This is a great example of playful, yet smart design that I think will be really successful as a piece of infrastructure as well as civic identity. NEXT architects designed the Melkwegbrug bridge in the Netherlands to accomodate pedestrian, bike, and water traffic (the lower bridge splits and pivots) and to connect the older part of Purmerend with the new. I think it is beautifully executed as a sculptural form (and quite diagrammatic in organization), but it is also clever in providing varied experiences. Low speed = high elevation (and view), and vice versa. Users will play on this bridge without even knowing they are using a piece of infrastructure. I think really successful infrastructural public works , Like Ghery's bridge in Millenium Park or Weis Manfredi's Olympic Sculpture Park, are such a joy to use you don't even know they are providing a very utilitarian function. Nicely done.  

I need to find out more about this camera. These prints are unreal.

Woolmai House by Kerstin Thompson Architects. Quite nice. And of course, out of Australia

Finally found the time to edit the week's worth of video I took before leaving Chicago. Go to Vimeo for HD. I miss the city and especially the people already. I should have made way more edits while I lived there, but this last week was a great one that really encapsulates a lot of my (non-winter) time there.

Sketchin with Jax at Vovomeena

Made it out to McDowell Mountain Park this weekend with D Rock and Nick. 180's John was there with a friend too, and they handed are asses to us on the Sport Loop and Long Loop. Going to have to step it up to hang on the trail with those guys. D got some pump track in at the end.

You never know what you will find over at Dusty's place. 

I wish we could keep this slot open at the top of the patio SJ is building. Detail for a later date.