February 2012
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ART: Shadow Arts - City Skylines
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SYMPOSIA: DIGITAL SYSTEMS: THEORY + PRACTICE (29 -...
DIGITAL SYSTEMS: THEORY + PRACTICE
Keynote: 29 March, 2012 @ 7pm Greg Lynn
Panelists: 30 March, 2012 @ 10am - 5pm Elena Manferdini David Ruy Chris Lasch
Organized by: Wendy W Fok
Premise: The Panelists will explore the theoretical approaches to Digital fabrication and tooling systems, as well as the various implications and practical applications of digital fabrications and their impact on...
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“Without mathematics we cannot penetrate deeply into philosophy.
Without...”
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Infographic Of The Day: How Men And Women Differ...
Infographic Of The Day: How Men And Women Differ When Making Big Sales
No one believes that men and women are the same. And a fascinating data set reveals how they might approach real estate deals differently.
We all know that men and women approach most everything in life slightly differently—and sometimes, wildly differently. How does this affect the way they each do business?
Rarely do...
KOPIERER: PAPER: Lisa Nilsson Constructs Intricate... →
Artist Lisa Nilsson uses rolled up pieces of Japanese mulberry paper to create these amazingly intricate anatomical formations that mimic something you might see in a biology textbook. The technique is known as paper filigree or quilling, and Nilsson assembles each piece over the course of several weeks by following the details from a photograph of a cross-section, which helps to make her work...
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R&D: MIT Researchers Find a Way To Make Solar...
What if generating solar energy at home required little more than mixing some grass clippings with inexpensive chemicals? That’s exactly what MIT researcher Andreas Mershin has found to be the case. The scientist says creating a solar cell could be as easy as mixing any green organic material (grass clippings, agricultural waste) with a bag of custom chemicals and painting the mixture on a roof....
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ARCHITECTURE: Miami Beach Parking Garage | Zaha...
Posted at December 22, 2011 by Urukia Magazine
Legendary Architect Zaha Hadid Chosen to Design Miami Beach Parking Garage at Collins Park
Architect Zaha Hadid has been chosen by the City of Miami Beach to design its newest parking garage at Collins Park, a neighborhood that’s home to the Miami City Ballet, the Bass Museum, the City Library as well as the Gansevoort, W and Setai luxury hotels....
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ART: ‘brain activity’ - Hayward Gallery (London)
‘brain activity’ is a collection of works which dwell upon the notion of human failure as something to be understood as simultaneously unsettling and humorous.
david shrigley: brain activity southbank centre’s hayward gallery, london, UK february 1st to may 13th, 2012 an exhibition entitled ‘brain activity’ by macclesfield-born and glasgow-based artist david...
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DESIGN-FAB: INSTALLATION: GEO-COGNITION (2012)
*Note: Shadow creates the Manhattan Skyline.
GEO-COGNITION is based on the geometric concepts of projective geometry (duality principal) and the convergence theory, and the fusion of the four main geographic locations that had the most significant impact within the artist’s career and life.
The supervening confluences, which occur through transitional developments between the cities, are...