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Amy and I spent a great weekend in Chicago browsing both stores and museums. We stayed at the Hyatt Regency on Wacker and (roughly) Michigan, which was perfect location-wise for both walking up and down Michigan Avenue and for walking (much further, but through some nifty parks) to the Museum Campus.

A 1D skyscraper with a single corridor

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Wed, 23 May 2007 20:51:47 GMT

Towers based on a helix, and the problems therein.

Link: http://absidea.free.fr/wordpress/index.php/helix-a-1d-skyscraper-with-a-single-corridor/

Behind the Glass Curtain

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:39 GMT

Google’s new workspace

Link: http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/story.php?artid=2123

The time is now for front-end architects

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:27 GMT

John tells me I’m a front-end architect, and I think he might be right

Link: http://www.garrettdimon.com/archives/the-time-is-now-for-front-end-architects

Trapped in cubicles

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:13 GMT

“Lined up in identical rows, they became the dystopian world that three academics described as ‘bright satanic offices’ in a 1998 book, Workplaces of the Future.”

Link: http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/03/20/8371767/

Kirkbride Buildings

nicholasjon@nicholasjon.com (Nick) — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:31:24 GMT

Very (very!) scary looking old medical facilities

Link: http://www.kirkbridebuildings.com/index.html