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Modular Pavillion Survives Arctic Winter

February 22, 2012 | Leave a response

  Over the summer I constructed a Modular Pavillion in Malmberget, Sweden, as part of a residency with LKAB and Tomma Rum. I’m overjoyed that this pavillion has survived winter in the arctic circle at 67°N, and with temperatures as low as -22°C. The images show just how much snow it had to contend with. [...]

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HEROES OF FAKELAW # 2: Presteigne

HEROES OF FAKELAW # 2: Presteigne

January 31, 2012 | Leave a response

  I recently had the opportunity to try out Heroes of Fakelaw in one of the country’s most beautiful courtrooms; the Judge’s Lodging in Presteigne, Wales. Here are some of the photos that came out of it.              

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Modular Pavillion, Malmberget

Modular Pavillion, Malmberget

August 23, 2011 | Leave a response

  The tradition of architecture is littered with attempts to combine the Sphere and the Tower into a unified inhabitable form.  Many of these configurations seek a conflation between the authoritarian dominance that the Tower implies and the egalitarian bias of the Sphere’s ergonomic plane. It is a game that the pioneers of representative democracy [...]

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Screenshot from "Nomad" (1993).

Walmart and Kosmix = ?

June 17, 2011 | Leave a response

  Earlier this afternoon I was researching the 1993 DOS game “Project Nomad”, a space trading/shooting game with a nice storyline that I remember playing years ago.   The best thing about the trading simulation part (aside from oodles of storyline, 12 races and 300 planets to explore – remember this was 1993) was that the [...]

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Pointcloud Sculptures # 2

Pointcloud Sculptures # 2

April 17, 2011 | Leave a response

         

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Pointcloud Sculptures # 1

Pointcloud Sculptures # 1

January 10, 2011 | Leave a response

           

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Topological Analogies # 5: Back-to-Backs

Topological Analogies # 5: Back-to-Backs

December 17, 2010 | Leave a response

           

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Topologic Analogies # 4: J’accuse!

Topologic Analogies # 4: J’accuse!

November 17, 2010 | Leave a response

           

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Unity! Equality! Liberty! # 2: Playset

Unity! Equality! Liberty! # 2: Playset

July 17, 2010 | Leave a response
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HEROES OF FAKELAW Preview: 24/06/2010

HEROES OF FAKELAW Preview: 24/06/2010

June 22, 2010 | Leave a response

   

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Topological Analogies # 3:  Public Sphere

Topological Analogies # 3: Public Sphere

May 25, 2010 | Leave a response

           

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Topological Analogies # 2: Overlooking Balconies

Topological Analogies # 2: Overlooking Balconies

May 17, 2010 | Leave a response

             

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Unity! Equality! Liberty! # 1: EUL mini

Unity! Equality! Liberty! # 1: EUL mini

August 17, 2008 | Leave a response

               

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Topological Analogies # 1:  Curved Stadium Seating

Topological Analogies # 1: Curved Stadium Seating

August 17, 2008 | Leave a response

         

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