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shared on: Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 12:00
places on architectural criticism
from rholmes

While mammoth by no means aspires to fit within the category of architectural criticism (though we do occasionally have something to say about it), Nancy Levinson’s recent meta-criticism of the genr. […]

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shared on: Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 09:24
Photos: Expo ‘70
from Pink Tentacle

Expo ‘70 [Asahi newsreel] The 1970 World’s Fair — a.k.a. Expo ‘70 — opened in Osaka 40 years ago this week. A total of 77 countries attended the event and the number of visitors surpassed 6. […]

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shared on: Monday, 15 March 2010, 11:42
olafur eliasson: your chance encounter
from (author unknown)

colour shadow theatre, 2009 danish-icelandic artist olafur eliasson's 'your chance encounter', is a large solo exhibition of his work on show at the 21st century museum of contemporary art, kanazawa,. […]

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shared on: Saturday, 13 March 2010, 17:19
Detroit Mayor Bing's Plans to Downsize the City
from Nick Tobier

When the Shrinking Cities show opened at MOCAD a few years back, there was a great creative/academic series of responses to the propositions the projects posed. Last week, a larger debate was fueled b. […]

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shared on: Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 14:52
Book Review: Portraits From Above
from Jeroen Beekmans

Some weeks ago Joop wrote two reviews about the books ‘Hong Kong Inside’ and ‘Hong Kong Outside’ — two stunning photographic documents about people living in Hong Kong’s huge skyscraper ne. […]

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shared on: Sunday, 7 March 2010, 06:45
World Cleanest Graffiti— iPhone App Concept
from mac_fun

There are a number of drawing iPhone apps available, but I think it would be fun if you could paste the picture you draw on a real wall, but virtually. Draw a picture with your iPhone. Choose the wall. […]

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shared on: Wednesday, 3 March 2010, 22:55
Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City
from noreply@blogger.com (www.rationalbeauty.com)

Every architect I know would love to design a library, the modern temple of knowledge. It’s a demanding and prestigious project. One of my favorites is the Vasconcelos Library in Mexico City. Winner. […]

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shared on: Friday, 26 February 2010, 21:40
Another Village Unvanishes
from (author unknown)

Shared by hulyaco yıkımın cazibesi (Underwater since the 80s, the Andean town of Potosi, Venezuela, has reemerged after a severe drought has reduced water levels in a reservoir feeding a hydroelect. […]

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shared on: Wednesday, 17 February 2010, 17:37
Gallery: Istanbul by Ali Taptik
from (author unknown)

Shared by edwingardner congrats Ali! Istanbul is a 100km megalopolis that is home to almost 15 million people, doubling every decade. In 2007 there were 48 regeneration areas listed in Istanbul, which. […]

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shared on: Tuesday, 16 February 2010, 17:37
Gallery: Istanbul by Ali Taptik
from Ash Tailor

Istanbul is a 100km megalopolis that is home to almost 15 million people, doubling every decade. In 2007 there were 48 regeneration areas listed in Istanbul, which will result in the demolition of 1. […]

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shared on: Monday, 15 February 2010, 16:38
Buying a Ghost Town at an Auction
from Joop de Boer

For three point one million dollar, in London, New York City or Moscow one buys a 300 square meters apartment in the city center, but on the grey Baltic country side one buys a complete city for this. […]

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shared on: Monday, 15 February 2010, 15:42
The Nomadic City Appropriates the Street…
from m.caines

…and disrupts its grid¹ Solomon Benjamin ‘Developmentalism’ is now a morbid zeal, mobilized to survey, to GIS, to digitize, to research, and colonize ‘Third World Cities.’ And in this zeal,. […]

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shared on: Sunday, 14 February 2010, 02:50
Try –> Fail –> learn –> repeat.
from (author unknown)

If you read WIRED’s article on failure, you are still remembering the many stories about people who tried… and failed. I think that embracing failure as part of the innovation process is probably. […]

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shared on: Friday, 12 February 2010, 09:05
Dreaming AI coming to Second Life
from Cory Doctorow

Wagner James Au sez, “Second Life founder Philip Rosedale (who stepped down from managing the company he founded last year) is attempting an ambitious follow-up with his new spin-off company: Creat. […]

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shared on: Monday, 8 February 2010, 17:50
Activists Block Varšavska Street in Zagreb
from (author unknown)

The activists of Right to a City (Pravo na grad) and Zelena akcija (Green Action) environmental association started the permanent vigil in Varšavska Street in Zagreb, last night, about 4:00 hours, in. […]

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shared on: Monday, 8 February 2010, 16:52
Moonshine geariveerd bij Staalvilla
from (author unknown)

Joost, Jasper, Pieter-Paul, Touria en Francis hebben met vereende krachten de Moonshine Bus een zeer lastige bijzondere verrichting laten uitvoeren. Na een paar rondes langs de pont en een mislukte p. […]

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shared on: Monday, 8 February 2010, 15:54
Vanavond in Tegenlicht: Quants. De alchemisten van Wall Street
from floorvandonselaar

Afgelopen jaar suisden wij langs de afgrond tijdens een door quants ingezette ineenstorting van de financiële markten. “Quants” zijn de wiskundigen en programmeurs in de machinekamer van ons mond. […]

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