open that drawer!

"As a society, our focus on sustainability is hugely biased towards environmental issues, on..."

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:38:34 -0400

“As a society, our focus on sustainability is hugely biased towards environmental issues, on developing new products and technologies to address climate change. Yet the reality is, these solutions will not be effective unless we are all inspired as human beings to take more responsibility for our everyday lives and the decisions we make.”

- Bevis Watts on creating a future sustainable society. (via thisbigcity)

"With almost ubiquitous access to the tools and technology work requires, work has become a state of..."

Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:22:36 -0400

“

With almost ubiquitous access to the tools and technology work requires, work has become a state of mind. We enter that state of mind whenever and wherever we access work-related data and communications. We enter a digital workspace.

But people do not exist in digital space. People sit, stand, move around, eat, and talk to each other. People are social. People thrive in environments where these very human behaviors are recognized, respected, and encouraged.

”

- Why Design - Herman Miller

ever wondered what would happen if you use balloons to make...

Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:40:46 -0400

ever wondered what would happen if you use balloons to make bowls? watch the video to find out!

why drive when you can walk? watch this creative and inspiring...

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 01:58:18 -0400

why drive when you can walk? watch this creative and inspiring way to promote pedestrians walking!

DDB China did in its effort to promote walking over driving.

architizer: Experiments in Motion Exhibition An exhibition...

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:54:29 -0400

architizer:

Experiments in Motion Exhibition

An exhibition marking the end of the first year of Experiments in Motion, a partnership between Audi of America and Columbia GSAPP through the Audi Urban Future Initiative. Open to the public at the Essex Street Warehouse in New York City September 15-27, 12pm - 6pm. More info here.

Experiments in Motion aims to imagine new forms of urban motion, new spaces for mobility and new visions for the future of New York City. Audi of America and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), have come together for a research think tank and a series of architectural design studios with the goal of challenging both partners to rethink motion, think differently about mobility, and work together to imagine future cities. As part of the Audi Urban Future Initiative, Experiments in Motion is a research component in a world wide network that seeks to bring together experts from within Audi with architects, planners, and visionaries with the purpose of generating innovative solutions for mobility in cities.

Partnering with the LowLine, Audi of America and Columbia are excited to connect their research on mobility to one of the most innovative proposals for a new kind of public space in New York City . As part of the partnership, students from the program have spent the summer researching all transportation systems in New York City, with special attention on exposing the potential of underground spaces. The research and designs generated by Experiments in Motion represent the future visions for how transportation spaces and infrastructures can be reimagined as sites for invention. The nine design proposals range from new architectural solutions for mobility today to provocative visions for the future.

The fifty foot floating model of Manhattan was researched with the help of the MTA, the DOT, and the Center for Urban Real Estate (CURE). The suspended aluminum street grid is a 1:1500 scale replica of Manhattan’s road infrastructure while the plexiglass below presents a never before seen view of the architectural volumes of every subway station on the island. Projected onto the floor below is an animated shadow that reveals the flows of motion through the city. Subways, buses, bike lanes, ferries, tunnels and bridges are described as flows of motion which come together to expose the city as a interconnected system for mobility - a city of motion.

Exhibition Design Team: George Dolidze, Mengyi Fan, Kelsey Lents
Exhibition Installation: Art Domantay
Animation Consultant: Casey Rehm / Studio Kinch
Fabrication: Flatcut_, FABberz
Special Thanks: Jesse Keenan, Pedro Zevallos, DOT, MTA, Transit Museum, Lowline
Rendering by Mengyi Fan courtesy of Therrien–Barley

screen travel

Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:53:43 -0400

screen travel:

ever wondered what it was like on the other side of the world but didn’t have the funds to go their yourself? well google has set up galleries of these popular destinations that you can enjoy and view from the comforts of your home, street view style!

the true urban cinema

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:00:14 -0400

it makes people ask, what’s that red thing? they should have this all around the city.

get ready toronto, TIFF is here!

drawingarchitecture: Analogue Witness to a Hundred Years of...

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:01:20 -0400

drawingarchitecture:

Analogue Witness to a Hundred Years of Memory

Maria Popovici

another useful wallpaper for illustrator usage

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 01:58:32 -0400

another useful wallpaper for illustrator usage

This is exactly what my thesis was about in school. Its great to...

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:33:09 -0400

This is exactly what my thesis was about in school. Its great to see someone follow through with the concept of public spaces in urban voids. Bravo.

LentSpace …see more on Architizer

4 million one of a kind bottle. one of absolut’s best...

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:35:11 -0400

4 million one of a kind bottle. one of absolut’s best ideas so far!

In order to ensure that each of the nearly 4 million bottles produced were a one-of-a-kind work of art, Absolut had to shake up the entire bottle production process.

Working with communications agency Family Business, Absolut designed a variety of art effects for the assembly line, and then let the bottles loose to absorb literally millions of permutations.

The setup included 38 colors and 51 pattern types; engineers programmed algorithms to ensure that no two bottles would end up exactly alike.

"Reality is sometimes astonishing, but what you see today will be changed tomorrow - Olaf Otto Becker"

Sat, 01 Sep 2012 02:00:20 -0400

“Reality is sometimes astonishing, but what you see today will be changed tomorrow
- Olaf Otto Becker”

wind patterns

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 01:58:34 -0400

wind patterns:

mother nature has beauty beyond what our eyes can see.
check out the link above for a live view of wind patterns!

An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us—energy that powered the first explorations of the world, and that may be a key to the future.

This map shows you the delicate tracery of wind flowing over the US.

its time that humanity starts dieting.

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 14:28:06 -0400

its time that humanity starts dieting.

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Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:22:00 -0400

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the art of building.click through to vote for your fav....

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:57:06 -0400

the art of building.
click through to vote for your fav. photo.

Title: 100 Floors
Photographer: Tim Martin
From: California, USA
The photo was taken in: Hong Kong

This image shows the entire scene around it, from the reflections of hundreds of smaller high-rise structures in the city to the boats in the water in the distance and the people inside of it watching the world below.

facts of life. made for workaholics. Artist: Dominic Wilcox

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 12:29:39 -0400

facts of life. made for workaholics.

Artist: Dominic Wilcox

this is what i love about canada. Gathering Circle (Thunder Bay,...

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:45:12 -0400

this is what i love about canada.

Gathering Circle (Thunder Bay, ON)
Brook McIlroy and Ryan Gorrie

hidden drawers

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:14:00 -0400

is it a drawer? is it a shelf?

This interesting piece combines both the function of a drawer and shelf.
Now you can secretly hide all your personal items away from prying eyes!

If no one mentioned it, it just looks like an innocent shelf, until someone comes along and activates it with a magnetic key. I wonder if any magnet will work?

‘clopen’ by torafu architects

an amazing end to the London 2012 Olympics.Bravo Es Devlin

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:09:35 -0400

an amazing end to the London 2012 Olympics.
Bravo Es Devlin