I'll do architectural things today.
First up, this year's Pritzker Prize has been awarded to Swiss architect Peter Zumthor. You can read the article about it here in the Times.
Congratulations Mr. Zumthor! I'm sure (and hope) we'll be seeing you on Charlie Rose in the near future.
This is his art museum in Breganz, Austria.© The Times and Mr. Zumthor
What a cool building! If you read the article, be sure to click on the "more pictures" or mulitmedia feature to see more samples of his work.
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In less serious, but still sort of architectural news, a chuch in Sweden has unveiled its sculpture of Jesus, constructed entirely of Legos.
Its made out of 30,000 Lego pieces! Can you imagine? Read more here.
I always lusted after Legos as a kid. But no. I had Lincoln Logs and Tinker Toys, but no Legos. Maybe I never actually voiced my desire for them (since it wasn't "nice" to want to many things, with all the needy children in the world and all), choosing instead to hope my parents would somehow telepathically divine my longing for those little plastic thingies. It wasn't until I was grown up and working at an arty designy place that one of my coworkers, learning of my Lego deprived childhood, bought me some. What joy! (Thanks Kamela.)
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