ZIMMERMAN TRAVELS!
Iceland…the purest natural inspiration.
A few fellow friends here at the office decided to travel the world at college kid prices. Iceland get ready… We headed off to a land of visual opposition and juxtaposition at every turn. Seeing volcanoes one minute to crossing glaciers several football fields wide the next was commonplace. From the face-melting temperatures of Geysir to the wind-scraped barren wastelands in between, you would find us journeying to majestic, belittling waterfalls which mock man’s architectural and engineering accomplishments. Another day, you would find us free-diving the gap between the North American and European tectonic plates at Thingvellir in 36-degree Fahrenheit icy waters where few animals thrive. The world is an incredible place; why not travel to see it?
As designers, we have the ultimate template of design we call Earth from which to draw inspiration (biomimicry). I am happy to be part of such a fun group of people who share common interests and values.
See the Buildings!
In the end of the day we are still architects. How many different styles of architecture can you spot in this photo?
The Best Pick
Zimmerman Architectural Studios team members pose with ice picks in the ravine of a glacier.
Diving the Trench
Free diving in the Thingvellir trench between North American and European tectonic plates.
Plane Interior
No, this is not the plane we took to Iceland. This provided the perfect shelter from the elements to take this group photo.
Belly of the Beast
Climbing down into the interior of a massive glacier. The only thing that was man made, is the ladder to get out.
Group Photo
Refueling
ZaStudios group having a simple soup bowl for lunch in a small cafe.
American DC3 plane
The touch of mankind stretches far and wide. This abandoned airplane was the after math of a pilot’s mistake of switching to an empty fuel tank in mid air. After an emergency landing on the black sand beach, take off was not possible.
