wallpaper, Architects directory 2008

featuring world's 50 "hottest" young architecture practices selected by wallpaper

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source: wallpaper

chris jordan - an american self portrait

photographer chris jordan's Running the number: An american self portrait.

Plastic Bottles, 2007
60x120"

Depicts two million plastic beverage bottles, the number used in the US every five minutes.


Plastic Bags, 2007
60x72"

Depicts 60,000 plastic bags, the number used in the US every five seconds.closer look

source: chris jordan

Mañana mañana....

The result of my thesis :

Mañanismo (tomorrowism) is a new concept of work in design.

Manifiesto mañanista

1-Don´t do today things that you can do tomorrow.

2- The best inspiration moment is in the bathroom.

3-There are no diference between work, food and work.

4- A correct mañanist never think in tomorrow.

5- Never say that you don´t like something if you didn´t try it.

6-
Playing one day with a mañanist you learn more that talking with him/her during one year.

7- A good mañanist sould not to take things too seriously.

8- Everithing could change, anything is stable, like Nature. mañanist improvise.

9- Mañanist people don´t design for other designers, they design for the real people like his/her mum.

10-A good mañanista use her/his laptop to put papers on it to draw.


by Roca and roll team. more info: www.roca-and-roll.blogspot.com

Park(ing) Day - NYC

"Park(ing) Day is an international event that reclaims over 200 parking spots in 50 cities around the world and transforms them into engaging public spaces for one day a year.

Park(ing) Day NYC is an effort of the New York City Streets Renaissance which offers individuals and groups small grants to turn more than 50 parking spots throughout New York City's 5 boroughs into human-friendly places for a single day. These small, temporary public spaces provide a breath of relief from the auto-clogged reality of New York City, and aim to spark a dialogue about our valuable public space and how we choose to use it."

friday, September 19th, 2008 @ all over nyc

source: Park(ing) Day NYC

swimming cities of switchback sea

on going, September 07, 2008 — October 19, 2008 @ 4-40 44th Drive, Long Island City

source: deitch, swoon

exhibition: New Practices New York 2008

"New Practices New York 2008 is the second juried portfolio competition and exhibition in a new biennial tradition sponsored by the New Practices Committee of the AIA New York Chapter. It serves as a platform to recognize and promote new, innovative and emerging architecture firms within New York City that have undertaken unique and commendable strategies - both in the projects they undertake and the practices they have established. "

winners include:

Baumann Architecture
Common Room
David Wallance Architect
Matter Practice
Openshop | Studio
Urban A&O

On View at the Center for Architecture:
September 5, 2008 - January 3, 2009

Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place
New York, NY 10012

Source: AIA NY

a little confused with the new version

i'm trying to get used to autocad 2009 before 2010 come out