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 17 Sep 2008 @ 11:33
The new Palladio exhibition in Venice is apparently heralding a new era, by suggesting an alternative departure point to its profession in the future. The exhibtion is set to tour major centres. At the least a fresh set of references will be thrown into the debate.
Most interesting of all as is often the case is the light thrown on the pre existing status quo - liberal modernism - in design. Quite suddenly this can be viewed as an opposite, in parts, for some modernism does lay actually within a classical mould, to a trained eye! The other however which relies on much self expression, currently an undisputed right in our liberal society, can now actually be viewed as Gothic. A stance which carries with it, an outpouring by necessity of spiritual evolution. Hence all the gargolyes, griffins, and goodness knows what adorning such well known structures of the associated era, Medieval, and neo Gothic (of Victoriana fame) both in the UK and in France and the rest of Europe. The energy of these cathedrals can be seen to be emanating from the earth and rising upwards and away, a clearing of the air and current angst. The best example of this self expression is in the famous Musters TV serial, in the black and white of those days, of this famous family living in cobwebs, of dracula hair styles and loving giants. Kindly but weird.
Even tho the current modernism has shed its gargoyles in its place we have rasor sharp points to street furniture, columns, edges of steps, on which the unwary could easily impale: the features themselves shouting pain, go away and writhing. The opposite of classical buildings which create auras of peace and tranquility for contemplation and moving on to other earthly realms from a centred stance, not dependent on initial unrelated individual expression.
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13 Feb 2008 @ 15:53
Surely a multi-use vehicle or residence suitable to Arctic Melt days. Or a solar ark?
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The Way to Go!
Nulah
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18 Sep 2007 @ 14:14
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) is a fashion icon unlike any other. She invented modern clothing for women: at the height of the Belle Époque, she stripped women of their corsets and feathers, bobbed their hair, put them in bathing suits, and sent them out to get tanned in the sun. She introduced slacks, costume jewelery, and the exquisitely comfortable suit. She made the first couture perfume-No. 5-which remains the most popular scent ever created.
Anything written about this unassuming personage is an understatement of the facts and her mould breaking achievements for the feminine physique which became never ending after both world wars. Most critical of all was the fact that she was able to create without attention to herself, but just as a designer. In those days the clothes and styles were more important than the label. Eyecatching in her own right in social circles, but quietly working earthbreaking approaches to couture and everyday wear and living entirely of her own inspiration, in fact by having to stitch her own clothes sufficient to suite the practice of the time but also more importantly to suite her own active outdoor pursuits too. So many firsts for one person from an orphanage, and so rarely championed.
Soon in 2008 is a new film to be released on her life.
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 4 Sep 2007 @ 14:45
In the Northern realms of Kenya, in the lands of the Massai warriors, a so called community conservancy has been set up. The Massai people are able to receive groups of guests to stay in their unique Shamba's seen dotted on the middle distance hill.
The success of this conservancy means it is now being used as a model for including local tribal people is some form of economic venture which also preserves their lands, and gives real tenure in law, a key factor in the process of assisting those to assist themselves, at a fundamental level. More images to follow. More >
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 9 Jan 2007 @ 12:58
An Idea discussed at a conference in Vienna, at the MAK-Austrio Museum
linkhttp://www.mak.at/e/jetzt/f_jetzt.htm
in the early 1990's. Now almost 12 years on, the question still pertains, and continues without a solution on offer.
Effectively, owing to almost total personal liberalisation within any known culture or tradition, our experiences are lived for us somewhere in the media, and this now is the lingua franca and has to be, and can be, the only commonality serving as a basis for communication. For between client and architect it is imperative that some exchange of meaning takes place in order to provide a brief for the clients expected needs to be fulfilled in the commissioning of a building.
By a consensus of well known, amongst the schools at least, architects, asked to ponder the dilemma posed by this question and offer a solution, it was agreed that they could find no solution and yes, Architecture in sense had ended. Elvis has left the building. More >
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