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Kanye West has made a confusing return to Twitter this month. During his recent spree, the rapper has doubled down on his support of Donald Trump , praised the right-wing commentator Candace Owens, and—in a move that would seem to be at odds with the first two—referred to Parkland shooting survivor Emma González as his hero. Amidst his Twitter spree, West took a quick break yesterday to visit the Southern California Institute of Architecture , where he met with Owens and fellow right-winger and Turning Point USA founder, Charlie Kirk. There, the three walked through the school's Spring Show, looked at some student work, and learned about desalination. West even took second to tweet about his visit and shout out the work of M.Arch I student Ashley Hastings.   Donald Trump Jr. also got involved, tweeting out his delight at West hanging out with his pals.   Though the reason for their visit is currently unknown, West has long been a champion of architectur...

Here are some photos of Summer House in Tisvildeleje, Denmark, by Gehrdt Bornebusch. (Photographs: Flemming Ibsen , who has more in photos of the architect's buildings in his Flickr set .) To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just: :: Join and add photos to the  archidose pool To contribute your Instagram images for consideration, just: :: Tag your photos  #archidose John Hill via A Daily Dose of Architecture http://bit.ly/2HDAeQH

The LAGI (Land Art Generator Initiative) design competition has recently awarded Rio Iluminado as the winning project. An arch covered in a 900 square foot solar array, this public art piece will be built on the waterfront of downtown Willimantic, Connecticut. The Rio Iluminado team includes Pirie Associates Architects, architect Lindsay Suter, and sculptor Gar Waterman. The artwork was designed to generate 25.5 MWh of clean energy annually for a 3.4-acre site owned by the Willimantic Whitewater Partnership (WWP). Hope Daley via Archinect - News http://bit.ly/2HHjhky

[...] one Washington, D.C. architecture firm wants Philly to become a trailblazer in the future of high-rise construction. Specifically, it wants Comcast to build its rumored third tower out of wood — mass timber, to be exact. [...] At 62 stories, Timber Towers would be the first high-rise to utilize mass timber. Two office towers are linked by a connecting bridge, with a third tower including residences, a school and ground floor retail. Alexander Walter via Archinect - News http://bit.ly/2jjAvde

[...] one Washington, D.C. architecture firm wants Philly to become a trailblazer in the future of high-rise construction. Specifically, it wants Comcast to build its rumored third tower out of wood — mass timber, to be exact. [...] At 62 stories, Timber Towers would be the first high-rise to utilize mass timber. Two office towers are linked by a connecting bridge, with a third tower including residences, a school and ground floor retail. Alexander Walter via Archinect - News http://bit.ly/2vZdsNS

Planning ahead for another busy week in Los Angeles? Bustler put together a snappy list of architecture and design events happening around town. This week's picks include LACMA's latest “L.A. Print” discussion about the history and practice of screen-printing in L.A., and lectures from Andrew Holder of LADG and JK Design founder Julia Körner. If you get the chance to see it, Jasper Johns' exhibition “Something Resembling Truth” is still open at The Broad Museum for another two weeks. Read on for our latest  weekly event recommendations . Bustler Editors via Archinect - News http://bit.ly/2JBJl16

Natural roof cabin in Belgium I’ve loved cabins since i was a child. I decided this February to build one for my 4-year old son. Lost in middle of a Belgian forest — here is the result working more than 70 hours with just a saw, axe, hammer, some screws and lot of motivation. Submitted by Chris /  @christophe_cameron via Cabin Porn http://bit.ly/2HBuRSm

Wondering what architecture and design  events  are happening around New York City? Bustler rounded up a snappy list of event recommendations worth checking out. This week, peep the Stanley Kubrick photography exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York, join architects Steven Holl and Faith Rose in a discussion, or visit “The Projective Drawing” exhibition before it closes in mid-May. Read on for our latest  weekly event recommendations . Bustler Editors via Archinect - News http://bit.ly/2rbpZIk

Spring is almost here, and it’s time to start thinking about how you can spend more time outdoors. If you have a patio or a garden, giving it a little refresh is time and money well spent. Make your outdoor living space more functional (and beautiful!) by incorporating the top garden trends of 2018. 1. Small gardens are at the top of 2018 garden trends As an intimate outdoor space, this small garden exemplifies the biggest 2018 garden trend. Image: Jarrett Yoshida Design Whether you’re working with a small patio area, a side yard, or a large open space, it’s all about creating cozy, intimate spaces in 2018. Got 150 square feet to work with? Then make it the loveliest small garden ever! You can still have a seating area, a water or fire feature, and plenty of greenery in the form of potted plants. If you have a large, open area, this is the year to consider breaking it up into smaller spaces. Some ways you can do this is by: Creating a sitting or dining area with fieldstone A...

Mariina Vyhlídka Jetrichovice in the National Park Bohemian Switzerland in Czech Republic Vyhlídka means Look-out in Czech. Submitted by  Maxime /  @maxime_north via Cabin Porn http://bit.ly/2FquHr3

Sørøya, Northern Norway First rays of sun.  Our 15 sq meter cabin on a island in Finnmark. At 70 degrees north we have 2 months of midnight sun, and 2 months where we don’t see the sun (Northern light gives a bit off compensation for that). Submitted by Georg Kim Jensen via Cabin Porn http://bit.ly/2r8yjbI

“The Ragdale Nooks” by  Kwong Von Glinow Design Office was one of the many submissions to the  2018 Ragdale Ring competition . Hosted by the esteemed Ragdale artists' residency in Lake Forest, Illinois, the yearly competition seeks proposals for a temporary outdoor garden theater that also reinterprets the original 1912 Ragdale Ring by architect Howard Van Doren Shaw. The winner then gets to design, build, and exhibit their Ragdale Ring, where summer outdoor events can take place. “The Ragdale Nooks” is a ring of recessed alcoves, andirons, inglenooks, and window seats. According to Kwong Von Glinow, their proposal is “a collection of ‘built-ins’ borrowed from Howard Van Doren Shaw’s Ragdale House to be ‘built-out’ on Ragdale’s estate” The designers shared more details about their entry below. Justine Testado via Archinect - News http://bit.ly/2HAjmqd

Find the perfect skylights for your next project through  Architizer’s new community marketplace for building-products . Manufacturers:  Check out the latest construction leads  and  sign up now . A group of Italian scientists created  CoeLux , a new lighting system that imitates natural sunlight more accurately than ever before. Unsurprisingly given the occupation of its creators, the product employs no small amount of scientific theory to achieve this effect: Light is passed through a filter consisting of nanoparticles closely correlating with the properties of Earth’s atmosphere. This phenomenon, we are reliably informed, utilizes the same scientific process that “ makes the sky blue .” This means that the color and quality of the resulting light matches sunlight perfectly, raising the possibility of well-lit environments in the depths of single-aspect buildings, or even subterranean spaces. The lighting and interior finishes in the images presen...

The Cranbrook Academy of Art announced today that Gretchen Wilkins will be the new Head of the Architecture Department and the institution's ninth Architect-in-Residence. Amy Green Deines, the dean of Cranbrook Academy, praised Wilkins as “a collaborative leader with strong connections and a deep knowledge of the international architecture community”.  Having nearly 20 years of architectural teaching and practice, Gretchen Wilkins is currently an Associate Professor and the Head of Design at RMIT University's Vietnam campus. She also previously directed RMIT’s Master of Urban Design program in Melbourne, Barcelona, and Ho Chi Minh City. She earned her Ph.D. from RMIT University and her M.Arch from the University of Michigan.  From her teaching experience in Australia and Asia over the last decade, Wilkins continues to focus her work on the city and cultivating its creative and productive industries. Keeping her ties strong in Detroit, she has coll...

NEW YORK’S MUSEUM of Modern Art is under siege. Well, a virtual siege, at least. A group of renegade artists has co-opted the brightly-lit Jackson Pollock gallery on the museum’s fifth floor, turning it into their personal augmented reality playground. [...] those that have downloaded the MoMAR Gallery app on their smartphones, the impressionist's iconic paintings are merely markers—points of reference telling the app where to display the guerilla artists’ works. MoMAR's augmented reality app and the unauthorized accompanying group show Hello, we're from the internet explore the intersection of private physical space and the public digital realm. "MoMAR is an unauthorized gallery concept aimed at democratizing physical exhibition spaces, museums, and the curation of art within them," the group explains on its website . "MoMAR is non-profit, non-owned, and exists in the absence of any privatized structures." Get the app on Android or iOS and head...

Las Torres de Ciudad Satélite by Fernando González Gortázar Arquine, 2014 Paperback, 176 pages I picked up this book in June 2016 after coming across it in a bookstore, but I didn't actually read it until this week. The reason I pulled it off the bookshelf was a screening of Jill Magid's The Proposal , a documentary film focused on the Brooklyn artist's obsessions with Mexican architect Luis Barragán, the holding of his professional archive in Switzerland, and Magid's attempt (the proposal of the film's title) to get the archive returned to Mexico. I have other books on Barragán, but I read this one before and after seeing the film since Federica Zanco, the wife of Vitra chairman Rolf Fehlbaum and the caretaker of the archive, wrote the lengthy Foreword to the book, a historical case study of one of Barragán's most unique and exceptional projects: the Torres de Satélite , entry markers to a large development north of Mexico City. Magid's biggest bo...