2/ 30 days of noirvember
The Third Man (1949)
Montaña Rusa del Amor.
Detail of Édouard Manet’s Olympia (1863)
A ‘perpetually anxious’ photographer seeks a sense of order
Swamp Castle, Pena National Palace, Sintra, Portugal
“The history of the typewriter is, as with the history of the personal computer after it, rife with collaboration, ingenuity, betrayal, setbacks, lucre, acrimony, misguided experimentation, and bickering white men.”
The history of the first successful typewriter, patented 146 years ago today.
Above it all
Casa de Aluminio (Aluminum House) by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos sits on a site surrounded by gardens and tall trees within the city of Madrid, Spain. The metallic finish and horizontal proportions help minimize the scale of the house which sits like a jewel in a site bound by nature.
You can also see previous features of Fran Silvestre Arquitectos work following the links:
Casa del Acantilado
Casa del Atrio
Casa Balint
Casa en la Ladera de un Castillo