Is good design made or born? The folks at BUILDblog have been analyzing the living room fort scene, and they've determined something early childhood specialists have known for quite some time: Couch cushion architecture established the basic building blocks of our design logic.
"A brilliant synergy between the weighted foundation and the light tensile structure, this project impressed us with its attenuation of structure and bright interior spaces. Grade A+"
Fans of Unhappy Hipsters will find these humorous architectural critiques equally amusing. But after reading the full post, not only did I gain a new appreciation of my child's native design sense, I couldn't wait to get the cushions off and start building!
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Via: Build Blog | Couch Cushion Architecture; A Critical Analysis
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403 forbidden error?
I'm getting the dreaded 403 error, too. D:
My family used to have that first couch. I recognized the upholstery immediately.
Well, obviously. Couch cushions are like life-sized legos.
Happy Teacher's Day to all those that provide nurturing and creative learning environments to children birth to age 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So much better than plugging a kid into a DVD. And a great picture-taking opportunity.
Who says couch forts stop at childhood? To this day I am plotting out grand schemes for interior fort architecture...
I spent half of my childhood doing this with my sisters... we live in Chile and we called it "casita abrigadita".. it's the diminutive of "wrapped up warm house" or something like that... today I'm an architect.