Archive for the 'Architecture' Category

The Flexibility of Concrete

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Laguna de San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, May 16, 1965 opening day, by Eloy Zarate and Benjamin Dominguez family as appeared in this NPR article.
After reading and listening to a few accounts of new Hamas-made hole-in-the-wall that separates Gaza and Egypt, I couldn’t help but notice the many flexible uses of concrete in the [...]

Giving with History

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Things they come and go and boy have the times a’changed! So what’s left -besides our memories- if we don’t preserve today what will prove historical in the future?
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation in New York is one organization that is on the mission to preserve historical landmarks in and around the village [...]

Renewed Power, Cat Power

Saturday, November 25th, 2006

“Taking with Cat Power“, Produced by Erik Olsen; photography and interview by Winter Miller.
Brighter days ahead for Chan Marshal of Cat Power! She is now clean and sober, and can deliver a whole concert without breaking-down and getting emotional on th audience. I know, many of you are gonna miss that side of her. [...]

Wired Office Finally in SecondLife

Tuesday, October 24th, 2006

View of Wired Magazine’s new office in SecondLife designed Millions of Us.

What took them so long? Everyone and their mothers have already set up shop in SecondLife- Geez! Were they too busy expanding in their first life? Anyhow, Wired Magazine say’s “whether you’re man or machine, furry or vampire, we want you to make yourself [...]

Save The Stable Where Stella Found His Muse

Wednesday, September 6th, 2006

Greenwich Village Society for Historic PreservationEMERGENCY hearing is tomorrow!! Thursday, Sept 7th
Come testify in support of assigning landmark status to Frank Stella’s old studio/Turn-of-the-century Carriage & Horse Mart please show up at the location below with 12 copies of your testimony (sample letter).
HEARING LOCATION:
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September 7th at [...]