Grand designs

An exploration of how design connects us to people, places and ideas. Great design  has to be experienced.  It is not unusual for someone to be unable to explain why a particular building appeals to them, other than to say … Continue reading →

Try and guess what this thing is? This  promotional shot may help. Do you need a  minute of thinking music?           This Opera House thing  is just plain awful. I roundly supported Lego’s model of Frank Lloyd Wright‘s Falling … Continue reading →

We are very proud of this magnificent stair with its strong geometric shape and sleek style but apparently the whole world may be laughing at us! Like a vain man with his perfectly kept hairpiece, we may be the subject … Continue reading →

Did you have your own cubby house when you were a kid? It may have been a few planks nailed to the inside of a tree trunk that gave you splinters every time you made one false move. Or in … Continue reading →

My favorite sister of all time sent me this great Christmas gift idea. Now, how will I  get her to buy me one? Hmm,

After 24 years of stop start construction The Ryugyong Hotel in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang is finally ready to open. (it) has become …known as the ‘Hotel of Doom’ after multiple failed attempts to complete the construction   For more … Continue reading →

The Monsanto House of the Future (yes, that’s the Roundup weed killing people) stood as a challenge to the future at Disneyland in California for the ten years between 1957 and 1967. Kind of like, this is what we think … Continue reading →

Previously at buildinginyourblood we have had the indoor beach, the aeroplane house and the pipe hotel. Isn’t it amazing what we build just because we can? In Singapore they have taken it to a whole new level with the SkyPark … Continue reading →

I like to think that we are good at recycling in our house and put the right bits in the right bins but I know we could always do more. I think we were better at it when our kids were … Continue reading →