The Good, the Bad, and the Empty

Why are there so many empty lots in our neighborhood?


This is the deceptively simple question posed by students at Walt Whitman Middle School in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, and it propels The Good, the Bad, and the Empty, the latest video exploration created by the Center for Urban Pedagogy. http://places.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=14708

Ferry Terminal by C. F. Møller

Danish architects C. F. Møller have won a competition to design a new ferry terminal in Stockholm, Sweden. http://www.dezeen.com/2010/08/27/ferry-terminal-by-c-f-m%c3%b8ller/

Abraaj Capital Art Prize 2010 -The SCAD Connection!

August 31 - October 2010
The Museum of Arts and Design presents the 2010 winners of the Abraaj Capital Art Prize. http://collections.madmuseum.org/html/exhibitions/511.html

Amazing Japanese Micro House is Only 10 Feet Wide Inside

By Andrew Mitchler http://inhabitat.com/2010/08/26/amazing-showa-cho-micro-house-is-only-ten-feet-wide-inside/

In History-Rich Region, a Very New System Tracks Very Old Things

Randy Kennedy
Antiquities officials in Jordan are about to use a Web-based system to track its antiquities, a system that could also be vital to preserving Iraq’s treasures. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/25/arts/design/25getty.html?ref=arts

Inside the 'Glass Pavilion'

By Sushil Cheema, photos by William MacCollum and Jim Bartsch  http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/inside-the-glass-pavilion

Kia Pop Concept

Earlier this week motoring company Kia announced their 'pop concept', a new three-seat car which will be unveiled at the paris motor show on September 30, 2010. http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/16/view/11235/kia-pop-concept.html

Toys for Thorsten Van Elten,

Made from a solid piece of birch and... http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/dumper_by_sam_johnson_for_thorsten_van_elten__17203.asp#more

UdK Bookshop 2010 by Dalia Butvidaite,

This stepped cardboard installation was designed and built by Berlin University of Arts students ... http://www.dezeen.com/2010/08/18/udk-bookshop-2010-by-dalia-butvidaite-leonard-steidle-and-johannes-drechsler/#more-92023

At a London Gallery, Returning to the New Wave

By LAUREN HOUSSIN
A London gallery is taking a look back at one of the golden moments in cinema history — the emergence of the French New Wave — through the lens of a single photographer, Raymond Cauchetier. http://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/17/at-a-london-gallery-returning-to-the-new-wave/

U.S. Finalists Announced in 2010 James Dyson Competition

Christine Outram and a team of MIT students have been named as the U.S. National winner in the 2010 James Dyson Award competition. Their invention: the Copenhagen Wheel, a wheel that turns a regular bike into an electric hybrid. http://dailyfix.interiordesign.net/products/1943/u-s-finalists-announced-in-2010-james-dyson-competition

Savannah Film Festival Oct 30-Nov 6, 2010

The Savannah Film Festival brings world-renowned filmmakers, producers, actors and journalists, as well as other film enthusiasts, to SCAD and Savannah... http://www.scad.edu/experience/events/index.cfm?eventID=12063

Trash 2 Treasure

IIDA Georgia Chapter is proud to present our 6th annual Trash 2 Treasure art auction benefiting the
Atlanta Beltline. 
http://www.beltline.org/
http://www.iidageorgia.org/

Birds and Beans

by Kimberly Chou
For two years, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Bird and aritst Ian Schneller have been planning a "sonic arboretum" of different-sized horns. http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/news-opinion/the-market/2010-08-09/andrew-bird-guggenheim-ian-schneller/

Archaeologists uncover Britain's oldest house

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – Archaeologists say they have discovered Britain's oldest house at a Stone Age site in northern England, and compared its historical significance to Stonehenge, the country's most famous ancient monument. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100811/lf_nm_life/us_britain_house_1

Documents, Maps, and Files of a Fictional Architecture

A design project that incorporates top secret underground research labs, militarized bacteria, artificial earthquakes, and much more were all found conspiring beneath the streets of Berlin, Baghdad, and Istanbul. http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/



 
 
 
 
[Image: The Nesin Map by Protocol Architecture].
 

Quebec to Construct Opera House Entirely From Shipping Pallets

Next year an incredible temporary opera house made entirely from shipping pallets will grace the courtyard at the Music Academy of Quebec City. http://inhabitat.com/2010/08/06/opera-house-for-quebec-made-completely-from-shipping-pallets/lopera-palette-11/?extend=1

I couldn't resist this one...

Sticky Competition: Duct-Tape Dress a Winner at Prom
For more entires go to:
http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/sticky-competition-duct-tape-dress-a-winner-at-prom-2208542/#photoViewer=1

Trash2Treasure

September 23, 2010 the Georgia Chapter of IIDA will hold its annual Trash2Treasure art auction to benefit public art along the Atlanta Beltline. For more information please visit:
http://www.iidageorgia.org/2010/04/9-23-10-trash-to-treasure/

http://www.beltline.org/

A Brand New Squeeze

By ARLENE HIRST
A student's design becomes reality, at Alessi.
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/02/a-brand-new-squeeze/?ref=t-magazine

Calatrava Unveils Rail Station At Denver International Airport

by Bridgette Meinhold
Renowned architect Santiago Calatrava just unveiled his design for a new rail station at the Denver International Airport as part of the location's South Terminal Redevelopment Program. http://inhabitat.com/2010/07/30/calatrava-unveils-rail-station-at-denver-international-airport/santiago-calatrava-denver-airport-expansion-6/?extend=1