Chrysler reflection42nd Street near 5th Ave
ca 1953
By Frank Oscar Larson
This a preview of “Dead Drops“, a project by Aram Bartholl which he started off during his ongoing EYEBEAMresidency in NYC. It is an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space. Aram “injected” 5 USB flash drives into walls, buildings and curbs accessable to anybody. You are invited to go to these places to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your files and date. Each dead drop contains a readme.txt file explaining the project. I guess the most prominent location is right next to the New Museum, the other 4 locations are listed on Aram’s website. A cool IdeaDead Drops Preview
Netropolis-New York-Michael NajjarThe work series entitled “netropolis” is an exploration of the way global cities will develop in the future.
Of similar magnitude to the impact of the industrial revolution in the late 19th century, it is now computer networks and the information society based on them which are the main vehicles for change, the key elements transforming the face of our urban living spaces.
Three main components characterise this transformation: space becomes the image of space, the city itself becomes a terminal as real space fuses with telematic space. in the telematic society material embodiment is further supplemented and extended by virtual representation :
the so-called “tele-polis”. Telematic space endows the urban environment with a new form of structure, intermingling with it and giving birth to a completely unprecedented form of urban space.
The panoramic view transforms the reality of urban spatial structure into landscape. The digital fusion of panoramic views taken from different angles transforms the landscape into a woven fabric of relationships which is abstract and multi-layered yet still underpinned by a geographic reference point. Viewing the city from a distance inverses the perceptual order of objects viewed in close-up. The view from afar is orientated on what is clearly visible from a distance and provides a context for objects which appear too close when viewed close up and thus retain their strangeness. In virtual space, however, distance and proximity lie on the selfsame level. The different cities and relationship strands need first to be combined and interwoven before they can give rise to a completely unprecedented and imaginary form of urbanity - the telematic netropolis.
The “netropolis” series of works portrays the megacities of berlin, beijing, dubai, hongkong, london, los angeles, mexico city, new york, paris, são paulo, shanghai and tokyo.
It comprises of twelve hybrid-photographies, one video work and one image sculpture.
Apartment Building on 11th avenue by Jean Nouvel.
Favorite Building in New York. I got to see it but not go in it. Maybe someday…
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inspiration.
photograph. NYC stands tall.
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PIO PIO RESTAURANT BY SEBASTIAN MARISCAL IN NEW YORK
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interesting use of materials.
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Urban Umbrellas to Replace NYC Sidewalk Sheds
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg recently announced that Young-Hwan Choi’s “Urban Umbrella” design won the urbanSHED design contest to re-think sidewalk sheds in New York City. Sidewalk shed design has been stagnant for 50 years and they are in sore need of a makeover. Meant to protect pedestrians from construction, the current sidewalk sheds are a jumble of plywood, beams and protruding bolts. Mr. Choi melded beautiful form with perfect function to create a new design worthy of the buildings and people it will protect.
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This is the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, located in New York’s Hudson Valley. It was designed by Toronto-born architect Frank Gehry.
His work is fantastic. He’s won so many awards and.. I mean, it’s clear why. I’m just researching Canadian Architecture for my Information Design class and I’m on Frank Gehry’s page and.. I just don’t know where to begin. I want to visit every building he’s ever designed.
Korea Center- SAMOO
Loft in New York designed by Kimball Loft
New York
The Wright at New York’s Guggenheim Museum.
