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A vision of yesterday’s tomorrow.
Westin Bonaventure Hotel,
Los Angeles,
California, USA
2015/06/19
During part of this years E3 business trip my team was lucky enough to stay at the landmark Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
The building is a striking vision of the future designed by architect John C. Portman, Jr and built in the mid 1970’s.
It’s main structure consists of four giant glass cylinders flanking a central hub with a myriad of interconnected walkways and bridges.
The space within is as mesmerising as it’s external reflections with natural light pouring in through giant skylights bouncing off concrete pillars and curved walkways.
If it feels familiar, it might be because you recognise it from one of the numerous TV shows and movies shot there.
From “True Lies” to “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” and most recently used as the NASA facility and rocket launch bay in Christopher Nolan’s epic “Interstellar.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westin_Bonaventure_Hotel
Taken with the Canon EF 16-35mm LII lens on my Sony A7R (via Metabones mount adapter) and processed with the newly released Lightroom CC (Lightroom 6.1)
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The Pentax K2 was the flagship model of the camera trio Pentax introduced in 1975. It has full aperture TTL exposure metering with a black indicator needle visible to the right in the finder. K2 features aperture priority automatic exposure, selected by the accordingly marked shutter speed dial position. The camera selects the proper shutter speed between 1/1000th and 8 seconds when the shutter release is depressed. Other notable features on the K2 are the mirror lockup, and that the shutter speeds from 1/125 sec. to 1/1000 sec. and 'B' works without battery power.
Despite its short production run, the K2 set the stage for fine Pentax cameras to follow. The Pentax K-family was the first step on the road, but smaller cameras were the trend, initiated by the Olympus OM-1, and the Pentax K-cameras were merely a continuation of the Spotmatic body, just as big and heavy. There is remarkably little variation among the family of four K-cameras apart from the K2 automatic mode; yet, they are quite differently arranged in detail, possibly testing alternative future design paths. Only a year later Pentax introduced the much smaller and competitive Pentax ME and Pentax MX.
However, setting the film speed on the K2 is not particularly convenient. While facing the front of the camera, locate the rings surrounding the base of the lensmount. Next depress the black lock button situated at 5 o'clock and rotate the chrome ring with the ASA scale by grabbing it at 5- and 11- o'clock to bring the desired ASA value opposite the small red index triangle labelled ASA in green at about two o’clock on the black ring. To set an exposure compensation value, grab the two black knurled tabs low on either side of the lens mount and rotate firmly to bring the desired multiplying factor on the black ring opposite the tiny red index dot at ten o’clock on the lens mount. Make sure the ASA setting has not been offset during the process.
K2 Features:
- Self-timer (5 to 9 sec.)
- Depth-of-field preview
- Auto exposure (aperture priority)
- Exposure compensation (4×, 2×, 1×, ½×, ¼×)
- Shutter speeds down to 8 seconds, flash sync at 125th/sec
- Manual Mechanical shutter: 1/125 to 1/1000 sec and B
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our third class, children developed their own futuristic home with a cardboard ‘wonderbox’, wrapping paper, art supplies and everyday objects. Next class, they will create characters for their boxes -- and bring them to life with lights, sounds and motion.
The class wants to build a floating city that is partly underwater, partly above water. It will be a vacation resort for rich people, with luxurious cruises and entertainment. Inhabitants will include old rich snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids, green aliens and magic dolphins.
Students made good progress decorating their boxes, as shown in this photo set. (Note that children photos are kept private until we get permission from their parents to share them here.)
Through this course, students will develop a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
View more photos of the City of the Future:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157664935502899
Here is our design plan for the City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
What will San Francisco look like in 100 years? That was the question that 8 teams competed to answer in The History Channel's City of the Future design competition. This year's cities included San Francisco, Washington DC, and Atlanta (last year's were NYC, Los Angeles, and Chicago).
Faculty from the California College of the Arts were involved in five out of the eight architectural teams competing to design the futuristic San Francisco. IwamotoScott Architecture, a firm co-owned by CCA's Craig Scott won the San Francisco competition with their Hydro-Net design.
The teams had 1 week to envision what their city would look like in 100 years, 3 hours to build the design, and 15 minutes to present their vision to a panel of judges.
All eight of the futuristic San Francisco designs were on display this past week at CCA. More details here.
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A vision of yesterday’s tomorrow.
Westin Bonaventure Hotel,
Los Angeles,
California, USA
2015/06/19
During part of this years E3 business trip my team was lucky enough to stay at the landmark Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
The building is a striking vision of the future designed by architect John C. Portman, Jr and built in the mid 1970’s.
It’s main structure consists of four giant glass cylinders flanking a central hub with a myriad of interconnected walkways and bridges. The space within is as mesmerising as it’s external reflections with natural light pouring in through giant skylights bouncing off concrete pillars and curved walkways.
If it feels familiar, it might be because you recognise it from one of the numerous TV shows and movies shot there.
From “True Lies” to “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” and most recently used as the NASA facility and rocket launch bay in Christopher Nolan’s epic “Interstellar.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westin_Bonaventure_Hotel
Taken with the Canon EF 16-35mm LII lens on my Sony A7R (via Metabones mount adapter) and processed with the newly released Lightroom CC (Lightroom 6.1)
#WestinBonaventureHotel #Bonaventure #JohnCPortmanJr #Canon #EFLens #16-35mm #f2.8 #Architecture #Form #Structure #Postmodern #Postmodernism #ScienceFiction #1970s #LosAngeles #California #USA #SonyA7R #A7R #Metabones #Lightroom6 #LR6 #ナイジャルレイモンド #NigalRaymond #www.nigal-raymond.com
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A vision of yesterday’s tomorrow.
Westin Bonaventure Hotel,
Los Angeles,
California, USA
2015/06/19
During part of this years E3 business trip my team was lucky enough to stay at the landmark Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
The building is a striking vision of the future designed by architect John C. Portman, Jr and built in the mid 1970’s.
It’s main structure consists of four giant glass cylinders flanking a central hub with a myriad of interconnected walkways and bridges.
The space within is as mesmerising as it’s external reflections with natural light pouring in through giant skylights bouncing off concrete pillars and curved walkways.
If it feels familiar, it might be because you recognise it from one of the numerous TV shows and movies shot there.
From “True Lies” to “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” and most recently used as the NASA facility and rocket launch bay in Christopher Nolan’s epic “Interstellar.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westin_Bonaventure_Hotel
Taken with the Canon EF 16-35mm LII lens on my Sony A7R (via Metabones mount adapter) and processed with the newly released Lightroom CC (Lightroom 6.1)
#WestinBonaventureHotel #Bonaventure #JohnCPortmanJr #Canon #EFLens #16-35mm #f2.8 #Architecture #Form #Structure #Postmodern #Postmodernism #ScienceFiction #1970s #LosAngeles #California #USA #SonyA7R #A7R #Metabones #Lightroom6 #LR6 #ナイジャルレイモンド #NigalRaymond #www.nigal-raymond.com
April 21, 2023
University City Townhomes Residents React to Legal Settlement Between City, Altman Management
Residents continue to demand a “Right to Return,” participation in any future development and deeply affordable housing
Philadelphia: After a two-year struggle, in which residents of “The People’s” Townhomes fought back against plans to displace one of the few remaining, predominantly Black, affordable housing developments in that area of West Philadelphia, the City and property owners, Altman Management/IBID settled an ongoing lawsuit over the property. The agreement, that stems from the lawsuit filed by Altman Co/IBID against the City, includes:
Partial preservation of the site for “Affordable Housing” and demolition of the existing site
Some level of compensation for residents who were—and are—being forced to relocate
Today’s settlement was shaped in part by over two years of Townhomes Residents fighting back to demand the City and local universities hold large developers accountable to increasing displacement throughout the city.
There was a resident-led Press Event on Friday, April 21, 4pm at 40th and Market St. in West Philadelphia to announce next steps. It included a march into surrounding streets with banners, signs and chants before ending backat 40th and Market.
Residents see today’s settlement agreement as falling far short of the solutions to address the individual needs of families and seniors being pushed out of the Townhomes and that of the City’s growing affordable housing crisis. The deal sets aside just over 19% of the current site for affordable housing and does not specifically address residents “right to return” or direct involvement in the future development of the property. Additionally, the settlement’s current “affordability” terms, which target tenants with incomes at 60% to 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI), do not meet the affordability needs of seniors and families currently living at and around the site. Residents have continued to demand that the site prioritizes housing for families on fixed incomes at 30% AMI or lower.
“We must have a written commitment from the City that guarantees a ‘Right to Return’ with a housing subsidy for current and former residents and a commitment to work with the residents on the redevelopment of the preserved site” said Rasheda Alexander, a resident and member of the UC Townhomes Resident Council.
While this settlement–which residents were not a party to–is an important step in recognizing the importance of preserving affordable housing, there is a significant amount of work left to do to ensure meaningful preservation and reduce the harms of displacement. Residents have worked hard over the last two years to plan for a comprehensive vision of what resident-centered preservation is and are still prepared to work collaboratively with the City to bring this vision into existence.
Residents expect the City to fulfill its assurances–made to residents- to protect seniors and families by partnering to make sure any future development includes:
A written framework and process for a “Right to Return” for residents to any future development at the site, especially for residents with disabilities and homebound seniors
A subsidy attached to the future development that ensures tenants pay no more than 30% of their income in rent and utilities
Inclusion of residents in the redevelopment process for the future site
Accessibility for seniors, residents with disabilities and homehound residents
A future design that includes support for inter-generational living in unit sizes and building layout
Inclusion of community spaces for residents and young people
While residents see today’s settlement agreement as falling short of addressing their individual needs and the growing lack of deeply affordable housing, we realize this agreement would not have happened if it weren’t for residents and advocates standing up and pushing back to hold developers accountable. Residents will also continue to call upon the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University to address the displacement of historically Black communities by contributing funds toward this future development and other sites in the area.
“We said last year that we’re not going anywhere and we’ll continue to fight to make sure any future site includes deeply affordable housing for very low income seniors and families” -Darlene Foreman, UC Townhomes resident and Resident Council member.
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our second class, children created their own futuristics home with a cardboard ‘wonderbox’, gift wrapping paper, art supplies and everyday objects. Next class, they will create characters for their boxes -- and bring them to life with lights, sounds and motion.
The class wants to build a floating city that is partly underwater, partly above water. It will be a vacation resort for rich people, with luxurious cruises and entertainment.
Inhabitants will include old rich snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids, green aliens and magic dolphins.
Students made good progress decorating their boxes, as shown in this photo set. (Note that children photos are kept private until we get permission from their parents to share them here.)
Through this course, students will develop a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
View more photos of the City of the Future:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157664935502899
Here is our design plan for the City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our second class, children created their own futuristics home with a cardboard ‘wonderbox’, gift wrapping paper, art supplies and everyday objects. Next class, they will create characters for their boxes -- and bring them to life with lights, sounds and motion.
The class wants to build a floating city that is partly underwater, partly above water. It will be a vacation resort for rich people, with luxurious cruises and entertainment.
Inhabitants will include old rich snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids, green aliens and magic dolphins.
Students made good progress decorating their boxes, as shown in this photo set. (Note that children photos are kept private until we get permission from their parents to share them here.)
Through this course, students will develop a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
View more photos of the City of the Future:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157664935502899
Here is our design plan for the City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
The Italdesign Go! is the hatchback interpretation of the future design of the Volkswagen A0 segment made by Giugiaro for the 81st Geneva Motor Show.
For more info, photos and specs: www.autoviva.com/go_/version/30495?sec=profile
2016 Lexus RC F Release Date 2016 Lexus RC F Release Date - 2016 Lexus RC F is future design of the high effectiveness and attractive entry level coupe. RC line is the coupe variation of the widely known Lexus IS entry level executive sedan. This vehicle has in fact been produced thinking about that
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our fourth class, they previewed what their city looks like when we bring all their futuristic homes together, then designed the city they envision for this project. They have chosen to create a floating city that they see as a vacation resort for rich old snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids and aliens.
This week, they kept refining their characters and wonderboxes with art supplies and everyday objects -- and many students added lights and motors to bring them to life. When they return from spring break, they will form teams to start building some of the public spaces they have in mind: a space elevator to the moon, a tropical beach and underwater scene.
Through this course, students are developing a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
View more photos of our Maker Art course at the Lycée:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157662999871980
Here is our design plan for their City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
Professor Vicki May shows admissions officers from the University of Toledo around the Summer Engineering Workshop at Dartmouth, inspiring ideas for their own future design workshop.
Photo by Kathryn LoConte Lapierre.
Our Maker Art students at the Lycée Français in Sausalito are building a City of the Future together, using arts and electronics to make a model of what our world may be like in 100 years.
In our fourth class, they previewed what their city looks like when we bring all their futuristic homes together, then designed the city they envision for this project. They have chosen to create a floating city that they see as a vacation resort for rich old snobs, mutant sharks, human clones, robot maids and aliens.
This week, they kept refining their characters and wonderboxes with art supplies and everyday objects -- and many students added lights and motors to bring them to life. When they return from spring break, they will form teams to start building some of the public spaces they have in mind: a space elevator to the moon, a tropical beach and underwater scene.
Through this course, students are developing a range of skills, from creative expression to science and engineering (STEAM). And they will learn to create their own interactive art with simple electronics, in a playful way that makes learning more fun.
View more photos of our Maker Art course at the Lycée:
www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157662999871980
Here is our design plan for their City of the Future:
bit.ly/city-of-future-design-lycee-1
Learn more about our City of the Future course: fabriceflorin.com/2016/02/23/city-of-the-future/
Learn more about our Maker Art courses:
What will San Francisco look like in 100 years? That was the question that 8 teams competed to answer in The History Channel's City of the Future design competition. This year's cities included San Francisco, Washington DC, and Atlanta (last year's were NYC, Los Angeles, and Chicago).
Faculty from the California College of the Arts were involved in five out of the eight architectural teams competing to design the futuristic San Francisco. IwamotoScott Architecture, a firm co-owned by CCA's Craig Scott won the San Francisco competition with their Hydro-Net design.
The teams had 1 week to envision what their city would look like in 100 years, 3 hours to build the design, and 15 minutes to present their vision to a panel of judges.
All eight of the futuristic San Francisco designs were on display this past week at CCA. More details here.
DESIGN CITY LX FESTIVAL
ME CRAFT – YOU INDUSTRY - WE DESIGN
19.10–18.11.2018
An initiative by Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean in collaboration with the City of Luxembourg
Crafts or industry? Tradition or modernity? For its 5th edition, Design City 2018 explores design as a common language capable of making opposites attract. As a creative industry shaping our immediate future, design is regularly affected by technological and societal changes, to which it provides innovative and poetic answers.
From October 19 to November 18, 2018, the Design City LX Festival takes over the city of Luxembourg once again with a series of exhibitions, urban installations, a symposium, and meet-and-greets organised by Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean and Luxembourg City in partnership with its cultural institutions. This year’s theme is Me craft – You industry – We design.
© photo : Mudam Luxembourg
The Land Rover Discovery Sport (codename L550) is a premium Compact SUV (European: J-segment) produced by British manufacturer Land Rover. The Discovery Sport replaces the Land Rover Freelander (sold as the LR2 in North America) in a revised Land Rover range of vehicles with Discovery joining Range Rover as a sub-brand. The new Discovery sub-brand, to be focused on leisure vehicles, will feature two models initially, the compact Discovery Sport and the larger Discovery (sold as the LR4 in North America).
The future design direction of the Discovery sub-brand was initially previewed in the form of the Land Rover Discovery Vision concept, shown at the 2014 New York International Auto Show, and it was during the show that Gerry McGovern announced the Land Rover Discovery Sport would be the first new model in the enlarged Discovery family.
The Discovery Sport is based on the Land Rover LR-MS platform, a heavily modified variant of the Ford EUCD platform customised for off-road applications, and will be powered by a range of four cylinder petrol and diesel engines. The Discovery Sport will be available in five and seven seat layouts, reflecting the desire for Discovery models to appeal to family buyers.
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I am a child of architecture. My step-dad was a working modeler/designer and it was quite common to see expensive models of a future design being erected in his workshop and at times even the garage. The smell of plexiglass and foam being shaped on a daily basis, in the end, all coming together to build a construct - representing that which will eventually exist in steel, iron, wood, and concrete. Constantly looking forward.
San Bruno, California, 2008
The original courthouse. The sherriff's residence and original jail were demolished to make way for the addition that houses the new courtrooms. Unfortunately for security purposes the original doorways were partially bricked over. The tower should be about 50' taller but it was struck by lightning and it was shortened. A private group is trying to raise money to restore the tower and the clock. Reminds me of Back to the Future.
Designed by Joseph Royer in 1900.
From Wikipedia....
The Lincoln MKR concept car is a premium four-door coupe design, introduced during the 2007 North American International Auto Show. It is based on the Ford Mustang's D2C platform. The MKR signals the next-generation of premium Lincoln vehicles, and launches a new TwinForce engine family. Ford Motor Company first unveiled the concept car to the media and the public in a press release on 1 January 2007.
The Lincoln concept features an independent rear suspension, with MacPherson Struts up front.
The engine selected for the MKR concept introduces a new generation TwinForce 3.5L twin-turbo, direct-injection gasoline V6, that is also capable of running on E85 ethanol. It is capable of producing 415-hp, and 400 foot-pounds force (540 N·m) of torque.
The interior design includes environmentally-friendly and renewable materials, such as cashmere leather, oak instrument panel engineered from recycled wood, mohair carpet, and seat cushion foam made from soy. The concept car also features the THX II-certified car audio system.
Special Projects Inc. located in Plymouth, MI was hired to be responsible for the building of the MKR. Special Projects has previously built many other concept vehicles for Ford including Ford 24/7 and Lincoln Blackwood.
Lincoln’s next flagship sedan, the Lincoln MKS, is due for launch in 2008, and the MKR concept borrows heavily from it. The MKR represents an expression of Lincoln’s future design strategy, which includes seven primary design features:
* Clean and uncluttered body surfaces
* High beltlines
* Chamfered surfaces which run parallel to the beltline
* Twin-port “bow-wave” double-wing front grille - inspired by the 1941 Lincoln Continental Cabriolet
* Thin horizontal headlamps, and thin LED tailamps that run the width of the vehicle
* Thick C-pillar that smoothly transitions into the cantilevered roof
* Pronounced cantrail / roofrails
If approved, a production version of the MKR would be launched in the 2011 time frame, most likely being assembled at Auto Alliance International in Flat Rock, Michigan alongside the Mustang, with which it shares a platform.
* Powertrain: 3.5-liter V-6 TwinForce engine - 415 hp (309 kW) / 400 lb·ft (540 N·m)
* Chassis Dimensions:
o Overall length: 195.7 in (4971 mm).
o Wheelbase: 112.9 in (2868 mm).
o Overall width: 75.4 in (1915 mm).
o Overall height at curb: 52.7 in (1339 mm).
o Front track width: 63.7 in (1618 mm).
o Rear track width: 63.8 in (1621 mm).
* Brakes: Brembo power 4-wheel disc with ABS and traction control
* Front Suspension: MacPherson struts with rear-facing L-shaped lower control arms and stabilizer bar
* Rear Suspension: Independent rear suspension
* Interior:
o Front headroom: 37.8 in (960 mm).
o Rear headroom: 36.9 in (937 mm).
o Front legroom: 42.7 in (1085 mm).
o Rear legroom: 33.7 in (856 mm).
* Luggage capacity: 13.0 cu ft (370 L)
6 Intersecting Irregular Hyperboloidal Dodecahedra 196 units
Close-up view of a pseudo-axis.
I have long thought that the 6-compounds which have been discovered in the past (6 Irregular Tetrahedra, 6 Irregular Cubes, 6 Irregular Octahedra, etc.) could be extended to larger shapes. I rendered this compound on POV-ray a month or two back and finally got around to folding it. Models like this require a considerable amount of prep work, since all of the paper proportions and pocket angles are approximated on the basis of calculations. The dodecahedral faces consist of three different types of extremely irregular hyperboloidal pentagons. Three pairs of two dodecahedra have modelled intersections at the center of opposite 4-fold axes, but unlike some of the compounds of 6 irregular cubes I have folded previously, the 3 sets of 2 frames do not share any modelled intersections with each other. The interior edges have some very wide (and hence somewhat weaker) pocket angles, but the tension imposed by the exterior units holds the interior edges very rigidly in place. I really appreciate the 4-sided pseudo-axes that appear on all four sides of each actual 4-fold axis.
I remember when I first folded Daniel Kwan’s 6 Irregular Dodecahedra (with dodecahedral symmetry).I always loved its structure and irregularity, and hoped that I could design another compound of exactly 6 Irregular Dodecahedra at some point in the future.
Designed by me.
Folded out of copy paper. (9 different paper proportions.)
Beautiful sunshine, warm weather, and winding roads are the perfect complements to the Lexus LF-C2 concept that made its global debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. The LF-C2 concept is a design study in the form of a 2+2 roadster that explores key styling themes involved in the Lexus brand’s future, bolder styling direction. The LF-C2 is also a luxury Grand Touring concept inspired by the brand's passion for driving.
"The LF-C2 concept shows what's in store for our brand's future design direction," said Jeff Bracken, Lexus US group vice president and general manager. "This concept shows consumers around the world Lexus' devotion to emotional designs as well as our passion for an exceptional driving experience."
Built 1990, 3.5-litre V8.
The original CG901 wasn't a success, but the B version immediately ran at the front: Capelli led for 45 laps on the car's debut in France, but the team still axed its young technical director, future design genius Adrian Newey.
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Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012
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DESIGN CITY LX FESTIVAL
ME CRAFT – YOU INDUSTRY - WE DESIGN
19.10–18.11.2018
An initiative by Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean in collaboration with the City of Luxembourg
Crafts or industry? Tradition or modernity? For its 5th edition, Design City 2018 explores design as a common language capable of making opposites attract. As a creative industry shaping our immediate future, design is regularly affected by technological and societal changes, to which it provides innovative and poetic answers.
From October 19 to November 18, 2018, the Design City LX Festival takes over the city of Luxembourg once again with a series of exhibitions, urban installations, a symposium, and meet-and-greets organised by Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean and Luxembourg City in partnership with its cultural institutions. This year’s theme is Me craft – You industry – We design.
© photo : Mudam Luxembourg
A public outing after a world tour promoting the then recently revamped de Havilland Comet G-ANLO at the 1958 Farnborough Air Show.
With its origin in 1954, it was a test machine for developing improvements in propulsion, wing shape, and pressurisation.
This aircraft, the only Comet 3 to be built to completion, was already under construction when the enquiry started into the decompression failures in the Comet 2s over Elba and Naples.
The Comet 3 windows were oval, and the jet exhausts canted away from the fuselage, ahead of the major proposals to come out of the enquiry. Along with other structural alterations, the aircraft was a larger and a more commercial proposition than the Comet 2s. When the results of the enquiry were in, the Comet 4, incorporating the design modifications required, entered full production, with G-ANLO going on to be a test bed for future design features. It never flew as a passenger carrying aircraft. The first Comet 4 commercial flight was on 2nd October, 1958.
This aeroplane was used to develop blind landing systems before continuing its life as a long range AWACS plane to replace ageing Avro Shackletons in RAF Coastal Command from 1964 re registered as XP915. It finished its days in the fire dump at RAF St. Magwan, Newquay, had its cockpit section removed in the late 1980s with the remainder of the fuselage used for training. It was dismantled in 2001.
Photographic information
Taken on 4th September, 1958 with an Ensign Selfix 820 on FP4 ASA 125 monochrome negative stock.
DESIGN CITY LX FESTIVAL
ME CRAFT – YOU INDUSTRY - WE DESIGN
19.10–18.11.2018
An initiative by Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean in collaboration with the City of Luxembourg
Crafts or industry? Tradition or modernity? For its 5th edition, Design City 2018 explores design as a common language capable of making opposites attract. As a creative industry shaping our immediate future, design is regularly affected by technological and societal changes, to which it provides innovative and poetic answers.
From October 19 to November 18, 2018, the Design City LX Festival takes over the city of Luxembourg once again with a series of exhibitions, urban installations, a symposium, and meet-and-greets organised by Mudam Luxembourg – Musée d’Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean and Luxembourg City in partnership with its cultural institutions. This year’s theme is Me craft – You industry – We design.
© photo : Mudam Luxembourg
The Land Rover Discovery Sport (codename L550) is a premium Compact SUV (European: J-segment) produced by British manufacturer Land Rover. The Discovery Sport replaces the Land Rover Freelander (sold as the LR2 in North America) in a revised Land Rover range of vehicles with Discovery joining Range Rover as a sub-brand. The new Discovery sub-brand, to be focused on leisure vehicles, will feature two models initially, the compact Discovery Sport and the larger Discovery (sold as the LR4 in North America).
The future design direction of the Discovery sub-brand was initially previewed in the form of the Land Rover Discovery Vision concept, shown at the 2014 New York International Auto Show, and it was during the show that Gerry McGovern announced the Land Rover Discovery Sport would be the first new model in the enlarged Discovery family.
The Discovery Sport is based on the Land Rover LR-MS platform, a heavily modified variant of the Ford EUCD platform customised for off-road applications, and will be powered by a range of four cylinder petrol and diesel engines. The Discovery Sport will be available in five and seven seat layouts, reflecting the desire for Discovery models to appeal to family buyers.
Project Maybach Concept (2021)
We saw this at the Mercedes-Benz Pebble Beach display.
The following text is from a December 1, 2021, Mercedes-Benz Media Group press release mourning the loss of designer Virgil Abloh.
“Mercedes-Benz is devastated to hear of the passing of Virgil Abloh. Our sincere thoughts are with Virgil’s family and teams. Now opening the world of our collaboration, and Virgil’s unique vision, to the public we want to respectfully celebrate the work of a truly unique design talent, who created endless possibilities for collaboration through his unbridled imagination and inspired all that knew his work.” Mercedes-Benz AG.
Introducing Project MAYBACH
A design unlike anything that has been developed by Mercedes-Benz, every element of Project MAYBACH has been built from scratch. Abloh, collaboratively with Gorden Wagener, has interpreted Mercedes-Maybach’s luxury identity with a new design language and pushed the boundaries of function, style, and collaborative creativity. Inspired by the great outdoors and recontextualizing a traditionally urban brand within a distinctly off-road environment, the 2-seater, battery-electric off-road coupé combines huge Gran Turismo proportions, large off-road wheels and distinctive attachments.
Key for both Abloh and Wagener was a responsible vision of future design. Complete creative freedom – untethered by production requirements - enabled the design teams to conceptualize what the future of electric travel could look like. Under the transparent surface of the show cars front hood for instance are solar cells that increase the imagined range of the Project MAYBACH.
Never afraid to spark conversation through provocative design, Project MAYBACH channels Abloh’s passion to challenge the status quo and re-write the rulebook of aspirational design. The X-Factor nature of Project MAYBACH results not only from its breathtaking size - almost six meters long - and characteristics, but above all from its unique contrasts; most notably through how naturally authentic Mercedes-Maybach design elements are harmoniously combined with a new Outdoor Adventure design motif.
The power of Abloh’s work is not only from the product design, but also the exploratory conversations that his work ignited. Whilst the Project MAYBACH show car was inspired by how one could explore nature within a uniquely luxury context with Maybach, the Mercedes-Benz teams thank Virgil Abloh for the inspiration to explore every day the power of cross-industry dialogue to imagine a better, more inclusive future.
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Mercedes-Benz vehicle exhibit. After some great auction viewing at Gooding & Company, we visited the nearby Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance exhibit and vendor tents.
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Had a blast with our auto-enthusiast friend and neighbor, Fred, at Monterey Car Week 2022.
Beautiful sunshine, warm weather, and winding roads are the perfect complements to the Lexus LF-C2 concept that made its global debut at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. The LF-C2 concept is a design study in the form of a 2+2 roadster that explores key styling themes involved in the Lexus brand’s future, bolder styling direction. The LF-C2 is also a luxury Grand Touring concept inspired by the brand's passion for driving.
"The LF-C2 concept shows what's in store for our brand's future design direction," said Jeff Bracken, Lexus US group vice president and general manager. "This concept shows consumers around the world Lexus' devotion to emotional designs as well as our passion for an exceptional driving experience."
What will San Francisco look like in 100 years? That was the question that 8 teams competed to answer in The History Channel's City of the Future design competition. This year's cities included San Francisco, Washington DC, and Atlanta (last year's were NYC, Los Angeles, and Chicago).
Faculty from the California College of the Arts were involved in five out of the eight architectural teams competing to design the futuristic San Francisco. IwamotoScott Architecture, a firm co-owned by CCA's Craig Scott won the San Francisco competition with their Hydro-Net design.
The teams had 1 week to envision what their city would look like in 100 years, 3 hours to build the design, and 15 minutes to present their vision to a panel of judges.
All eight of the futuristic San Francisco designs were on display this past week at CCA. More details here.
Payless closed following the Rite Aid acquisition in the 90s. This space operated for month following the closure as a Spirit's Halloween Superstore. After that is around the time Anderson's TV took over the space, they closed as well as the company went bankrupt.
The center was completely demolished and rebuilt sometime in the late 80s, there used to be a Food Villa Market here, shops and I am not sure, but Payless could of very been a tenant too. Bed, Bath and Beyond as well as condos above the store were built where the Food Villa stood.
As for the Payless itself, the pharmacy was in the left corner of the store, there was an ice cream counter in the right corner of the store as I recall. I think the layout was the 'store of the future' design.
What will San Francisco look like in 100 years? That was the question that 8 teams competed to answer in The History Channel's City of the Future design competition. This year's cities included San Francisco, Washington DC, and Atlanta (last year's were NYC, Los Angeles, and Chicago).
Faculty from the California College of the Arts were involved in five out of the eight architectural teams competing to design the futuristic San Francisco. IwamotoScott Architecture, a firm co-owned by CCA's Craig Scott won the San Francisco competition with their Hydro-Net design.
The teams had 1 week to envision what their city would look like in 100 years, 3 hours to build the design, and 15 minutes to present their vision to a panel of judges.
All eight of the futuristic San Francisco designs were on display this past week at CCA. More details here.
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A vision of yesterday’s tomorrow.
Westin Bonaventure Hotel,
Los Angeles,
California, USA
2015/06/19
During part of this years E3 business trip my team was lucky enough to stay at the landmark Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.
The building is a striking vision of the future designed by architect John C. Portman, Jr and built in the mid 1970’s.
It’s main structure consists of four giant glass cylinders flanking a central hub with a myriad of interconnected walkways and bridges.
The space within is as mesmerising as it’s external reflections with natural light pouring in through giant skylights bouncing off concrete pillars and curved walkways.
If it feels familiar, it might be because you recognise it from one of the numerous TV shows and movies shot there.
From “True Lies” to “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” and most recently used as the NASA facility and rocket launch bay in Christopher Nolan’s epic “Interstellar.”
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Taken with the Canon EF 16-35mm LII lens on my Sony A7R (via Metabones mount adapter) and processed with the newly released Lightroom CC (Lightroom 6.1)
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202 The Execution of Aiyana Stanley-Jones — and the Urgency of Putting this Revolution on the Map
Some Principles for Building a Movement for Revolution by Bob Avakian, Chairman of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA
April 21, 2023
University City Townhomes Residents React to Legal Settlement Between City, Altman Management
Residents continue to demand a “Right to Return,” participation in any future development and deeply affordable housing
Philadelphia: After a two-year struggle, in which residents of “The People’s” Townhomes fought back against plans to displace one of the few remaining, predominantly Black, affordable housing developments in that area of West Philadelphia, the City and property owners, Altman Management/IBID settled an ongoing lawsuit over the property. The agreement, that stems from the lawsuit filed by Altman Co/IBID against the City, includes:
Partial preservation of the site for “Affordable Housing” and demolition of the existing site
Some level of compensation for residents who were—and are—being forced to relocate
Today’s settlement was shaped in part by over two years of Townhomes Residents fighting back to demand the City and local universities hold large developers accountable to increasing displacement throughout the city.
There was a resident-led Press Event on Friday, April 21, 4pm at 40th and Market St. in West Philadelphia to announce next steps. It included a march into surrounding streets with banners, signs and chants before ending backat 40th and Market.
Residents see today’s settlement agreement as falling far short of the solutions to address the individual needs of families and seniors being pushed out of the Townhomes and that of the City’s growing affordable housing crisis. The deal sets aside just over 19% of the current site for affordable housing and does not specifically address residents “right to return” or direct involvement in the future development of the property. Additionally, the settlement’s current “affordability” terms, which target tenants with incomes at 60% to 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI), do not meet the affordability needs of seniors and families currently living at and around the site. Residents have continued to demand that the site prioritizes housing for families on fixed incomes at 30% AMI or lower.
“We must have a written commitment from the City that guarantees a ‘Right to Return’ with a housing subsidy for current and former residents and a commitment to work with the residents on the redevelopment of the preserved site” said Rasheda Alexander, a resident and member of the UC Townhomes Resident Council.
While this settlement–which residents were not a party to–is an important step in recognizing the importance of preserving affordable housing, there is a significant amount of work left to do to ensure meaningful preservation and reduce the harms of displacement. Residents have worked hard over the last two years to plan for a comprehensive vision of what resident-centered preservation is and are still prepared to work collaboratively with the City to bring this vision into existence.
Residents expect the City to fulfill its assurances–made to residents- to protect seniors and families by partnering to make sure any future development includes:
A written framework and process for a “Right to Return” for residents to any future development at the site, especially for residents with disabilities and homebound seniors
A subsidy attached to the future development that ensures tenants pay no more than 30% of their income in rent and utilities
Inclusion of residents in the redevelopment process for the future site
Accessibility for seniors, residents with disabilities and homehound residents
A future design that includes support for inter-generational living in unit sizes and building layout
Inclusion of community spaces for residents and young people
While residents see today’s settlement agreement as falling short of addressing their individual needs and the growing lack of deeply affordable housing, we realize this agreement would not have happened if it weren’t for residents and advocates standing up and pushing back to hold developers accountable. Residents will also continue to call upon the University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University to address the displacement of historically Black communities by contributing funds toward this future development and other sites in the area.
“We said last year that we’re not going anywhere and we’ll continue to fight to make sure any future site includes deeply affordable housing for very low income seniors and families” -Darlene Foreman, UC Townhomes resident and Resident Council member.
Adorned with a paint scheme of early morning light, the Year 2000 CF-18 Millennium aircraft features the arrival of a new era and heralds its dawning. In addition to the sun rising behind planet earth and a soaring peace dove leading the way, the colour scheme features the names of 2000 Cold Lake school children, who are truly the hope for the future. Designed by 4 Wing graphic artist Jim Belliveau and MCpl Greg Brown, this aircraft displays optimism for the new millennium.
Payless closed following the Rite Aid acquisition in the 90s. This space operated for month following the closure as a Spirit's Halloween Superstore. After that is around the time Anderson's TV took over the space, they closed as well as the company went bankrupt.
The center was completely demolished and rebuilt sometime in the late 80s, there used to be a Food Villa Market here, shops and I am not sure, but Payless could of very been a tenant too. Bed, Bath and Beyond as well as condos above the store were built where the Food Villa stood.
As for the Payless itself, the pharmacy was in the left corner of the store, there was an ice cream counter in the right corner of the store as I recall. I think the layout was the 'store of the future' design.
In no more than the blink of an eye, a naïve optimism about technology’s liberating potential has given way to a dystopian obsession with biased algorithms, surveillance capitalism, and job-displacing robots. Yet too few of us see any alternative to accepting the onward march of technology. We have simply accepted a technological future designed for us by technologists, the venture capitalists who fund them, and the politicians who give them free rein. It doesn’t need to be this way.
by Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami and Jeremy M. Weinstein
Here's where we ended up with the Thrive logo for our year long sermon series on the book of Acts. We've already gone to press, but would love input for future design jobs!
NAR President Charles McMillan with Imago Dei Middle School of Tucson, Ariz., the first place winners of the School of the Future Design Competition during Schoolbuilding Week 2009 in Washington, D.C.
Photographed at NAR's D.C. office for CEFPI by Mike Olliver.