Architecture reads online?

[dismalfuture]

While I'm busy annihilating supertalk while most of you Americans are still sleeping, I thought I'd ask.
I have a healthy interest in good architecture and hope to someday build my own house (or at least take a good part in creating it), but I know fuck all about architecture in general. I like to thumb through the modern architecture books at the bookstore and get magazines, which I did this afternoon in fact, that has led me to asking. They unfortunately don't sell Dwell magazine where I live so I have had a hard time finding new stuff to look at, does anyone have any good internet links for this kind of stuff?

Surely there's some people in architecture on a site like this?

[keska]

no means to hijack, but while we are at it. any interesting (modern) interioir design/architecture would be very much appreaciated too.

[dismalfuture]

Interior is thoroughly welcome too. What I am most curious about are the actual costs for places so I can start cataloguing ideas. Getting really interested as I recently saw Barclay and Crousse's Casa Equis and saw in a book that it cost only $75,000 to build, which is either fantastic or just a fantastic typo in the book.

My parents are moving back to Australia for retirement very soon and plan to live between there and the US for both summers every year, so I'm starting early at trying to talk them into doing at least one if not two modern houses as I feel modern living is well-suited to older people's lifestyles and I'd rather not see my parents living in a boring condo or something. Really liking the low-maintenance/green living/custom convenience/minimalist approach as my parents are cool people who could really appreciate all of that and I'd worry less about them if they were living like that.

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I might bump this thread. Some interesting thoughts have gone unexplored.

Whilst we're on the topic of architecture reads, what are your favorite magazines?

I'm enjoying Monument (Australian) and Wallpaper* (not isolated to Architecture, also explore interiors, fashion, etc.) at the moment.

[poshpol]

I was subscribed to Azure for two years. I enjoyed it a lot.

[azn8oi]

My interests lie specifically in skyscrapers and highrises.

Anyone else?

Any thoughts on CCTV HQ, Beijing? The bridge was connected like 2 weeks ago. It's apparently gonna be the 2nd biggest building in the world after the Pentagon.

SWFC? Burj Dubai?

Am I alone on this?

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I was subscribed to Azure for two years. I enjoyed it a lot.

Oh sweet, another publication that broadens its content beyond a single (design) discipline. Thats why I think I'm so attracted to Wallpaper* - the multi-faceted approach.

Will definitely pick up a copy of Azure when I'm next at the newsagent and see if its worth subscribing to. Any other mags that cover a range of design disciplines.. art/archi/interior/fashion/graphics/industrial/etc?

[bishibashi]

Mark magazine?? very modern, new architecture around the world. only architecture mag i like i can find in australia.
http://www.mark-magazine.com/

they are made by the ppl who make frame magazine (interior archi)
http://www.framemag.com (http://www.framemag.com/)

[poshpol]

Oh sweet, another publication that broadens its content beyond a single (design) discipline. Thats why I think I'm so attracted to Wallpaper* - the multi-faceted approach.

Will definitely pick up a copy of Azure when I'm next at the newsagent and see if its worth subscribing to. Any other mags that cover a range of design disciplines.. art/archi/interior/fashion/graphics/industrial/etc?

yep. Surface: http://www.surfacemag.com/index.html

i may know of more. i'll check next time i go to the bathroom :P