light and space - penguin house

yasuhiro yamashita from tekuto's award wining penguin house.

source: archispass

AIAS deisgn competition for retirement housing

house of freedom design competition

the American Institute of Architecture Students is hosting a competition for a residential model for the aging population. And it is exactly what we're doing for our water street project.

"“Home is where you hang your hat” as the old saying goes. However, as a person ages, his or her ability to stay in their home and community can be put into jeopardy. Most older homes were not designed for older residents and as their needs and abilities change people can be forced to move even though an overwhelming majority of older Americans (89%) have said they want to remain in their current home and community for as long as possible. This is a growing problem as the baby boomer generation ages.

This competition calls for the design of a single family home ranging in size from 1,000 square feet to 2,000 square feet. Participants should consider how “Universal Design” is incorporated in the house so the residents can live in the house for a lifetime. "

Schedule + Deadlines

Monday, March 17, 2008 Deadline for competition registration (postmarked).

Friday, April 11, 2008 Deadline for competition submissions
(postmarked).

Monday, April 28, 2008 Review by the Jury
(AARP Headquarters, Washington, DC).

Monday, May 5, 2008 Results posted on the AIAS Web site.

May 15-17, 2008 Display of winning entries at 2008 AIA Convention and Design Exposition in Boston, MA.

July 17-20, 2008 Display of winning entries at 2008 AIAS Grassroots Leadership Conference in Washington, DC.

September 4-6, 2008 Recognized promoted and display of winning entries at AARP’s 50th Anniversary Life @ 50+ Member Event and Expo in Washington, D.C. and through various other AARP Channels.

Fall 2008 Publication of winning designs in Crit.

- AIAS



though they're requesting a smaller scale project. i think it's worthwhile to check out the overview of the competition site.


source: AIAS

CITY Racks competition

the New York City department of transportation has proposed a competition to provide bicycle parking racks through out the city. the registration deadline is april 23rd and submission by june 9th. for more information please visit, http://nycityracks.wordpress.com

What is CITYRACKS?

CITYRACKS is a program run by the New York City Department of Transportation that provides FREE sidewalk bicycle parking racks throughout New York City to encourage cycling for commuting, short trips and errands. CityRacks are not intended to be used for long-term parking.

How will CITYRACKS benefit my neighborhood?

CITYRACKS provides added convenience for the entire cycling community: businesses, commuters, shoppers, messengers and food diliverers and students. Businesses can expand their client base and improve customer satisfaction by providing convenient parking nearby. Also, the availability of CITYRACKS parking discourages cyclists from parking at mailboxes, parking meters, trees, and other sidewalk structures.

What do the bicycle racks look like?

The bicycle accommodates all types of bicycles and locks. The racks are continuous curve square tubing pipe made of black coated polyester finish steel. CITYRACKS are installed in two sizes: an upside-down "U" rack for two bikes and a double loop for five bikes.

Where are CITYRACKS installed?

CITYRACKS are installed on City-owned sidewalks throughout the five boroughs. The sites selected are virtually everywhere bicyclists go: business districts, neighborhood shopping areas, universities, museums, libraries. The siting criteria for CITYRACKS are as follows:

• City-owned property;
• Wide concrete sidewalks (minimum sidewalk width 12 feet);
• Removed from the natural flow of pedestrians, usually at the curb and always away from crosswalks;
• Usually a minimum of 6 feet from other street furniture (e.g., street signs, mailboxes, benches, telephones);
• Greater distances from certain features(e.g., up to 13 feet from fire hydrants, and 15 feet from bus stop shelters and newsstands);
• CityRacks can NOT be installed on pavers, cobblestone, brick, stone/slate slabs, custom/patterned concrete or metal grating.

How are CITYRACKS installed?

After a request is received and evaluated, those sites deemed suitable for inspection will be given an on-site evaluation. If the location is approved, it will be added to the contractor's next order for manufacturing and installation. After installation, the CITYRACKS remain the property of the City of New York. The City assumes responsibility for the rack but not the bicycles parked at it.

How to request new or additional CITYRACKS or report a damaged rack…

To request new or additional bike racks, complete our online request form or you can complete and mail or fax our printable request form (pdf). To report a damaged rack, use our online repair form or our printable form (pdf). Mail printable forms to:

CITYRACKS
40 Worth Street - Room 1035
New York, NY 10013
Fax # (212) 442-7823

For more information about CITYRACKS call (212) 442-7687.

source: CityRack Design Competition

New York City Department of Transportation

my favourite time of the year.

&you all know i'm a film junkie. if anyone would like to accompany me and enjoy some good cinema, it would be wonderful. just let me know.
on from Mar/26 to Apr/6.. a chance to watch films from emerging filmmakers before it breaks onto the world stage.

here is an overview for your viewing pleasure:
http://www.filmlinc.com/ndnf/program.html


and can i just add that i am unbelievably sad that i am missing out on this:
http://newyork.going.com/event-260540;Elephant_Walk_Crosstown

ISMAEL

remember our friend ismael?? him and 3 other kids from his school is now working on a bathroom design for the olympics sometime in the future. and if they're good they might actually get to build it. they 've started a new blog, roca&roll, for this project and there are some interesting things there go check it out and give some support to our spanish fellow.

roca&roll

source: abedesign

Fight Club!

Narrator: You wake up at Seatac, SFO, LAX. You wake up at O'Hare, Dallas-Fort Worth, BWI. Pacific, mountain, central. Lose an hour, gain an hour. This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. You wake up at Air Harbor International. If you wake up at a different time, in a different place, could you wake up as a different person?

Narrator: This is your life and it's ending one minute at a time.

Tyler Durden: Fuck off with your sofa units and strine green stripe patterns, I say never be complete, I say stop being perfect, I say let... lets evolve, let the chips fall where they may.

Tyler Durden: Fuck damnation, man! Fuck redemption! We are God's unwanted children? So be it!

Tyler Durden: Man, I see in fight club the strongest and smartest men who've ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see squandering. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables; slaves with white collars. Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need. We're the middle children of history, man. No purpose or place. We have no Great War. No Great Depression. Our Great War's a spiritual war... our Great Depression is our lives. We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact. And we're very, very pissed off.

Inspiration for project..

Hey all.. i was looking at Steven Holl's work and saw this.. He took an existing building in NYC and completely transformed the space without affecting the exterior.. its pretty interesting so check it out!

http://www.dezeen.com/2007/10/05/nyu-department-of-philosophy-by-steven-holl-architects/


Steven Holl Architects

no more barnes and noble around the corner

I have noticed the sign up for a few days. I wonder what's moving here next.

Wake Up and Dream

Hey guys, so Jimi, Manu, Mairo, Hanna Eunbee and I, did an installation for this yoga center called Jivamukti Yoga School in Union Square. They had an event this past weekend called Evolver: Wake Up and Dream and needed a few people to decorate a space for them; their concept was dreams and about living them, they had lectures, DJs, performers and interactive art. Our installation turned out pretty awesome (if I may say) and everyone was really into it. We were all proud of the end result. All the hard work had paid off especially when we saw people interacting with our cardboard light boxes and our color stars made out of recycled water bottles with glows sticks inside.


in collaboration with reality sandwich

retirement housing comes to the city

hi people. we're now doing a project on urban housing targeting to clients within the age group that's considered the baby-boommers. when it comes to retirement housing. what comes to most people's mind is probably healthcare and the stereotypical bingo setting. but why can't it be a fun and exciting place to live? I've come across a new york times article that talks about the rising demand on urban retirement housing. as of now, there are only 30 urban retirement housing facilities out of 2,240 in the states. so how do we design and provide a suitable space for our clients so they can live comfortably and enjoy the vibrant lifestyle in the city?



click image to read the article

source: the new york times

conceptual sound tree

www.cuartoderecha.com

what is art to you???

january 14th, we went to MOMA for our 1st studio class to see Martin Puryear and to basically to start a new year and new semester with lots of inspiration and new ideas. well, i think we all had some different ideas about what we saw at the museum. I think I saw a lot of cool stuff and didn't want to leave when the museum was closing. it's such a shame that I'm living here in new york and rarely find myself really taking advantage of it.

we all went back to the studio to have an discussion about what we thought about the works. so here's konstantin's sketch we thought it'd generate a good discussion. (konstantin's not registered yet so i'm posting this for him.)

"my overall impression on this museum visit physically made me sick. my question is: what is this world coming to? our new generation is exposed to degenerate exhibitions loaded with psychedelic mind altering understanding of art and beauty: though i appreciate martin puryear's craft (carpentry) it doesn't change my mind about the art thats being displayed: the only thing i enjoy about moma is the architecture of the building: and the sylliuetes of people that fill the space. MY QUESTION IS: WHAT WILL ART BE LIKE IN 20 YEARS FROM TODAY???

MOMA, 2008"

-Konstantin

mock-up

anyone knows where to get glow sticks that last longer then 5 hours?

Advise Posters

came across a post about graduates from University College Falmouth making posters to give advice to younger students. each poster contains a short message such as: "collaborate" "let go of what you think you know" "be yourself" and ..... it's pretty cool what they have to say and the posters are interesting too.

check out more posters @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/adviceposters/sets/72157602720078403/

"kenny, that's kenny" - Michel Gondry

January 24, 2008 — March 01, 2008
18 Wooster Street, New York

guys, sorry for the lack of updates. hope everyone's had a good time off. yesterday manu invited me to join her and greg at this panel with Michel Gondry, the maker of "eternal sunhine of the spotless mind" and "the science of sleep," in soho. it was an event arranged by indieWIRE. This French director was quite an amazing and funny individual. He was also sharing about how he came about to become who he is today. As a kid, Michel Gondry said he was always quite but always interested in observing creating little things. He also said he was lucky to have his parents' support for his creative works.

on January 24th, his new film "Be kind Rewind" is going to have an exhibit at Deitch.

source: Deitch

manu shot him secretly

Recetas urbanas: Urban prescriptions

Santiago Cirugeda, born 1971, has produced architectural projects, written articles and participated in different educational and cultural contexts (master classes, seminars, conferences, workshops, exhibitions, debates, etc.).
Since lots of years, Santiago Cirugeda has developed subversive projects with distinct ambitions in urban reality which has allowed him to endure a complicated social life. From systematic occupation of public spaces in containers to the construction of prostheses in facades, patios, covers and lots, he negociates legal and illegal zones, as a reminder of the pervasive control to which we are all subject.
http://www.recetasurbanas.net/

source: http://www.recetasurbanas.net/

a little update for capricorn

Here's everyone's work from the Capricorn Design showroom project. In this project, we were asked to design a fashion showroom in DUMBO.

Instructor: Rik Ekstrom

Marieke

Mairo

"Jo"

Hanna

Eun Bee

Ashley

Haena

Jimi

Go Do Your Work.

Michel Gondry

Santa's ghetto

http://www.santasghetto.com

for the task or the people? 2

Cassie Neu from Architecture for Humanity: Minnesota gave a presentation on "why design matters and (their) approach to it .

let it be local, let it be sustainable, let it be appropriate, let it be collaborative.

source: blog like you give a damn

for the task or for the people

Bruce M. Tharp from core77 did an interview, "positively every worthy issue in design," with Don Norman where they touched upon the topic of designing for task or people. It takes on a different look in design, I think definitely for many interior designers. does your product really functions well while it has a sleek look of design.

Don Norman is a professor emeritus of cognitive science at University of California, San Diego and a Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University, where he also co-directs the dual degree MBA + Engineering degree program between the Kellogg school and Northwestern Engineering.

source: core77, wikipedia.

"The Streets of Europe": Street Art Group Show

oi..!

so here is something else

six influential european street artists hop the band and bring their urban flair to Chelsea! woo!

Space Invader, Bo130, Mircrobo, Blek Le Rat and more turn "graffiti" into something a bit more respectable

so it's on from Sat 12/1 - Sat 12/29 at at Jonathon Levine Gallery on 529 W. 20th Street

AND it's free!

will you join me?

Hello Hello.

I've come across some events that I want to check out sometime soon. Some are for this weekend. I really want to go, especially Banksy N.Y.C. Let me know if anyone is interested, please and thanks!

I know we can all afford to spend at least an hour out of the day to go out and take a mini break from our school work and BREATHE. no?

Banksy Does New York

"Banksy... controversy be thy name"
The elusive street artist and prankster gets a proper NYC unveiling on white walls. No one's better at turning urban space into one big practical joke than Bansky.

From Dec 2nd - Dec 29th at Vanina Holasek Gallery 502 West 27th Street , New York, NY

http://www.banksy.co.uk/
http://www.vaninaholasekgallery.com/

For an event like this.... i would get there really early!

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I found a link to an art show: Mono no Aware.. from going.com

I don't know what kind of artwork exactly.. and i'm having a hard time finding out more information and images of the artwork.. so now i'm curious. It's at
GALLERY twenty-four / 111 Front Street Brooklyn, New York

"Mono no Aware" is a sense of loving and respecting nature.

A group show by 7 Japanese artists:
Eri Murakami, Hirofumi Okuma, Kotaro Yuki, Koichi Terai, Miki Meguro, Natsuko Sato, Shinobu Otsuka

Exhibition date: November 28 - December 8
Gallery hours: Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 1:00pm-6:00pm, Thur 2pm-8pm

http://www.oder24.com/

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ms. lee mentioned the opening of a New Museum of Contemporary Art.

the grand (re)opening of New York's premiere space for contemporary art, with a snazzy downtown location and starchitect-friendly design...
... opens Sat 12/1 (12PM) at 235 Bowery, New York, NY


let us go?

http://www.newmuseum.org/

I would love some company.

mission etternity: become inmortal. ( at least your thinking)

look at this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YHeusiM6IA

The key to this long-term project is TIME. etoy decided to invest decades into MISSION ETERNITY. After the internet hype of the 1990’s it is now time to radically slow down and to investigate the sustainable impact of digital media in full depth. etoy.AGENTS carefully approach the memory issue from an emotional, a technical and an artistic perspective. Only the complex combination of the three view points can lead to relevant results. On the trip etoy will face spiritual, political, ethical, legal, economical, aesthetical and massive technical challenges again.

Independent from pragmatic needs, short term thinking, and commercial pressure the interdisciplinary group of experts who form etoy take all the time and resources they need to cross the deadline.

The digital revolution entered another level: the net completely penetrated human life. etoy, pioneer and survivor of level one – is prepared for level two: memory space explodes while our art form faces massive problems to cope with its history, conservation, loss and mediation.

MISSION ETERNITY constructs a bridge between life and beyond: a trip into the past, presence and far future of human culture. etoy.CORPORATION is art and invests all resources in the production of more art – the final link in the value chain.

Strong social and emotional links between the involved people (family ties, friendship, personal or public interest), digital storage technology, and the artistic quality maximize long term existence of M∞ DATA in the public domain as well as in art collections, libraries and museums.