10:12:00.001-06:002018-02-09T10:12:08.726-06:00This Week: Feb. 9, 2018
First look at renderings for Frida Escobedo's 2018 Serpentine Pavilion. (Serpentine Gallery)
This weeks most interesting stories from around the world of design. Read last weeks "This Week."
Frida Escobedo Announced as 2018 Serpentine Pavilion Designer
'Architect Frida Escobedo, celebrated for dynamic projects that reactivate urban space, has been commissioned to design the Serpentine Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-79286724547857052012018-02-08T16:48:00.002-06:002018-02-08T17:42:01.163-06:00Ordnance Landscapes
The uncanny landscape of the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in central Oklahoma.
A rafter of wild turkeys crosses a nearly deserted rural
road. The only other movement is a small
forklift with a load of what appear to be extra-large, sea foam green, Easter
eggs. The forklift pulls into and out of
evenly spaced, seemingly hollow landforms.
The grassy landforms march Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-33608012977355089622018-01-26T12:59:00.001-06:002018-01-26T12:59:25.899-06:00This Week: Jan. 26, 2018
Ballerinas occupy set pieces by Norman Kelley for Brendan Fernandes' "The Master and Form" performance. (Brendan Meara)
A round up of this weeks most interesting stories from around the world of architecture, design, and culture.
Architecture and Ballet Meet to Explore Dancers' Endurance and Form
"In many ways, architecture and ballet are natural accomplices. Both disciplines are Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-2005550742082063962018-01-24T08:00:00.000-06:002018-01-24T13:03:40.572-06:00The Future of Tall Timber
The proposed River Beech Tower designed by Perkins + Will for the banks for the Chicago River. (Perkins + Will)
As part of a special issue of The Architect's Newspaper the following excerpt is from an interview I conducted with a Daniel Safarik, editor for the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). The issue focused on the future of timber in American architecture, Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-29865458374613220082018-01-19T14:42:00.000-06:002018-01-19T14:42:06.366-06:00The Urban, the Ex-Urban, and the Twilight Zone Between: Part III
A giant hand reaches down to snatch a two urbanites trapped in a vacant small town in “A Stopover in a Quiet Town”. (The Twilight Zone)
And now for the stunning conclusion...
Part three of a three part essay looking at the perception and representation of urban and ex-urban space on television during the late-1950s. Particularly during the five season run of the seminal science-fiction/Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-68248429530556786282018-01-12T14:59:00.000-06:002018-01-12T14:59:07.110-06:00This Week: Jan. 12, 2018
Illustration by Señor Salme (Nature)
A round up of some of this weeks most interesting Stories. The Future of Sci-Fi, Wright and Johnson loose preservation battles, and a look at how pencils are made.
Science Fiction When the Future is Now
Six of today's eminent Science Fiction writers — Lauren Beukes, Kim Stanley Robinson, Ken Liu, Hannu Rajaniemi, Alastair Reynolds and Aliette de Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7260090284962811234.post-83661134149910719462018-01-11T11:44:00.000-06:002018-01-24T22:35:11.450-06:00The Urban, the Ex-Urban, and the Twilight Zone Between: Part II
An enraged mob of neighbors ram the one complete shelter in the neighborhood in "The Shelter." (The Twilight Zone)
This is the second part of what will be a three part essay (Originally this was planned to be just two parts) about the perception and representation of urban and ex-urban space on television during the late-1950s. Particularly during the five season run of the seminal Matthew Messnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11691161641881390908noreply@blogger.com