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Architecture by tornado

LB — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:09:49 +0000

When I saw the photo above in the news this morning, I thought it was a great building until I realized it was actually storm damage in Midland, Ontario. A tornado produces strangely similar effect to architect James Wines’ SITE buildings for the Best Products Company (below).

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James Wines and SITE – art, architecture & enlightened business

LB — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:53:06 +0000

Dear Vancouver architects and business owners, let’s re-visit the enlightened 1970s collaboration between the Best Products company, based in Virginia, and the artist-architect James Wines and his group SITE (Sculpture In The Environment).

Conversation

LB — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:56:26 +0000

Pail of rusty nails, companion for orphaned streetlamp cut off from street below.

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Still-unsurpassed box store architecture: SITE

LB — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:06:22 +0000

I first saw these amazing buildings, almost all of which have now either had their facades removed or have actually been demolished, in the November 2007 issue of Wallpaper. The BEST Products Company of Richmond, Virginia commissioned architect James Wines’ SITE (Sculpture In The Environment) to build nine commercial buildings for them in the 1970s and early 80s.

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