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Or…in this case, cinematic architecture. Jonathan Rennie presented a project yesterday that I found most fitting in the vein of design fiction / architecture fiction. For the studio class run by Geoff Manaugh (@bldgblog) called Cinema City, a graduate studio … Continue reading
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I just need to jot this down so I don’t lose it. Mike Rea is an artist. This is his artist’s statement which brings together this wonderful relationship between fiction, underachievement, flaws, and failures. Lovely. Standing on the shoulders of … Continue reading
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I’ve been away for awhile so obviously I’m just now catching up with some notes for the events and activities of the last few weeks. One thing I want to make a note about is the fun workshop that Nicolas … Continue reading
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As Fabien has mentioned and due to his participation in curating the event, the laboratory’s Apparatus for Capturing Other Points of View will be exhibited at HABITAR. It’ snice to have this project reconsidered in an art & technology context. … Continue reading
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So, I just have to say — academic architects? Wow..what a surly bunch.
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Well, another week, another set of tardy week notes..it only seems like sheer anxiety about not being diligent propels me and that only when the subsequent week begins. Onward. It was a week of production of things related to project … Continue reading
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With regrets to Aaron for the blurry, noisy photo of himself..Taken in Montreal Canada at Design Engaged 2008. For no particular reason — perhaps a salute to Nicolas who will be presenting his work on design for failure at IxDA … Continue reading
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From here, the next week begins. Sayulita, Mexico to repast, float, read, drink and celebrate with friends, a friend’s birthday. The week began with the Microsoft Social Computing Symposium, 2010 edition. I’ve put my notes from the event here in … Continue reading
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It’s not often we’re found in print, but this happened when the magazine Good did its “Slow Issue”. Jennifer Leonard chatted with us one morning about our perspectives on the slow movement because of our work on the Slow Messenger … Continue reading
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A curious inscription left by someone to clarify which button expedites which crosswalk signal. Someone has written with an indelible marker “B” and “W” on each button (for Broad Street and Watchung Avenue respectively), as well as writing an abbreviation … Continue reading
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Markings for repair or warnings to mitigate accidents? Seen in Seoul, South Korea. Whilst technically still on holiday, there were some things done as usual and *holiday* is never entirely just not doing nuthin’. There was a quick visit to … Continue reading
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A curious solicitation framework, perhaps done by someone schooled in the layout practices of Ogilvy — attention grabbing image, followed by seductive copy (in French here) and the final *call to action* — Handymen and a phone number. Along the morning … Continue reading