Always wanted a to-scale (U.S.) ruler/wallpaper image so I created one this evening. Designed for iPhone 4/4S (should work on 3G models as well). Based on a classic 1950’s Koh-i-Noor Architect’s scale I own. Designed specifically for use as a lock-screen wallpaper image… Enjoy!

Tumblr defaults images to 500px. To download the correct iPhone resolution click here, right click on image and choose “save…”.

neo-constructivist:

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Wes Jones…

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We’re getting close to digital full-sized construction documents. Exciting stuff…

“…LG just announced that it has begun mass production of a 6-inch, 1024 x 768 e-paper screen that can bend by up to 40 degrees…”

(via The Verge)

fabriciomora:

USAFA Cadet Chapel / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

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Seminal architecture books as sculptures carved into bowling balls…

“…An ongoing series of sculptures exploring the notions of trophy and information, Trophy appropriates the Brunswick ‘Black Beauty’ bowling ball. Each ball is meticulously hand carved into the seminal architectural ‘Big game’ trophy, i.e., the ‘super books’ of Mau, Koolhaus, Corbu etc…”

(via A Daily Dose of Architecture)

“…For the pur­pose of con­scious­ly evok­ing soci­ety’s reac­tion, an archi­tec­tur­al object is insert­ed into the main recre­ation­al zone of New York – Cen­tral Park Jovile Por­va­neck­aite. More­over, social and cul­tur­al phe­nom­e­na inspired by the inno­v­a­tive form are dis­cussed. The aim of the project is to analyse the process of form mod­el­ling and, consequently, perform a research of the form as power…”

(via eVolo)

periferiadomestica:

Palacio de los Deportes Juan Escutia - Félix Candela.

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