So this is basically the scariest thing i’ve ever seen relating to copyright laws and their abuse.
Happy Monday!
http://www.bestofartists.com/creative-sculpture/2008/7/7/you-could-lose-your-rights.html
What if the corporate design process was used to design the stop sign?
Is awesome.
It is referenced in the Vanity Fair article linked below.
“The design of the new Central Chinese Television (CCTV) headquarters defies the popular conception of a skyscraper — and it broke Beijing’s building codes and required approval by a special review panel. The standard systems for engineering gravity and lateral loads in buildings didn’t apply to the CCTV building, which is formed by two leaning towers, each bent 90 degrees at the top and bottom to form a continuous loop.
The engineer’s solution is to create a structural “tube” of diagonal supports. The irregular pattern of this “diagrid” system reflects the distribution of forces across the tube’s surface. Designed by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren and engineered by Ove Arup, the new CCTV tower rethinks what a skyscraper can be.”
This is amazing. Modern and postmodern, form follows function, but you can literally see the forces on the building. I am completely enthralled with this thing. The irregular grid on the building’s facades is an expression of the forces traveling throughout its structure. I like the word expression.
The other cool aspect–as the author in the VF article pointed out, there is a slight nod to communism– is how in this skyscraper the relationship between individuals is completely different. Unlike a traditional skyscraper, in which you can usually not see any other part of the building, the CCTV tower gives its denizens a sense of their surroundings, of the building itself and of the other people with which they are working. The architecture creates a relationship among those within, as opposed to a verticle stack of disconnectness.
The architects also mentioned how the building is not overwhelming. It can be broken down into three distinct building which are easily visually digestable, and b/c it is only 47 stories the viewer does not have to crane to see to the top.
China: Figuring their shit out. more pics
I realize that this probably will miss the mark with some of you kids, but none-the-less, here’s a link to my latest creative ideology. Please note: the image at bottom of page is the philosophy, not the image at top.
http://tcritic.com/archives/design-wont-save-the-world-you-pretentious-fuck/
Motivational posters for your monday morning. Just a little something to get you through the week. (Should you find yourself wasting some time checking your friendly neighborhood cooperative blog this morning.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y5eBRWQerY
That dapper band in the background is “Pulp.” Shatner covered this song (Common Peoples) on his 2004 album “Has Been.”
This has been your VH1 popup video moment of the blog.
Since there are no more HabVio shirts to buy, check out these ones. They’re on sale. And awesome. My favorites are heavy on the words, of course:
I Listen To Bands That Don’t Even Exist Yet
Shakespeare Hates Your Emo Poems
This Was Supposed to Be the Future … Where Is My Jetpack
Yours?
This link pretty much sums up LA for me. Watch the video.
OK, I know that most of us in the blog are all crazy NPR listening people, many dislike TV. But those who do might really be missing out on Public Television. For example this week’s NOVA episode spoke about the science of sleep and memory, the new supercollider in Europe, and the lost histories of the Asian immigrants who built this countries transportation infrastructure. The episode was just so well presented and made me feel like I had learned so much about the world, and it only took up an hour of my life (commercial free btw).
I know that much of this can be read in scientific journals, but how many of us actually read every scientific journal we can find. This series alone is worth the cost of a TV set. Not to mention the shows Nature, American Crossroads, and Austin City Limits…
The interesting thing is, this is much like paying for HBO, a few of your tax pennies get tossed to The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which creates PBS programming. You are paying for these shows and I am saddened that so many of my very intelligent friends seem to miss all of this. So, this week while the Daily Show is on vacation, pick up the TV Guide or goto PBS and check out PBS. You might find that you love it!