:

DE sign:
(Deconstructing in-order to find new meanings)

A blogging space about my personal interests; was made during training in Stockholm #Young Leaders Visitors Program #Ylvp08 it developed into a social bookmarking blog.

I studied #Architecture; interested in #Design #Art #Education #Urban Design #Digital-media #social-media #Inhabited-Environments #Contemporary-Cultures #experimentation #networking #sustainability & more =)


Please Enjoy, feedback recommended.

p.s. sharing is usually out of interest not Blind praise.
This is neither sacred nor political.

Showing posts with label #creativity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #creativity. Show all posts

Monday, April 15

SI Leader Lab 2019

Great to learn of another promising initiative of SI outreaching from Scandinavia 😉
 #Gender_Equality 

Kindly do check details below, within links and may good forces be on your side.
Consider applying before May 7th/2019


The programme will bring together young leaders from the MENA region, South Asia and Sweden who are working with civil society organizations or networks in the field of gender equality. 

Applicants should be between 22 and 32 years old and have a good command of English. Citizens of the following countries can apply: Algeria, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen.


Monday, March 27

The Art of Listening

The Art of Listening - Music Documentary (2017)


Published on Feb 21, 2017
The Art of Listening is a documentary film about the journey music takes to reach a listener’s ear, from the intent of an instrument maker and composer, to the producers and engineers who capture and preserve an artist’s voice. This journey is narrated by intimate conversations with artists, engineers and producers about the philosophy of their work and the intent behind each musical note they create.

This film is an invitation for music fans to rediscover the intricacies and details available in the sounds of their favorite recordings. The Art of Listening is the beginning of a conversation of how the quality of our listening experiences define the medium.

Find out more and listen to the soundtrack at www.theartoflisteningfilm.com
Directed by:
Michael Coleman
www.colemanfilm.com
Emmanuel Moran
www.emmanuelmoran.com
Produced by:
Sebastian Weinberg
www.sebastianweinberg.com
Music Composed by:
Christopher Willits
www.christopherwillits.com
For licensing and screening opportunities:
screening@theartoflisteningfilm.com

Thursday, March 16

Silicon Valley Model II Ripple Waves


Startup Community The Film | A Documentary About Startups in Kitchener-Waterloo


Inside Sweden's Silicon Valley (Hello World: Episode 2)
April 27 -- Hold on to your H&M cardigans! The world's funkiest tech and travel show hits Sweden. Tune in as host, Ashlee Vance, travels from Stockholm to Luleå, discovering how the Swedes got so good at making the things the whole world loves. His journey includes: a conversation with a face-swapping robot, fika with Spotify's Daniel Ek, and a look at how efficient energy is reimagining data centers and turbine power. (Source: Bloomberg)


Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary) | Future Cities | WIRED





Tuesday, February 21

Silicon Valley Model I

Welcome to Silicon Valley

CyberFuture The Dreams Of Silicon Valley 2016 HD Documentary

Tech Trends: Learning From Silicon Valley Model

World's Best Technological Hub | Silicon Valley | Top Documentary Films

World's Best Technological Hub | Silicon Valley | Top Documentary Films. Welcome to TOP DOCUMENTARY FILMS - home of the best documentary films and...

Erik Jensen, What is the Relationship of Law to Economic Development?

Saturday, February 4

Circular Economy Congress Sessions ::: EU ::: Dec 2016 #SCEWC2016

City Debates at #SCEWC2016

Designing a Circular City


Inspirational Talk - Kent Larson. Towards Entrepreneurial, High-performance, Livable Cities



Published on Dec 14, 2016

Kent Larson will discuss the work of his research group to develop urban interventions that address the challenges of extreme urbanization and a rapidly changing global economy. His talk will focus on three current projects: CityScope, Persuasive Electric Vehicle (PEV) and CityHome project. He will also discuss Urban Living Lab collaborative projects in Hamburg, Andorra, and Cambridge.

INTRODUCE BY:
Christopher Swope
Managing Editor
Citiscope
Washington DC, United States of America


SPEAKER:
Kent Larson
Director, City Science Initiative and Changing Places Research Group MIT Media Lab
Cambridge, United States of America


New Plastics Economy in Cities


The Inclusive Economy



Dialogue Session - Cities Leading the World of Tomorrow



From Ownership to Service



Workshop - Circulab. Circular Economy Workshop




Monday, November 23

ARCHMARATHON 2015 Beirut

ARCHMARATHON 2015 Beirut http://www.archmarathon.com/



For the period of three amazingly fast paced days, full of good energy and futuristic optimism, an architectural marathon took place at the coastal cultural hub City of Beirut... 

October 2015, a month dedicated by the UN agency, the UN-Habitat for the celebration of #Cities worldwide namely #UrbanOctober. A celebration asserting on the quality of our livable cities, its challenges, ... and shared common spaces, how to improve and advance better healthy lives at them. The topic in itself can be described by professionals as one of the most debatable topics around the globe, as there are many conferences held about it in the past, present and certainly many more to come in the future.



42 Mediterranean based design studios were selected to showcase their most built architectural design projects within the period of the last five years. each architect and design studio had a time of nearly 20 minutes to represent their work, describe the project's details, urban constraints, challenges and its lively overall context.


so for the days of the October 8th, 9th and 10th a general public review took place in order to select a winning design project for each specified category established by the organizers. 

This public review was held in a rather open transparent jury Style, where remarks, suggestions, praises and encouragements were conducted by each member of the Mediterranean jury member in the most positive manner possible, so an atmosphere of win-win situation was happening...

To me personally as an observer I felt highly included within the decision-making process of the jury and enlightened by different views on architectural, building design and construction processes.

Coming from Syria with a fairly good recent distant from the profession, this rapid style of organisation and presentation was one of the best remedies for all these long years of Conflict and war news. 
One of the amazing outcomes of the ARCHMARATHON was that famous and practicing architects were part of the participants, close to the public, an easier interaction and networking can occur, which is not the norm in the MENA region or the Arab-World...
Finally, I wish all Syrians and war-torn nations a fast recovery of bloody crisis and even a faster come-backs to their normal lives and once occupied professions...


The Winning Projects
EDUCATION
TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF GUELMIM
SAAD EL KABBAJ – DRISS KETTANI – MOHAMED AMINE SIANA ARCHITECTS
http://www.archmarathon.com/technology-school-of-guelmim/

ARTS & CULTURE WINNER
ÍLHAVO MARITIME MUSEUM EXTENSION
ARX PORTUGAL

OVERALL WINNER
NATURAL PARK HEADQUARTERS
OTO ARQUITECTOS
LANDSCAPE AND PUBLIC SPACES
TAGUS LINEAR PARK
TOPIARIS
http://www.archmarathon.com/tagus-linear-park/

MIXED TENURE HOUSING AND BUILDINGS WINNER
POPULAR HOUSING
GAMBARDELLARCHITETTI
http://www.archmarathon.com/popular-housing/


HOTEL & LEISURE WINNER
IXSIR WINERY
RAËD ABILLAMA ARCHITECTS
http://www.archmarathon.com/ixsir-winery/


CROWD WINNER
REDEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW WATERFRONT IN THESSALONIKI
NIKIFORIDIS-CUOMO ARCHITECTS
http://www.archmarathon.com/redevelopment-of-the-new-waterfront-in-thessaloniki/

WORKSPACES
OPEN AIR OFFICE
ANTONAS OFFICE
http://www.archmarathon.com/open-air-office/
  
RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS
SANCAKLAR MOSQUE
EAA – EMRE AROLAT ARCHITECTS
http://www.archmarathon.com/sancaklar-mosque/

PRIVATE HOUSING
CASA G
FRANCESCO LIBRIZZI STUDIO
http://www.archmarathon.com/casa-g/


TRANSPORT
RING-ROAD
MODUS ARCHITECTS

http://www.archmarathon.com/ring-road/  



To read more about the event 
http://www.archmarathon.com/#

Speech Videos 
http://www.archmarathon.com/speech-2015/

Photos of the event
http://www.archmarathon.com/photos-2015/

to connect with ARCHMARATHON kindly check
http://www.archmarathon.com/#
TW https://twitter.com/archmarathon
UTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJjvjWBavwehNyKyt7ZQCOg

PEACE & PROSPERITY 

Sunday, October 25

#UN70 #UNBlue

#Cities #Architecture Turning Blue for UnitedNation's 70 anniversary 

"To help celebrate the UN’s 70th anniversary, more than 200 iconic monuments monuments, buildings, statues, bridges, and other landmarks in more than 60 countries around the world will be lit up blue on UN Day, 24 October, as part of an exciting new global campaign which helps unite global citizens and promote the message of peace, development and human rights. - See more at: http://blogs.un.org/blog/2015/10/09/turn-the-world-unblue/#sthash.8Kdk4Xk7.Qg3y4Fc0.dpuf"



Albania: Tirana: Tirana Clock Tower Algeria: Algiers: Algeria National Theater - Mahieddine Bachtarzi Algiers: The Greate Poste Algiers The Wilaya of Algiers HQ (Province) National People’s Assembly Council of the Nations Australia: Adelaide: Three Rivers Fountain Adelaide: Adelaide Festival Centre Ballarat: Ballarat Townhall Bendigo: Bendigo Conservatory Canberra: National Museum of Australia Canberra: Old Parliament House Canberra: Telestra Tower Canberra: National Archives of Australia Canberra: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Canberra: Questacon National Science and Technology Centre Hobart: Tasmanian Government House Hobart: Fountain Roundabout Melbourne: Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne: Royal Exhibition Building – UNESCO Heritage Melbourne: Melbourne Star Observation Wheel Melbourne: Federation Square Melbourne: Government House of Victoria Melbourne: Parliament of Victoria Melbourne: Melbourne Town Hall Melbourne: Victorian Arts Centre Spire Melbourne: Bolte Bridge Melbourne: St. Patrick’s Cathedral Melbourne: State Library of Victoria Perth: The Bell Tower Perth: Arthur Head Cliff and the Round House Perth: Victoria Hall Perth: Trafalgar Bridge Perth: Northbridge Piazza Sydney: Sydney Opera House Armenia: Yerevan: Opera House Azerbaijan: Baku: Heydar Aliyev Center Bahrain: Bu Maher Fort Central Library of the University of Bahrain Bangladesh: Dhaka: Labagh Fort Dhaka: Bangla Academy Burdwan House Belarus: Minsk: Belarus National Library Belgium: Brussels: Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) Brussels: Maison de la Radio Brussels : Center for Fine Arts (Palais des Beaux-Arts) Bruges: Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) Balen / Mol: Library Ghent: Belfort Ghent: Ghelamco Stadium Harelbeke: City Hall Hasselt: City Hall Haacht: Angel’s Castle (Engelenburcht) Louvain: Provinciehuis Louvain: Railway Statue Zottegem: Castle of Egmont Bolivia: La Paz: Triplet Bridge – Libertad La Paz: Triplet Bridge - Unión La Paz: Triplet Bridge - Independencia Brazil: Rio: Christ on Corcovado Mountain (Christ the Redeemer) Rio: Estádio do Maracanã (Maracanã Stadium) Rio: The Municipal Theater (Theatro Municipal) Brasilia: The Itamaraty Palace Brasilia: The Cathedral Salvador: Elevador Lacerda (Lacerda Elevator) Salvador: Farol da Barra (Barra Lighthouse) Salvador: Estádio da Fonte Nova (Fonte Nova Arena) São Paulo: Viaduto do Chá São Paulo: Biblioteca Mário de Andrade (Mário de Andrade Library) São Paulo: Ponte das Bandeiras (Flags bridge) São Paulo: Estátua de Borba Gato (Borba Gato statue) São Paulo: Monumento às Bandeiras Cambodia: Phnom Penh: National Assembly Phnom Penh: Peace Palace China Great Wall of China Colombia: Bogota: La Torre Colpatria (Colpatria Tower) Bogota: Cerro de Monserrate (Monserrate Mountain) Bogota: Palacio de Nariño (Presidential House) Denmark: Copenhagen: Little Mermaid Statue Copenhagen: Nikolaj Kunsthal Copenhagen: Tivoli Gardens Dominican Republic: Santo Domingo: Alcazar de Colon El Salvador: San Salvador: Palacio Nacional Egypt: Giza: The Great Pyramids of Giza Finland: Helsinki: Helsinki Cathedral France: Verdun: Centre Mondial Pour La Paix Germany: Bonn: Old City Hall Berlin: TV Tower Greece: Athens: Gate of Andrianos - Temple of Zeus Athens: City Hall Ioannina: City Hall Koukouli, Zagori Epirus: Three springs and public offices Thermaicos Municipality: City Hall Syros: Aghios Nikolaos Church City of Livadia: Tower of the Medieval Castle City of Livadia: The Clock Tower City of Hersonissos: City Hall City of Corfu: Statue of Lord Adams City of Corfu: Statue of Governor Ioannis Kapoditrias City of Corfu: Metland Rotunda City of Corfu: City Hall (San Giacomo) City of Corfu: Ioannis Kapodistrias Palace (Ionian University) City of Argostoli, Kefalonia: The Obelisk City of Nea Smyrni: Estia of Nea Smirni Hungary: Budapest: Corvinus University, ‘C’ Building Iceland: Reykjavik: Prime Minister’s Office Reykjavik: Imagine Peace Tower India: Mumbai: Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (Victoria Terminus) Indonesia: Jakarta: National Monument Borobudur: Borobudur Temple Iran: Tehran: Milad Tower Tehran: Nature Bridge Iraq: Baghdad: Kahramana Square, Statue of Kahramana And Forty Thieves Square Ireland: Dublin: Dublin Castle Italy: Assisi: Basilica di San Frencesco d’Assisi (Basilica of San Francis of Assisi) Brindisi: Municipal Building Brindisi: Roman Column Milan: City Hall (Palazzo Marino) Pisa: City Hall Pisa: Leaning Tower of Pisa Rovereto: Rovereto Campana della Pace (Peace Bell) Trento: Fontana del Nettuno Turin: Mole Antonelliana Japan: Tokyo: TOKYO SKYTREE Toyama: Tower 111 Nagoya: Nagoya TV Tower Hyogo Prefecture: Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution Kyoto: Kodai-ji Temple Kyoto: Nijo-jo Castle Kanazawa: Kanazawa Castle Fukuoka: JR HAKATA CITY Hyogo Prefecture: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Sapporo: Sapporo TV Tower Sapporo: The Clock Tower Osaka: Tempozan Giant Ferris Wheel Yokohama: Yokohama Marine Tower Jordan: Ma'an Governorate: Petra Amman: Le Royale Hotel Kazakhstan: Almaty: Palace of the Republic Almaty: Hotel Kazakhstan Kenya: Nairobi: Kenyatta International Conference Center Korea Seoul: City Hall Seoul: Incheon Bridge Lebanon: Anjar : UNESCO World Heritage Baalbeck : UNESCO World Heritage Beirut: An-Nahar Newspaper Building Beirut: Le Royal Hotels and Resorts, Dbayeh Beirut: National Museum Beirut: Phoenicia Intercontinental Hotel Tele Lumiere – Noursat TV Channel Amchit: President Michael Sleiman Sports Complex Byblos: Byblos Fortress UNESCO World Heritage Qadisha Valley : UNESCO World Heritage Keserwan: Jeita Grotto Tyre: UNESCO World Heritage Lithuania: Vilnius: Gediminas Castle Tower Luxembourg: Luxembourg City: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hotel Saint-Maximin and Hotel SaintAugustin) Luxembourg City: The Parliament Luxembourg City: The Prime Minister’s Office (Hotel de Bourgogne) Luxembourg City: The Philharmonie Luxembourg Luxembourg City: The Town Hall of Luxembourg (Hotel de Ville) Malta: Valletta: Presidential Palace Mauritius: Port Louis: Municipial Council Building Port Louis: Government House Mexico: Mexico City: El Angel de la Independencia (Angel of Independence) Mexico City: Monument to Columbus Mexico City: La Diana Cazadora (Diana the Huntress) Guadalajara: Guadalajara University Monaco: Princley Palace of Monaco Netherlands: The Hague: The Peace Palace The Hague: City Hall New Zealand: Auckland: Auckland War Memorial Museum (Tamaki Paenga Hira) Nigeria: Lagos: National Theater Norway: Oslo: City Hall Peru: Lima: Government Palace Lima: Torre Tagle Palace Cuzco: Temple of Qoricancha Philippines: Manila: Chain of Super Malls (and Globe) Portugal: Lisbon: City Hall Russia: Moscow: Novy Arbat (10 buildings) Moscow: Tverskaya Street (28 buildings) Moscow: Prospect Mira (10 buildings) St. Petersburg: The Hermitage Museum St. Petersburg: The Peter and Paul Fortress Saudi Arabia: Jeddah: Kingdom Tower Riyadh: Al Faisaliah Tower Singapore: Changi Airport (Terminal 1) Marina City Park: Gardens by the Bay (Supertrees) National Gallery Singapore Singapore Art Museum Singapore Botanic Gardens (Bandstand) The Esplanade Slovakia: Bratislava: Mayor’s Palace Bratislava: Bratislava Castle Slovenia: Ljubljana: Triple Bridge Postojna: Castle Predjama South Africa: Johannesburg: Nelson Mandela Bridge Spain: Barcelona: Gaudi’s Casa Mila (La Pedrera de Gaudi) Barcelona: Real Club Deportivo Espanol Stadium (Espanyl Stadium) Barcelona: Gaudi’s Casa Batllo Barcelona: Fonts of Montjuic – Montjuic Fontaines Barcelona: Font de Passeig de Gracia - Passeig de Gracia Fontaine Barcelona: City Hall of Barcelona Barcelona: Roca Gallery Barcelona: Palau de la Generalitat (Headquarters of the Government of Catalonia) Barcelona: La Masia (Centre de Formació Oriol Torn Football Club Barcelona) Bilbao: The San Mamés Stadium Athletic Club Granada: La Alhambra Madrid: City Hall (Palacio de Cibeles) Madrid: Roca Gallery Murcia: City of Murcia Segovia: The aqueduct of Segovia Santiago de Compostela: City of Culture Toledo: The City Hall Toledo: The Torreón de la Cava Seville: La Giralda (Cathedral Tower) Sudan: Karima Town: Gebel Barkal Khartoum: National Museum Sweden: Stockholm: Globen Arena Kristianstad: Old Theatre Switzerland: Geneva: Jet d’Eau (Geneva Fountain) Tunisia: Tunis: Big Ben Turkey: Istanbul: Bosphorous Bridge Istanbul: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge Izmir: Izmir Clock Tower United Arab Emirates: Etihad Towers Qasr Al-Hosn Mubadala (Almamoora) Hazza Bin Zayed Stadium Abu Dhabi Global Market Building United Kingdom: London: Central Hall Westminster Edinburgh: Edinburgh Castle Cardiff: Wales Millennium Centre United States of America: New York: Empire State Building New York: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum San Francisco: City Hall Washington D.C: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Washington D.C: New Zealand Embassy Washington D.C: U.S. Institute of Peace Uruguay: Montevideo: Estadio Centanario (Centenary Field) Zimbabwe: Harare: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe UN Global Offices: New York: United Nations Headquarters Beirut: UN House Lima: UN Offices Moscow: UN Offices Vienna: Vienna International Centre (UN City) Budapest : FAO Building Praia : Cabo Verde UN Offices 

http://blogs.un.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Blog-21-October-2015-NO-PHOTOS2.pdf

http://webtv.un.org/watch/70-years-strong-un.-better-world/3853599114001

https://www.flickr.com/photos/unicphoto/sets/72157657328013193

Thursday, August 27

#Architecture (at) Milan EXPO 2015

Milan EXPO 2015
Video Collection on Social-Media of this year's Milan Expo 15 ::: Enjoy =)

MILAN 2015 - The City of Future from NotWorkingFilms on Vimeo.
Milan 2015 - The City of Future

A video by: Fabio Palmieri
Music by: Isan - Remigo
Final Quote: Albert Einstein

Exploring Milan's architecture with a Canon 5Dmk3 - RAW - Expo 2015
* No CG added

2013©NotWorkingFilms
www.notworkingfilms.com
https://www.facebook.com/NotWorkingFilmsPage


DIVERSITY, Japan Pavilion, Expo Milano 2015 from teamLab on Vimeo.
Japan, a country surrounded by mountains and the sea, undergoes many changes with the passing of the four seasons. Rivers go through great changes in terms of the volume of water that passes through them, from the melting snow in the spring to the rainy season and typhoon season. In Japan, the distance between the mountains and the coast is very short, with very few plains along the way, causing many short fast-flowing streams to form throughout the islands.
This art installation uses waterfalls to represent water, a symbol that is at the heart of Japan’s food culture.

This artwork seeks to convey large volumes of information related to the great diversity found in Japanese food. In order to achieve this, it shows a gigantic waterfall that can be viewed from all around 360 degrees, displaying a large quantity of images of food.

Visitors can touch the images that flow down the waterfall to read in the image, as well as some detailed information, into their smartphones, so they can take them home with them afterward.

This art installation tackles the challenge of making sure that people can share their emotions and experiences, while offering the convenience of providing large amounts of information. teamLab achieves this by creating a symbolic waterfall that allows many visitors to share the same experience within the same space, and by giving them the ability to link this experience with their own personal smartphones.

http://www.team-lab.net/en/all/other/diversity.html


食の多様性という大量の情報を来場者に伝える。そのために、デジタルテクノロジーを使い、食に関連する大量のコンテンツの画像を、360度どこからでも鑑賞できる巨大な映像の滝に流すことよって、食の多様性(DIVERSITY)を表現しました。

食の源である水を、そして、山と海に囲まれた日本の水を、象徴的に、滝で表現しています。来場者は、流れてきた画像にタッチすることで、瞬間的に、画像と詳細の情報が自分のスマートフォンへと取り込み、持ち帰ることができます。

同じ空間にいる来場者が体感を共有できるアートと、個人が持つスマートフォンを繋げることによって、感動と、大量の情報に対する利便性を共存させるチャレンジを行っています。

http://www.team-lab.net/all/other/diversity.html


HARMONY, Japan Pavilion, Expo Milano 2015 from teamLab on Vimeo.
Paddy fields, at the background of the origin of Japan’s food culture, were grown and developed in areas at differing height levels such as the mid to high river basins. This is reflected in the terraced rice-fields that are so characteristic of Japan, a country surrounded by mountains and the sea.
This process was made possible thanks to the beautiful harmony that has existed between humans and nature.

In order to show the fact that paddy fields have prospered in places with differing heights, as well as through the harmonious relationship between humans and nature, the space of the exhibition room has been filled with screens resembling ears of rice. These screens have been installed at a variety of different heights, from the knees up to the waist, creating an interactive projection space that seems to spread out infinitely at various heights and directions.
The projected images change in line with the visitors’ movements as they wander through the room.

This interactive art installation creates a space where visitors look as if they are wading their way through the ears of rice. As they wander around, they can experience a passing of nature that is so characteristic of Japan across the period of a whole year.

http://www.team-lab.net/en/all/other/harmony.html


日本の食の原風景である「水田」は、山と海に囲まれた日本では棚田に代表されるように、河川の中上流域など、高低差がある場所で発達しました。
そしてそれは、人と自然が共生(HARMONY)することで生まれてきました。

水田が、「高低差」のある場所で発達してきたことや、「人と自然が共生」することで発達してきたことを表現するため、腰やひざ下など、さまざまな高さでつくった稲穂に見立てたスクリーンで空間を埋め尽くし、腰から膝ほどの高さに映像が無限に広がるインタラクティブな映像空間をつくりました。
映像は、鑑賞者の位置やふるまいに合わせて、変化していきます。

来場者は、まるで稲穂を分け入るかのように、インタラクティブな映像空間の中を分け入り、歩き回りながら、1年を通した、象徴的な日本の自然を体感します。

http://www.team-lab.net/all/other/harmony.html


Field of Hope - Theme Installation of China Pavilion at Milan EXPO 2015 from Danqing Shi on Vimeo.
“The Field of Hope” is an immersive lighting installation of 2015 Milan EXPO China Pavilion. It is designed by Tsinghua University team led by new media artist Danqing Shi. Consisted with 30,000 metal “straws”, this “field” covers the whole exhibition area and merges with the architecture. Each straw has an LED tip with a diffuser functioning as one 3-dimensional pixel. Viewing from above those pixels form a large motion images floating on top of a wheat field.

“The Field of Hope” provides visitors two perspectives to experience:
1. First person perspective: a descending slop at the entrance leads visitor to gradually merge into the “field”, as visitors going down, the relative heights of the plants grow up representing the season changes. While visiting the exhibition items embedded in the field, visitors may wonder why the light straw tips blink different colors.
2. Third Person perspective: visitors then walk up through an ascending ramp to the panorama platform at the second floor. With a broad view of the field from above, the blinking pixels now can be recognized together as one entire image rendering China’s diverse landscapes and an abstract expression of different forms of farm field.

Design team:
New Media Artist: Danqing Shi
Installation Design: Xiaojin Xi, Danqing Shi
Technical Consultant: Feng Xian
Animation Design: Zhigang Wang, Danqing Shi
CG Production: e-go CG
Sound Design: Dai Dai, Zhixu Wang
Music Composer: Xiangguo Yu


expo from Danqing Shi on Vimeo.



The Wings / Daniel Libeskind at Milan EXPO 2015 from ArchDaily on Vimeo.


Daniel Libeskind designs Milan Expo pavilion for Chinese developer Vanke from Dezeen on Vimeo.
See more architecture and design movies at dezeen.com/movies.

New York-based architect Daniel Libeskind has proposed a twisted reptilian structure for the first ever expo pavilion for a stand-alone Chinese company.

Designed for Vanke, China's largest property developer, the Shitang pavilion is already under construction at the Milan Expo 2015 site, and was conceived by Daniel Libeskind as a sinuous volume with a scaly outer skin.

Ancient Chinese teachings and Renaissance art are cited as some of the inspirations for the building, whose twisted shape is intended to create a "continuous flow" between inside and outside spaces. A staircase will also curve around the exterior, leading up to a rooftop terrace.

Responding the Expo theme Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life, New York exhibition designer Ralph Appelbaum and Chinese graphic designer Han Jiaying will work with Libeskind to create an interior described by Vanke as a "virtual forest". This will feature 300 multimedia screens, offering a look at the role of the dinner table in Chinese communities.

“In keeping with the theme of Expo Milano, Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life, we proposed the concept 'Shitang' for the Vanke Pavilion,” said Vanke Chairman Wang Shi.

"Shitang in Chinese means 'table'. We thus want to express our idea of urbanisation and community through the experience of food. Indeed, food is one of the most effective ways to understand a culture: the ritual of eating and talking together is important in every community because by eating together it is possible to get to know each other better," he said.

Libeskind has previously said that he would not work in China on ethical grounds and urged architects to "think twice" about building in the country. Later that same year it was revealed by UK architecture newspaper BD that his practice was working on a 25,000-square-metre public building in Hong Kong.

"This is not a dogmatic idea for Daniel," Nina Libeskind told BD in 2008. "Its a personal thing for him. We've seen what has happened in Tibet, but there is a rule of law in Hong Kong that Daniel is comfortable with."

China unveiled the design for its national pavilion earlier this year. Designed by New York firm Studio Link-Arc and a team from Tsinghua University, it will feature an undulating roof and an indoor field.


Expo 2015 - The river birth from Kouzelna on Vimeo.
"WHERE EUROPE´S RIVERS FLOW FROM"
One of videos made for competition "Czech projection hall on EXPO 2015 in Milano". Video shows creation of Czech rivers. (using slow motion)

Description of whole project:
An audiovisual interactive room "For(r)est" should be a part of the Czech pavilion on Expo 2015 in Milano. This project connects all Expo´s topics with a Czech pavilion theme, Laboratory of life. The room is transformed into
a Czech forest. On the walls there will be interactive projections of Czech animals. There are stylized trees made of special ecological fabric situated around the room space. Forest is a cure for many lifestyle diseases. For(r)est is a place for rest.

Thanks to:
DoP: Orlin Stanchev
Sound: Samuel Jurkovič
Editor: Pavel Šimek
Production: Eva Babincová Plutová

POKROK studio
AVI STUDIO
IS Produkce


Brazilian Pavilion by Raphael França + Takeshi Miyamoto from Sopro Coletivo on Vimeo.
Brazilian Pavilion EXPO Milan 2015 - APEX Brazil


Milan Expo 2015: Slovenian Pavilion / SoNo Arhitekti from ArchDaily on Vimeo.


EXPO MILANO 2015 - BELGIAN PAVILION - HOLOGRAFIC DISPLAY - AQUAPONICS from The Others on Vimeo.
The Pavilion highlights Belgium’s environmental sustainability, technological innovation and national identity. The aim is to express the theme of Expo Milano 2015 at every level: from the architecture to the details of its scenography, and the range of food on offer, to give an integrated, coherent response to the vital issues under investigation. Inside, there are displays and experiments focusing on remarkable scientific and technical advances in the field of food technology, such as alternative food production methods, aquaponics, hydroponics, cultivation of insects and algae. The Pavilion is therefore a genuine laboratory of ideas and innovations on a large scale. The Others have been in charge of coordinating the overall audiovisual content management of the pavilion, creating a special branding to standardise all audiovisual contents, creating and animating 3D photorealistic insect models and creating and animating hydroponics and aquaponics holographic displays.

management of the pavilion, creating a special branding to standardize all audiovisual contents, creating and animating 3D photorealistic insect models and creating and animating hydroponics and aquaponics holographic displays.

Client: Belgian Government
Agency: Besix/Van Houdt
Content production: Patrick Genard
Directed and Produced: The Others
Date: Barcelona May 2015


EXPO MILANO 2015 - BELGIAN PAVILION - INSECT INSTALLATION from The Others on Vimeo.
The Pavilion highlights Belgium’s environmental sustainability, technological innovation and national identity. The aim is to express the theme of Expo Milano 2015 at every level: from the architecture to the details of its scenography, and the range of food on offer, to give an integrated, coherent response to the vital issues under investigation. Inside, there are displays and experiments focusing on remarkable scientific and technical advances in the field of food technology, such as alternative food production methods, aquaponics, hydroponics, cultivation of insects and algae. The Pavilion is therefore a genuine laboratory of ideas and innovations on a large scale. The Others have been in charge of coordinating the overall audiovisual content management of the pavilion, creating a special branding to standardize all audiovisual contents, creating and animating 3D photorealistic insect models and creating and animating hydroponics and aquaponics holographic displays.

Client: Belgian Government
Agency: Besix/Van Houdt
Content production: Patrick Genard
Directed and Produced: The Others
Date: Barcelona May 2015


EXPO MILANO 2015 - BELGIAN PAVILION - HOLOGRAFIC DISPLAY - ROTATORY from The Others on Vimeo.
The Pavilion highlights Belgium’s environmental sustainability, technological innovation and national identity. The aim is to express the theme of Expo Milano 2015 at every level: from the architecture to the details of its scenography, and the range of food on offer, to give an integrated, coherent response to the vital issues under investigation. Inside, there are displays and experiments focusing on remarkable scientific and technical advances in the field of food technology, such as alternative food production methods, aquaponics, hydroponics, cultivation of insects and algae. The Pavilion is therefore a genuine laboratory of ideas and innovations on a large scale. The Others have been in charge of coordinating the overall audiovisual content management of the pavilion, creating a special branding to standardize all audiovisual contents, creating and animating 3D photorealistic insect models and creating and animating hydroponics and aquaponics holographic displays.

Client: Belgian Government
Agency: Besix/Van Houdt
Content production: Patrick Genard
Directed and Produced: The Others
Date: Barcelona May 2015


EXPO MILANO 2015 - BELGIAN PAVILION - INSECT DISPLAY from The Others on Vimeo.
The Pavilion highlights Belgium’s environmental sustainability, technological innovation and national identity. The aim is to express the theme of Expo Milano 2015 at every level: from the architecture to the details of its scenography, and the range of food on offer, to give an integrated, coherent response to the vital issues under investigation. Inside, there are displays and experiments focusing on remarkable scientific and technical advances in the field of food technology, such as alternative food production methods, aquaponics, hydroponics, cultivation of insects and algae. The Pavilion is therefore a genuine laboratory of ideas and innovations on a large scale. The Others have been in charge of coordinating the overall audiovisual content management of the pavilion, creating a special branding to standardize all audiovisual contents, creating and animating 3D photorealistic insect models and creating and animating hydroponics and aquaponics holographic displays.

Client: Belgian Government
Agency: Besix/Van Houdt
Content production: Patrick Genard
Directed and Produced: The Others
Date: Barcelona May 2015


EXPO MILANO 2015 - BELGIAN PAVILION - HOLOGRAFIC DISPLAY - HYDROPONICS from The Others on Vimeo.
The Pavilion highlights Belgium’s environmental sustainability, technological innovation and national identity. The aim is to express the theme of Expo Milano 2015 at every level: from the architecture to the details of its scenography, and the range of food on offer, to give an integrated, coherent response to the vital issues under investigation. Inside, there are displays and experiments focusing on remarkable scientific and technical advances in the field of food technology, such as alternative food production methods, aquaponics, hydroponics, cultivation of insects and algae. The Pavilion is therefore a genuine laboratory of ideas and innovations on a large scale. The Others have been in charge of coordinating the overall audiovisual content management of the pavilion, creating a special branding to standardise all audiovisual contents, creating and animating 3D photorealistic insect models and creating and animating hydroponics and aquaponics holographic displays.

Client: Belgian Govenrment
Agency: Besix/Van Houdt
Content production: Patrick Genard
Directed and Produced: The Others
Date: Barcelona May 2015


German Pavilion Expo Milano 2015 from SCHMIDHUBER on Vimeo.
“Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life” is the theme for Expo 2015. The German pavilion clearly orients itself to this leitmotif – under the “Fields of Ideas” motto. Germany reveals itself as a vibrant, fertile “landscape” filled with ideas on future human nutrition. The pavilion vividly illustrates just how important dealing respectfully with nature is to our ongoing food supply, while inviting visitors to take action themselves.

Visitors can discover the “Fields of Ideas” along two different routes. They can either stroll along the pavilion’s freely accessible upper level, which invites them to relax and enjoy. Or they can explore the exhibition inside the pavilion, which addresses such topics as the sources of nutrition, through to food production and consumption in the urban world.


Overall responsibility:
German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, Bonn

Management company:
Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH

Design, planning, realization:
German Pavilion Expo Milano 2015 Consortium

Spatial concept, architecture, general planning:
SCHMIDHUBER, Munich

Content concept, exhibition, media:
Milla & Partner, Stuttgart

Project management and construction:
Nüssli (Deutschland) GmbH, Roth


German Pavilion Expo Milano 2015 - Solar Trees from SCHMIDHUBER on Vimeo.
The central design element of the pavilion are expressive membrane-covered shelters in the shape of sprouting plants: the “Idea Seedlings.” Their construction and bionic design vocabulary are inspired by nature. The Idea Seedlings link the interior and exterior spaces, a blend of architecture and exhibition, and at the same time provide shade for visitors in the hot Italian summer.

By integrating cutting-edge organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology, the seedlings become Solar Trees. The German Pavilion is the first large international architecture project to use these innovative new products. In contrast with a project using conventional solar modules, the German Pavilion architects had the opportunity to do more than just incorporate existing technology. They had free rein to design the flexible, OPV membrane modules to match their own creative ideas, and to integrate them into the overall design of the pavilion.


Overall responsibility:
German Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, Bonn

Management company:
Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH

Design, planning, realization:
German Pavilion Expo Milano 2015 Consortium

Spatial concept, architecture, general planning:
SCHMIDHUBER, Munich

Content concept, exhibition, media:
Milla & Partner, Stuttgart

Project management and construction:
Nüssli (Deutschland) GmbH, Roth


Zumtobel illuminates breathe.austria Austrian pavilion at EXPO Milano 2015 from Zumtobel Lighting on Vimeo.
"Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life"– this is the theme of Expo Milano 2015, which focuses on sustainability produced food and renewable energy. Austria's contribution is dedicated to the most elementary means of life: air. In breathe.austria, architecture, nature, culture and research are merged to create an inspiring experience – visitors find themselves in the midst of a natural forest originating from Austria.


Milano Expo2015/ Temporary pavillion from A2BC on Vimeo.
The project for a temporary pavilion for the Milano Expo 2015 takes shape in a radical gesture, communicatively evoking a clear visual identity, which is synthesized in a distinctly recognizable archetype. The portal acts as a direct quotation that abandons the significance of its historically commemorative purpose, to create a shared dimension; a shared public space. "Ex Machina" defines a place, an axis, an intersection.

The design intends to create two levels of shared public space; immediately at the street level and above, granting visitors a rarely accessible view of the city .

The strength of its composition, pace of the structure, and its permeability and lightness establish a clear architecture in which therole of the public is the same as the surrounding monuments.


Ukrainian Pavilion Expo 2015 Milan. Computational Architecture from Dmytro Aranchii Architects on Vimeo.
watch new video of Ukraine Pavilion EXPO2015 https://vimeo.com/123357174

Prototype of Ukraine's Pavilion for world EXPO 2015 in Milan
Pavilion is modular, provides fast dis/assembly and responsive to environment through adaptation according to its conditions

Прототип українського павільйону на Експо 2015 у Мілані
Павільйон є модульним, що забезпечує його швидку роз/бірку та чутливий до навколишнього середовища, здатний адаптуватися під його умови


ecoLogicStudio transforms cladding system into a bioreactor with Urban Algae Canopy from Dezeen on Vimeo.
In this movie Marco Poletto of ecoLogicStudio claims the integrated algae farm and cladding system his practice will showcase at the 2015 Milan Expo could be used to power cities in future.

See more architecture and design movies at http://www.dezeen.com/movies


daniel libeskind on his design for the vanke paivlion for expo 2015 in milan from designboom on Vimeo.
designboom speaks to daniel libeskind who elaborates on the themes and technical challenges he faced in the realization of the vanke pavilion he designed for expo 2015 in milan.

see the original article on designboom here:
http://www.designboom.com/architecture/vanke-pavilion-expo-milan-2015-daniel-libeskind-interview-05-04-2015/


michele molè of nemesi & partners explains the italy pavilion at expo 2015 from designboom on Vimeo.
architect michele molè of nemesi & partners explains his design for the italy pavilion at milan's expo 2015.

see the original article on designboom here:
http://www.designboom.com/architecture/italy-pavilion-expo-milan-2015-nemesi-partners-michele-mole-interview-05-06-2015/


benedetta tagliabue describes the concept behind her copagri 'love it' pavilion for expo milano 2015 from designboom on Vimeo.
the italian born architect elaborates on the architectural concept and programmatic layout of the domed structures.

see the full interview on designboom here:
http://www.designboom.com/architecture/benedetta-tagliabue-embt-copagri-pavilion-expo-milano-06-19-2015


wolfgang buttress on his scheme of the beehive for the UK pavilion at expo milan 2015 from designboom on Vimeo.
designboom interviews wolfgang buttress regarding the conceptual journey he took in realizing the UK pavilion at expo milano 2015.

see the original article on designboom:
www.designboom.com/architecture/uk-pavilion-expo-milan-2015-wolfgang-buttress-interview-05-05-2015/


wolfgang buttress elaborates on the immersive experience of the UK pavilion at expo milan 2015 from designboom on Vimeo.
designboom interviews wolfgang buttress who elaborates on the overall audio and visual experience he wants visitors to have when approaching and engaging with the UK pavilion at expo milan 2015.

see the original article on designboom:
designboom.com/architecture/uk-pavilion-expo-milan-2015-wolfgang-buttress-interview-05-05-2015/


http://www.archdaily.com/tag/milan-expo-2015

Saturday, January 17

Want Democratic Change in 2015? Try More Empathy and Creativity

Want Democratic Change in 2015? Try More Empathy and Creativity

By Julia Roig, President, Partners for Democratic Change 

As we begin the New Year, my Facebook feed, Linkedin, and email inbox have been full of hopeful predictions for 2015. For example, Carl Gershman from the National Endowment for Democracy gives us reasons to feel optimistic about the triumph of democracy in the world. I’m also sure that many of us received the checklist on how we can contribute to peace from thePeace and Collaborative Development Network. And then we were all shocked by the horrible terrorist attack in Paris. In my community of professionals working in international development, we seem to share a deep sense of optimism that positive change is possible. But in the face of senseless and tragic violence and such horrific strikes against fundamental freedoms, how do we stay motivated and keep going on with our work? As I reflect on my year ahead at Partners, I find myself focusing on what I believe is the essence of our work as change agents: to find and promote more empathy.



For the past several months I keep bringing up empathy in different contexts and conversations, and more and more I am convinced that it is the fundamental catalyst for both interpersonal and societal change. One popular definitionby Dr. Brené Brown describes empathy as the ability to identify with or understand another’s situation or feelings. This idea is what fuels genuine connections that recognize and acknowledge diverse perspectives and emotions and is a fundamental concept underlying so much of Partners’ work in peace-building and democracy building:

  • Conflict Resolution requires empathy. All mediators and facilitators know that you must negotiate based on interests and not on positions.  We are called upon as neutrals to help parties in conflict understand each other to satisfy each other’s needs and reach an agreement that works for everyone.
  • Advocacy requires empathy. As an advocate for a cause, if you have a blind spot and don’t understand those who disagree with you, how will you ever address their concerns sufficiently to minimize dissent and move forward with your agenda? When training in cooperative advocacy, Partners often leads activists through an exercise of putting themselves in the shoes of the “other side” to make their arguments for them and identify the facts that support those arguments.
  • Leadership requires empathy. Effective leaders in open, transparent, and democratic institutionspractice empathy. They build broad teams by understanding different talents and identifying everyone needed to get a job done. But more than that, empathetic leaders do a lot of listening and seek ways to be the most helpful to those they manage to be successful.
  • Authentic partnerships require empathy. As an international NGO, we work in partnership with our local affiliates in all our programming. We obviously come from different perspectives, but to work together effectively we have to understand each other’s realities. Some of us are sitting at desks in DC, and some are working in the field in Aden, Yemen. Empathy allows our partnerships to be flexible and respectful.
If empathy is a distinctly human capability, why is it so difficult in practice? Power, ego, insecurities, and trauma all get in the way of experiencing empathy. This inability to practice empathy affects us personally, professionally, and as a nation, and we get stuck in conflictive, vicious cycles as human beings. In the U.S., how do we find empathy for Russians?  For Iranians?  For Central Americans?  And how should that empathy inform our public policies?
Empathy through Creativity.  So, one of the most important tasks in front of us in 2015 is to work to build more empathy in ourselves and in the world. And I am particularly inspired by the power of developing empathy through creativity. One of the most popular Ted Talks (ever) is by Sir Ken Robinson discussing how our educational systemis beating creativity out of us and teaching kids how to be “right” and “wrong.”  We learn to develop an internal voice that makes us judgmental of others and ourselves.   He cites studies of musicians, dancers, and other artists that show that the parts of our brains that are triggered when we are creative are also actively suppressing judgment and self-criticism. We hold ourselves open to all possibilities when we are in a creative flow, and are more open to empathy.

This rings true to me, as we know as peace-builders that using the arts is an important tool for building understanding, tolerance, and reconciliation. For example, in Iraq, Partners has a program working with youth in high-conflict areas that not only incorporates the arts and sports to establish relationships, teamwork, and leadership skills, but also lessons of empathy for those of different religious and ethnic affiliations.

Building Bridges for more Creativity. One of the ways for us to use more creativity in our work in the international development field is to seek out new partnerships with artists whose profession is to entertain and inspire through powerful narratives that touch us emotionally. The Alliance for Peacebuilding is spearheading just such an exciting initiative together with the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. The Media and Peacebuilding Roundtable held its first gathering in Los Angeles last fall with representatives from the movie industry, gamers, world-builders, and other creative leaders to discuss potential for collaboration with peace-builders. What struck me the most after spending the day with these artists was how differently they think about the world and their work, and how their mediums don’t restrict them to pre-existing paradigms. They can literally create new worlds and construct new stories; the only limitation is their imaginations and their inspiration to touch an audience in meaningful ways. Reflecting with some of my colleagues from DC afterwards, one of our common refrains was “my mind is blown.” I guess that is what happens when you see the possibilities of making the world you want, while viewing different mediums to share that hopeful, better world with others.
One of the fruits of these new relationships was that Partners was able to participate at the end of last year in a creative new Peace Portals initiative sponsored by Shared Studios in Manhattan. One of our staff members entered into a shipping container that was outfitted as a studio and was able to see and hear the full body image of an Iranian citizen that walked into a similar shipping container on the streets of Tehran. They had an informal conversation for 20 minutes about life, his love of motorcycles, their jobs, and the weather, (a powerful experience straight out of Star Trek). Hundreds of ordinary people participated in the Portals and one by one they are building empathy for the citizens living in a country far away from their own reality.
Using these kinds of amazing technologies, and sharing each other’s stories in new creative ways will help us be successful in working for more peaceful democratic change in 2015. There is a lot of solidarity right now throughout the world for writers and cartoonists in particular. For the New Year, I wish for all Partners’ colleagues and friends to find a creative flow that allows you to find and promote more empathy.




http://www.internationalpeaceandconflict.org/profiles/blog/list?user=0ziriq5b0t0vb