architecture grad student at UK CoD. / world traveler. / on an endless quest for knowledge. / i reblog + post things i like - words & photos not necessarily my own [unless stated]. you can also follow me here: flickr | pinterest | @twitter Tumblr (3.0; @laurelbennett)http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8e11978a246267b06b3f3bf0c336a5a0/tumblr_mmp70rAPDF1qi4z1yo5_500.jpg"/><br/> The Village Underground in Shoreditch, London. The old tube train carriages on the roof are studio spaces<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9f2255da27f9651194cdfe8e29c2eb4/tumblr_mmp70rAPDF1qi4z1yo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/79952aacd427eaefe827fe027bc906a0/tumblr_mmp70rAPDF1qi4z1yo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d1e19a9f4c5908282df0a76251b0408a/tumblr_mmp70rAPDF1qi4z1yo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e97831da5e02bc17d74064104f52c441/tumblr_mmp70rAPDF1qi4z1yo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0bbd3bf2e6211f66b046f26fe435947c/tumblr_mmp70rAPDF1qi4z1yo7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.8faces.com/post/50275908782/kid-acne" target="_blank">typeworship</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“<strong>You’ll thank me on e day”</strong></p> <p>Sheffield based street artist and illustrator, <a href="http://www.kidacne.com/blog/about/" target="_blank">Kid Acne</a>, has been producing these striking slogans all over the world. His distinctive lettering work has also adorned products for a diverse range of companies, such as Prada, Warp Records and Brompton bikes.</p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/50291363481http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/50291363481Sun, 12 May 2013 17:51:17 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wOgIkxAfJsk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://adamstanway.tumblr.com/post/49720733255/nice" target="_blank">adamstanway</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>nice!</p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49777740691http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49777740691Mon, 06 May 2013 11:20:20 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6nl8wUCNU1qd2yqto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://scavengedluxury.tumblr.com/post/26511855877/architecture-and-mortality-glasgow-june-2012" target="_blank">scavengedluxury</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Architecture and mortality. Glasgow, June 2012.</p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49777459545http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49777459545Mon, 06 May 2013 11:14:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ddde02588014a71aab3cc5fcee3f29fa/tumblr_mmdfciW4px1qdfkh1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7af4fd4845b710c42f34162005ae6a39/tumblr_mmdfciW4px1qdfkh1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://88floors.tumblr.com/post/49764530072/outstanding-america-by-hansel-gonzalez" target="_blank">88floors</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Outstanding America by Hansel Gonzalez</strong></p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49777067295http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49777067295Mon, 06 May 2013 11:05:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1c1b567655a20fda701b51f435edc7a9/tumblr_mm9yc5fkT01sp4esgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49776274821http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49776274821Mon, 06 May 2013 10:49:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c2be26dbb273d5c3a8eac62e5b7ded97/tumblr_mm5qi6hx2e1qfhd7co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>just a little light 2am reading</p>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49422281021http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49422281021Thu, 02 May 2013 02:10:54 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/794bd207a5a2031af301964e183d71f1/tumblr_mm4oow4qc61qzho4eo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c933b9fd0b0443319a76b5a13cb98394/tumblr_mm4oow4qc61qzho4eo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f42e6ed93b93ffa5afd0b39972673f3a/tumblr_mm4oow4qc61qzho4eo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/496189f12cdf9655287427dee4e3c9f9/tumblr_mm4oow4qc61qzho4eo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://designismymuse.tumblr.com/post/49366424996/yin-yang-house-by-brooks-scarpa-via" target="_blank">designismymuse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h2>Yin-Yang House by Brooks + Scarpa (via contemporist)</h2> </blockquote> <p></p>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49372984176http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49372984176Wed, 01 May 2013 14:29:47 -0400<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.stickygram.com/post/49354029536/balloon-sellers-in-afghanistan" target="_blank">stickygram</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>In a grey city like Kabul, balloon sellers spread colours…</p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/a97d2f2e33304d3611084ab47758c4a7/tumblr_inline_mm49ymSuWs1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/d118186c72a65dd5e5c1c2e88fde990e/tumblr_inline_mm49ytNd8o1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/933b5d4dfb86ca99e34190a12a17bcf4/tumblr_inline_mm49z0S7ly1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/17fd33c9dd28480022870ae3adea33f4/tumblr_inline_mm49zacWNd1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p><img alt="image" src="http://media.tumblr.com/620cf9167170299eb6c6af5222afbb21/tumblr_inline_mm49zmZN7d1qz4rgp.jpg"/></p> <p>Source: (<a href="http://wewastetime.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/balloon-sellers-in-kabul/" title="We Waste Time" target="_blank">WeWasteTime</a>) </p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49360399588http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/49360399588Wed, 01 May 2013 10:37:08 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6934677d1f010a6348f1836532d4e7d5/tumblr_mlsf08C6l61sne63eo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/880af2d58218e29ac19364960b93e1dc/tumblr_mlsf08C6l61sne63eo2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tensetrips.tumblr.com/post/48819300611/enver-hoxha-museum-now-known-as-the-pyramid-of" target="_blank">tensetrips</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Enver Hoxha Museum, now known as “The Pyramid of Tirana,” <span>Tiranë</span>, Albania.</p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48868625866http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48868625866Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:13:01 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7cf660bbfd17ef2fdc719ec4e683624f/tumblr_mlsz6kmYXk1qa2l2po1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/93055e9a89aa7d5b56199b5f8a7f7947/tumblr_mlsz6kmYXk1qa2l2po2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://humanscalecities.tumblr.com/post/48842716111/mapping-vacant-spaces-with-open-data-iotxlot" target="_blank">humanscalecities</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://www.ciudadesaescalahumana.org/2013/04/catalogando-espacios-en-desuso-con-open.html" target="_blank">Mapping vacant spaces with open data</a></strong></p> <p><strong><a href="http://thepossiblecity.com/lotxlot/" target="_blank">IotXlot</a>  </strong>(Possible City)</p> <p><strong><a href="http://eixos.cat/" target="_blank">Eixos</a> </strong>(Planol.info)</p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48846502330http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48846502330Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:13:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d4a3664a885fa3433c554da0f3bcd83b/tumblr_mlh3qyLhfr1qe31lco1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.com/post/48310851714/wyatt-kahn-contender-2012-unpainted-canvases" target="_blank">likeafieldmouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.wyattkahn.com/" target="_blank">Wyatt Kahn</a> - <em>Contender</em> (2012) - Unpainted canvases stretched onto irregularly shaped frames</p> <p>Artist’s statement: </p> <p>“I am trying to push sculpture to the limits of painting.”</p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48608723986http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48608723986Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:44:43 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/044bd7f1c9890f9921b07bcc231ec8c4/tumblr_mlm82eKJ9L1r4w1sgo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9b11530d656bf0114e675b5cdc933cef/tumblr_mlm82eKJ9L1r4w1sgo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://archi-versus.tumblr.com/post/48537907924/datong-library-preston-scott-cohen" target="_blank">archi-versus</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Datong Library_Preston Scott Cohen</p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48565887465http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48565887465Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:13:50 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/27690fcfe80999ab6daad9c048321bf8/tumblr_ml5ukyBvKS1qjxnl0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48565771450http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48565771450Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:12:22 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/67ad4433f394ad9224a29b9b4facb3ef/tumblr_mlmfq7Aukg1rwft4xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lemanoosh.tumblr.com/post/48550418659/http-hovercraftdoggy-com-2013-02-07-we-put-on-a-f" target="_blank">lemanoosh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://hovercraftdoggy.com/2013/02/07/we-put-on-a-facade/" target="_blank"><a href="http://hovercraftdoggy.com/2013/02/07/we-put-on-a-facade/" target="_blank">http://hovercraftdoggy.com/2013/02/07/we-put-on-a-facade/</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48565739030http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48565739030Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:11:57 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8d84eccb7f2fd7f818d0fef967192f2f/tumblr_mlmbytaYxm1qfhd7co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#shoes. Maybe I have too many? … nah</p>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48544930055http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48544930055Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:42:29 -0400shoes<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fcf7a84466a491fef82501b2c47ebeae/tumblr_mldu32DESQ1qz7ymyo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/04b3388655d4f3e93b222f5919c17d05/tumblr_mldu32DESQ1qz7ymyo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://tumblr.photojojo.com/post/48532903630/using-negative-space-in-photos-he-takes-of-the" target="_blank">photojojo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Using negative space in photos he takes of the sky, <a href="http://tlamadieu.wix.com/" target="_blank">Thomas Lamadieu</a> sketches playful illustrations that wedge themselves between towering buildings.</p> <p>The most striking feature is how the contours of the buildings form everything from beards to mythical animals. </p> <p><a href="http://tlamadieu.wix.com/roots-art#!skyart/ck0q" target="_blank"><strong>Mixed Media Illustrations on Images of the Sky</strong></a><strong><br/></strong></p> <p><small><em>via <a href="http://beautifuldecay.com/2013/04/16/the-sky-illustrations-of-thomas-lamadieu/" target="_blank">Beautiful Decay</a></em></small></p> </blockquote> <p>this is amazing!!!! </p>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48533342556http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48533342556Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:21:26 -0400artphotographysketchingdesigndrawingcreative<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3c1255f072cd2dd4e27e5285ae42d42d/tumblr_mlhs80Q7pU1rwft4xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48349893916http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48349893916Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:27:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0dde2aa453050ebfeeb5c01b578cfbda/tumblr_mlhip2D5k51qfhd7co1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Finally! #ukcod #officestudiotaipei #architecture #model #3dprint #digifab #taipei #taiwan #kentuckytotaipei #design (at Pence Hall)</p>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48335659229http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48335659229Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:19:50 -0400officestudiotaipeitaiwankentuckytotaipeidesignarchitectureukcodmodel3dprinttaipeidigifab<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1e4ee80bd0dbc0a814fbda0a52c2b01c/tumblr_mlfxsbHaqP1rwft4xo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/555470b593fd35291f5a60fd9987e677/tumblr_mlfxsbHaqP1rwft4xo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d374e2ba91febda10eb824c08881ef21/tumblr_mlfxsbHaqP1rwft4xo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lemanoosh.tumblr.com/post/48265995105/http-www-moonhoon-com" target="_blank">lemanoosh</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.moonhoon.com/" target="_blank"><a href="http://www.moonhoon.com/" target="_blank">http://www.moonhoon.com/</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48291753791http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48291753791Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:42:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a97ab46bf3721e5126b73fef17d170cb/tumblr_mlg9u4J3KZ1qdfkh1o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c0cd8133780376f28bf8680de1758236/tumblr_mlg9u4J3KZ1qdfkh1o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c13149b60695c48fe8e2c2930a1f5c54/tumblr_mlg9u4J3KZ1qdfkh1o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/145fcc1e7caa6e022df364433c544272/tumblr_mlg9u4J3KZ1qdfkh1o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/cef2ae9463a6479bdaaeaa19bd394490/tumblr_mlg9u4J3KZ1qdfkh1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c2452b27bcae672dfa64b33ab03ac66b/tumblr_mlg9u4J3KZ1qdfkh1o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5bf783ea4e7decef45b936fa6b49d8e5/tumblr_mlg9u4J3KZ1qdfkh1o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/890d16cbafa897e20bbef1d233e3f81a/tumblr_mlg9u4J3KZ1qdfkh1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/36296ed9b9f03940249215642ea5fdc7/tumblr_mlg9u4J3KZ1qdfkh1o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://88floors.tumblr.com/post/48272895830/submerged-churches-these-churches-from-all-over" target="_blank">88floors</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Submerged Churches.</strong></p> <p>These churches from all over the world are not victims of natural disaster, they all sit in the valley of a reservoir. Many reservoirs were created in valleys with small towns or villages nestled in them, the benefit of having reservoirs always outweighed the cost in relocating a small population. In many of these settlements the religious buildings were the tallest and once the valleys were flooded they could still be seen poking out of the water in a surreal post apocalyptic manner. Lots of them still survive, making more of an appearance every time the water level drops.</p> <p>Among these examples are Ladybower, Graun, Panta de Sau, Tehri and Potosi</p> </blockquote>http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48291603004http://laurelbennett.tumblr.com/post/48291603004Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:40:19 -0400