What We’re Reading on the Web

As usual, we’ve read the Internet cover-to-cover and rounded up some of the most interesting reads out there for your perusal. Enjoy!

Fascinating read on the ancient ruins at Palmyra and their effect on western architecture.

From Domino: 10 Secrets to a Well-Styled Desk [via]

Short on space but big on design, meet the tiniest bar in Frankfurt – coming in at a small but mighty 14 x 13 feet.

This year’s Design Biennial Boston entrants were asked to create an “alfresco installation for the city’s Rose Kennedy Greenway, a 15-acre series of parks atop the Big Dig.” Check out the stunning images from the winners here.

Finally, in case you’re on the lookout for some heavy (ha) summer reading, here’s the book of 100 Contemporary Concrete Buildings.

Happy Weekend!