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[VIDEO] Songdo by AntiVJ, an audiovisual performance

Patrick Beseda — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:41:17 +0000

AntiVJ – SONGDO from AntiVJ / Joanie on Vimeo.

AntiVJ presents:

SONGDO

an audiovisual performance, August 2009

New Songdo city, South Korea.

VISUALS:

Yannick Jacquet

Joanie Lemercier

Olivier Ratsi

Romain Tardy

MUSIC:

Thomas Vaquié

PRODUCTION:

Nicolas Boritch

AntiVJ is a visual label

www.antivj.com

via ArchDaily

[Concrete] The Age of Concrete

Patrick Beseda — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 21:47:09 +0000

Yeah, Concrete Thursday

again. Today; an article

from the NY Times.

That is all.

[Concrete] HFF Lookout Point

Patrick Beseda — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:22:15 +0000

Concrete Thursday. Thats right. Concrete Thursday. Posts about concrete. On Thursdays.

This is a project that is several years old but deserves a little love. Cast entirely out of concrete, Lookout Point serves as a shelter along the pilgrimage path in Jalisco, Mexico. Check out the project details and see how the structures serves as a loop, bringing visitors up and in, around, down and out again in continuous movement. Very cool.

[Video]The Third and the Seventh

Patrick Beseda — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:29:26 +0000

I came across this a few months ago when Alex posted it, my buddy Jacques reminded me of it and I thought it deserved sharing. So fullscreen, if you can, watch it in HD, with the lights off, and the sound up. Enjoy.

The Third & The Seventh from Alex Roman on Vimeo.

P.S. Its 100% CG.

[Engineering] The Role of The Structural Engineer in Society

Patrick Beseda — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:23:12 +0000

The structural engineer is a very complex combination of leadership, service, creativity, and technical knowledge. In many ways they are one of the most important engineers in society today. It is their work that is responsible for the constructed world we live in.

The structural engineer must take on a leadership role within their industry and in society. Leading by example, the engineer can offer safer design practices, more sustainable solutions, more aesthetic structures, and more efficient designs. They can be the instigators of positive change in they ways that they work. Simultaneously, the engineer must remember it is the public they serve that is most important. First and foremost the safety and welfare of the people is the engineer’s concern. Every time they sign or stamp a document the engineer takes the lives of the public in their hands. Choosing to design buildings using sustainable materials, efficient structures and easily constructible designs an engineer can lead the way for a more environmentally conscience society. The structural engineer can often be cast into the role of architect in considering the aesthetics of the structure being designed. It is the role of the engineer to determine an appropriate solution that reflects the intent of the architect and the context of the structure.

In conclusion, the role of the structural engineer is varied and complex. Integral in the practice of structural engineering is the blend of creativity and engineering knowledge. They must be reliable, and dilligent in their work, and solid in their engineering acumen, making them the keystone in the creation of the constructed world.

[Architecture] Defining Architecture Part 1 of 8

Patrick Beseda — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:27:00 +0000

I’ve got it in my head that architecture is what I want to do. So, whats that mean?
What is it? That is a question that must be answered by anyone before they can begin to learn or gain understanding of any area or field, be it science, cooking, cultural anthropology, or architecture. To know where its boundaries lie, and how far its concepts reach. I read a lot of things, and looked at a lot of photos and drawings. Here are some things I found.

Good ol’ Wikipedia says “Architecture(Latin “architectura”, from the Greek “arkitekton”, ὰρχιτεκτονική) is the art and science of designing buildings and other physical structures for human use and shelter.”

Thats great. Thats a pretty good, pretty broad definition and a really good starting point. It would seem as though the definition splits the field up into a few different branches. It is both an art and a science. It also deals with both buildings and other physical structures.

Ok, so its an art… and a science. Lets define those while we’re at it.

Art: the process or product of deliberately arranging elements in a way that appeals to the senses or emotions.

Science: any systematic knowledge-base or prescriptive practice that is capable of resulting in a prediction or predictable type of outcome.

So in the next couple posts, we’ll see what architecture means from a couple different points of view(as written by me(who knows nothing) and quotes from some other people):

What does architecture mean to architects?

What does architecture mean to engineers?

What does architecture mean to students?

What does architecture mean to the public?

What does architecture mean to artists?

What does architecture mean to the human race?

What does architecture mean to the Earth?