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Tuesday April 1st 2008; 20.00; Shaffyzaal, Felix Meritis
Michael Shamiyeh v. Andrew Bullen
Designing new futures: engineering creative thinking.
Michael Shamiyeh teaches at Harvard and is co-founder of the Austrian Büro für Architektur, Urbanismus und Kultur (BAU/KULTUR). His first book What People Want: Populism in Architecture and Design (2005) was an instant bestseller. In 2007 he published the groundbreaking Organizing for Change. Since then he is working on a radical scheme to introduce his design of thinking within McKinsey, the world’s largest consultancy firm, to manufacture creative solutions when the solution is the problem.
Andrew Bullen is the director of the Media Guild, a cross-disciplinary incubator and centre for innovation for the Creative Media industries, based in the renovated Amsterdam East Docklands.
17:00 till 19:00 19 February, Grote Vergaderzaal, Faculty of Architecture, TU Delft
An event on how to work as a designer/architect in (post) conflict areas and contested spaces. Presenting work from the ‘Public Space’ summer workshop held last summer in Beirut and the MSc Studio Border Conditions (TU Delft) reflects on 5 years of work and research. Afterwards an open discussion will be held.
Special Guest: Michael Stanton (practicing architect and teacher at American University of Beirut and coordinator of the Public Space summer workshop at Studio Beirut.
Archis, Studio Beirut, Studio Border Conditions and Partizan Publik will be present.
So first what is this Why Factory, their mission statement: The Why Factory (T?F) is a exploratory body that analyzes, theorizes and constructs future cities. T?F is an independent entity of a network, operating from the purity and beauty of sicence and fiction.
Besides the proposed circus of lectures, exhibitions, multimedia and a quarterly publication the first concrete projects is the launch of two Master 2 studio’s (second semester, 1st year Master of Architecture). Titles are The Green Dream and World Wonders.
The Green Dream (some excerpts ): The New Green project intends to be both constructive and imaginative. Whether we will be comparing environmental standards, designing a city, or building a car, we will use environmental aspects to project new qualities, and, maybe further new urban cultures. In the end we want to see our environment as a source of inspiration rather than a necessary burden.
(…) Green is becoming more and more omnipresent within our discipline. Today we are required to provide designs, that save energy and do not pollute the air … It turns out that the environmental knowledge in architecture is very technical and there is little place for aesthetics and imagination. Does the ecological building have its proper representation, going beyond the straw roof? Or beyond technocratic images produced by corporate architectural offices?
World Wonders (some excerpts): World Wonders is a design studio, which proposes new man-made monuments by questioning what constitutes the ‘wonder’. Understanding and (re)defining the parameters of wonder is the fundamental aspect of this project.
I have to say, the ambitions and the questions asked are compelling. Idea machine Winy Maas is on a roll, now we’ll just have to wait and see what happens and if it can live up to the expectations. But with getting Maas into the Architecture faculty of Delft, the new Faculty dean Wytze Patijn continues to build up the prestige of the Faculty. Hans Beunderman (former dean) brought in Kas Oosterhuis and has put the research and theory department on the academic map with founding the DSD, which even has it’s own studio space in NYC (which has been hardly used yet since it’s inauguration (early summer 2007)). A more uplifting note is that the DSD launched their own academic journal Footprint (pdf versions for free!), which looks quite promising, I scanned the articles, of which I’ll certainly read a few.
Finally, the Archis website is online. A long lasting project (worked on it almost for 6 months now), still ongoing cause a lot of features will be released in the course of time. Like ‘Dossiers’ which will elaborated on topics addressed in the Volume issues, and will be an growing body of references, further reading, websites etc. Besides this, also other websites and functionalities will be released (stay tuned :) The Archis site is designed in such a way that it can grow and expand with in various ways with additions like satellite websites, blogs, etc. because it’s built on the WordPress MU platform In close collaboration with Resource Studio (they did the design and programming/scripting) I worked on the website. Where my main focus was the editorial, organizing the content, and giving feedback on the design. Cause the site is extremely content based, a close collaboration was necessary, and payed off if you asked me.So check it out, the new Archis.org
One of the sub-workshop we did at the Public Space Workshop at Studio Beirut, last week. We categorized the memories into 5 groups: Encounters, Romance, Childhood, Heroism and Escape. The first movie by me (Encounters and Heroism) the second by Olivier (Romance). Enjoy.
August 22, 2007 at 3:25 pm · Filed under game, video, reblog
“Will Wright demos his newest game, Spore, which promises to dazzle users even more than his previous masterpieces. Here Wright encourages users to create not households, as in The Sims, or cities, as in SimCity, but the entire universe, from single-celled life forms to galactic physics. “
Website I designed and developed for The Lost Room workshop which was held summer 2007 in Beirut in the context of the 'Public Space Summer Workshop' of Studio Beirut. The workshop was organized and developed by Partizan Publik
The new Archis website is project were I worked on 6 months or so, and still is an ongoing project. In the course of time new features will be developed released. This work (developing the editorial framework) I did in close collaboration with Resource Studio (design and scripting) and of course Archis. The Archis site is designed in such a way that it can grow and expand with in various ways with additions like satellite websites, blogs, etc. This is possible through the WordPress MU platform where it is built upon.
In Fall 2006, together with some students of Taşkışla, the Architecture Faculty of ITU (Istanbul Technical University) we founded Difüzyon (diffusion). A platform for designer in Istanbul. The first events we organized was dörtyüzsaniye (fourhundredseconds, an event where 10 designers, each presenting their projects in 6 minutes and 40 seconds (400 sec). The presentation has been derived from the Pecha Kucha format. Every edition the event is held in another venue. After that also Mimarlık Savaşları (Architecture Battles), an event where 4 groups of architecture students are making projects on a certain theme in 45 minutes. Creation, presentation and jurry stages, alltogether finished in 60 minutes.
Architecural design proposal (Center for Contemporary Urban Culture), Kagithane, Istanbul. Riverside Dreams Project in the framework of European Capital of Culture 2010 , at the Istanbul Technical University, Fall 2006.
EASA 2006 in Budapest provided Roelant ten Kate and me the opportunity to test our potential as workshop tutors. Quite an experience I must say. Our workshop was called 'LED attack'. We invited our participants to think about ways how we could use LED+3V battery in diverse ways to create events and unexpected moments in the city of Budapest.
The Projective Landscape Stylos Conference wanted to research and explore the similarities between a few -at first sight- seemingly diverse developments within the architecture debate taking place in Europe and the United States. These developments appeared to offer a fruitful strategy for architecture in the 21st century. Because this specific debate was (still is) very scattered, the conference aimed to map and clarify these different developments and hoped to come to a clearer formulation of what was being referred to as projective practice. By which we meant an architecture that is engaged with the reality of the society in which it is embedded, but focuses on its own discipline instead of looking for legitimatization of its practice in just societal criticism or in disciplines outside itself like sociology and philosophy.
2007 - Internet leest voor uit eigen werk (interview met Jonathan Harris)In de helder verlichte erker van Lust, waar Paulus Potter ooit zijn beroemde stier schilderde in 1647, praten wij met Jonathan Harris (1979), Jonthan’s fascinatie is het menselijke gezicht en de poëtische kracht van het Internet ontsluiten.
2006 - Revising PracticeA short essay addressing the problematic relation between architectural theory and practice as discussed in the discourse around Projective or Post-Critical practice. The essay does this through comparing the writings of Allen with Somol and Whiting.
2006 - Exploding Practice (lecture, easa006 - Budapest)What would an architecure practice look like if its liberated from building? What if architecture would expand its boundries and approach the whole world as its working terrain? What if architecture would not wait anymore for clients...
2004 - Na kritiek komt... - Pantheon 2Dit artikel is een korte inleiding zijn op een ambitieus project van Stylos dat een onderzoek instelt naar de meest recente ontwikkelingen in de architectuurtheorie.
2003 - 'Criticus, ken uw taak!' - Pantheon 5Critici, de hogepriesters der architectuur treden niet meer buiten hun kerk. De architectuur gaat in de recente geschiedenis ‘kritiekloos’ voorwaarts. Immer blijven dezelfde klanken klinken vanuit klooster der moraalridders, ...
Archis is an experimental think tank devoted to the process of real-time spatial and cultural reflexivity and action. The Archis Foundation comprises three departments: Archis Publishers (publishes Volume magazine), Archis Interventions and Archis Tools.
Studio Beirut is an NGO operating as a social and cultural engine, presenting itself as a public platform that facilitates and initiates cultural projects and interventions through local and international networks.
Public Space: Photo Report
visiting The Rashid Karami International Fair designed by Oscar Niemeyer, but never finished, in Tripoli
photo: Edwin Gardner
Tony Chakar explaining at Martyr Square, Beirutphoto: Sasa Grujic
Joost Janmaat making groups for memory tagging in Studio Beirutphoto: Inara Nevskaya
For more photo’s check the workshop pictures of Inara, Sasa and Edwin on at Flickr
Fairuz instant public space
It was a magical evening, when this instant public space was created on the stairs next to Studio Beirut.
a documentary about Fairuz was projected on a big screen.Slowly, people we don’t even know,passing by, were curious, wandering why this crowd, then they sat with us and watched the movie.At the end, there was about a [...]
Aatiné bawsé(gimme a kiss)
another public space invaders adventure!
the participants were asked to find out about sweet memories all over the city by interviewing local people..
the memories were divided in categories: romance, heroism, encounters and escape.
and they had to tag the places where the memories happened!this one is for romance.
DJ crew from Delft I am affiliated with. Expect to hear everything between dancefloor jazz, the freshest hip hop, good old soul and latin; long forgotten hero's and the newest funky tunes. From New Orleans to Rio, from Nigeria to Kingston, the Rundfunk dj's deliver you 50 years of high quality black music. Always with one objective: rocking the dancefloor!
CD dood? Leven de plaat!
De meeste funk jongens en meisjes onder ons zullen wel vinyl verslaafd zijn, en om z’n minst ook de hele hardeschijf vol hebben staan met al die obscure mp3′tje die je nog niet op plaat hebt. Maar cd’s??
Waar we oeverloos melacholisch worden van krakende platen, en we pragmatisch zijn met mp3, lijkt de CD inmiddels [...]
Kissmekillme - Making Life release party
Eindelijk komtie uit, de cd die anderhalf jaar geleden bij mij op de deurmat viel: Kissmekillme’s Making Life. Wij vinden Kissmekillme’s soul met gevoel voor popliedjes en een afgespaste scheut funkigheid in elk geval nog steeds zo goed als toen, en eindelijk komt die cd dan ook in het bereik van stervelingen (luister 6 nummers [...]
Jose James vanavond @ Tivoli
Voor wie hem nog steeds gemist heeft (bijvoorbeeld januari in de Paradiso, zie opnames van het concert) of voor wie geen genoeg kan krijgen van Jose James’ ubercoole vocale jazz: vanavond om 20:30 staat hij in het Utrechtse Tivoli.
Jose James @ Tivoli donderdag 8 mei
aanvang: 20:30
entree: 15,00
Erykah Badu & Dj Day - Honey op Club Cortez
PICKNICK/BBQ SOUL
En zie toch eens wat Dj Day met Erykah Badu’s Honey doet! Honey was al de track van mevrouw Badu waar, in tegenstelling tot de rest van het New Amerykah Part One (4th World War) album, wel een beetje plezier van af spatte, maar mijnheer Day maakt er wel een heel fijne groovert van [...]
Rundfunk & Rare Groove Orchestra @ Jazz In Duketown
Na op tour door Mexico voor grote scharen uitzinnige Mexicanen te hebben gespeeld zoekt de Rare Groove Orchestra het dichter bij huis en staat bijvoorbeeld op het Jazz in Duketown, een groot openlucht jazzfestival in Den Bosch, en het leuke is, Rundfunk is daar ook. Zaterdag 10 mei op het Minderbroederplein, wat volgens mij ergens [...]
The Snugs - Trying
ROCKSTEADY FUNK
Ubersympathiek singletje van Engelsen The Snugs: Trying. Men neme een snuif Jamaicaanse rocksteady een mespunt vette hiphopbreaks en kieperen daar een keukenlade vol zoetgevooisde vocalen bij van ene Hannah Collins en u hebt een hit. Mensen met een niet zo heel volle portemonnee wachten nog even tot het album deze zomer. TA
Luister en oordeel [...]
Rundfunk radio : Mi Swing Es Tropical
Een inkopper natuurlijk met dit weer (even aangenomen dat het nog steeds zonnig is wanneer je dit leest): een podcast vol vitamine D in de vorm van latin funk, cumbia, samba soul, ska, boogaloo en latinjazz. Ideaal voor elke willekeurige buitenactiviteit maar pas op voor rondzwaaiende ledematen.
rundfunk radio : mi swing es tropical
Tracklisting:
1 Quantic & [...]
Budos Band live @ Bibelot 21-4
Voor een gesmeerde podiumpresentatie of een goedgeluimde voorman (and now it is time for you to get fucking excited!) moest je niet bij de Budos Band zijn afgelopen maandag, maar wat een geluid bracht deze band uit New York voort! Hun afro-soul, zoals ze het zelf effectief noemen, is massief en donker met een groove [...]
Sweet Vandals live @ bevrijdingsfestival Groningen
Voor de Groningers onder jullie: op het Groningse bevrijdingsfestival staat de alleraardigste Spaanse soulvolle funkband The Sweet Vandals. Slechts voor 40 minuten (18:50 - 19:30) dus had verwacht dat ze ook nog wel op andere plekken in het land zouden opduiken, maar heb daar vooralsnog niets over gezien. Hebben die Noordelingen ook eens iets.
The Sweet [...]
1001 nieuwe Amy Winehouses
De trend van 2008 lijkt toch wel het plakken van het nieuwe-Amy-Winehouse-etiket op elke debutant in het popcircuit. Mevrouw is amper twee jaar hip, leeft nog steeds maar toch blijkt ze al massaal vervangen [...]
Kissmekillme @ Pacific Parc, Amsterdam
Vanavond speelt Kissmekillme, toch wel een van onze favoriete Nederlandse bands, in de Pacific Parc (Westergasfabriek) in Amsterdam. Als dat geen aanmoediging is om te kijken dan wellicht wel het feit dat het helemaal gratis is.
Kissmekillme live @ Pacific Parc
datum: donderdag 17 april
entree: gratis
adres: Westergasfabriek, Polonceaukade 23, Amsterdam
De compilatie is dood! Leve de compilatie!
De verzamel-cd is vaak een nogal een vergankelijk ding, maar soms is het verzamelde zo goed dat je toch niet om ze heen kan. Hier drie waar ik de laatste tijd wel van onder de indruk ben:
SOUL
Fallin Of The Reel 2, een verzamelwerk van wat het New Yorkse labeltje Truth & Soul heeft [...]
Jamie Lidell @ Paradiso
Voor wie hem gemist heeft op Motel Mozaique: Jamie Lidell is binnenkort weer te zien in Amsterdam in de Paradiso en de dag erna in Brussel. Wie hem eerder eens live heeft zien optreden weet dat Lidell garant staat voor een hoop indrukwekkend gefreak met loops, electronica maar ook vooral zijn fantastische soulstem. De laatste [...]
Rundfunk @ De Ruif 19 april
foto: Hidde van der Lijn
Rundfunk staat weer zaterdag 19 april met een muzikale fruitmand met de lekkerste funk, soul en latin in de Ruif. Niet te missen.
Rundfunk @ de Ruif
zaterdag 19 april
Kerkstraat 22-24 Delft
22:30 - 02:00
Rundfunk @ Het Paard
Voor een stad die zo dicht bij onze thuisbasis ligt heeft het lang geduurd voor we er eindelijk eens gaan draaien. Ik heb het dan over Den Haag waar we donderdag avond de 17e april uitgenodigd zijn een mopje mee te draaien in de kleine zaal van Het Paard op de eclectische Naschoolse Opvang avond. [...]
Finally, the Archis website is online. A long lasting project (worked on it almost for 6 months now), still ongoing cause a lot of features will be released in the course of time. Like ‘Dossiers’ which will elaborated on topics addressed in the Volume issues, and will be an growing body of references, further reading, websites etc. Besides this, also other websites and functionalities will be released (stay tuned :) The 
