June 2009 Blog Posts (40)

Win FREE progeCAD in the iCADsales Pick-a-Logo Contest

July 1st, 2009 - iCADsales is looking for a new logo along with our new website design. Can you help? Enter the Pick-a-Logo contest and tell us your favorite design for a chance to win FREE progeCAD!

Participants can enter the pick-a-Logo Contest on our website, http://www.icadsales.com, for a chance to win the progeCAD 2009 Professional USB version, and the progeCAD Viewer DWG, a complimentary View/Markup/Plot application that works along side… Continue

Added by progeCAD USA on June 30, 2009 at 10:21pm — No Comments

How many things do you know about Romania?

feel free to comment it!… Continue

Added by se_cris on June 27, 2009 at 10:22am — 1 Comment

A Green New York City is not a dream! A Green NYC is a Reality!

R.J. Masi and Masi World Construction is donating half of all Masi NYC construction job profits back to The City of New York jobless. We believe in the future. We realize the economy is down and we want to help everyone we can. We are all Living in a Masi World, A Green World. NYC is lucky to have avoided this depression for the most part. We need to give back everything we can to support those less forturnate. Put your faith in your God. Pray and believe in positive happenings and they will… Continue

Added by R.J. MASI on June 26, 2009 at 11:58pm — No Comments

Death of a Great Idea

What happens to that spark of genius, that eureka moment...the sudden awareness that arrives without warning and explodes in your brain lighting brilliant pristine paths to Shangri-La and countless solutions for better life on a new earth? How does the 'valley of death' become chock full of these great ideas...and Why?

In my recent role as a jury member for the Open Architecture Challenge I reviewed hundreds of design entries and gained some valuable insight, from a unique perspective,… Continue

Added by Michael McKenzie on June 25, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Death of a Great Idea

What happens to that spark of genius, that eureka moment, the sudden awareness that arrives without warning and explodes in your brain lighting brilliant pristine paths to Shangri-La and countless solutions for better life on a new earth? How does the 'valley of death' become chock full of these great ideas...and Why?

In recent weeks, participating as a jury member viewing hundreds of design entries in the Open Architecture Challenge, I gained some valuable insight, from a unique… Continue

Added by Michael McKenzie on June 25, 2009 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Architects are so not Businessmen !!

Few questions boggle my mind at times......

Its been seen so far that Architects can't do good business; not because they don't work hard but because they get involved in their work to an unnecessary extent........

And usually Architects are well known for taking extra time to give their 100% which seldom clients agree :)

DO THEY NEED TO PURSUE MBA ??? WILL THAT HELP AN ARCHITECT TO BECOME A PERFECT PROFESSIONAL??

Added by d e v on June 23, 2009 at 10:30am — 14 Comments

“Los Angeles Freeways are the Ruins of the Future” – Dutton Architects

Below is part of Dutton Architects’ proposal for the systematic transformation of the freeway system of Los Angeles. Their observations about the extent of the sprawl and freeways linking many towns are correct. Los Angeles is not one city, but an aggregate of many, and Greater LA has an area of 12,562 km² (4,850 sq. miles)

Comparing Los Angeles’ iconic freeways to the fortifications or aqueducts of old cities, Dutton Architects makes a case for reclamation and… Continue

Added by Elizabeth on June 23, 2009 at 1:30am — 1 Comment

“Empowered, Disempowered: Puerto Rico Poor Communities Strive to Survive”

For over a century, communities alongside the San Juan waterway have survived despite sub-human conditions and government neglect. On the fringe of Puerto Rico’s banking district, just minutes from premium tourist and residential areas, eight communities (about 27,000 residents) along the Caño Martín Peña struggle to wrap their minds around… Continue

Added by Rafael Marxuach on June 22, 2009 at 7:30pm — 6 Comments

PERKEMBANGAN DESAIN DALAM KEARIFAN LOKAL

SEMINAR NASIONAL

Tema : PERKEMBANGAN DESAIN DALAM KEARIFAN LOKAL

Sub Tema:

Pemanfaatan Komputer dalam Perkembangan Desain

A. LATAR BELAKANG

Sejak diperkenalkan sekitar tiga dasa warsa silam, komputer telah menjadi bagian penting dalam dunia desain. Bukan hanya mempercepat kerja dan menghemat sumber daya, komputer diakui lebih bisa diandalkan sebagai alat untuk merealisasikan ide-ide yang sebelumnya sulit dituangkan sekaligus membantu mengeksplorasi ide-ide… Continue

Added by yessy on June 21, 2009 at 8:59am — No Comments

Solid (wood core) Bamboo Panels

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Added by Fred B Thompson on June 21, 2009 at 3:33am — No Comments

SEMINAR NASIONAL JURUSAN ARSITEKTUR UNMER MALANG: KEARIFAN LOKAL (LOCAL WISDOM) DALAM PERENCANAAN DAN PERANCANGAN LINGKUNGAN BINAAN

SEMINAR NASIONAL JURUSAN ARSITEKTUR UNMER MALANG: KEARIFAN LOKAL (LOCAL WISDOM) DALAM PERENCANAAN DAN PERANCANGAN LINGKUNGAN BINAAN

Submitted by respati_w on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 13:46

SEMINAR NASIONAL

KEARIFAN LOKAL (LOCAL WISDOM) DALAM PERENCANAAN DAN PERANCANGAN LINGKUNGAN BINAAN

1. PENGANTAR

Perencanaan dan perancangan lingkungan binaan (Kota) pada hakekatnya merupakan pemanfaatan dan pengelolaan lingkungan yang terpadu. Eksploitasi bentang alam… Continue

Added by yessy on June 21, 2009 at 1:44am — 1 Comment

Please Join Alicia Griffin's Group - Failing Cities

Alicia is a great new friend of mine who I truly respect. We need to support, donate, volunteer, paint and pick up trash, etc. We need to help those less fortunate then us. It does the soul good!

All people are good deep down. Sometimes life throws you too many curve balls, you cannot catch them all. Look for the good in people. Optimism goes a long way. Pestimisic people go no where and end up sad, alone. R.J. Masi

Added by R.J. MASI on June 20, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

Iran's Opposition Leader was an Architect

Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi was an architect. See his drawings on ArtWeLove.com.

Moussavi is a complex figure--not only was he a key player in the country's 1979 revolution and a prime minister in its brutal and chaotic aftermath, he's also an artist, an architect, and the head of the… Continue

Added by Jorge Otero-Pailos on June 19, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

Wonderful English from Around the World

In a Bangkok temple: IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A

FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN.

Cocktail lounge, Norway: LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.

Doctors office, Rome: SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.

Dry cleaners, Bangkok: DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS.

In a Nairobi restaurant: CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE OUGHT

TO SEE THE MANAGER.

On the main road to Mombassa, leaving… Continue

Added by se_cris on June 18, 2009 at 8:32pm — 2 Comments

Social Networks YIN YANG

Seems there's much concern expressed these days about social networks as distraction from the real world and it reminds me that this same alarm was frequent in the past over concerns about all that TV we were watching. Well, now we watch considerably less TV and do more and more social networking. So, is that a good thing? Much as I agree with criticism aimed at the volume of 'useless chitchat' that occurs, at least we're communicating with each other instead of deadpanning TV screens and there… Continue

Added by Michael McKenzie on June 18, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments

few links of today

living as a snail in a shell might be interesting for not very long/slow time >>> http://www.beautifullife.info/urban-design/living-in-a-shell-nautilus-house/

though there are some romanian guys who are really good at renderings >>> http://www.pixelenlargement.com/

it is amazing what is really happening… Continue

Added by se_cris on June 18, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Parking for Pedestrians

“Person Parking” designed by Springtime.

"The design is part of a competition called “Duepercinque” which aims to allot street space to more than just cars. The design by Springtime opts for a cement block with “Person Parking” signs."

Well, quite an interesting idea in the way of returning public space to the public. But I don't see anyone sitting in a crowded street on this parking spot. I think it is more suitable for a… Continue

Added by Raileanu Veronica on June 17, 2009 at 2:39pm — 6 Comments

Thank you all that attended my Green Alternative Building Class.

We are very excited about our new green web site that is under construction. We will feature live activity from our jobs, R.J. Masi daily messages on green building, R.J.'s Green Events and so much more. Stay tuned.

Added by R.J. MASI on June 16, 2009 at 9:01am — 1 Comment

The Next Big Thing is SMALL

Thats All...

Added by Michael McKenzie on June 15, 2009 at 10:00pm — 7 Comments

Top scientists predict the future of science ... Review: "What's Next: Dispatches on the future of science" by Max Brockman

"...Top scientists predict the future of science"

10:00 09 June 2009 by Amanda Gefter

/Review:

What's Next: Dispatches on the future of science by Max Brockman (editor)... Published by: Vintage Books

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FOR PROPHETIC visions of the future, some people turn to horoscopes or fortune tellers. But if you really want to know what… Continue

Added by Tomas Skovgaard on June 15, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments