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The Factory: performance in Spiral Booths, V&A

“Never before has the V&A knowingly hosted a theatrical event.
Until Brazilian architect, Carlos Teixeira, built the V&A a theatre.
Wait ’til you see it.
“On 25th, 26th and 27th of June The Factory presents 6 short new plays by 6 writers specially written for this most venerable, this most English, this most unsuspecting of institutions.
“Please do come and be part [...]

The Serendipitous Model

The model of project Architectural Grafts was done in November 2009 for the 8th Sao Paulo Biennial (see post “Vazio S/A at Sao Paulo Biennial” below, and ‘projects’ section at the website www.vazio.com.br). The trunks of the model were made from the remains of the pruning of a hierba mala (Euphorbia cotinifolia L.), a bush [...]

Idleness and leisure with no consumption in the city

Lígia Milagres
(Graduation Project, 2nd term/2008, unit master: Silke Kapp)
The following boards summarize the proposal of the Graduation Project developed by me at the School of Architecture at UFMG, in 2008. The project suggests the insertion of free spaces through the routes and quotidian activities of the inhabitants of the oldest part in Bairro [...]

Arthur Ganson’s machines

Here’s the video of Arthur Ganson’s presentation at TED (May 2008). His work explores incredibly trivial, delicate mechanical movements; a dense play with the notions of function and aesthetic experience.

Alphaville

A série do artista Scott Teplin, inspirada no filme Alphaville, é bastante curiosa e instiga um olhar cuidadoso sobre cada desenho. O conjunto de invenções minuciosas é feito a partir de isométricas divertidas e permite a exploração visual de uma porção de detalhes bizarros e aspectos íntimos/orgânicos dos espaços (uma analogia inventiva ao controle do [...]

Koolhaas is sleeping now

“Dear Architects: I’m sick of your shit” é uma carta escrita por Annie Choi com humor muito mais que negro dirigida a todos os arquitetos. Foi originalmente publicada na Pidgin (revista de pós-graduação da Escola de Arquitetura da Universidade de Princeton) e tem circulado muito por aí. E é leitura obrigatória para aqueles que ainda pensam em, um dia, tornar-se arquiteto… [...]

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