Trottoir Roulant – Exposition Universelle 1900

“When Paris hosted the Exposition Universelle in 1900, it unveiled its vision for the future of transport. Below ground, the city’s stylish new Metro made its debut, while above ground was something more avant garde. The trottoir roulant was a moving walkway that circled the fair in a 3-kilometre loop, its articulated wooden segments “gliding [...]

Burj Khalifa (Dubai) – The Truth Behind the Bling

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock – which is most un-ninja-like – then you’ve certainly heard about the Burj Khalifa (formally known as the Burj Dubai) tower designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The Burj Khalifa is a building that breaks many records; not only has it claimed the title of [...]

NinjaFuel | Readings for the Urban Ninja (10/01/10)

“In the olden days, ninjas would develop their strength by wrestling with dogs, playing video games, and just plain hanging out. Fortunately, not much has changed.“ (excerpt from: Real Ultimate Power : The Official Ninja Book)
NinjaFuel is a theme for posts that will keep you and your Ninja senses alert. NinjaFuel combines recent spottings in [...]

Top 9 Ninja Characteristics of Awesome Architecture Blogs

I’ve searched far and wide to find some of the most awesome Architecture blogs known to man, which I’m sure can only be written by real Ninjas.

9 Awesome Architecture blogs, each possessing a unique Ninja trait, contributing to their blog’s awesomeness:

Architecture’s role in future lifestyles

indesignlive.com recently asked me in what way i thought Architecture can respond to future lifestyles? My response was underpinned by the concept that we need to support the profession as a broader and more experimental industry. If we do so, we can begin to define our understanding of Architecture not as an isolated building or [...]

Book Competition – Win a copy of YES IS MORE by BIG

2009 has been an awesome year for Archi-Ninja, the process of growing my site has been incredibly rewarding and enjoyable. I genuinely thank all my friends, readers and supporters who have helped me develop and expand the site throughout the year. I hope to continue growing the site by providing some cool new content in [...]

My University Project: Commercial Design Proposal, Sydney

“Brisbane is leading the pack when it comes to architecture; Melbourne is close behind… Sydney? Well, that’s another story” | Rosemary Neill July 04, 2009. Over the past 12 weeks i have been developing a commercial building for a site located in Sydney CBD.

My conception of Sydney planning is that for too long the architectural [...]

View from the top of the Burj Dubai: the world’s tallest building

Check out this video taken from the top of the Burj Dubai – hat tip to my fellow Ninjas from Architecture: My Ninja Please for finding this video!

Interview with Bjarke Ingels

Bjarke Ingels is the founder of Copenhagen-based architectural group BIG. Bjarke’s approach to Architectural design is the experimentation of space, to create buildings that provide solutions to current problems. His “Yes is More” manifesto, is a comic book he created to express the importance of “thinking big”, treating problems as challenges and finding sources of genuine inspiration.

The Architecture created by Bjarke Ingels emerges from his careful analysis of how life constantly evolves and changes. His Architecture is a combination of exploring living, leisure and working, which collectively test the balance of programmatic mixtures on the triple bottom line. His work focuses on smaller details that exist within the “big picture”.

As an Architect with a mission to prove that its okay to wear t-shirts and sneakers and that you don’t have to be over 50 to be recognised; he is a huge inspiration.

7 Excellent Examples of Adaptive Reuse

It’s often hard to imagine that a building can be used for anything other than what it was intended, yet when they are left abandoned, having outlived their original purpose, many dilapidated structures cry out to be transformed rather than fall fowl to the demolition ball. Whether due to conservation issues, the limited availability of space for new ventures or because public campaigns are successful in saving beloved landmarks, adaptive reuse projects are on the increase. Here we share seven excellent examples of adaptive reuse from around the globe.