part 2 added
Notes from the second half of this lecture can be found in Part 2.
February 2005
problem solving
Part 2 of a 3 part series: The Ole Scheeren lecture Reeling from the shock of Ole’s 33m deep whole that he’d shown on the slide that finished the first half of his lecture, we all did our best to adust the scale of our thinking as he begun to tell us about an exhibition …
book reviews
A link for fellow parents: Red House online book sellers are advertising for volunteers to help with reviews of childrens books. Calling all mums and dads! We’re looking for the parents of babies and toddlers to join our young Red House Readers, reviewing and recommending books to other mums, dads and teachers. We will regularly …
uneven territory
I just got back from a weekend in York. Spoils from the trip include a copy of Ted Hughes‘ Hawk in the Rain (which I first encountered on a previous trip to York whilst dining in The Tasting Room) and some sneaky phonecam photos of the inside of Fairfax House. It’s a beautifully restored 18th …
MANPLAN 1
Dan, over at City of Sound, mentioned it a few days ago and then the eagle-eyed Jonathan from Things Magazine picked up on it. I posted a comment about it, wandered over to a dusty corner of the office whilst my boss wasn’t looking, stole it, scanned it and flickred it. So here it is, …
blows own trumpet
<smug> Ahem. I won. First prize in the recent competition at moblog.co.uk for the Hard Copy competition has been shared between myself and Helen. Oh, and my old entry on h2g2.com (which you’ve also read here) was up on the front page this weekend. </smug> Help me celebrate over some pancakes and maple syrup this …
Ole Scheeren
Part One of a ? part series: The Ole Scheeren lecture Thanks to my colleague Al, I’ve been able to get a copy of the final conclusion to one of the dissertations I mentioned a few weeks ago. Here’s a couple of sections taken from the author’s final summing up. Firstly, on the topic of …
this just in
I’ve just browsed the site a little more and discovered this in the company info section: Whilst ironing clothes on carpeted bedroom floor, Kelly Atkins founder of Carpet-Burns, unintentionally ironed and melted the carpet pile which left a hard plastic surface. Seeing potential in how this material could be processed she embarked upon a three-year …
A La Recherche du Temps Perdu
My memory of my childhood is quite sketchy. Before the ages of about 7 or 8 years old I have only a handful of images I can consciously call upon. One of the most interesting ones came back to me one night in a dream a few years ago – the building where I first …