Objectified
Whether its sub-conscious or physical, we are all designers. Almost everything we come in contact with in our lives has been designed, analyzed, and designed again. Objectified portrays design as a constant necessity in an ever changing world, and that couldn’t be more true. In the film they spoke with Dieter Rams who’s designs I...
Urbanized
In a world of constant uncertainty, there are positives to take note of forming in the great urban cores of the world, our cities. The urban landscape has forever changed from the days we once knew before the automobile. “Urbanized“, a documentary by Gary Hustwit, looks beyond that and provides examples of the changing urban...
Rio 2016 Will Be An Unrivaled Experience
Earlier this year, I wrote a blog post at Land8 about unsustainable methods in master planning Olympic venues and the hopefully success of the Rio 2016 Olympics. As a follow up to that post, here is a video of Rio 2016 Olympics from James Shaw on Vimeo. Joga bonita!
Landscapes and Their Place In Film
Film is a powerful medium that can transcend a world’s perception and it details so elegant, and vividly. Sometimes we take for granted these environments, these landscapes that we become so attached to and cherish. The moving picture is an out of body experience, but when a film can achieve a strong connection between the...
New Year’s Friday Link Dump
Washington Square Plaza, San Francisco, CA / estudioOCA Bosco Verticale in Progress / ArchDaily Top Architects Go Local / Wall Street Journal Notable Transit-Oriented Designs in California / The Architect’s Newspaper New Developments at 8 Washington Street in San Francisco / SF Curbed Trend of 2011 to continue: Parklets / SF Gate ABIES ELECTRONICUS from 1024 on Vimeo. ABU...
House of Air
Location: San Francisco, CA (Crissy Field/Presidio) Architect: Mark Horton / Architecture, San Francisco—Mark Horton, FAIA (principal); David Gill (project architect); Matt Shanks (designer) GOOD Architect Magazine - Accompanying article from the issue. House of Air Photo credit to Arch//Land Photography
