Archive for February, 2009
The inaugural Philip Johnson Glass House Conversations brought together great minds to participate in series of six dialogues and in-depth explorations of contemporary issues. “Solution or Sacrifice” explored the viability of modernism (its teaching, practice and preservation) in the 21st century. Other topics included attention and attention spans in an era of prevalent distraction, simplicity and complexity in everyday life, the relationship between civic engagement and design, and the issues of maintaining relevance while preserving architectural memory. Moderators included Jean Gardner, Susan Szenasy, Charles Granquist, Paul Holdengraber, Roger Mandle, John Maeda, and Claudine Brown. Videos are available on YouTube as well as on the Glass House website.
Tags: Glass House, lectures, Philip Johnson, YouTube
Posted by Joan Winter on February 27, 2009 in architecture | No Comments »
AP photo and its derivative
“The Dude” as transformative art?
In 2006, Mannie Garcia of the associated press photographed Barack Obama in a pensive gaze later immortalized by Shepard Fairey, a graffiti artist whose work celebrates the dynamism of American politics. This translation from photograph to graphic design has prompted an important debate in the art community. Does Fairey’s work constitute copyright infringement or fall within the parameters of fair use? Or, is it simply transformative art?
The following links include blog entries, a Tribune feature, and a recent episode of NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross that examine the controversy, weighing in on questions of copyright, plagiarism, artistic license, and, most fundamentally, what it is that constitutes art.
Fresh Air from WNYY, episode-Thursday, February 26, 2009
Citizen Media Law Project
Peter Jaszi on (C)ollectanea copyright blog
Artist Mark Vallens discusses Fairey’s “plagiarism” at Art for a A Change
Christopher Borrelli on Shepard Fairey for the Chicago Tribune
Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago Tribune, copyright infringement, Fresh Air, graphic design, Mannie Garcia, NPR, plagiarism, Shepherd Fairey, Terry Gross, transformative art
Posted by Ashley Chadwick on February 27, 2009 in art, copyright, images, photography | No Comments »
The Society of Architectural Historians and the University of California Press have joined in partnership to enrich the online presence of the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians (JSAH). New resources - film, video, audio, three dimensional models, and geographic information systems (GIS) – will be interagrated directly into JSAH’s scholarly articles. The first issue published with increased content will be in March 2010.
Tags: journals, research, rich media, Society of Architectural Historians
Posted by Joan Winter on February 26, 2009 in architectural history, images, maps, words | No Comments »
The online architectural guide MIMOA (Mi Modern Architecture) is a user-generated database that covers international contemporary buildings (over 2,000). Use it as a research tool or as a guide for planning an architectural tour of a city. MIMOA emphasizes local, yet-to-be-discovered treasures and includes maps, photographs and detailed descriptions of each project.
Tags: MIMOA, urban design
Posted by Joan Winter on February 24, 2009 in architectural history, architecture | No Comments »
James Rouse, TIME Magazine, 1981
Professor Jordan Yin at Western Michigan University has compiled a list of images of city planners, planning theorists and pioneering politicians accessible via Google-hosted LIFE photo archives.
Tags: digital images, LIFE photo archive, photography, urban planners, urban planning
Posted by Ashley Chadwick on February 23, 2009 in architectural history, architecture, images, photography | No Comments »
Idée Labs has developed a multicolor search engine that permits users to browse image collections based on a palette of up to ten colors. The multicolor search engine currently accesses millions of images via Alamy and Flickr photo databases.
Check out this write-up in Creative Commons for more information.
Tags: color, Flickr, images, photography
Posted by Ashley Chadwick on February 23, 2009 in architecture, art, images, landscape, photography | No Comments »
Nineteenth-century daguerreotype
Ellen Bahr of The Association of College & Research Libraries has compiled an annotated bibliography linking to web resources that provide information regarding early photographic processes including historical information, resources for supplies, discussion forums and image collections.
Tags: bibliography, history, photographic development, photography, The Association of College & Research Libraries
Posted by Ashley Chadwick on February 20, 2009 in architectural history, art, images, photography | No Comments »
Created by the US Green Building Council, GreenHomeGuide connects users with information about how to create sustainable homes and gardens. Find green housing professionals by geographic area – though the site is currently limited to Los Angeles, New York and the Bay Area. You can also submit a question to “Ask A Pro” and get expert advice from green architects and designers.
Tags: green, sustainability
Posted by Joan Winter on February 19, 2009 in architecture | No Comments »
IrfanView is freeware for Windows that lets you edit and optimize your images, print contact sheets, and create slide shows.
Tags: digital images, freeware, software
Posted by Joan Winter on February 17, 2009 in image presentation, images | No Comments »
The newest incarnation of Google Earth extends the boundaries of previous versions, catapulting users underwater, into outer space and into the past.
The underwater layer utilizes data from National Geographic, Cousteau Ocean World, and shipwrecks to render a 3D map of the ocean floor. Dive through the depths of a previously flat maritime map.
In collaboration with NASA, Google Earth now includes a representation of Mars.
Changes over time in topography and city construction have also been included – though the archive mainly extends back to the late 90s.
Users can also record a movie that traces their steps through Google Earth. Documentation of your trip, however, is limited to the Google Earth platform.
Tags: Google Earth
Posted by Joan Winter on February 16, 2009 in GPS, landscape, maps | No Comments »
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