ARTY DOSE

First project in school. Believe me I don't wanna get this wrong. So We had to make a presentation on one of crazy primitive shelters. So, being obsessed with the Palms, I decided to take on their primitive form.

This is really cool. The first sort of man made islands were Crannogs. Existing in the Neolithic period, from the 3200-2800 BC, they belong to Scotland and Ireland. They were pretty conical thatches of Oak Piles and Wattle( which was a special adhesive that the people created by mixing Soil, Clay, Animal Dung and Straw) which were connected to the mainland by causeways made of stacked stones and wood. Ofcourse, the one in the picture is rather urban but I'm presuming that you get a fair idea of what its like.

The second one is cooler. Way way cooler. These Islands are not supported from the ground, they are movable, and are floating. They are the Uros islands on the lake Titicaca, Peru. The islands are made of dried Bundled Reeds of the Totora plant. So much so, that the Houses, the boats and everything else is made from this plant. It grows in abundance on the Titicaca Lake itself. There are currently 30 huge islands, they have ofcourse evolved and now, people have access to radios and Television also.
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College starts tomorrow! :) woohoo

Okay, So I post after almost a month and a half, purely because I was literally consumed by the process of 'admissioning'; and when you're consumed by something, you either want to write or simply don't want to write. I was going through the phase that involved the latter.

So my results are out, and I get to stay in my hometown for the next 5 years! As I'm gonna be pursuing architecture at the School of planning and Architecture, New Delhi. Its the best college in this country for Architecture and the faculty is supposed to be awesome apparently. I can't wait for it to start, really. Just anyone please suggest me what kind of a table I should be buying for my hostel to work on.

My East Asian adventure was AWESOME > though the sad part is that I ruined my dear dear Canon baby in the ocean but nevertheless, My friend who accompanied me did click a lot of pretty shots. And I seriously wanna go back to Clarke Quay. Oh my god, loved the night life. Loved it. And I'll post more really soon, really really soon.

I don't think I will end up doing college in Fall 2008, I want to do so much more. I SO want to apply to RISD, but ouch! the tuition hurts. Besides I really want to start an NGO which I have been thinking about for a long time and I myself want to volunteer at the commonwealth games, Pune, India this year. And I want to sing, get my 8th grade trinity exams done with. There's just so much to do. WHERE can I start my studies in the spring semester 2009?

Anyhow, you guys , all of you who're already studying design or architecture, or are practicing, can attend the Architecture Association, London's amazing visiting student programs. At their last Winter visiting program, they had Rem Khoolas as a lecturer! what the heck.
This http://www.aaschool.ac.uk/?section=school&page=Visiting%20Programmes&sst=2
is where you need to click.

Oh and I'm getting ready for my East Asian adventure which begins on the 26th! so yippie! can't wait. I'll be visiting Singapore, KL, Genting, PJ, Cyberjaya and Langkawi! I'm gonna be GLUED to my Cannon. :)

So, what exactly is the difference between a sculptor and an architect? An architect is caged by function whereas a sculptor is an artist. Art has no boundaries whereas an architect has to inculcate art in engineering. And after coming across ONL, Oosterhuis_Lenard, A firm with a visionary sculptor and a devoted architect both working together.
Apart from the insect like wedding chapel I had earlier posted about, another project of theirs that I am a total fan of is the multi purpose Hessing Cockpit in Acoustic Barrier, Utretch, Netherlands.
It is a massive steel and glass structure which was built to separate districts from the industrial ones by dampening sound. It is a 1.5km long acoustic barrier and an industrial building of 5000m2 which is home to some of the world's most exclusive automotive monsters. Hessing shows off Rolls Royce, Bentley, Lamborghini and Maserati all under one roof. And, under the spectacular 3d track of the showrooms, the workshop and the garage are located, just revealing the top of the cars the mechanics are working on .

And ONL gives lectures at the Delft university, Germany. Dear Lord, I wish I had the privilege to go to a place of this sort. The other day I read somewhere that Zaha hadid herself gives lectures at Pratt, NYC and Rem Khoolas (!) gives lectures at the GSD, Harvard. Wow Wow Wow! I'm not going to attend these colleges but I'm sure I'm going to apply for exchange once I go to college again. :)

Dear dear all. I greatly apologise for my absence, but I had nowhere to blog from. My computer was not working. I actually spent my time in front of puzzles rather than sitting in front of my mac, and blimey, I feel creatively worked out! brain teasers are a great way to exercise the left and the right sides of your brain at the same time!
So , I'm gonna tell you about some sites that you can task your analytical and problem solving skills with. OK the graphics of the sites are unpleasant, but hey! don't let that get to you.

Puzzles1
Puzzles2
Puzzles3

And if you're in for some more, and want to create your own anagrams, secret puzzles, word scrmbles sliders, word paints, you could do that too!

APTE
Archemedes-Lab
Crosswords

Lemme in on more creativity enhancing sites if u do and Enjoy untwisting the twisted!

OK so I was hearing a lot about the Pritzker prize being awarded to Mr. Jean Nouvel, (which is actually history now, as it feels like I haven't posted in years) and decided to find out a little more about it for the sake of satisfying my dear inquisitive grace :)
The Pritzker is awarded once a year to only one living architect for his outstanding work which yawps out talent, commitment and vision in the art of architecture, one who has contributed significantly to the human society through the same.

It is sponsored by the Hyatt Foundation and has the most gorgeous medallion there is. There has been only lady to receive this honor and that was Ms. Zaha Hadid back in 2004. Her famous projects being : Glasgow Transport Musem , Scotland; Nordkettenbahn (aerial tramway) , Innsbruck, Austria; Nuragic and Contemporary art museum, Cagliari, Italy; Maggie's centre at the Victoria Hospital , Kirkcaldy,Scotland; High speed train station of Afragola , Italy; BMW Central , Leipzig, Germany.

The list of others who have been honored with this prize includes Rem Khoolas, Jorn Utzon, Phillip Johnson, and many others. Can't get my eyes off the damn medallion. Its B-E-A-U-tiful! :)