LINK OF THE WEEK: Archinect reports “Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world’s greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream…”

Continued over at Archinect

A decorative flurry of architectural links (Image source: Archinect)

Contemporary Architecture

• Holy Rosary Church Complex by Trahan Architects (ArchDaily)
• The Citadel: Europe’s first floating apartment complex? (Inhabitat)
• ArchDaily on the Municipal Market by Silva Dias Arquitectos
• Gabion on the Gunners
• Bustler reports on the winners of the European Copper in Architecture Awards

Architectural History, Conservation and Philosophy

• Remarkable collection of cultural heritage conservation events to put in your diary
• Inhabitat reports upon an ancient church adding to its narrative (quite literally!)
• All Things Mural! (Diary of a Bluestocking)
• Arts and Architecture retro mag online!
• Saint Edmund and the real lost symbols of freemansonry
• English Heritage article on the restoration of Westenhanger Castle Barn medieval roof
• Insightful look at Britain and architecture in the inter war years from Industryinform

Photography (and video)

• The Guardian on the British Library’s exhibition of rarely seen images
• Winners of the 2009 Architectural 3D Awards (Bustler)
• What is architecture without the photograph?
• Stained glass in all its detailed glory on Closr

Architecture and the Environment

• Re-inventing cities over at Landscape + Urbanism
• Jetson Green ‘wise old owl’ on going green.
• Many Shades of Green on About.com

Interiors

• The best interior design websites in the whole world according to DT.com
• 100 unusual chairs over at abitaire
• The AJ talks about the glitz at the Whitworth Art Gallery Manchester

Quirky (as in couldn’t think of a better category)

• BLDGBLOG and Body Baroque (not for the squeemish)

Andy Marshall is an architectural photographer and commentator – more here

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