1000 addenda
OK, we’ve had complaints already that we didn’t includ ‘Hats of Meat’ our most controversial post right back in the early days that nearly had the blog shut down! Of course, since then Lady Gaga has made us look quite …
Tag: architecture
Lego multi-story carpark
For those who’ve complained that we haven’t had enough Lego of late (or that Monday’s TOTD was too static), try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22PAaX_cEOI&NR=1 An instructional video on how to build, and use, a multi-story carpark.
Cakebook
Cakebook, part of the EAT! NewcastleGateshead food festival, features edible cake models of some of the most iconic structures in the Newcastle/Gateshead area. There is some terrific cake-baking talent here in the library. Could we do somethig like this for …
OpenBuildings
TOTD first came across this as an iPhone application that allows you locate and find information and images about sites of architectural interest. The website for this “openly editable encyclopedia of buildings from around the world” can be found here: http://www.openbuildings.com/
Carbuncle Cup
The Strata Tower in London’s Elephant and Castle has won the award for the ugliest new building in Britain. Judging by the other entries shown here it was up against some pretty stiff competition. http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/strata-tower-wins-2010-carbuncle-cup/5004110.article
50 More Strange Buildings of the World
Awhile back TOTD featured 50 of the strangest buildings in the world. Well now we’ve found 50 more (courtesy of the website ‘Village of Joy’). http://villageofjoy.com/50-strange-buildings-of-the-world-part-iii/ Whilst there are many beautiful and futuristic buildings on this list, TOTD was rather …
History in Portsmouth
The webmaster of this excellent site recently visited The University Library in search of large scale maps that would support the development of the 1860 (Old Portsmouth) Project. The aim of this programme is to accurately model Old Portsmouth as it …
Log Cabin Day
Today our friends across the pond in the United States will be commemorating Log Cabin Day. This day looks back to a time when many Americans, who were moving west, would build their homes using the woods nearby: http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/June/logcabinday.htm
50 Strange Buildings of the World
The title says it all really! Here we have 50 of the stangest buildings ever to be concieved by man’s imagination. From a library shaped like a shelf of books to a house that’s been squashed between two huge stones, …
