Category Archives: design
james rojas’ interactive design
it’s easy to get mired in a view of design that focuses data exchange between ecotect and grasshopper, performative skin systems in generative components, and scripting architectural solutions, but once in a while you find a completely different take on … Continue reading
beautiful work by matthias muller
ben anderson sent me some clips he found on vimeo of some beautiful particle tests by mattias muller. gorgeous work. Technorati Tags: animation, ben anderson, box#2, box#3, fumefx, krakatoa, mattias muller, particle, particle effects, particle flow, pflow, max
ira glass on storytelling
slightly off topic, but insightful and inspirational anyways. from ::iso50.
biomimicry… without the mimicry.
these shots are from an interesting architectural exploration from the university of stuttgart, where willows and trees grow to become load bearing members of a 26′ tower. as the trees develop, so does the structure and the program. what ‘s unique about this … Continue reading
philipp schaerer’s photography
philipp schaerer’s photography is a unique examination of how build for relates to its context. his bildbauten series looks at buildings as negative space and his meereshorst series investigates a variable relationship of building form to its surroundings. schaerer’s work … Continue reading
50 great examples of data visualization
a screenshot from ::stack one could say that all architects do is represent data. from the conceptual sketch to the sd rendering to the cd submittal set, architects are simply representing information graphically as a means of communication. sure there’s … Continue reading
eating locally… in arctic alaska
sure, eating local is a nice way of feeling sustainable if you live in southern california. you take a little extra time in your whole foods examining your avocados before you place them in your canvas bag, hop on your … Continue reading
192021.org
richard saul wurman, creator of the TED conferences, has a created an online proposal to examine 19 cities in the world, with 20 million people, in the 21st century. even though he hasn’t actually done/published the research yet, the initial … Continue reading
self sufficient antarctic research station
the belgian goverenment opened the world’s first zero emissions research station last sunday. the entire project is self-sufficient- wind turbines and solar panels provide electricity and solar thermal melts snow for water. from ::treehugger. official website.
reFarm
almost a month ago now I submitted an entry into google’s 10^100 project. for those of you who don’t know the project, google is planning to donate $10 million towards the five best ideas that will help the most people. … Continue reading
