The Canyons shot with a DSLR

if you've never been to the canyons... all shot with a DSLR

this is how they made the video.

world's first sustainable city in UAE

The future well being of cities around the globe depends on mankind’s ability to develop and integrate sustainable technology. LAVA designed the Masdar City as the city of the future; positioned at the forefront of integrating sustainable technology into modern architectural design. Rome, Athens, Florence; most great historical cities have had the plaza, forum, or square at their epicentre – where the life, values, ideals, and vision of the population evolved. Equally, the centre of Masdar must be an iconic beacon that attracts global attention to sustainable technology.moveable shade in the day, store heat, then close and release the heat at night in the plaza of a new eco-city in the united arab emirates.
 
“The Oasis of the Future”: a living, breathing, active, adaptive environment; stimulated by the social interaction of people, and spotlighting the use and benefits of sustainable technology.
Design proposal focuses on the delivery of three key issues:
1.Performance – to demonstrate the use and benefits of sustainable technology in a modern, dynamic, iconic architectural environment.
2.Activation – to activate or operate the sustainable technology in accordance with the functional needs of this environment, 24 hours a day, and 365 days of the year.
3.Interaction – to encourage and stimulate a social dynamic where the life, values, ideals, and vision of the population of Masdar evolve.
 
Giant umbrellas, with a design based on the principles of sunflowers, will provide

Cloud Computing and Box.net

Friday August 6, 2010 12:00 2nd Floor Conference Room

Seminar Description: Cloud computing has become the latest buzz word in the tech community. What is it and how can DES use or benefit from it? Learn the ins and outs of the the powerful DES Box.net FTP site.

Learning Objectives:

1. Learn how to manage files, folders, permissions and clients online from any computer at any location.

2. Simplify and streamline the upload and notification of CAD files or PDFs straight from your computer to the box.net servers

3. Learn to Preview your PDFs online and use the search features to look for specific documents saving time

4. Learn how to post discussion and comments, version history and task to each group or folder

Presenter: Waibun Lee
Duration: 1.0 hours (Brown Bag Lunch)
LU Hours: 1.0 (AIA members, and possibly others, can self report attendance for credit.)

Iphone, Itouch or Ipad App:

To access the animation and image database from anywhere on your iphone first:

download the box.net app from the APP STORE. It is free.

login in to box.net with your login and password.

you will see a new folder called: DES. The animations and image library are in that folder.
you will also be able to access other files and folders you are collaborating with.
BOX.NET will be releasing a similar ANDROID app in September.

The high line, new york

A project that won my heart besides the sparkle and the fizz of the city, an elevated park that snakes through the air along the Hudson. 

The High Line is complete reuse and transformation of an abandoned industrial structure into a verdant public park 30 feet above the ground.  The design hearkens back to the era when the West Side of Manhattan was America's premier working waterfront. The mile-and-a-half-long, 30ft high former railroad snakes through West Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen and into the Meatpacking District. Constructed in the 1930s as part of New York’s west side railway, the track was used to deliver meat to warehouses on Manhattan’s Lower West Side.

This project has turned to be the main artery that has rendered new life to this area and the local campaigning  has also lead to a lot of events happening there thus making this a stage for great activity. Something that could have been neglected has been transformed into an imaginative, varied space both tranquil and pulsing with life.

I would simply say this project is amazing.

See links below for more information.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27859257@N05/sets/72157605739397352/show/ 

http://www.thehighline.org/design/high-line-design 

Creativity and Play