memoirs on a rainy day

When I walked by Ottawa’s eyesore, the US embassy, I saw this beautiful building. It’s the Connaught Building.

The Connaught Building is a historic office building. It’s on Sussex Drive, near the Fairmont Château Laurier. Today it houses the HQ of the Canada Revenue Agency. The building is named after the Duke of Connaught, who was the Governor General of Canada at the time of the construction. Prince Arthur served as the Governor General of Canada from 1911 to 1916.

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The architectural eyesore that many people from Ottawa like to talk about is the US embassy on Sussex Dr.

The design reminds me of the Supreme Court of Canada building.

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Over at Hoefler & Frere-Jones, Hoefler talks about ampersands (&). (via kottke)

The GreenPIX media wall is a low resolution 2200 square meter media display in China. It combines LED with photo voltaic cells. (via designboom)

The world’s first billion dollar home. (via cf)

Daniel Dociu’s incredible fantasy/futuristic building designs.

The 12th issue of Bak Magazine is out, available online for free! (via cpluv)

Monocle is a great design mag. Here are some design notes on it.

Just like the OLPC, big cellphone companies see the third world markets as a way to help countries by providing cheap and affordable telecommunications.

The Droste Effect is a type of recursive image that can appear in advertising.