graphic tiles

Above is a picture of four interstate highways, in four Urban centers of the world. This is an appropriate way to distill information, using satellite images on ceramic tiles.

Since we are dealing with such a complex and vast issue of migration, if would be an interesting strategy to map out research or data, which we already have to create and generate more knowledge. Plus it also instills the strategy to look at a vast physical public space in an intimate graphic setting. Almost stripping it of its vastness and magnitude. This is an assumption since I do not know the size of them, but I am guessing they are quite small.

Audience by rAndom International

wow. wonderful. a nice way to reflect the content back to the viewer.....
http://www.dezeen.com/2008/10/28/audience-by-random-international/

Performative Architecture

came across this book -
perhaps it could be a resource of inspiration for the project....

http://www.amazon.com/Performative-Architecture-Instrumentality-B-Kolarevic/dp/0415700833

we need to start collecting / pooling our books together
for our project library ;)

when's the next meeting yos?
don't we need to do some proposal writing....

r.

quotes raneen found

Design Statement from Gustafson Porter and Gustafson Guthrie Nichol:
http://www.dezeen.com/2008/10/06/towards-paradise-by-gustafson-porter/

"We design to express a concept subtly, without imposing it. The story of the landscape is emotive and intuitive, intended to be felt more than understood. Similar to the way we emotionally experience a work of art, individuals discover meaning through the intangible and ephemeral qualities of a landscape. When a place has intuitive meaning, it becomes valued and timeless."

"In modern culture, the human senses receive a formidable amount of information each day. Many people are experiencing a sensory overload. As a response to these conditions, our work is designed to be calming, expansive, and accessible. We often seek to create serene spaces in which people may pause and reflect."