Published Friday, July 17, 2009.
And now for some architectural gossip:
Fredy Massad has written
some of the harshest things I’ve ever read about
Bjarke Ingels, but, as it turns out,
they’re actually friends on Facebook.
Published Thursday, July 16, 2009.
Well, that was a coincidence. I’ve just read on
Kottke that, thanks to Bill Gates and Microsoft Research's Project Tuva, everyone can watch
Feynman’s lectures on Physics, recorded by the BBC at Cornell University in 1964.
Published Thursday, July 9, 2009.
Published Thursday, July 2, 2009.
Samparkour. An incredible journey through the megacity of São Paulo and some of its modern architectural icons. Main website at
samparkour.com.br.
Recently featured on
Guardian online, this interactive guide created by English Heritage gives you the basics on what to do to improve the urban environment of your cherished historical town. It’s very traditionalist, I know, but the interface is really entertaining. I would leave the purple building, though. It’s the funniest house in the whole neighborhood.
An Engineer’s Guide to Cats. «When you have 3 cats you start to get to be that guy who has all those cats»... I know that feeling!
Fifty People, One Question. A simple idea. Go to a place. Ask fifty people the same question. Film their responses.
There’s something delightfully interesting about this. How often do we see anonymous people questioned on television about all sorts of issues? And what do we see, really? In the profusion of the mass media stream, how is the public portrayed?
Here is a cinematic exercise that breaks through the noise and the irrelevant to catch a glimpse of the essence of these individuals. Visit the main website at
fiftypeopleonequestion.com.