'wild urbanism' at zaryadye park

congrats to the all those at DS+R and their winning proposal for zaryadye park in Russia!

This super cool concept, of 'wild urbanism' plays well within the city.  Bringing various landscape typologies together and allowing users to wanders is quite perfectly positioned, especially within the urban city center - where our paths are quite often, dictated for us.

beautiful images (as always) and a clever film clip help sell the idea.  architecture holding hands with 'nature' - well played.

come get struck by lightning

[when]: this weekend!

fri and sun

[what]: lightning bolt - presented by jackpot gallery!

[where]: [studio deep end]

315 n plankinton

check em out! it's going to be a stellar party.

plus you can support a local band and local gallery

... and hear good music!

hope to see you all there!

studio banter

stumbled upon this link looking for entourage for some renderings i'm working on.

i love how you can get sucked into a wormhole of links on the internet.

worth getting lost in for a while.

studio banter: great work

something to refer back to for inspiration, and collaboration [future?]

feedback loop

out now on lulu:

"Feedback Loop is an introduction to the ideas underlying recent experimentation with complexity in architecture. it presents key concepts such as prototyping, non-linear order, emergence, bottom-up thinking, parametric thinking, generative scripting and biomorphism, and it does so in plain language for students of architecture and others who seek an entry point into the discussion of recent design work. many of these ideas, which arose in other fields of study, are interpreted architecturally, in order to help designers leverage them in the creative act. by showing how the key concepts work together to define a coherent view of architecture, Feedback Loop supports the conclusion that the pursuit of complexity is poised to expand beyond the avant-garde to become a broad-scoped, long-term architectural movement."

kyle talbott

you can check out more of the ongoing studio work on the microcosm blog.

midway furniture project

as i alluded to in a previous post. russell mahoney is a recent graduate of the frank lloyd wright school of architecture. it's has been a long standing tradition for the apprentices to design and build structures to live in down in the desert. taking that mentality into midway's failing silo structure, he has designed a series of platform based on the principles of tinker toys. over-designed components allow platforms to be interchanged and elaborated as the need arises.





russell has been sympathetic to the historical fabric/enclosure that is the silo. light filters in through the clerestory windows near the top of the structure and filters down through layers of platforms creating a soft, pleasant and comfortable atmosphere for studying, reading and sleeping.



to elaborate on the education post by jessie [see below]. i feel like this is an excellent exercise for students to really engage in designing and building; something lacking, at least, in the education at uwm.

[ Photos copyright 2009 Russell Mahoney + Eric Oxendorf ]

zumthor and the val baths

...video

what a Man. and what an Architect: cigar in one hand, stylish lead holder in the other.

a phenomenologist, speaking of a particular place, with particular materials, but with insight into what could be discerned as contemporary viewpoints, such as "all parts as a whole" and always experiencing the "imprint of the architect", "never escaping the presense of the architect." and those ideas which belong to both, perhaps: architecture of the 5 senses, architecture as instrument, materiality and comprehensive design.

oh, pete.

cr land guanganmen green technology showroom

a small firm of 10 designers is doing some interesting work in beijing. according to their philosophy vector architects is established by partners with combined experiences in architecture design practice and real estate development [this shows their chinese sensibilities]. the firm pursues the fundamental simplicity and logical clarity through the everyday thinking and working process.



i've always wanted to do a project like this. the idea is to develop the concept of “temporary” from a meaningful perspective, to design a piece of floating “installation” in the garden, which could be built, demolished, and recycled through an easy and straightforward way with the least impact to the planned site.

1. the structural member can be recycled when the building is eventually taken down.
2. overlap the structural member factory fabrication process with site excavation; minimizing the construction schedule.
3. the building is elevated, greatly reducing the excavation and foundation work, allowing easy demolition and site recovery



i love the building envelope: an envelope of grass. a vertical grass wall paneling system and green roof provide support. it's not only aesthetically pleasing, but practical by;
1. reducing the heat gain and loss and enhancing the thermal efficiency.
2. the grass panels will reduce storm water runoff.
3. although the central lawn is taken away to make room for this building, vector effectively triples the original planting area by using the grass panels.
4. grass wall panel is planned to be relocated onto the partial fence of the residential compound after demolition.
5. it visually harmonizes the temporary structure with the existing garden and the so called “classic spanish” style

archived at: you guessed it

mke gallery night

a while back i was fortunate enough to be introduced to local artists brent budsberg and shana mccaw exhibiting at the current tendencies show at the haggerty museum. they've done a series of architecturally related installations. relations of scale provoke thought and reveal the artists' creativity and collaboration.

they are curating a show to be opened at the pritzlaff building this weekend [july 24-25]. the building is undergoing renovation and like any advantageous creatives, they're getting they're say in transition. gallery night always makes for a great night out.

if you're swinging to the third ward, hop across the river and see a bit of cream city reinterpreted.



[n]: The Pritzlaff Project

[ l ]: N Plankinton Ave and St Paul Ave

[h]: (One block west of the Milwaukee Public Market)



[d]: July 24, 5:00-9:00pm and July 25, 10:00am-4:00pm



[i]: artists and designers include;

Jason Belmonti

Theresa’Beth

Michael Bouwkamp & Liza Pflughoft

Julio Cordova

Stephanie Dever

Becky Dimsey

Katie Kreger

Beata Krezalek

Rudy Medina

Siya Motamedi

James Pederson

Stephen Strupp

Amelia Toporsh