{"id":3357,"date":"2011-09-14T07:11:25","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T12:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.astroblastro.com\/?p=3357"},"modified":"2011-09-14T07:31:53","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T12:31:53","slug":"the-fort-builders-handbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astroblastro.com\/?p=3357","title":{"rendered":"The Fort Builders Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

My roommate Bannack and I have been throwing a sheet over his little table and chairs to make forts in the early morning. He likes being inside the tiny space we make and I like that I get to lay down for a few minutes more, even if it’s on the floor. \u00a0So I was delighted to read my friend\u00a0Marissa’s<\/a>\u00a0fort-centric how-to post on her new blog.<\/p>\n

Critical Thinking for Amateur Fort Builders<\/a><\/h2>\n
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…Finally, you will want to photograph your fort when complete. If you\u2019re feeling real-estatey, create a walk-thru video of your own, OR hire a third party production company that can create a \u00a0360 virtual tour of your fort. This is all good to share using social media. Your friends and family will enjoy seeing something you built, but scaled to fit a small person. You will get comments like, \u201cummm, that\u2019s amazing and beautiful\/luxurious!\u201d and \u201cNice moat!.\u201d These are all great things to hear, but you know that once you\u2019ve finished this fort, it must be destroyed and replaced by a better one.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The subject immediately reminded me of the delightful architectural criticism parody: Couch Cushion Architecture; A Critical Analysis<\/em><\/u> Part One<\/a> and Part Two<\/a><\/p>\n

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At first glance the composition appears unintentional and the construction shoddy. But further investigation reveals a clear delineation between indoor\/outdoor space with a design focus on protection through the use of barrier. Planes are shifted off the orthogonal to accommodate function; as a side effect it relieves inhabitants from a harsh Euclidian geometry. Grade B<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you’d like to know more, here is a very expensive book: Ottoman Forts<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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