Author: Marcus Trimble
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“Objectified” and “Design for Life”
Alice Rawsthorn reviews “Objectified“ – Gary Hustwit’s latest documentary feature on industrial design – and Philippe Starck’s new BBC reality TV series “Design for Life” based on “The Apprentice.” IHT
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Process
In Praise of Process is an exhibition of Sydney University Architecture alumni from the last fifty years. I am grateful to have been included among an esteemed list of alumni exhibiting their ‘architectural process’. We will be showing every entry on the website condensed onto two A1 boards. The opening is at 6pm Friday 27th…
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Vivid Sydney
New arts festival, Vivid Sydney was been launched with a bang yesterday. It comprises four components: a music festival curated by Brain Eno featuring the likes of Battles (yes) playing at the Opera House, Smartlight Sydney a lighting festival through the city, a food and wine festival, and the Creative Sydney program of discussions on…
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NYC Expressways
In 1963 the New York City Parks Commissioner and Arterial Co-ordinator, Robert Moses, proposed a series of raised expressways through that city. Here are those expressways drawn in the style of google maps; a style which, given our growing dependance on these particular maps as a service, lends the drawings an immediate authority.
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Rethinking London’s Postwar Brutalism
Ouroussoff on what to do with London’s Brutalist leftovers: ‘For an older generation of architects these buildings embody the absolute nadir of the welfare state. Destroying them would be an act of mercy. But for younger architects the aggressive concrete forms that gave the movement its name are a welcome antidote to the saccharine Disney-inspired…
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PK11
Pecha Kucha is back for 2009 !_! For the uninitiated, Pecha Kucha is the slidenight for creative folk, where each presenter gets 20 slides and 20 seconds for each slide. A diverse group of presenters and a quick turnaround results in an action packed night of fascinating work. The Pecha Kucha team will be holding…