Lúcio has worked for Zaha Hadid Architects on the Zaragoza Bridge Pavilion for the 2008 World Expo from schematic design to the production of construction drawings. He was in charge of rationalizing the 3d geometry and overall design development of the bridge, where he worked closely with Arup London and Spanish steel fabricators, developing the primary structure and substructure to produce a repetitive system of panelization for the curved façade. Lúcio has worked for Farjadi Architects & is currently at SOM NY.
His blog has some wonderful building and design projects, very inspiring.
Ettore Sottsass, an éminence grise of postmodern design who helped found the influential Memphis Group and was responsible for the familiar bright red plastic Olivetti typewriter, died Monday at his home in Milan. He was 90.
Photographer Eric Africa obtained this image of the Garnet Star Nebula (IC 1396) by spending several nights in his “light-polluted backyard.” Africa’s images of IC 1396, the Rosette Nebula and M 31 are proof that an Earthbound photographer can score some amazing pics. His telescope, the Takahashi FSQ-106, is commercially available for around $4,000. Click through for a gallery.
If you missed this last year, you will enjoy viewing images and collaborating with the Polling Place Project. Right now the site suggests that entries ended in November of 2006, but the site will be updated and begin asking for new images from this election cycle soon.
If you like classic modern design you will love the work of industrial designer, Dieter Rams. Read an interview with him at DesignBoom. And gallery of product images from Flicker.
Early twentieth century architectural renderer Hugh Ferriss secured a lasting legacy with his urban futurist drawings of looming Art Deco buildings, mysterious domes, sensuous spaceships, and skylines that look eerily like today’s cities and downtowns. For his modernist visions of the city — some of which really remind me of Mike “Hellboy” Mignola’s work — check out his classic 1920s book, The Metropolis of Tomorrow. And of course click through for gallery of some of his most stunning work.
Worth the visit. NYTimes photographers give an audio walking tour through their pictures of the year. Oh yes and all the door to door works a win for Obama in Iowa tonight.
A fantastic voyage where Canadian photographer Michael Cook explores storm sewers, utility tunnels and abandoned industrial sites. Great interview at BldgBlog.
Photographer Christopher Rauschenberg rephotographed the Paris images Eugène Atget around 100 years later for his book Paris Changing. I am a bit biased about this project having published New York Changing in 2005.
Interesting project by photographer Francois Brunelle. A collection of photographic portraits of North American and European look-alikes. Each photo features two look-alikes, who are not related, side by side.
Yes this is not Alec Soth’s newest work but is the first body of work that I became familiar with. This image is from, Sleeping by the Mississippi, a wonderful book. I see it is now selling on Amazon for $300 to $675. A project closer to home for me is Niagara. His career exploded when he was awarded the 2003 Santa Fe Prize for Photography. Enjoy.
Great NYTimes Flash Graphic (you have to go to the NYTimes site to view the Flash) about how the presidential candidates have mentioned their rivals in debates.
I have Coplans book A Body (Hardcover) by John Coplans. Love the work. But perhaps as good is the short autobiography in the back of the book. As a friend of mine described it as an “English truth teller”. It is so frank and revealing about a wonderful life lived. Coplans was a soldier, painter, writer, editor, founder of Artforum, photographer, teacher…
BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | A Society on Steroids | PBS A Bill Moyers essay on what the Mitchell Report on steroid use in baseball can tell us about America today.
Perhaps one of my favorite contemporary photographers is Edward Burtynsky.
In his own words:
Nature transformed through industry is a predominant theme in my work. I set course to intersect with a contemporary view of the great ages of man; from stone, to minerals, oil, transportation, silicon, and so on. To make these ideas visible I search for subjects that are rich in detail and scale yet open in their meaning. Recycling yards, mine tailings, quarries and refineries are all places that are outside of our normal experience, yet we partake of their output on a daily basis.These images are meant as metaphors to the dilemma of our modern existence; they search for a dialogue between attraction and repulsion, seduction and fear. We are drawn by desire – a chance at good living, yet we are consciously or unconsciously aware that the world is suffering for our success. Our dependence on nature to provide the materials for our consumption and our concern for the health of our planet sets us into an uneasy contradiction. For me, these images function as reflecting pools of our times.Edward Burtynsky
There is a documentary about him too. View the trailer here:
Having grown up outside NYC on Long Island it took me a while to get to know the NYC Public Schools. And seeing how different the schools were located by number, I have, many times wondered how and why was this was set up this way? Now it is clear is was done to create art… See the other 4 boroughs here.
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