The building is constructed in addition to a number of improvements to the park. The center is surrounded by native trees of Sycamore and has an area of 3,000 m2. With a design that aims to have a minimal impact on existing landscape, the building is self-sufficient and has the ability to operate without the power grid of the city.
17/05/2012
Pavilion Dans Les Arbres.
by Evan Mather [VIDEO]Project by Touraine Richmond Architects.[San Bernardino - California] U.S.A..
Architectural narrative about the recently-completed Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area Visitors’ Center in California’s San Bernardino Mountains, designed by Los Angeles-based architectural firm Touraine Richmond Architects.
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17/05/2012
Velodrome, London 2012.
by Hopkins Architects. London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. [LON]
Now that we are closer to the start of the Olympics in London, remember and bring the video of one of the best projects. One of the four permanent venues on the Olympic Park, the Velodrome provides a landmark venue for the indoor track cycling events at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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16/05/2012
Archifon I. - Interactive Installation
by the macula [Prague] Czech Republic [-3- VIDEOS]
Archifon is a large interactive virtual musical instrument originally made for the Olomouc Baroque de-baptized chapel. Architectonical objects are re-interpreted by virtual layer via projection and sound. This is made possible by the mapping of the virtual surface of the chapel's interior.
Up to ten visitors at a time can interact with Archifon by using the laser pointers. By pointing to any of the more than 100 elements, different audiovisual reactions are initiated.
Concept, audio, Max/MSP programming by Tomaš Dvořák - Floex {floex.cz}
Concept, visuals, realtime tracking by Dan Gregor - Initi {...
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16/05/2012
Karen Bass: Unseen footage, untamed nature.
Videos TED [VIDEO]
At TED2012, filmmaker Karen Bass shares some of the astonishing nature footage she's shot for the BBC and National Geographic -- including brand-new, previously unseen footage of the tube-lipped nectar bat, who feeds in a rather unusual way …
Karen Bass has traveled the world to explore and capture footage from every environment across the Earth.
Karen Bass is a director and producer with a passion for travel and natural history. In 20 years at the BBC’s Natural History Unit, Bass made wildlife films in almost every environment across the Earth, from the rainforests of the Congo (where she produced the first-ever film of our closest...
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16/05/2012
Bienal de Arquitectura Latinomericana. BAL2013
Universidad de Navarra. [Pamplona] Navarra, Spain. April 2013
Now, open call for the third edition of the Biennale of Architecture Latinomericana, BAL2013, which takes place entirely in Pamplona. The Biennale will take place during the month of April 2013.
The Biennial BAL2013 also have Brazil as a guest which will organize an exhibition and special seminars on the situation of the architecture in this country.
TIME OF THE CALL
Submission of dossier by the candidates.
Deadline: July 15, 2012.
Selection of candidates and communication to the Selected
Setember 30, 2012.
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15/05/2012
Monumenta 2012. Daniel Buren. "Excentrique(s), travail in situ".
Grand Palais, Nef. [PAR] France 10/05-21/06/2012
Every year, Monumenta invites an internationally-renowned contemporary artist to produce a monumental work for display in the Grand Palais. Daniel Buren, one of France’s greatest artists, will be rising to this challenge during the fifth Monumenta event.
Following the installations by Anish Kapoor in 2011 and "PERSONNES"in 2010, now Monumenta 2012 invited famed French artist Daniel Buren for the fifth edition of the...
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15/05/2012
INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY 2012
Every year since 1977, International Museum Day is held worldwide sometime around 18 May. From America and Oceania to Europe, Asia and Africa, International Museum Day aims to increase public awareness of the role of museums in developing society.
The theme for 2012 is Museums in a Changing World. New challenges, New inspirations.
Today, the world is changing faster than ever. New technology delivers new ideas, gigabytes of information, news of an increasingly unstable climate, all shared by social media. Modern museums must compete for an audible voice against the furious pace of this background.
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14/05/2012
FUTURE SELF | Project Film
By MADE Blog [VIDEO][Berlin] Germany. 03/05-02/06/2012
FUTURE SELF studies human movement, mirroring interaction in dance, light and sound, while exploring the self, present and future.
FUTURE SELF brought together a media artist collective, rAndom International, a choreographer, Wayne McGregor, and a composer, Max Richter in a unique interdisciplinary clash at MADE.
The FUTURE SELF Project Film documents the creative working process, which began in London, England, continued in Berlin and culminated in three wonderful performances at MADE.
Venue: MADE | 9th Floor | Alexanderstrasse 7...
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14/05/2012
Tomás Saraceno on the Roof: Cloud City at M.E.T.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art. [NYC] U.S.A. 15/05 – 04/11, 2012.
Artist Tomás Saraceno’s Cloud City, a large constellation of 16 interconnected modules composed specifically for The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, will open to the public on May 15, 2012. Measuring 54 feet long by 29 feet wide by 28 feet high, this site-specific work, inspired by multiple phenomena and structures (including clouds, bubbles, bacteria, foam, universes, and social and neural communication networks), showcases the artist’s bold and ambitious vision.
Cloud City is lent by Christian Keesee.
Habitat-like, incorporating transparent and reflective materials, the work will also be accessible for visitors—in limited numbers, weather permitting, by timed-ticket entry—to experience its interior realms and exterior vistas via an internal route. Set against Central Park, Manhattan’s skyline, and...
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14/05/2012
A CONVENIENT TRUTH
By Giovanni Vaz del Bello, MariaVazPhoto. COAC [BCN] 21/05/2012
Tomorrow, new Ecumenopolis chapter: "A convenient truth". The example of Curitiba is always present, although it is known and widespread, in classes by José Juan Barba in Barcenola, for years was one of the issues that always appeared. A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil is an informative, inspirational documentary aimed at sharing ideas to provoke environment-friendly and cost-effective changes in cities worldwide. The documentary focuses on innovations in transportation, recycling, social benefits including affordable housing, seasonal parks, and the processes that transformed Curitiba into one of the most livable cities in the world.
Cities should be a solution not a problem for human beings. The city of Curitiba has demonstrated for the past 40 years how to transform problems into cost-effective solutions that can be applied in most cities around the world.
The film includes interviews from world renowned Curitiba's mayors Jaime Lerner and Cassio Tanigushi, as well as other brilliant minds who made Curitiba a world class model.
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