The 10,000 Year Clock #ilmaBlog
Posted: June 12, 2019 Filed under: Design, More FC3, Science & Technology, Video | Tags: clock, Culture, Engineering, Future, Innovation, Science, STEM Leave a commentI want to build a clock that ticks once a year. The century hand advances once every 100 years, and the cuckoo comes out on the millennium. I want the cuckoo to come out every millennium for the next 10,000 years.
(Danny Hillis, a polymath inventor, computer engineer, and designer, inventor and prime genius of the Clock. He and Stewart Brand, a cultural pioneer and trained biologist)
The full scale 10,000 Year Clock is now under construction. While there is no completion date scheduled, we do plan to open it to the public once it is ready. The essay below by Long Now board member Kevin Kelly discusses what we hope the Clock will be once complete. This is one of several projects by Long Now to foster long-term thinking in the context of the next 10,000 years. Click here to read the rest of the story.
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The More You Serve the More You Earn
Posted: April 20, 2019 Filed under: Leadership, More FC3, Repost, Video | Tags: Architect, Architect Leader, Dave Ramsey, Happiness, humble servant, Leader, Leadership, life balance, life of service, MBA, serve more people, Service, thoughts, wealth, work life integration, youtube Leave a comment
Friends, I have been thinking more and more how I can add value to the people I serve. I have also been trying to figure out how to scale up what I am currently doing (that which I love), so that I can impact more lives and serve more people. When I came across this Dave Ramsey video I had to share it with my audience. I hope it gives you a different perspective on how we measure our wealth and well-being.
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“What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?” 3 Lessons by Martin Luther King, Jr. #ilmaBlog #Leadership
Posted: February 18, 2019 Filed under: Leadership, More FC3, Video | Tags: Beauty, Black History Month, Commitment, Hope, Integrity, Justice, Leader, Leadership, Love, MLK Jr, Peace, Philly, Principals, Quote, Values, video 1 CommentRarely seen footage of Martin Luther King, Jr., speaking to students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967, where he delivered his speech “What Is Your Life’s Blueprint?” Video used by permission of The School District of Philadelphia. All rights reserved. Speech reprinted in A Time to Break Silence: The Essential Works of Martin Luther King, Jr., for Students, part of the King Legacy Series, published by Beacon Press. This is the first time the speech has been published in its entirety
The lessons I learned from watching this video are:
1. You must have a deep belief in your own dignity, self worth and your own “some-bodiness.”
2. You must have principle determination to achieve excellence in your various fields of endeavor – be the best at what you are.
3. You must have a commitment to eternal principals of beauty, love and justice.
Simply put,
“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
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An Introduction to the Architecture of the Italian Renaissance By Classical Architect and Artist @FTerryArchitect #RIBA #Architecture #Education #ilmaBlog
Posted: August 17, 2018 Filed under: Architecture, More FC3, Video | Tags: Architect, Architecture, Classical, Classical Architecture, Design, Education, History, italian renaissance, Renaissance, riba, video, youtube Leave a commentEarlier this year UK-based Francis Terry MA (Cantab), Dip Arch, RIBA Director, gave his office a wonderful presentation I would like to share with my audience:
Francis is part of a new generation of classical architects who have recently gained a reputation for designing high quality works of architecture. Francis’s pursuit of architecture grew out of his passion for drawing and his love of historic buildings. He studied architecture at Cambridge University qualifying in 1994. While at Cambridge, he used his architectural skills to design numerous stage sets for various dramatic societies including The Footlights, The Cambridge Opera Society and The European Theatre Group.
Terry along with his colleague also talk about classical architecture in modern times at a recent TEDx Talk:
More Information available by clicking here. Not only does his website display great examples of classical architecture but he has a great blog with interesting writings and videos.
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Understanding Classical Proportions in Architecture & Design #ILMA #ClassicalArchitecture #Design
Posted: August 16, 2018 Filed under: Architecture, More FC3, Video | Tags: Architect, Architecture, Classical, Design, ILMA, Order, youtube Leave a comment
The following is an easy to understand reference guide to understanding the basics of classical proportions:
Further reading:
- Vitruvius: The Ten Books on Architecture by
- The American Vignola: A Guide to the Making of Classical Architecture by William R. Ware
- The Five Books of Architecture by Sebastino Serlio
- Canon of the Five Orders of Architecture by Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola (Author), John Leeke (Translator), David Watkin (Introduction)
- The Four Books of Architecture by
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The Peak Leisure Club — A Design Concept by Zaha Hadid
Posted: October 25, 2012 Filed under: Architecture, More FC3, Video | Tags: Architecture, Design, design concept, FC3, Hadid, hong kong, Love, peak, Zaha Leave a commentI was first introduced to Zaha Hadid while in Architecture School when I was asked by a professor to study and reproduce a rendering by a famous Architect. I was fascinated and enamored with Zaha’s unique rendering style and architectural representation of her design and the surrounding contextual elements so I picked her for my project. The sharp angles, contrasting colors, and her unique boldness intrigued me. Other famous architectural rendering styles include Carlos Calatrava’s ink drawings (which I had the pleasure of seeing in person while at an AIA convention when he was honored with the AIA Gold Medal) and of course Steven Holl’s famous watercolor renderings which are all brilliant! Hope you enjoy this post as much as me…
THE PEAK LEISURE CLUB
Hong Kong, 1982
Description of The Project
“The winning architect describes her design as Suprematist Geology. First, she proposes that the ground be leveled to the site’s lowest point and then rebuilt from the excavated rock as a polished granite mountain. The building itself is composed of four beams , stacked atop one another in a splayed arrangement. Partially embeded, the two lowest layers contain 15 studio units and 20 apartments, forming a podium for the club facilities. A void approximately 42 feet high separates these strata from the two uppermost levels, which house the larger apartments and the developer’s penthouse. Suspended within the void like hovering spaceships are the club elements, which extend back into the man-made mountain. The series of floating ramps and platforms that articulate this space are supported by two vertical members, an elevator, and a steel truss containing services. Two elevators linking the clubs to the upper residential zone provide additional support and a vertical counterpoint to the horizontal composition. Stress cables stabilize any other movement among the floating horizontal members of the void. The swimming pool rests in the roof of the second residential layer. Lateral changing rooms are hollow square beams in section, and act to stiffen the structure. The enire complex is constructed of steel and reinforced concrete. All volumes suspended in the club area are framed in lightweight alloys with aluminum or stone cladding. Although the jurors faulted the winning design for a ”certain lack of resolution in its details,” they praised its concentration ”on the exploration” of ideas… The sculptural nature of this solution,” they averred ”promises to extend the imagination and symbolize the essence of a new building type in a unique location.” *excerpt from Architectural Record, Sept 1983
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line
Posted: September 26, 2012 Filed under: Architecture, JustArch, Video | Tags: Architecture, Concept, Design, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, High Line, Lincoln Center, youtube 2 Comments
Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line. At a lean 54 minutes, it’s more straightforward than intimate. But its biographical sketch of, primarily, Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio has a surprising amount of depth as it charts their evolution from a firm known for imaginative art installations to in-demand architects. The film also probes what Scofidio calls the blurring of “boundaries between what is public and what is private” by focusing specifically (but not exclusively) on the work that went into New York’s High Line park and the redevelopment of the city’s Lincoln Center. Both projects—and the greater issue of public versus private spaces—promise to provoke discussion at a panel organized around the film.
“The conversations that happen between the films are really one of the most important parts of the festival” Bergman says. We’re trying to raise the level of design dialogue, not just among pros, but among engineers and lawyers and pediatricians and people who make pizza. As an Architect, that’s something that I think is really good for the profession. It may even be a great place to discover a Beautiful Stranger or take a look at the NJ Skyline at sunset!!!
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“Design Is One: Lella and Massimo Vignelli”
Posted: September 26, 2012 Filed under: Architecture, More FC3, Video | Tags: Design, Film, youtube Leave a commentThe New York edition of the Architecture & Design Film Festival will show the people behind the projects, October 18–21.
Photo © John Madere – Kathy Brew and Roberto Guerra’s Design Is One: Lella and Massimo Vignelli will premiere at the Architecture & Design Film Festival.
“If you can’t find it, design it” is the motto of the Vignellis, whose renowned work ranges ”from the spoon to the city.” Kathy Brew & Roberto Guerra’s film brings us into the Vignellis’ world, capturing their intelligence and creativity, as well as their humanity, warmth, and humor. www.designisonefilm.com
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Amazing Facts to Blow Your Mind via @AsapSCIENCE
Posted: September 16, 2012 Filed under: More FC3, Social Media, Video | Tags: amazing, facts, FC3, Fun, Just4Fun, Random, Science Leave a comment
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When You Talk All I Hear is “Bla Bla Bla” (by Philippe Katerine)
Posted: March 4, 2012 Filed under: More FC3, Video | Tags: blah, Just4Fun, video, youtube 1 Comment
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Architecture / Design Presentation Given to Industrial Design Students – Or What My Eyes See
Posted: January 30, 2012 Filed under: Architecture, More FC3, Video | Tags: Architecture, Art, Design, FC3, Fun 3 Comments
I was asked by a colleague (who is a director of an Industrial Design program at a prestigious university) to discuss “Design” and “Architecture” with his advanced students. The following are the slides I included in my presentation.
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My Blackberry is Frozen
Posted: October 14, 2011 Filed under: More FC3, Video | Tags: 4S, Apple, BBC, Blackberry, iPhone, just for fun, Reboot, RIM, Smart Phone 2 CommentsI can relate! I am disappointed too.
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Apple One
Posted: October 8, 2011 Filed under: More FC3, Video | Tags: 1976, Apple, Creativity, History, Innovation, Mac, Macintosh, Silicone Valley, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Think Different, Wikipedia, youtube 1 CommentInnovation takes time.
The original Apple Computer, also known retroactively as the Apple I, or Apple-1, is a personal computer released by the Apple Computer Company (now Apple Inc.) in 1976. They were designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak. Wozniak’s friend Steve Jobs had the idea of selling the computer. The Apple I was Apple‘s first product, and to finance its creation, Jobs sold his only means of transportation, a VW van. It was demonstrated in April 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, California.
The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 at a price of US $666.66, because Wozniak liked repeating digits and because they originally sold it to a local shop for $500 and added a one-third markup. About 200 units were produced. Unlike other hobbyist computers of its day, which were sold as kits, the Apple I was a fully assembled circuit board containing about 60+ chips. However, to make a working computer, users still had to add a case, power supply transformers, power switch, ASCII keyboard, and composite video display. An optional board providing a cassette interface for storage was later released at a cost of $75.
Noteworthy Links
Apple 1 - Museum of American History, Washington DC
Original Apple 1 Advertisement
Apple's Product Timeline (Unidentified Source)
It’s OK to Think Different
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