2024-12-28T16:29:42-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150240460/la-times-interviews-mysterious-architect-of-trump-presidential-library Paul Petrunia 2020-12-07T18:21:00-05:00 >2020-12-08T15:31:06-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cb/cb5df51e4ea083de3632cd8c76debbed.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The website featuring a parody of Trump's presidential library went viral a little over a month ago. A <a href="https://archinect.com/forum/thread/150234987/donald-j-trump-presidential-library" target="_blank">discussion about it in the Archinect forum</a> included comments like "much too nice," "not enough gold," "I like that Putin makes an appearance in most of the renderings," "far too tasteful for Trump - have you seen that guy's buildings?"&nbsp;and&nbsp;"that's brilliant, great location, but who's the architect?"</p> <p>The LA Times'&nbsp;Carolina A. Miranda managed to track down the anonymous designer responsible for this masterpiece. Without naming the individual, it was disclosed that it was a design by a licensed NY architect, with help from a number of friends.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><em>Will the Trump Presidential Library contain any actual books?</em></strong></p> <p><em>That&rsquo;s a question we get a lot. The first floor will have a criminal records room and we will keep some copies of &ldquo;The Art of the Deal&rdquo; around. But how do you design a library for someone who doesn&rsquo;t read? That is the joke.</em></p> <p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/newsletter/2020-12-05/essential-arts-designing-trumps-library-essential-arts" target="_blank">Read the full interview here...</a></p>... https://archinect.com/news/article/150032739/east-taiheng-glasswalk-terrifies-tourists-with-glass-cracking-effect Noémie Despland-Lichtert 2017-10-11T16:28:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/k1/k1pjo2yv9wnbur3g.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>East Taiheng Glasswalk in China is different from other glass-bottomed walkways; it cracks under your feet as you walk on it.&nbsp;</p><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3u/3u7qdose4xpsx4hw.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3u/3u7qdose4xpsx4hw.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p></figure><p>But don't worry too much, the cracking is just a special effect to scare visitors, and it works! Watch the video below:&nbsp;</p>