Following yesterday's opening of the Serpentine Pavillion, we bring up this video of Sou Fujimoto. The Japanese architect talks about the meaning of Architecture and about the relationship between architecture and nature, the two themes that he explores with his work.
The lecture took place last April at Circulo de Bellas Artes, in Madrid. It was organized together with IE School of Architecture, after the launching of the new Master in Architectural Design.
Sou Fujimoto's lecture, "Evolving Ideas: Primitive Future", served as a forum for students to participate in open discussions between...
Factory Fifteen is an old friend in METALOCUS, is a film and animation studio in the UK led by Jonathan Wales, Paul Nicholls and KibweTavares. Especially rewarded for their short film "Robots of Brixton" that went around the world, today we bring you his latest project, "Jonah", halfway between reality and virtual reality. As always do not disappoint!
Mbwana and his best friend Juma are two young men with big dreams. These dreams become reality when they photograph a gigantic fish leaping out of the sea and their small town blossoms into a tourist hot-spot as a result. But for Mbwana, the reality isn't what he dreamed – and when he meets the fish again, both of them forgotten, ruined and old, he decides only one of them can survive. Jonah is a big fish story about the old and the new, and the links...
Created at the Mediated Matter Research Group at the MIT Media Lab, The Silk Pavilion explores the relationship between digital and biological fabrication on product and architectural scales. The primary structure was created of 26 polygonal panels made of silk threads laid down by a CNC (Computer-Numerically Controlled) machine, followed by a swarm of 6,500 silkworms spinning flat non-woven silk patches as they locally reinforced the gaps across CNC-deposited silk fibers.
Inspired by the silkworm’s ability to generate a 3D cocoon out of a single multi-property silk thread (1km in length), the overall geometry of the pavilion was created using an algorithm that assigns a single continuous thread across patches providing various degrees of density.
Living Architectures, Gehry’s Vertigo, es una serie documental que CANAL+ Xtra estrena el miércoles 5 de junio a las 21.10h y que tendra su preestreno en la Fundación Arquitectura COAM el próximo martes, 4 de junio. La serie trata de desarrollar una forma de mirar la arquitectura que se aleje de la actual senda de idealizar la representación de nuestra herencia arquitectónica. La serie se inició con el capítulo "Koolhaas Houselife" cuyo gran exito animo a sus directores, Ila Bêka y Louise Lemoine, a continuar con algunos de los casos más mediáticos de la arquitectura contemporánea. "Gehry’s Vertigo" es el primero de los documentales de esta serie que emitirá Canal+.
Gehry’s Vertigo ofrece al espectador un extraño y vertiginoso viaje a los tejados más elevados del Museo Guggenheim de Bilbao. A través del retrato del equipo de escalada a cargo de la limpieza de los cristales, sus ascensos, sus técnicas y las dificultades, este documental observa la complejidad y virtuosismo de la arquitectura de Frank Gehry.
They are a group of women who seek to transform the profession of architecture. Nina Freedman and Lori Brown are seeking funding for "Women in Architecture", an initiative to transform leadership for women in architecture by bridging academy and practice. Help them!
Who they are.- The group was founded by Nina Freedman and Lori Brown who met at one of Lori’s roundtable book events at the Van Alen Institute in the spring of 2012. Nina Freedman is the Director of Projects for Shigeru Ban Architects, visiting assistant professor at Pratt Institute and visiting critic at Cornell University. Lori Brown is an architect and associate professor of architecture at Syracuse University and...
We announce the first permanent installation by Zimoun. In the following video we can see how Zimoun creates a new world of sound inside an abandoned tank of toluene with small pieces.
«Using simple and functional components, Zimoun builds architecturally-minded platforms of sound. Exploring mechanical rhythm and flow in prepared systems, his installations incorporate commonplace industrial objects. In an obsessive display of simple and functional materials, these works articulate a tension between the orderly patterns of Modernism and the chaotic forces of life. Carrying an emotional...
The radiofrequency spectrum is at the heart of telecommunications, used by police, emergency personnel and public transport services, as well as the armed forces. Every day, this spectrum ensures the proper functioning of mobile phones and wireless devices. Seen as an essential resource by some and as a health hazard by others, the electromagnetic fields generated by radiofrequency spectrum activity have multiplied exponentially since humans first learned to harness electricity.
In his Electrosmog series, Jean-Pierre Aubé searches out ambient radio frequency activity in the urban landscape of Montréal, which for Aubé forms a singular territory, characterized by its density in the city and by the political and economic issues that accompany it.
Equipped with a radio, an antenna, and home-made software, the artist sweeps the titular spectrum of radio frequencies. Every tenth of a second, the device takes a snapshot of its readings – a measure of...
The jury of the second edition of Region 0, The Latino Video Art Festival of New York, which took place from May 16 to May 18 at NYU’s King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, is pleased to announce the three special mentions. These are, by unanimity (in alphabetical order):
De la Ofelia del Sena y otras desconocidas by Lucía Pizzani (Venezuela) Sic Transit by Manuel Saiz (Spain) The only Evil by Zoé T. Vizcaíno (Mexico)
Lucía Pizzani (Venezuela) De la Ofelia del Sena y otras desconocidas shows women's bodies sinking into the water. The artist brings the tragic case of...
Chicago has many truly great buildings. It sits firmly on the map of global architecture and is the birthplace of the skyscraper. Creating a short video about just five great buildings is doing this city a massive disservice, as there are many and this is simply my thoughts. I hope you enjoy it. I loved creating it.
One of the most effective ways of telling your story, explaining what your organisation does, and sharing key messages with your audience is to use motion graphics.
Creative and Animation: Al Boardman Music: “Prelude No. 3″ by Chris Zabriskie Sound design: Noted in its absence! Featured as a Visual.ly...
Ai Weiwei is back again with another creative artistic idea, a harsh reflection on his own arrest depicted on this interesting music video.
This is the start of a trend, beginning with the release of his 'Gangnam-style' parody (see METALOCUS's coverage here) followed by a cameo performance with renowned musician elton john, and now a heavy metal album and - as...
