Tag Archives: retro-futurism

Pre-Fabulous Aluminum House

February 12, 2010 – 8:52 am

This Mars Rover-esque vision of far-out shelter from the Centerbrook archives was designed by Charles W. Moore at the invitation of the Alcoa Aluminum Company, which wanted to mass-market a bare-bones, mobile, prefab vacation house.  Five architects, including Moore and Ulrich Franzen, were invited to brainstorm with Alcoa and explore the design versatility of aluminum. [...]

By David Holahan | Posted in The Archives | Comments (0)

Our Once and Future Future

January 25, 2010 – 11:03 am

It is time for architects to think about the future; I mean REALLY think about the future, not try to “look like the future,” or contemplate next week, but consider the way-out-there tomorrows, say 30, 50, or 100 years ahead.  And not what it will be like, but what it SHOULD be like.  In this [...]

By Mark Simon | Posted in Beloved Buildings, The Future | Comments (1)