The Lars Homestead meets The Shire meets modern architecture in Villa in Vals, a Swiss home designed by Bjarne Mastenbroek & Christian Muller. (via)
Celebrating the architecture of Star Wars
With George being accused of being a building copycat, The Architects’ Journal goes on a Star Wars jag, naming their ten most important buildings* in the saga.
* With one that maybe isn’t quite a building.
Greener shades of Alderaan in South Korea?
These green, hill-shaped building plans that io9 discovered are still in the planning stages, but they’re rather reminesant of some of the concept art for Alderaan. Greener, of course, but I don’t think the Alderaani would object.
In the news: Bathrooms, gossip, 501st, CEOs
Imperial flushes? We’ve seen lots of Star Wars themed theatres, but a bathroom? While maybe not technically based on a Star Destroyer – even George Lucas can’t trademark triangles – it sure brings the spaceship to mind.
- People: Carrie Fisher gets her Star Wars gossip cap on the U.K., and The Sun (shocking!) gleefully reports.
- Fandom Local 501st profiled by The Florida Times-Union. (via)
- Science: Robot nurses inspired by Star Wars. (via)
- Fun: HR World wonders which Star Wars character would be the best CEO? (via)
The Falcon’s great-great grandpa?
Hipper than your average gargoyle
Darth Vader on a religious institution? No, the Sith haven’t received tax-exempt status yet, but thanks to an 80’s children’s art competition a carving of the character’s iconic mask has a birds-eye view of Washington D.C. from the Washington National Cathedral.
Old kerfuffles, long gone…
Were the Jedi Archives in Attack of the Clones based on the Long Room Library at Trinity College of Dublin? The pics are certainly persuasive, and the resemblance was enough that the college was considering legal action back in 2002. Other than some law blogs, I can only find one reference to the matter… The library’s website is mum.
Live like an Ewok
If Ewoks were into mid-century modern and/or houses that look like giant eyeballs. (via Neatorama)