Love that Tunisian house - so beautiful. But then again, I live in Morocco:-)
August 16, 2009 at 9:05 AM
Star Wars creator George Lucas is an architecture buff (who knew?). The Architects' Journal, a British mag, recently chose the top ten buildings from the Star Wars series, and lists the real-life buildings that inspired or were inspired by them. [Image] {from Episode V, aka The Empire Strikes Back, arguably the best of the bunch, Cloud City. Part 1 of the AJ article claims it is mirrored in John Lautner’s Chemosphere House.}[Image]{This is not the home of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars (Episode IV, my favorite) or The Phantom Menace (Episode I), but the Ksar Ouled Soltane, one of the Berber granaries of Tunisia. According to Part 2 of the AJ article, they were the inspiration for the artisanal houses of Tattoine}. The headline for this post is a line from Episode IV. Yes, I am a geek. But only for the "real Star Wars", the ones from '77, '80 and '83. "Help me Obi-Wan, you're my only hope"
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Close this window Jump to comment formI liked this. Very cool.
June 24, 2009 at 5:57 PM
Me too. Old School Star Wars geek. I'm a Han Solo sorta girl.
June 24, 2009 at 6:14 PM
Mmmm, yes, Han Solo.....
June 25, 2009 at 12:15 AM
Love that Tunisian house - so beautiful. But then again, I live in Morocco:-)
August 16, 2009 at 9:05 AM