habia

the manager I like was working today

two coworkers I like were both working today

and no more work until wednesday

best bros (minus one) in town this weekend

good concert saturday

just found great deal on a jawn I thought I'd have to pay mega for in my size

when it rains it pours, is that the saying?

things looking up

Looking to buy this white cross eyes crewneck sweatshirt from current season ss09 "These Colours DNT Run"

size L or perhaps M. any size though get at me.

interested in flame shorts L too actually.

thanks. if you know where to get it get at me too. thanks.

I washed my jeans yesterday

just felt the need to post about it online.

liberation1945.... LIBERATION1945

yall realize Michael Mayer is playing sat yeah?

THE Michael Mayer.... what the fuck is a tribeca grand

^thanks, yes my argument is circular at the moment I never brought out any conclusion

a little busy right now, but briefly:

the main point I left out of last post is that a school of thought being capable of strongly representing its time is indicative of good design. Good or bad is even beside the point, what I appreciate about Brutalism (or whichever other design movements) is that it was crucial as a polarizing catalyst, as a polemic, for all following designers.

bad design (mediocre design) is incapable of this.

of course giving inherent value to the controversial is stupid. The controversy I value is that which effects my peers/mentors... slightly narcissistic as this is..... peers/mentors being the architects I respect, which is highly subjective.

(in case it's not obvious, I'll point out now that in this previous paragraph I admit all my objective debate rests on foundation of subjectivity. academia!)

No

it's just a visual eyesore

most architects who still practice from that time would agree

it is in this quality, the 'visual eyesore', that Brutalism excels and is so artistically powerful.

what I like about the movement is how excessively monumental the structures are. Poured concrete and stone, these are ancient construction methods which last for hundreds or thousands of years. The act of creating even an arguably hideous building, much less an unabashedly hideous building, directly addresses the human ability to make irreversible decisions.

I don't think it's an accident that brutalism was prominent from 50s to 70s while the socio-ecological design movement really came into its own during the 70s. Brutalism brings to foreground the permanence of human capability and action.

To me, this alone legitimizes entire movement.

wood grain on concrete isn't about being pretty or ugly. About showing construction process, acknowledging the process of design and creation.

I'll grant that wood grain on concrete is a bit more crude than say Van der Rohe's I-beam curtain walls, but simultaneously it is much more honest. (van der rohe's curtain wall's are arguably pure facade, only structural role is to support against wind gust and there are more 'efficient' ways to do this)

holes in poured concrete are dope too (what are these called again? lat-holes or something?)

ideal would be if someone on here got the quinny blanket for free at the opening party last fall and I could buy it for a nominal price .... my gift bag had the sunglasses in it.

The baby part wasn't a joke, I literally plan to give this blanket as a gift to my boss's baby.

paying double digits would be great. At absolute most could pay 100 shipped for a really nice one. not sure if I can even find one to buy at this price point which is ok too.

thanks again all.

private2

15 dollars off purchase of 75 or more at bloomingdales, online and in store

discount stacks, so 30 off 150, 45 off 225 etc

expires in a couple weeks

want to buy a Henrik Vibskov blanket. The quinny collection one would be good, or just a mainline is good too

needs to be new enough/clean enough that I can give it to a baby

located in new york, can pay with paypal/google checkout or however is easy for you.

thanks

,,,

Love Rem Coolhaus, ,,,

oh really? :o:):confused:;) kkkkkk

interesting though I now realize it shouldn't be too surprising that Japanese modernist architecture seems to be most popular here on superfuture.

also it's really cool to see what non-architects (you guys) choose as their favorite works. bishibashi made a great point about the Yokohama Ferry Terminal- it just looks cool. Ignoring program or tectonic (favorite arch word), for a work to have immediate impact on the design community or society as a whole it must appeal to aesthetics; must tap into some component of human visual appreciation and wonder.

here is one design issue I have been grappling with for a while, don't really have a good answer yet:

what is intersection of ego and service in terms of designer-client relations? When does the designer really know best and when does the designer need to set aside personal leanings and serve the client?

my single favorite building is Row House at Sumiyoshi by Tadao Ando

Exterior from street

Isometric, plan and elevation

Interior of atrium

Top exterior

Atrium from roof during rain

this thread just pictures or discussion too?

down to discuss some stuff when I have time.

anyone with bloomingdales card in NYC doing private sale tomorrow?

don't want to bother getting a card myself but want some EG shorts which I wouldn't buy at retail..... if you are going anyway and willing to help me out let me know, thanks a lot

EDIT: things solved, thanks.

money tuff you right you right

I lost my cellphone and don't have a landline at my apartment or current job

I am pretty much screwed in terms of finding a new job now right? If places where I have applications out now want to contact me they will get my lost cellphone voicemail, and if I apply to new places and tell them I don't have a phone they'll be like "forget this guy."

can I apply to new places and have my parents in CA take messages for me or some such?

trying to figure out how to not get a cell phone again

Clay, you're the man. not 'The Man' but, you know what I mean

take care! and see you around

I met a bunch of french kids last night who gave me the impression that they are relatively 'indie' or whatever, know about underground type music especially electro.

Unfortunately I knew way more about french electro than they do, and the regular posters in this thread know even more. Sort of disappointing to realize the french electro scene is smaller than I thought, or at least to realize there is less unexplored stuff than I had thought.

supreme has attained a new level of being dick to customers and it's pretty genius.

for years they have been ignoring customers, lying about stock, saying items are 'display only' which are all very effective but not particularly original...

today when I went they tried telling me they only had a shirt left in yellow. I was like "ok well thanks but I don't wear yellow." They bring it out to me anyway, but I hand it back and say "I'll have to miss this one I really don't wear yellow."

then right as I am checking out one of the guys comes over and hands me a grey shirt.

dudes trying to bluff me or some shit. Whatever though, got what I wanted.

califonia is way better. never been to southern california but don't need to really.

New York has a lot going for it though. Better:

music scenes

clothing shopping

public transportation

museums and art

networking opportunities- professionally and socially. easier to make industry contacts and easier to make new friends I think.

Bay area has better:

people/atmosphere

beaches, muir woods and access to sierras/ great national parks

music stores

hippy-friendly

everyone knows all the lyrics to The Chronic and Doggystyle (I value this a lot)

For some reason it feels like even though New York is much larger that it has more tight knit communities within the city.... example: I see the same people at all the concerts I go to, same people at parties I go to. And every time I'm below 14th st I run into someone I know from somewhere on the sidewalk.

Can't wait to go back to CA some day though.

was going to go by/wait in line Friday morning, just found out my sister will be in town briefly that day and wants to get lunch.

I'm trying to get the Lou Reed shirt in M before it goes completely out of stock, if anyone here is planning to go first or second day and wasn't planning on getting a Reed shirt please consider getting one for me....

not beasting for it but will pay retail rounded up and buy you some lunch/coffee if you want to chill and talk about :

music

how much better things used to be X months/years ago( we can start with supreme and superfuture, then move on new york city and ___)

art

design

thanks

have just submitted transfer application to Brown

would like to say fuck you very much to current institution

and to Brown, just go ahead and let me in already. I'm good guy (deep down).

willing to:

1 pay thousands in tuition every year. not like there aren't hundreds of other students wishing to do same at brown, which leads to...

2 I will list your school name after my own name for next 30 years as I proceed to demolish and rebuild contemporary architectural thought.

3 increase quotient of well dressed mother fuckers on campus dramatically, also will be healthy presence in any type of Providence punk/noise scene. you really need that "guy who wears a lot of denim and comes to every fucking show" if you want tight knit music scene. I AM THAT GUY

thank you!

anyone seen Gui Boratto, Ellen Alien, Yuksek or The Twelves before?

they all play studio b mar 27 and 28th........ would normally go, but a couple of my favorite indie punk type bands whom I've seen a bunch of times before play those nights too.

what kind of crowd do Boratoo Alien Yuksek draw? what kind of material compared to their albums do they play live?

thanks all.

1. the new rob thomas cd

ok this one has got to be the lie

now which one of us is right??

Looking for some really heavy/deep/almost minimal mid-tempo tracks - think Soulwax Nite Versions "KracK" or Thomas Bangalter's work on the Irreversible soundtrack. Any recommendations? Vocal tracks are cool as well.

OK I just listened to this Krack song

my hand picked recommendation for you:

All People is My Friends by DJ Koze

especially tracks 5 through 7 really remind me of Krack.

80SC 7SEQ by jackmate is so good I pretty much can't get over it.

my offer of lunch for comics still stands by the way

if you can't find the Koze mix let me know and I guess I could get it to you.

the best part is his name is not something really exotic or creepy, it's just Chad

It's Chadd actually.

real tricky

and when I googled chadd rick owens to double check I found this:

http://michaellucasfashion.blogspot.com/2008/09/rick-owens.html

hilarious. is this the guy in geekbonchic's signature? I like the poses.

Someone send this man a dildo.

edit: if anyone drops out, and we need a sub, I'll go in.

yo take my spot I'm dropping out

bangbangbang or tg please update list.