It's been a while since I've visited the web site of Jones, Partners; Architects, and maybe I forgot why Wes Jones is one of my all time heroes. [I know... it's bad to have "heroes".] A few minutes with his satirical and philosophical rantings and over-the-top industrial, yet beautifully detailed and proportioned work will re-instill one's faith in the potential for inventiveness and humor in design. How many high profile architects put quotes on their website like "Some projects just don't go ahead, but that's no reason to cry. Instead why not step back and make a super-bitchin' computer model, and then render the fuck out of it." Then there's the whole thing with aliens visiting Corbu....

There is a new issue of This is a Magazine. This is good.

Some new activity at Computerlove and a poster contest.