We discuss the newly released renderings of Amazon's proposed headquarters in Virginia & the resemblance to certain emoji, Tatlin's tower, that we should be paying attention to architects in the middle of the US (not just the coasts), & a McSweeney's article featuring some choice archispeak.

Links

Pile of Poo emoji 💩 (Emojipedia)

Soft ice cream emoji 🍦 (Emojipedia)

NordicTrack (Wikipedia)

Marlon Blackwell Architects

Amazon's next offices in Virginia (MSN)

Tatlin's Tower (Wikipedia)

I AM THE DESIGNER OF THIS RESTAURANT’S OUTDOOR SEATING SPACE, AND THIS IS MY ARTIST’S STATEMENT (McSweeney's Internet Tendency)