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.
“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. “
A thought provoking proposal about where we could be heading with sustainable building and urbanisation. The scenario presented is not that far-out i think, although the architectural proposals in the video are, but it is a thought experiment, so why not.
If you have the chance, check this movie out. I saw it a while ago in Istanbul at the Independent Filmfestival And now it’s coming to the movie theaters.
An unbelievable reality is portrayed in the film, accompanied by a great hiphop soundtrack by Wyclef Jean. “An epic portrait of a family and a culture torn apart by poverty and violence, Ghosts of Cite Soleil is a powerful and unsettling documentary that takes us inside the lives of the notorious gang leaders who dominate the Haitian slum of Cite Soleil, one of the most desperate communities in the Western hemisphere.”
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