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More stuff to give away. Sending a couple of books to biroco.com has spurred me on to further acts of altruism. Buried beneath some Connect 4 pieces, inside a pen holder I made from clay when I was eleven, I found the key that opens doors at MI5. I’ve been looking for it for months. …
Sat in the Quadrant Lounge on Lichfield Street, it seems I have discovered the world’s most uncomfortable arm chairs. I’m calling them arm chairs because I don’t, at this point, know how else to categorize them. If you perch on the edge, acres of seat is wasted behind you. If you sit back there is …
The argument about ID cards in the UK is unresolved, the idea of having to carry ID is unsettling, many (me included) believe it to be unnecessary. Here’s a link to a piece about the possible results of implementing such a scheme. It’s a discussion about an American system, but the prinicipal holds true for …
Over at the bbc, this years Reith lectures are being released as MP3s. This a Big Thing, as it’s the first time they’ve moved away from the Real Audio/Media Player format. It’s this sort of thinking that makes me happy to pay my license fee. Tom Coates over at plasticbag.org also has an article about …
A sample from the excellent article in Metropolis Magazine by Robert Venturi, discussing Disney’s Pop Century resort. The full article is here. But let us remember that throughout the history of architecture and urbanism, iconography has always dominated the scene, instructing and persuading us with its religious and civic content in ways no different from …
www.house-projects.com More than 50 students, from Fine Art and Architecture at the University of Newcastle and Newcastle College, formed two groups of builders who constructed and de-constructed two identical shells of House simultaneously for 22 hours. The shells were built out of bricks and mortar up to first floor level and juxtaposed with each other …
Free concert, March 30th, at the MAC in Birmingham. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain. Dare you miss it? Purists: prepare to do battle. The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain challenge the complex world with their simplicity and prove that both anything can be played on the uke, and that the uke can play anything. …
This morning, a hard won Google discovery finally delivered the information I needed about a landscaping project called Yoga Promenade by Team Zoo architects from Japan. The images confirmed what we expected and will be useful inspiration for a project we’re currently working on that will include some sustainable drainage proposals. However, the pleasure of …
Still not quite getting the Chinese Dumplings right. Last time I ended up making the dough too thick around the pork and it didn’t cook through properly. Next time I’m going to try a different dough recipe that doesn’t use oil or egg. Found this one at a different site: Jiaozi dough 3 cups flour …
Just been passed this via a friend, via Radio 2, and I’ve passed it on to boingboing.net. Head over to Google and type in ‘Weapons of Mass Destruction’ and then press the ‘I feel lucky’ button. Some interesting links to some books and DVDs over at Amazon and an astute business move at the bottom …