Simple Minimalism.

Umspannwerk / transformerstation Kenlderstraße, Wien / Vienna

What a façade!

Lexikon der gesamten Technik.

The encyclopedia of architectural, engineering and manufacturing technology ("Lexikon der gesamten Technik."), by Otto Lueger, first published in 1894, now public domain because its copyright has expired. See parts of the great collection on the wikipedia.

Remembering the Plattenbau.

36 x 12 m sculpture of Plattenbau Housing, photo on flickr, by gynti_46

Concrete sculpture of a 'Plattenbau' (building made with precast concrete slabs, mostly built in eastern Europe before 89) by Dagmar Schmidt, in Halle, Germany: Public privacy.

Color - Kuler.

Without color? Adobe's online service 'Kuler' does make color picking easy. Intended for print and web it assists designers in creating color schemes. "No matter what you're creating, with Kuler you can experiment quickly with color variations and browse thousands of themes from the Kuler community." So, no reason to be afraid of colors.

The International (Style).

From Wikipedia ("The International", by Tom Tykwer, best known for "Run Lola Run (Lola Rennt"):

"Architecture is central to the meaning of The International. The villains inhabit impersonal buildings, built of glass and steel, which reflects Owen's discovery that anonymous forces operated by readily replaceable people run this world and there's nothing an ordinary citizen can do about it". (Philip French, in his review for The Observer)

The Phaeno Centre Wolfsburg, by Zaha Hadid, as stage setting, image: screenshot from DVD

The Phaeno Centre Wolfsburg, by Zaha Hadid, as stage setting, image: screenshot from DVD

Dutch Profiles: NL Architects

NL Architects. A great architectural practice I've had the pleasure to work. (thanks for the link Sören). More infos about NL Architects at their fabulous blog or website. Video found at dutchprofiles.com

I love Jubiläumswarte.

image by anarchitecture

The Jubiläumswarte, an observation tower in the western outskirts of Vienna (Austria), designed by the Austrian architect Hermann Kutschera in 1955.

image by Ute Bauer

Open Source Architecture.

There's a thin line between inspiration and copying.