Archinect - SCI-Arc (Steven Purvis)

The End

2005-12-25T13:11:34-05:00

Whimsy

2005-12-07T12:01:40-05:00

Kouyou

2005-11-29T03:31:53-05:00

Real World : Kyoto

2005-11-23T01:37:03-05:00

Bunkasai : pre/post

2005-11-12T06:36:14-05:00

+'Architecture'

2005-10-31T02:47:12-05:00

While the school's cultural festival, aka 'Kinofesta' doesn't offically start until tomorrow, the student booths (food, drink, music, artwork, etc) open up today at 6PM. In the meantime-

Two Things

2005-10-20T01:33:35-04:00

First and foremost:

New Jones, Partners: Architecture website is up and running. Big shout out to Tom Myers, the muscle turned Flash guru. Make sure you check the Taste Test section. More Boss than you can handle.

J,P:A

Second:

Notes

2005-10-16T02:08:25-04:00

Begin

Housing for the Shinjinrui
Otaku Duplex : Site 2

Superflat revelations, Japanese subculture, and why you won't find any Japaneseness without post-war American pop culture.

Drawing a parallel between historical perspective of Japanese art, starting from contemporary manga subculture to traditional arts. The term of Japan's own past pop culture and where we are today. A pessimistic look at the confluence of Edo art and post-war Americanized pop culture. Basically the same consumptive strategy. No contemporary Japanese culture exists without a reinterpretation of Westernization.

The architecture will thusly be a series of contrasts. A reinterpretation of contemporary Japanese (America -> Japan) and American cultural characterizations. Superflat is an inevitable outcome in today's mindset. Breeding grounds for Universal Space.

No camera eye. Nothing profound. No hierarchy = Modernist = everything is enveloped in sameness. No hidden feelings = exposed intention. And in some ...

Kyoto Represent

2005-10-08T10:15:16-04:00

Blur

2005-09-29T08:56:18-04:00

So far, in country for 28 days. The first week was in Tokyo with old friends, and then three weeks with the SCI_Arc crew, touring around the island of Kyushu. Last week was a Kokura-Korea-Tokyo-Kanazawa-Kyoto whirlwind. Apparently you shouldn't order dog in a Korean restaurant if you are foreign.

pork fried whale.

6. Canal City, Fukuoka. Or as some might say, Fukuwakaka. The best part of the mall was this TV moniter installation, and the Jason Lee/Stereo Etnies sold on the 4th floor Murasaki Sports store.

7. The Hells, Beppu. Beware the tourist traps.

8. Hakozaki temple, Fukuoka. Shinto-style.

9. Drunk in Kanazawa. Never let people do self portraits with your camera. It can be said that a large dose of wabi-sabi makes up for snoring neighbors and no air conditioning.

10. Meet the 700Series bullet train. Not a Nozomi, but it'll get you there on the cheap.