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CGI America 2014
Like many of their megacity counterparts, America’s small and mid-size cities are using technology to gather and synthesize data and are applying new analytical tools to improve social service delivery, community development, decision-making, and effective city planning and design. This session will explore how American cities—in partnership with individual citizens and a range of private sector firms—are deploying innovative technology strategies to impact social programs, transportation, and urban planning.
The genetically modified soy, glyphosate containing impossible burger would be considered a NOVA Classification Group 4: Ultra-processed food, defined as:
"Ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations made entirely or mostly from substances extracted from foods (oils, fats, sugar, starch, and proteins), derived from food constituents (hydrogenated fats and modified starch), or synthesized in laboratories from food substrates or other organic sources (flavor enhancers, colors, and several food additives used to make the product hyper-palatable). Manufacturing techniques include extrusion, moulding, and preprocessing by means of frying. Beverages may be ultra-processed. Group 1 foods are a small proportion of, or are even absent from, ultra-processed products."
TCE 408H Sundown Towns in Oregon, Fall Term 2013
Course Description:
This course provided us an opportunity to research Oregon’s racist past through the exploration of Sundown Towns
Our Objectives:
1. To better understand the origins of the current racial demographics in Oregon
2. To learn how to access relevant primary source material
3. To synthesize research into a report and display for a non-academic audience
4. To better understand our own cultural knowledge and perspectives
ROMA ARCHEOLOGIA e RESTAURO ARCHITETTURA: Prof. Arch. Gustavo Giovannoni & "The Origins of Modern Conservation Theory in Fascist Italy," By: Prof. S. W. Semes, TRADITIONAL BUILDING PORTFOLIO (2013-14).
"The Origins of Modern Conservation Theory in Fascist Italy," By: Prof. S. W. Semes, TRADITIONAL BUILDING PORTFOLIO (2013-14).
Yes, that title is intentionally provocative and, admittedly, simplistic. But so are all attempts to associate architectural ideas or actual built forms with particular political programs. One often hears new traditional architecture dismissed because Classical forms were embraced by the Nazis and Italian fascists, even if historically various styles were used by various political movements, both democratic and authoritarian.
The relation between architectural style and politics has always been complicated, but post-war misconceptions involving the political use of traditional architecture are often simply false. For example, those who say that the Fascist regime of Benito Mussolini supported Classical architecture and discouraged Modernism have to explain how in 1938 this same government officially banned architecture in historical styles, whether in additions to historic sites or in new construction, and how suppressing traditional design has continued to be part of preservation policy worldwide until today.
In 1931, the Italian Charter of Restoration was drafted by Gustavo Giovannoni, just returned from the conference that produced the Charter of Athens, the first international agreement on the conservation of monuments. Giovannoni's charter, entirely consonant with international norms at the time, reflected the traditional idea that new construction in historic settings should be stylistically harmonious, though distinguishable from the historic monument. For additions:
"The essential criterion to be followed should be that of limiting new elements to the minimum possible; such new elements should be given a character of nude simplicity in correspondence to the constructive scheme; and the continuation of the existing lines in a similar style can only be admitted when treated in geometric expressions without decorative individuality. Such additions should be carefully and evidently designated, either by the use of materials different from the originals or by the adoption of simple moldings without carving, or with marks or inscriptions, such that a restoration would never risk deceiving scholars or represent the falsification of a historical document." (Author's translation) This approach, undoubtedly inspired by Valadier's early 19th-century restoration of the Arch of Titus in Rome, assumes that the new construction, like the old, will also have moldings and carving – if simplified – and does not mention avoiding stylistic contrast because no one had yet imagined Libeskind-like glass shards erupting from the façade of a valued historic building.
But the Fascist government was divided on architectural matters. From the beginning of the regime in 1922, Mussolini refused to recognize a "fascist style," though both traditionalists and the modernist Rationalists lobbied for this distinction. Instead, he would support now one and now the other until, in the 1930s, a semi-official style emerged in the "stripped classicism" that sought to synthesize the Classical and modern.
Giovannoni remained a Classicist throughout his career and led the traditionalist camp, but he was opposed by Giulio Carlo Argan and Cesare Brandi, two young protégés of the Minister of Public Education, Giuseppe Bottai, a supporter the Modernist camp. In 1938, Bottai appointed Giovannoni to chair a commission to study the 1931 Charter but, seeing no reason to rewrite his own work of seven years before, he soon resigned. Bottai then formed another commission, with Argan and Brandi as members, to write a new Charter. Argan, in clear opposition to Giovannoni, wrote that "every imitation (of historic architecture) is an outrage against rather than an homage to history." In his Charter, the eighth point reads:
"For obvious reasons of historical dignity and for the necessary clarity in current artistic consciousness, the construction of buildings in historic styles is absolutely to be avoided, even in areas not having monumental or landscape interest, since this represents a double falsification with respect to both the ancient and the recent history of art." (Author's translation)
This notion of "double falsification" is significant: Argan is concerned with protecting current trends in modern art from the perceived danger of historical imitation as much as protecting historic resources from the possibility of confusion with imitative new work. While Giovannoni emphasized the continuity of the past and present, Argan defends the "difference" between them, on which the entire Modernist enterprise depends. Argan saw conservation as a means of promoting the interests of the Modernist avant-garde, and this view remains a potent subtext in the field today. In 1942, Argan's Charter was issued as an "Instruction" with the force of law to conservation and building officials, just as Allied bombs were falling on Italian cities and the regime itself was crumbling. While the war prevented its enforcement, the "Instruction" remained the last word of the Fascist government on architectural and conservation matters.
The postwar government canceled the 1942 law and reinstated Giovannoni's 1931 Charter, under which postwar reconstruction was completed to popular acclaim. But Brandi, who remained head of the national institute for restoration in Rome, protested, calling the reconstruction of the Trinita' Bridge in Florence, blown up by the retreating Nazis, a "fake." In 1963, he published his Theory of Restoration, in which he attacked reconstruction or restoration that sought to recapture the historic form, or additions in forms or materials not plainly modern, because they violate the narrative of modern art history. His book was the basis for the 1964 Charter of Venice, which required that additions to historic sites "bear a contemporary stamp."
Brandi was an author of the 1972 Italian Charter of Restoration, still in effect, which definitively replaced the 1931 standards with a Modernist approach. Similar thinking, albeit in a more moderate form, inspired the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation of 1977, which requires additions to be both "differentiated" from and "compatible" with historic fabric, a provision often interpreted as banning new traditional work for the very reasons cited by Argan, though the wording is actually more in line with Giovannoni's style-neutral standard.
The next time you hear that new traditional design is "false history" or "diminishes authentic historic fabric," you can point out that this same view was, between 1938 and 1942, the official policy of fascist Italy. That means that either the view itself is suspect for that reason or the political context of architectural ideas is not a decisive factor in determining their validity. In either case, contemporary preservation philosophy has some explaining to do. TB
Note: Primary source material can be found in the article by Paolo Nicoloso, "La 'Carta del restauro' di Giulio Carlo Argan," Annali d'architettura, Rivista del Centro Internazionale di Studi di Architettura Andrea Palladio, no. 6, Milan: Electa, 1994, pp. 101-115.
Fonte | source:
By: Prof. S. W. Semes, TRADITIONAL BUILDING PORTFOLIO (2013-14).
traditionalbuildingportfolio.com/opinions/forums/fascist....
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-- Prof. S. W. Semes, The Origins of Modern Conservation Theory in Fascist Italy: An Expanded Edition, TRADITIONAL BUILDING PORTFOLIO (August 22nd, 2013).
traditional-building.com/Steve_Semes/?p=707
-- Prof. S. W. Semes, Another 20th-Century Hero: Gustavo Giovannoni, TRADITIONAL BUILDING PORTFOLIO (August 22nd, 2013).
traditional-building.com/Steve_Semes/?p=435
Foto | Fonte | source:
-- In: Fig. 5 at p. 17 of pp. 36, Belén Calderón Roca, La herencia de Gustavo Giovannoni: Estudio del "conservacionismo sincrético" de Leopoldo Torres Balbás a través de su faceta como historiador de la arquitectura, Universidad de Córdoba [Spain], [2013-14].
www.uco.es/arte/revista/numeros/01/art03-herencia-gustavo...
-- Fonte | varii: Prof. Arch. Gustavo Giovannoni = ROMA ARCHEOLOGIA e RESTAURO ARCHITETTURA: Prof. Arch. Gustavo Giovannoni (1874-1947) – Scuola Romana Di Storia Dell’ Architettura – Restauro Dei Monumenti (1946)
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Lahore, August 28, 2018: At an event held today, USAID’s Punjab Youth Workforce Development (PYWD) project presented its recently published Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Skills Gap Analysis Report — the most up-to-date account of current and future employment trends in four districts of Southern Punjab. The report synthesizes the findings of 7 studies/reports produced on skills gaps in the country, highlighting their relevance in today’s context, and bringing to light future job opportunities. The report also calls attention to newly emerging sectors in Multan, Bahawalpur, Lodhran and Muzaffargarh, including hospitality and healthcare. Present at the event were representatives from the private sector, vocational training providers including Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC), and donors supporting youth capacity-building initiatives in Pakistan.
Speaking at the event, USAID Deputy Mission Director Clay Epperson remarked, “This Skills Gap Analysis Report provides insight into the hiring trends of the market while understanding the needs of the job seekers. Through the PYWD Project, USAID is helping Pakistan maximize job creation in the productive sectors.”
The event provided a platform for TVET sector public-private stakeholders, including Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Punjab Skills Development Fund, TEVTA, PVTC, and Akhuwat, to discuss the findings of the Skills Gap Analysis and propose the best ways to increase youth employment in Pakistan.
During the seminar, USAID’s PYWD project and Allied Solar Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide self-employment opportunities for graduating students in solar panel installation.
USAID’s PYWD Project is providing skills-based training programs for 10,000 youth, including 35 percent females, between the ages of 16 and 29 in the southern Punjab districts of Multan, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, and Muzaffargarh. The three-year program complements the Government of Punjab’s policy to provide skill development opportunities for youth. In addition to contributing to Punjab’s overall economic growth, the project also fosters socially constructive attitudes among youth for increased stability and improved livelihoods.
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Trachybasalt in the Pleistocene of California, USA.
Famous localities for seeing excellent columnar jointing include Giants Causeway (Ireland), Devils Tower (Wyoming, USA), and Devils Postpile (California, USA). Columnar jointing forms as a lava flow cools and contracts, resulting in the development of shrinkage cracks. As shrinkage cracks grow, they branch at ~120º angles (as seen in plan view). Crack networks merge with other networks to form columns having a polygonal cross-section shape. Most columns are hexagonal or pentagonal in shape. A few are 3-sided, 4-sided, or 7-sided.
Devils Postpile is a trachybasalt (or basaltic trachyandesite) lava flow with well-developed columnar jointing. Erosion has toppled many of the columns into a large pile at the base of the flow. The flow represents part of the activity of the Long Valley Volcano, which is now a large caldera in the eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. The Devils Postpile lava flow erupted outside the southwestern margin of the Long Valley Caldera.
Stratigraphy: Postpile Flow, Upper Pleistocene, 82 ka
Locality: Devils Postpile National Monument, west of town of Mammoth Lakes, eastern California, USA
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Info. synthesized from:
Huber et al. (2001) - The Story of Devils Postpile, a Land of Volcanic Fire, Glacial Ice and an Ancient River, Updated from the Original Edition.
Bailey (2004) - United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 1692.
Mahood et al. (2010) - Geological Society of America Bulletin 122: 396-407.
Many camera geeks say that "E18-55 OSS" is not very nice lens. Indeed, this lens is not good at shooting landscape or portrait photos. However, believe it or not, I found this is really nice to take close-up images of tiny flowers or insects.
This image was synthesized from three RAW images.
More info here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FRZj74T1_w
The Beat Destructor is a small hand held beat maker that synthesizes industrial beats with various sounds and tempos.
On 9 and 10 November 2011, the ILRI Board of Trustees hosted a 2-day 'liveSTOCK Exchange' to discuss and reflect on livestock research for development. The event synthesized sector and ILRI learning and helped frame future livestock research for development directions. The liveSTOCK Exchange also celebrated the leadership and contributions of Dr. Carlos Seré as ILRI Director General (photo credit: ILRI/Zerihun Sewunet).
The genetically modified soy, glyphosate containing impossible burger would be considered a NOVA Classification Group 4: Ultra-processed food, defined as:
"Ultra-processed foods are industrial formulations made entirely or mostly from substances extracted from foods (oils, fats, sugar, starch, and proteins), derived from food constituents (hydrogenated fats and modified starch), or synthesized in laboratories from food substrates or other organic sources (flavor enhancers, colors, and several food additives used to make the product hyper-palatable). Manufacturing techniques include extrusion, moulding, and preprocessing by means of frying. Beverages may be ultra-processed. Group 1 foods are a small proportion of, or are even absent from, ultra-processed products."
Hallmark. When plugged into a Christmas light socket, powers a synthesized Spock's voice (I can't recall the exact lines, the plug does not fit the newer LED light sockets.)
The Paperhand Puppet Intervention combines the artistry of co-founders, Donovan Zimmerman and Jan Burger and as a cast of volunteers. Their vivifying puppet shows synthesize many forms including sculpture, painting, music, dance, improvisation, theatre and costume design aiming to inspire and promote social change. We’ll meet these fascinating artists and watch the challenging process of bringing one of their multi-scaled performances to life
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The nanotechnology laboratory at PPPL. The facility will explore so-called low-temperature plasmas that are frequently used to synthesize nanomaterials.
ASF 2015, "Herding Cats: Synthesizing the Intelligence Community"
Rick Ambrose
James Clapper
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Kelly Walsh is a Dean’s Honored Graduate in Chemistry. She is receiving a B.S. in Chemistry. She is being recognized for her achievements in research and academics.
Kelly worked in the lab of Dr. Simon Humphrey, synthesizing novel phosphine-based metal organic frameworks for application in gas storage and separation. She is an alumna of the Freshman Research Initiative. After presenting her research at the 2017 Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium hosted by Rice University, Kelly won the Outstanding Presentation Award. She is a contributing author on two draft manuscripts: “High Room Temperature Selectivity of CO2 and C2H2 vs. N2 and CH4 in a Novel Mn(II) Acetylenic Phosphine Based Coordination Polymer” and “Per-Synthetic Metalation as a Route to New Catalytically Active Metal Organic Frameworks.”
Kelly is the recipient of several scholarships, including a departmental scholarship in chemistry and an Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship. She is the recipient of the Outstanding Senior Award from the American Chemical Society’s Central Texas Chapter. Kelly also served as Outreach Chair of the University of Texas Student Chapter of the American Chemical Society. After graduation, she will be attending the University of Washington to pursue a Ph.D. in chemistry, researching semiconductor quantum dot synthesis and characterization. The University of Washington awarded her its Excellence in Chemistry Graduate Fellowship Award.
Male “Queen” butterfly (Danaus gilippus) extracting pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PA) from the plant, Clasping Heliotrope (Heliotropium amplexicaule), 9/20—22/2013, The Landing’s, Skidaway Island, Savannah, Chatham Co., Ga
Pyrrolizidine alkaloids used to synthesize pheromones as an aphrodisiac: I have been observing multiple males “congregate on dead stems, seeds, and foliage “ remaining for over five minutes at a time with their proboscis extended into the plant extracting the alkaloids that go into the creation of an apparent aphrodisiac effecting scent. The “synthesized pheromones” are stored in the small hindwing patches noted as oblong black areas along a basal vein (close to abdomen-see photo).
"The Queen is known for its definite courtship display which must be rigidly followed by both sexes. The male chases the female and overtakes her from
above. He brushes her antennae with his abdominal hair pencils, which disseminate scent, and induces the female to alight. The male continues to
hover over the female, hairpencils still active, until the female becomes submissive. He alights alongside the female and copulation takes place.
Post-nuptial flights occur with the male pulling the female backwards through the air.”
My friend and fellow retired Special Agent, F.B.I. Roy Brown, a.k.a. Roy Cohutta digitally captured the Male Queen Hairpencils everted and sprayed, St Marks NWR,11/22/2012, St. Marks, Florida. He has allowed me to post these excellent images within this series to provide an overall documentation of this visually thrilling event.
Wonderfully weird in all its eccentricity. Superb costumes and outfits .
Steampunk fashion has no set guidelines but tends to synthesize modern styles with influences from the Victorian era. Such influences may include bustles, corsets, gowns, and petticoats; suits with waistcoats, coats, top hats and bowler hats (themselves originating in 1850 England), tailcoats and spats; or military-inspired garments. Steampunk-influenced outfits are usually accented with several technological and "period" accessories: timepieces, parasols, flying/driving goggles, and ray guns. Modern accessories like cell phones or music players can be found in steampunk outfits, after being modified to give them the appearance of Victorian-era objects. Post-apocalyptic elements, such as gas masks, ragged clothing, and tribal motifs, can also be included. Aspects of steampunk fashion have been anticipated by mainstream high fashion, the Lolita and aristocrat styles, neo-Victorianism, and the Romantic Goth subculture.
Lahore, August 28, 2018: At an event held today, USAID’s Punjab Youth Workforce Development (PYWD) project presented its recently published Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Skills Gap Analysis Report — the most up-to-date account of current and future employment trends in four districts of Southern Punjab. The report synthesizes the findings of 7 studies/reports produced on skills gaps in the country, highlighting their relevance in today’s context, and bringing to light future job opportunities. The report also calls attention to newly emerging sectors in Multan, Bahawalpur, Lodhran and Muzaffargarh, including hospitality and healthcare. Present at the event were representatives from the private sector, vocational training providers including Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC), and donors supporting youth capacity-building initiatives in Pakistan.
Speaking at the event, USAID Deputy Mission Director Clay Epperson remarked, “This Skills Gap Analysis Report provides insight into the hiring trends of the market while understanding the needs of the job seekers. Through the PYWD Project, USAID is helping Pakistan maximize job creation in the productive sectors.”
The event provided a platform for TVET sector public-private stakeholders, including Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Punjab Skills Development Fund, TEVTA, PVTC, and Akhuwat, to discuss the findings of the Skills Gap Analysis and propose the best ways to increase youth employment in Pakistan.
During the seminar, USAID’s PYWD project and Allied Solar Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide self-employment opportunities for graduating students in solar panel installation.
USAID’s PYWD Project is providing skills-based training programs for 10,000 youth, including 35 percent females, between the ages of 16 and 29 in the southern Punjab districts of Multan, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, and Muzaffargarh. The three-year program complements the Government of Punjab’s policy to provide skill development opportunities for youth. In addition to contributing to Punjab’s overall economic growth, the project also fosters socially constructive attitudes among youth for increased stability and improved livelihoods.
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Lahore, August 28, 2018: At an event held today, USAID’s Punjab Youth Workforce Development (PYWD) project presented its recently published Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Skills Gap Analysis Report — the most up-to-date account of current and future employment trends in four districts of Southern Punjab. The report synthesizes the findings of 7 studies/reports produced on skills gaps in the country, highlighting their relevance in today’s context, and bringing to light future job opportunities. The report also calls attention to newly emerging sectors in Multan, Bahawalpur, Lodhran and Muzaffargarh, including hospitality and healthcare. Present at the event were representatives from the private sector, vocational training providers including Technical Education and Vocational Training Authority (TEVTA), Punjab Vocational Training Council (PVTC), and donors supporting youth capacity-building initiatives in Pakistan.
Speaking at the event, USAID Deputy Mission Director Clay Epperson remarked, “This Skills Gap Analysis Report provides insight into the hiring trends of the market while understanding the needs of the job seekers. Through the PYWD Project, USAID is helping Pakistan maximize job creation in the productive sectors.”
The event provided a platform for TVET sector public-private stakeholders, including Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Punjab Skills Development Fund, TEVTA, PVTC, and Akhuwat, to discuss the findings of the Skills Gap Analysis and propose the best ways to increase youth employment in Pakistan.
During the seminar, USAID’s PYWD project and Allied Solar Private Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide self-employment opportunities for graduating students in solar panel installation.
USAID’s PYWD Project is providing skills-based training programs for 10,000 youth, including 35 percent females, between the ages of 16 and 29 in the southern Punjab districts of Multan, Lodhran, Bahawalpur, and Muzaffargarh. The three-year program complements the Government of Punjab’s policy to provide skill development opportunities for youth. In addition to contributing to Punjab’s overall economic growth, the project also fosters socially constructive attitudes among youth for increased stability and improved livelihoods.
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The Beat Destructor is a small hand held beat maker that synthesizes industrial beats with various sounds and tempos.
Argentina, Buenos Aires: views from plaza San MCABA - Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires
Is it possible to synthesize the soul of a city through photographs of its buildings? The work of Michele Molinari heads in that direction, overlooking the Buenos Aires of historic monuments and focusing on the common dwellings that stud the skyline of the porteña city. They are boundary lines by day and by night, suburban intersections trying to spur on the vertical expansion of the city. Molinari’s interesting experiment is to go back to the same places after a period of time to crystalize the changes and witness the immanence of certain corners of the urban fabric. – A. Trabucco
How emotional it is to admire Buenos Aires at dusk. The passers-by are hurrying along the sidewalks and distractedly look at the camera lens. With curious or perplexed glances. […] The essence of the obscurity is easier to enjoy in the quieter neighborhoods. […] The sense of calm even appears to reach the historic center in one of the few photos of monumental Buenos Aires included in the book. The circle closes. Every splintered scrap of the urban fabric is recomposed under the protective wing of the night. – A. Mauri
CABA - Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires is a photobook. Photographs and essay by Michele Molinari, more essays by Andrea Mauri and Alessandro Trabucco. [essays are in English, Spanish and Italian]
CABA comes in 2 printed editions by Blurb, Pocket Edition [7x7in, 18x18cm, 132 pages, Standard Photo paper, Flexible High-Gloss Laminated cover, 106 color photos] and Deluxe Edition [8x10in, 20x25cm, 134 pages, ProLine Pearl Photo paper, Hardcover with Dust Jacket, 107 color photos], and one Digital Edition by Apple iBooks that features 107 + 7 bonus color photos.
CABA won Bronze Award at TIFA2020 Book/Documentary
Find it here: michelemolinari.info/2020/07/25/caba/
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For Zahrah Alghamdi, material and memory are inextricably intertwined. Many of her works involve large accumulations of material that seemingly layer the histories and cultures of the places from which they come. When Alghamdi, who grew up in the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia, visited Palm Springs, she was struck by the connection between the desert landscapes and architectures. For Desert X, she has created a sculpture that echoes and synthesizes the traditionally built forms from her country with the architectural organization she found in the Coachella Valley. The result takes the form of a monolithic wall comprised of stacked forms impregnated with cements, soils, and dyes specific to each region. It expresses a highly individualized language corresponding to feelings, emotions, and memories associated with place and time.
Zahrah Alghamdi (Al Bahah, Saudi Arabia, 1977) explores memory and history through traditional architecture in both medium and assemblage. Her laborious and meticulous process involves assembling particles of earth, clay, rocks, leather, and water. Her medium and process draw on the notion of “embodied memory” to translate and delineate themes of cultural identity, memory, and loss. Alghamdi represented Saudi Arabia in the 2019 Venice Biennale and participated in Desert X AlUla 2020.
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Para Zahrah Alghamdi, el material y la memoria están estrechamente entrelazados. Muchas de sus obras condensan grandes cúmulos de material cual si fuesen estratos superpuestos de historias y culturas de los sitios de donde provienen. Alghamdi creció en Al Bahah, en la región suroeste de Arabia Saudita, y cuando visitó Palm Springs quedó impresionada por la conexión entre los paisajes y las arquitecturas del desierto. Para Desert X, creó una escultura que sintetiza y hace eco a las formas de construcción tradicionales de su país con la organización arquitectónica que encontró en el Valle de Coachella. El resultado toma la forma de un muro monolítico compuesto por elementos apilados, impregnados de cemento, tierra y tinturas específicas de los procesos de edificación de cada región; expresando un lenguaje sumamente personal que atañe a sentimientos, emociones y recuerdos asociados a un lugar y a un tiempo.
Zahrah Alghamdi explora memoria e historia a través de la arquitectura tradicional como medio y montaje. Su trabajo y meticulosos procesos comprenden el ensamblaje de partículas de tierra, arcilla, rocas, cuero y agua. La noción de “memoria encarnada” sirve como base de producción y prácticas para traducir y delinear temas de identidad cultural, memoria y pérdida. Alghamdi representó a Arabia Saudita en la Bienal de Venecia 2019 y participó en Desert X AlUla 2020.
What Lies Behind the Walls
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Pierson Boulevard between Foxdale Drive and Miracle Hill Road, Desert Hot Springs
On view from sunrise to sunset
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Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Situated 31 miles or about 50 km south of Kuala Lumpur, Kisho Kurokawa’s new Kuala Lumpur airport synthesizes indigenous materials, forms and landscaping in an attempt to introduce diversity and complexity into a moribund typology.Looks like a disco, with all the reflections.
Route 66 State Park is a Missouri state park located on the former site of the town of Times Beach, Missouri, approximately 17 miles southwest of St. Louis. Once home to more than two thousand people, the town was completely evacuated early in 1983 due to a dioxin contamination that made national headlines.
Plagued with a dust problem in the early 1970s due to its 23 miles of dirt roads and lack of pavement funds, the city of Times Beach hired Russell Bliss, a waste hauler, to oil the roads. From 1972 to 1976, Bliss sprayed waste oil on the roads at a cost of six cents per gallon.
Bliss took a contract with a local company called IPC to dispose of toxic waste from Northeastern Pharmaceutical and Chemical Company (NEPACCO), which operated a facility producing hexachlorophene. Some parts of the facility had also been used for the production of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War, and the waste clay and water contained levels of dioxin some 2,000 times higher than the dioxin content in Agent Orange. IPC was paid $3,000 per load to remove the toxic waste. In turn, IPC paid Bliss $125 per load.
Bliss mixed the NEPACCO waste with used engine oil and first started spraying it in horse stables to control dust after discovering it worked well at his own home. In March of 1971 the spraying resulted in the death of 62 horses. The owners of the stable suspected Bliss, who assured them he had sprayed used engine oil. However, after other stables experienced similar problems, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began investigating. In late 1979, a NEPACCO employee confessed to the company's practice of disposing of dioxin.
On December 23, 1982, the EPA announced it had identified dangerous levels of dioxin in Times Beach's soil. At the time, dioxin was hailed as "the most toxic chemical synthesized by man." On February 23, 1983, the EPA announced the town's buyout for $32 million, and the site was quarantined. About 265,000 short tons of contaminated soil and debris from Times Beach and 28 other sites in eastern Missouri were incinerated at a cost of $110 million. After the cleanup, the incinerator was dismantled and the site was turned over to the State of Missouri, which turned the town into Route 66 State Park. Fields of wild grass, marshes and brush now grow where the homes of evacuated residents formerly stood. Deserted streets line the park and hint at what once was a resort community. The Park is now popular with bicycle riders and joggers, as well as Heron and other birds.
Bliss was never convicted for spraying dioxin, although he was convicted of tax fraud and served one year in jail.
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Photo showing Gerfried Stocker (AT) (Artistic Director Festival Ars Electronica) presenting the project Synthesizing Obama: Learning Lip Sync from Audio during Ars Electronica Gala at Brucknerhaus.
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Bruce Hua is a Dean’s Honored Graduate in the Department of Chemistry. He is graduating with an honors degree in biochemistry and a degree in physics through the Dean’s Scholars Honors Program. He is being recognized for his excellent academic performance—he graduates with a near-perfect 3.98 GPA (that means one B in four years) while completing two degrees—as well as for his research efforts in the laboratory of Professor Stephen Martin which culminated in an honors thesis “Preparation of Anticancer Intermediates En Route to (±)-Actinophyllic Acid and The Synthesis of Analogs of Known Binders to the Sigma-2 Receptor and PERK.”
Bruce began researching in the Freshman Research Initiative in the stream of Professor Martin, led by Dr. Kristen Procko. Bruce’s FRI stream, Synthesis and Biological Recognition, focuses on the design of small organic molecules that bind tightly and selectively to proteins, which is essential for the development of potent drugs that have minimal side effects. In this multidisciplinary stream, student researchers design and synthesize novel molecules that bind to proteins and learn to express, purify, and test the proteins of interest. Writes Dr. Procko, “[Bruce] demonstrated both high intellectual aptitude and the ability to work well with his hands. Bruce was able to fully understand complex concepts in organic synthesis prior to enrolling in organic chemistry.”
When finished with the FRI, Bruce continued in the organic chemistry lab of Professor Stephen Martin. Bruce worked on a number of projects beginning with helping prepare a pilot scale library based on using a multicomponent assembly process. He made several new compounds that were submitted for testing for potency and selectivity as sigma receptor binding ligands. His next made analogs of an intermediate in a recent synthesis of actinophyllic acid, discovering, that these compounds exhibit potent anticancer activity and operate by a novel mode of action. His work earned him a place as a co-author on a publication in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Writes Professor Martin, “One could tell at the outset that Bruce was an exceptional young individual with a basic curiosity and thirst for knowledge and a drive to accomplish something significant. He was one of the top students in [my FRI] stream, and when he asked to join our research group upon completion of the course, I was eager to integrate him into my group.”
Bruce has been recognized widely for his research. He was invited to give a presentation at the Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium at Rice University, where he received the Outstanding Presentation Award. He was also awarded a CPRIT Summer Undergraduate Research Program Fellowship, and a UT Unrestricted Endowed Presidential Scholarship.
This fall, Bruce plans to attend Harvard University, where he plans to pursue a PhD in chemistry.
Credit: Alison Hathaway/ Clinton Global Initiative
CGI America 2014
Like many of their megacity counterparts, America’s small and mid-size cities are using technology to gather and synthesize data and are applying new analytical tools to improve social service delivery, community development, decision-making, and effective city planning and design. This session will explore how American cities—in partnership with individual citizens and a range of private sector firms—are deploying innovative technology strategies to impact social programs, transportation, and urban planning.
Harrison Hou, ChE BSE Student, synthesizes nanobiotics, a new class of antibiotics created by the Kotov Research Group in the NCRC on North Campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI on May 3, 2017.
Photo: Joseph Xu/Michigan Engineering Senior Producer, University of Michigan
Credit: Alison Hathaway/ Clinton Global Initiative
CGI America 2014
Like many of their megacity counterparts, America’s small and mid-size cities are using technology to gather and synthesize data and are applying new analytical tools to improve social service delivery, community development, decision-making, and effective city planning and design. This session will explore how American cities—in partnership with individual citizens and a range of private sector firms—are deploying innovative technology strategies to impact social programs, transportation, and urban planning.
Credit: Alison Hathaway/ Clinton Global Initiative
CGI America 2014
Like many of their megacity counterparts, America’s small and mid-size cities are using technology to gather and synthesize data and are applying new analytical tools to improve social service delivery, community development, decision-making, and effective city planning and design. This session will explore how American cities—in partnership with individual citizens and a range of private sector firms—are deploying innovative technology strategies to impact social programs, transportation, and urban planning.