Fulcrum by Richard Serra, London, England
NY Times Arts Dwell ARTstor Blog
Telling River Stories from the University of Minnesota and the River Life Program is a project that explores how people, past and present, have experienced life along the Mississippi. The interactive map covers arts, cultures and indigenous people; land, water and science; and city planning, design, infrastructure, transportation and recreation, with a particularly emphasis on the development of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
SkyFinder, a new research initiative from the Visual Computing Group at Microsoft, may dramatically change how we find images online. Researchers wrote algorithms and analyzed such attributes as color and location of the sun in images of the sky. When the project goes public, users can browse over half a million images online. Instead of scrolling through often irrelevant results, the SkyFinder interface can help you quickly locate photographs of a “landscape with the sun in the lower right and clouds in the upper left.”
Read more in the article by Technology Review or watch the Video Demo at SIGGRAPH 2009, the International Conference and Exhibition of Computer Graphics and Interactive Technologies.
In an effort to emphasize research in green building, the National Science Foundation will be working with the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture and the National Academy of Environmental Design to establish criteria for the dissemination of new grant monies for architectural research. Made available through the NSF’s Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program, this grant money will facilitate and support architects researching in the fields of sustainable and environmental design. For more information visit Grants.gov or the NSF website.
The first week of school is exciting and sometimes confusing, even for returning students. This year School of Architecture students have a fun opportunity to ease into the fall semester by participating in a school-wide open house and raffle held from August 24th through August 28th.
The open houses will showcase the many nationally recognized resources that students, faculty and staff have at their fingertips–a combination of collections, programs, facilities and expertise that can only be found at The University of Texas at Austin.
During the open house, students will have the opportunity to enter a raffle for an iPod Shuffle. A “passport” card serves as the raffle entry. School of Architecture students can pick up a passport at the Architecture & Planning Library (Battle Hall 200) or the Visual Resources Collection (Sutton 3.128). Students must have their passports stamped at each open house location in order to be eligible for the drawing. Full passports may be dropped off at any location to be entered into the drawing. Entries will be collected through the end of Friday August 28th and the drawing will be held on September 1st. Winners will be notified by email. Two iPod Shuffles have been generously donated by the Campus Computer Store.
Participating locations include:
BATTLE HALL
+ Alexander Architectural Archive (BTL 6) – Open house hours: M-F 9-noon & 1-4p
+ Architecture and Planning Library (BTL 200) – Open house hours: M-Tue 10a-5p; W-Th 9a-10p; F 9a-7p
SUTTON HALL
+ Computer Lab/IO Central (SUT 1.102) – Open house hours: M-Tue 8a-5p; W-F 8a-10p
+ Career Services Center (SUT 2.126) – Open house hours: M-F 8:30a-3:30p
+ Visual Resources Collection (SUT 3.128) – Open house hours: M-F 8a-5p
GOLDSMITH HALL
+ Design Lab (Woodshop) (GOLD 1.100) – Open house hours: M-F 9-noon & 1-6p
WEST MALL OFFICE BUILDING
+ Center for Sustainable Development (WMB 4.122) – Open house hours: Tue 9a-1p; Thur 1:30-5p
+ University Co-op Materials Resource Center, Materials Lab (WMB 3.102) – Open house hours: M-Tue/Th-F 10a-3p
+ University Co-op Materials Resource Center, Conservation Lab (WMB 3.102) – Open house hours: M-Tue/Th-F 10a-3p
This event is sponsored by the School of Architecture, the University of Texas Libraries and the Campus Computer Store.
Alisa Andrasek/Biothing, Model for Mesonic Emission/Seroussi Pavilion Paris, 2007
Andrasek’s Mesonic Emission is a design project is generated by an algorithm drawing upon the behaviors of electro-magnetic fields. Her work appears in Transitory Objects,” the latest exhibit at Vienna’s influential Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Gallery. The curators placed contemporary art besides architectural objects and question “how boundaries have collapsed between architectural objects, conceptual art, and theoretical science.” Read Seed Magazine’s review of the exhibit here.
Nikon has unveiled the world’s first digital camera with an integrated projector, the Coolpix S1000pj. The camera projects images up to 40 inches in size and may revolutionize the way we share and capture photographs. Read more about the camera here.
Arches, Portal, Sunlight in Harlem’s PS 186 by Nathan Kensinger
Nathan Kensinger publishes two photo essays a month on his blog, Nathan Kensinger Photography: The Abandoned & Industrial Edges of New York. Photographs include Coney Island: Under the Board Walk, Harry Houdini’s grave, abandoned bungalows in Queens, and Brooklyn’s Industrial waterfront.
One of the first things people reach for in the event of a disaster, is the family photo album. Founded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, Operation Photo Rescue restores photographs damaged by hurricanes, floods and wildfires. Currently, over 2,000 volunteers collaboratively work to digitally refurbish photos.
PhotoShelter, is a service that offers “customizable website templates, search-able galleries, e-commerce capabilities, and bulletproof image storage.” Use PhotoShelter as a template to create or customize a professional website in minutes. PhotoShelter also offers free photography webinars and a resource page with articles covering search engine optimization, photographic techniques, web design, licensing, and archiving your digital images.
The Harry Ransom Center at UT-Austin will contribute 700 images of European prints to ARTstor. The woodcuts, engravings and etchings document popular culture in the 17th and 18th centuries. Subject matter includes political satire, advertising, erotica, and social allegory.
Read more here.
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