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what a week.first graphic design / diagramming class with michael rock and yoonjai choi. lesson learned = it is just paper. funny how a white 8" x 8" box can turn you timid.our first seminar with bernard tschumi is delayed until next wednesday.for our third publications seminar we had the pleasure of seeing several pieces Avery's rare books collection, including several original lithographs by

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my project finally has a name, and it only took me three and a half months to get here. the institute of projected citizenship: a spatial declaration of political equality.with this speculative project abuja could have its first critical infrastructure in the city. more to come soon.

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For a moment, a digression.Recently in his seminar about the visible and invisible, Safran brought up Steven Holl's design for the Knut Hamsen Center in Hamarøy, Norway. Holl's argument is that it is "The building as a body, a battleground of invisible forces." The idea is that these forces are nonexistent because they exist in the mind, and only upon entering this building do they become spatial

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aside from examining the urban conditions of nigeria's two major cities, one of the key subjects of debate within this studio is how nigeria copes with neoliberalism and how it will shape nigeria's future. the central concepts are global currencies, free trade, direct foreign investment and financial markets. why is this discussion crucial in the overall critique of nigeria? because the concept

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the theme today is could be about nothing other than in-between-ness. the semester is officially halfway over. i'm halfway through my graduate program. my projects tend to drift into an exploration of the spaces between spaces. i feel half awake. it's time to take a step back to unpack all of that.[ surface, screen, structure ]our mid-review is next week. so far we have had numerous site visits -

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notes from the quarter review friday : the city of abuja is not imaginary, but it has been imagined. it is a city that is a fulfillment of a bold urban prophecy, and one that endeavors to rescue nigeria from its own virulent identity. the members of the panel that gathered in the late 70's to re-imagine and re-configure the nigerian state intended to create a new capital that was, in effect, a

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Like any colonized territory, Nigeria has been subjected incremental reformulations of the citizens' collective memory. In other words, the past is systematically altered or erased. the objective of these interventions is to search for ways to move/look forward, while simultaneously commemorating the heritage of the nation with symbols that typically fall short of recalling anything truly

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"Speed expands time by contracting space. It negates the notion of the physical dimension." _ Tschumi. we are collectively swimming through a deep sea of data about the history of Nigeria. the forces that have shaped it into what it is today is both fascinating and tragic. i've managed to locate several maps, models and conceptual images of Tange's master plan for the city. they are, without

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there are a handful of things that i have learned are impossible to escape. one of these obsessions appears to be oppositions. now that i actually consider this idea, i have come to realize that i have been consumed by this for as long i can remember. is this by design? the problem is i have only recently been physically toying with these ideas; since around 2nd, maybe 3rd year of undergrad. that

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this semester i'm going to once again attempt to write more spontaneously, which will hopefully create a more lucid and accurate description of what occurs here each day. the largest surprise about columbia so far is that we are incapable of maintaining focus. this is clearly by design, but this occurs almost daily; i have a conversation, a realization, or a lecture that absolutely blows me away

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[ studio ] finally, the final images / drawings / diagrams. [ physical model ] funny that i'm posting images from the final review of the summer on the first day of fall classes. [ digital craft ] final film, "skinned," posted on Vimeo here: link! [ arguments ] my final paper explored the architectural pavilion as a device to both exhibit a clear disciplinary

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[ studio ]just a few images from the three-quarters review _ 01 _ diagrammatic section, indicating the movement / rotation of fragments from the labs below to the display area above. 02 _ diagrammatic axon. this was an exercise to indicate the layout of the labs relative to the display spine, as well as to play with 3dstudio's illustrate! renderer. both of them obviously needed some improvement.

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[ studio ] post-mid-review called for a shift in focus to more practical matters, like program, programmatic diagrams, sections, and plans ... but not too much. i was fully aware that i would continue to vacillate between the two (are there really just two states to begin with? i find this attitude to be quite arcane. and even if there were two definable states i simply could not discern whether

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some highlights from the midreview. if the following looks incoherent it's not only because i have excluded several images, but also because we have generated several different schemes and used a variety of design and analysis tactics for each one. luckily things became a bit more coherent towards the end. more on that eventually.01 _ intro _ 02 _ In my examination of the military and it's

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[ studio ] the core of the project remains the organization of fragments, but this still needs much more development. i know the ideas will reveal themselves, but it's just going to take more exploration. (i should probably stop writing right now and get back to work, no?) anyway, because they are separate from one another, the conceptual objective is give the fragments autonomy over their new

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[ studio ] the damage discussion continues. i realize this will sound strange, but the projects are slowly becoming more schematic and less abstract. this has actually increased my excitement about the project because it's allowed us to visualize our projects more architecturally, although i still have not figured out how to resolve it. i am hoping that at some point i will accept the fact that

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It looks like I lost track of time and the past two weeks sped by. This is basically just a lenghty memo to myself, so enjoy![studio]The damage diagramming continues, only now we have been weaving insurance into the discussion. I have made several attempts to pinpoint a specific moment, narrowing in on the details of the event. The objective is to formulate a new descriptive vocabulary for the

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[studio] The topic of damage control is deliberately broad. My instructor is Mark Wasiuta, and we will eventually work with an artist who is the author of the Salvage Art Institute. Initially we scrutinized the basic notions of damage and tested our preconceived ideas of damage and its meaning. From there we moved to an exploration of the images of value, to our collective role in the creation of

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The first week in New York was not a gentle immersion, but it was a spectacular one. I suppose it was the only appropriate way to join the party; with aggression and excitement. I've made so many promises to myself that will inevitably be broken. How many times have I been here and I still haven't seen Seagram's Plaza? Ridiculous. I still haven't visited the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State

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The American Concrete Building. Mickelberry is lucky enough to work on the top floor. My other boy Eric over at intern[life] recently highlighted his obsession with his new iphone app, Shakeitphoto. Anyone who is familiar with my personal flickr page is fully aware of own obsession with this app, and reasonably so. It's amazing. Sam was quick to point out its ubiquitousness, which I cannot deny.

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Here's an amalgamate of older songs, an arbitrary commemoration of my last day at wHY Architecture. Saying goodbye was more bittersweet than I had anticipated, and I predictably turned to my music to piece myself back together. As you'll see, I'm trying very hard to relive my adolescence through my music.Ride _ Dreams Burn DownTheir grunge/britpop sound is too grandiose to convey any sense of

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Now that my CD's exam is out of the way I took some time today to finally begin William McDonough's Cradle to Cradle. Given that it's generally assumed to be required reading for anyone in the construction/architecture/urban design world, I'm embarrassed that it has remained ignored for so many years.About midway through the book McDonough talks about reducing the negative side effects of

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joints! i suspect more architects would know their names. since i am not one, i feel no shame in identifying only three of ten.

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I suppose it should come as no surprise that I was stumped by a question that pinned aesthetic preference versus safety and functionality.Here, four critical issues are considered - structural integrity, safety from contact, fire safety, and maintenance - and I managed to miss them all and prioritize the spacing and size of the screws holding the assembly together. One might argue that since

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I challenge any licensed architect to name more than 2 of these.

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It's absolutely pathetic that it's taken me this long to discover/explore Issac Brock's 2002 project, Ugly Casanova. I listened to Sharpen Your Teeth in it's entirety tonight, its folky catharsis serving as a surprisingly appropriate way to end a night spent drowning in notecards, mechanics liens and indemnification clauses. Things I Don't RememberHotcha GirlsCat Faces

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This email arrived, and I immediately became paralyzed by a tidal wave of fear, anxiety and excitement. That morning, the message thread on archinect for 2010 applicants was lit up with one 'GSAPP rejection' post after the other. Needless to say, the last thing I wanted to see this morning was an email from the Columbia admissions department. Much to my parents' disappointment, I've said

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I've spent a few Sundays accompanying Laura in the UCLA law library, either studying for the ARE's or piddling away time on my iphone. Today, in the midst of a riveting examination of construction documents and the components of the project manual, I took a necessary pause to let my eyes wander aimlessly around the room I was in. I was pleased to notice this ::Are those linear diffusers that echo

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In my previous post I mentioned the possibility of a new job. Now, I can officially say that I've been hired by wHY Architects. My first day is this Tuesday. Their website >>http://www.why-architecture.com/This has been a long year. The subject titles since last January been a running count of the number of days since January 16th, when I was cut loose from ZGF. The content of each post over this

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384 days without full-time employment. it just might be ending soon. details to follow. in unrelated news, i am finally coming around to this album. perhaps it is resonating more loudly down here, given that it's generally warm and sunny hue more accurately reflects the atmosphere of southern california. listening to this in portland would either sweep me away to someplace else or annoy me. then

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Admittedly, the composition of the following lists are fairly predicable and I'm certain most 20-somethings who pay the slightest bit of attention to what's accessible and hip in modern music are thinking the same thing. Luckily, this no longer makes a difference to me. I should note that it took time for each album on this list to reveal its dynamic qualities, which is typically a good indicator

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I caved. I made a non-2009 top album list. I should note, these are essential to me, and are certainly not the greatest musical achievements of all time. In other words, my life without this music is hardly worth living. I should also note that this list is in no way permanent. In fact, half of these will probably change within the next month. What's more, I've been listening to an unhealthy

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SOME NEW STUFF.THE GOSSIP _ Music for MenIt's not substantive, but it's danceable, aggressive, and damn catchy.Dimstore DiamondMen in LOve2012WILD BEASTS _ Two DancersThis album feels like 2007's White Rabbits album, Fort Nightly - while it isn't groundbreaking, it is tremendously listenable.All the Kings MenThe Empty Nest

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FUGAZIfrom End Hits. _ break._ place position. _ five corporations.

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THE DODOS _ TIME TO DIE._ small deaths._ fables._ troll nacht.

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MIXX'D BAGG >>>YACHT _ i'm in love with a ripper.WASHED OUT _ you'll see it.MONSTERS OF FOLK _ dear god.THE XX _ vcr.M.I.A. _ paper planes [dfa remix].NEON INDIAN _ deadbeat summer.

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BAT FOR LASHES /// Natasha Khan_ sleep alone._ pearl's dream._ siren song._ what's a girl to do?

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Jack White /// Jack Lawrence /// Dean Fertita /// Alison MosshartTHE DEAD WEATHER _ treat me like your mother.THE DEAD WEATHER _ treat me like your mother - Diplo remix.THE DEAD WEATHER _ 60 feel tall.

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new website > cgkeech.comnew apartment > link.new attitude > link.

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is it a little strange when people bring carrot sticks, granola bars and cups of yogurt and apple sauce to a coffee shop at 6.30 pm? seems strange. i guess.project chaboo teaser sketches >anyone hiring yet?

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another day, another coffee shop. i'm starting to hear birds chirp in the morning.

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two weeks. one miserable portfolio. at least our president is a democrat. jury's still out on how often he's going to remind congress this is so.

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change, indeed.i suppose that months ago, in a fit of uncharacteristic clairvoyance, i could have predicted that i would have been able to watch today's inauguration ceremony. it is, after all, 9 in the morning right now. typically this is when i'd be unstrapping my biking shoes at my desk or pouring my first cup of coffee in the break room.now, as judge roberts is swears in obama, i feel a tad

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1. DEERHUNTER - MICROCASTLE2. THE WALKMEN – YOU & ME3. WHY? - ALOPECIA4. THIRD – PORTISHEAD 5. TV ON THE RADIO – DEAR SCIENCE6. THE DODOS - VISITER 7. MILES BENJAMIN ANTHONY ROBINSON – MILES BENJAMIN ANTHONY ROBINSON 8. SANTOGOLD - SANTOGOLD9. THE RUBY SUNS – SEA LION 10. BEACH HOUSE - DEVOTION11. BLITZEN TRAPPER - FURROTHERS >BLACK MOUNTAIN – IN THE FUTURESTEPHEN MALKMUS & THE JICKS – REAL

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i realize i'm repeating myself here, but this honestly felt like more of an accomplishment than graduating from college.

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adulthood, i think, means you floss every night. mouthwash is assumed be part of the evening routine as well.

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"... the guitars are big, bright, and unusually unfucked-with." _ marc hogan.deerhunterlittle kidsnothing ever happenedvox celeste

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the following is an excerpt from an email i sent to my parents and brother. clearly, i got entirely too worked up, i spent way too much time composing it, and i'm wasting billable hours with my analysis. beyond that, there's nothing profound about any of this. feel free to criticize.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++“We believe that the best America

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appropriate on many levels.miles benjamin anthony robinsonthe debtorwritten over

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"mccain's personality." - george will.simply stated, when the race is about personality {peripheral} mccain does better. conversely, when the race is about real, fundamental issues {important, relevant} obama does better. nothing prophetic, of course. a fundamental truth, perhaps?in other words, when you distract individuals from their personal grief and perpetual instability with mtv/gossip

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"Where there is nothing, everything is possible. Where there is architecture, nothing {else} is possible." - Rem KoolhaasKoolhaas' obsession with contemporary culture would be the logical place to start with a statement so seemingly vague.Our contemporary culture is fundamentally kinetic and free to move and think. Taken literally, architecture is the end of freedom. It contains, weighs,

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this morning i had major dental surgery, providing me the opportunity to pursue the following guilt-free activities until i return to work on monday.> read the day's news for more than twenty minutes.> legally ingest carefully prescribed painkillers.> watch 'the west wing' so much i enter a state of hypnosis wherein i believe the day-to-day theater within the white house is a magically

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i swear i have some thoughts on the election, failed william mcdonough projects, moral superiority through minimalism, self-empowerment through frugality, cycling, and even college football. however, i'm at work. long-windedness and public displays of frustration will have to wait until next time.that being said, here's some built to spill.made-up dreamsrandy described eternity

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SHEARWATER, from their new album 'Rook.'on the death of our waters. century eyes.

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"There is no such thing as architecture, what exists is the spirit of architecture."- Louis Kahn. it turns out flipping through a book of tom kundig's work at 12.15 on a sunday night only makes one more restless.

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2008's most-listened-to albums thus far. 1. santogold - santogold.2. she & him - volume one. 3. the ruby suns - sea lion 4. portishead - third5. the magnetic fields - distortion 6. foals - antidotes7. the dodos - visiter 8. fleet foxes - fleet foxes 9. cut copy - in ghost colours 10. black mountain - in the futuremy goal is to post tracks consistently. seeing-green has been my muse.

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i thought this video deserved an audience.i like ratatat, and i know this album is clearly a time piece to the extent that it's textbook ratatat, but enhanced by nintendo soundbytes. {see crystal castles, copy, and so forth.} i suppose that's pretty cool. the interesting thing about this band is that it really never makes me 'feel' anything. i am reluctant to go so far as to suggest it is 'empty,

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My post-graduate contribution by way of architecture and design thus far has been modest, ethical, well-intentioned and relatively good. it has been on a variety of scales and involved an array of different clients, architects and developers. lastly, it has all occurred within this country. that being said, the notion of having an impact on an international scale seems implausible,

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the network at my office has died for the second time today. this indicates the unofficial end of my working day, and the official beginning of another stream-of-consciousness blog. > i'm still trying to figure out how i could have once disliked broken social scene.> my lastest discovery: the unicorns 2003 masterpiece, "who will cut our hair when we're gone?" i haven't listened to this album in

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what a strange morning. perhaps brought upon by a seemingly nondescript mixture of a late night of work, a handful of strawberries from yesterday's farmers' market, and an increasingly overwhelming pile of work responsibilities, i couldn't help giggling uncontrollably at paul krugman's nytimes article published last week, found here. despite my familiarity with kennedy's commonly understood and

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the time has come for a self-administered attention 'cap.' the rationale? besides the gravitational pull i feel towards prosaic steam-of-consciousness posts, i want to explore the possibility of eliminating headaches and my paralytic grass-is-greener syndrome. 1. work. architecture. wall sections. interior details. blah blah blah. balancing a variety of contradictory tasks and differing scales

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it's 10.45 pm.it's sunday. i'm taking a cab home from work because my bike has a flat. the overzealous cabbie enthusiastically reminds me as i leave his car: "alright. good night, sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite, and avoid the slugs unless they're wearing a condom."i tipped him $2 on a $5 ride. i had no problems falling into a deep slumber.

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recent musical tendencies >  the dirty projectors > rise abovemy bloody valentine > loveless elastica > elasticabeach house > devotionnirvana > unplugged in new yorkjens lekman > oh, you're so quiet, jensvampire weekend > vampire weekend*the pixies > trompe de mondeatlas sound > let the blind lead those who can see but cannot feelles savy fav > let's stay friendsbeastie boys > hello nasty.> i

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i loathe the notion of "the mondays." the whole concept, in my eyes, is based upon a rejection of one's job as well as general laziness. obviously, this is a grossly general statement. regardless, i stand by my arrogant, black & white statement. however, yesterday was a pretty bad day for myself and a significant amount of important people around me. coincidentally, it was a monday. therefore,

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... i found this video particularly good and fun.

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maureen dowd's daily dose of clinton castigation begins today with the following: I think Hillary truly believes that she and Bill are the only ones tough enough to get to the White House. Jack Nicholson endorsed her as “the best man for the job,” and she told David Letterman that “in my White House, we’ll know who wears the pantsuits.” But her pitch is the color of pitch: Because she has

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I'm on the edge of my seat waiting for people to realize that mike huckabee is worth nothing more than a good laugh. clips like this one,in addition to remarks such as these,"You don't like people from outside the state coming in and telling you what to do with your flag," Huckabee said at a Myrtle Beach campaign event. "In fact, if somebody came to Arkansas and told us what to do with our flag,

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SIGNS PORTLAND HAS BEEN INFLUENTIAL > a. i've had a bike stolen. b. i've bought a bike. c. i've been hit by a car on my bike. d. i'm one 'crash' away from being able to count my crashes on more than one hand. e. i bought fenders for the aforementioned bike. f. i've had facial hair for more than six months. g. i've actually described a cup of coffee as 'cantelope-y.' h. i finally own a

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> albums >1. Sunset Rubdown - Random Spirit Lover2. Panda Bear - Person Pitch3. The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse4. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna, Are You The Destroyer?5. Deerhunter - Cryptograms6. Battles - Mirrored7. Menomena - Friend And Foe8. Justice - †9. Pseudosix - Pseudosix10. White Rabbits - Fort Nightly> the rest >> Deerhoof - Friend Opportunity> Spoon - Ga Ga Ga

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FASHIONABLE WORDS IN TODAY'S DESIGN COMMUNITY. by Corbin Keech & Laura Richardson. sustainable, responsible, sturdy, delicate,elegant,rustic, contextual, well-scaled,simple, modern, organic, perishable, fashionable,earthy, green, uniform,subtle, refined, unified, textural, strong, purposeful, transparent,flexible, natural, clever, geometric,repetitive, deliberate, emulate, mimic, echo, homage,

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> that's it. from now on, i'm blogging at least once a week. i'm putting an end this antiquated notion that i must write something 'relevant' at all times. a brief discussion with my boy andrew this morning was enough to inspire me to keep this blog alive, no matter how extraneous the subject matter may be.**> people i wished blogged more often: Nolan Lienhart, Sean Hughes, Elliott Nickell,

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today i turned 25 years old. currently,> it is 52 degrees outside and cloudy,> i probably ought to shave,> i slept approxomately 7.25 hours last night, which pleases me,> my favorite album of 2007, based purely on number of listens, is of montreal's hissing fauna, are you the destroyer? however, i don't think this is the best album of the year,> i drink porters more than stouts, but will take a

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The clouds are growing thicker, the days obviously shorter, mass-brooding is eminent.i love the asterisk and use it quite frequently, as many of my readers {is it up to six now? seven? I know my parents are afraid to read this} have seen. Whether it is this blog, the over-thought and over-designed myspace comment, or the occasional office email, it is without question the perfect disarmament; a

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... but i don't have the time right now.however, i did have the time to spend the last seven minutes of my life reading this article here.the ideals discussed are most certainly applicable to the field of architecture, if not anything 'design.' this encourages/energizes me more than anything else since i had the pleasure of watching the webcast of this thom mayne lecture here.on this sunny friday

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let me start off by saying that i'm struggling with my propensity for fighting losing battles. all it takes is five days sweating in kansas city and one computer rendering to find myself up to my armpits in something new to rant about; context. thanks to one of my reliable sources, this morning i had the privilege of viewing the latest rendering of a new parking garage at kansas state, designed

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at last, i feel compelled to write about something besides music. i've addressed this habit before; my unwillingness to discuss anything related to 'work.' at this point, i'm considering this my version of 'not bringing work home with me.' more proof that i'm becoming more like my dad more and more every day. but i digress ...two days ago {august first} was a special day for myself and a few of

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interesting what a whole week's worth of twelve hour work-days does to you. actually, it's really not that interesting at all. {there's that momentary belief that what you're doing is highly unorthodox, interesting, and perhaps even noble. this is me just getting past that point.} these days, i've just been able to sit on some interesting lectures by some fascinating people that i work with, i

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commonly misunderstood words and phrases noticed lately >coincidence.irony.**pun.paradox.irony.**shoe-gazing.navel-gazing.sustainable.moot.design.pop.fairly-traded.+++it's clearly too soon for a 'best albums of 2007' list, but i just recently made a '2oo7's BEST' mix on itunes here at work {blogging at work, SON!!!} so reads as follows;honey honey > feistyou are my face > wilcophantom >

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i had planned to 'not plan' this post.i didn't want to 'search' for a provocative means of summarization, for fear it would come off as forced and unauthentic. one might say this is essentially an open statement of my personal laziness; my avoidance of publicly addressing the topic my first year out of school in another city, assimilating*** into adulthood.i was hoping one year away from the calm

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here's a shocker: fox news is a skewed media empire that deliberately lies to their viewers. also, i'll bet you didn't know that walmart is a selfish corporate entity with no honest concern for the struggling worker it employs. enlightenment is a poweful thing, huh?transparent sarcasm aside, if you haven't figured it out by now my netflix subscription has clearly allowed me to get a taste of the

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obviously, i've reached the point where i'm just posting images just to fill up space ... it's what i'd like to do at the moment, however blogger doesn't seem to appreciate me attempting to upload images, so i'm left you {anyone? anyone?} to use your imagination.first off, i'm going to jump ahead a few steps and put the words in your mouth; yes, my attention to this manifesto that is a 'blog' has

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... and so the construction continues.soffit in future tapingtherapy room >looking west at length of therapy room > more framing > more of the therapytaping room > i'll hopefully be taking another trip to eugene later this week, which means more photos forthcoming.

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old photos of our project. these are from early march.the plunge pools. ductwork in pool area. more ductwork and framing.looking south at the pool area and cardio area beyond.framing near the locker rooms.more to come ...

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7.08 am > i wake to the sounds of my neighbor{s} above me. this is almost exactly thirty minutes before my alarm should be switching on. this is nothing new. a conciliatory sigh escapes me.7.45 am > i get out of bed.7.58 am > finish showering, drink protein shake. {1 cup 1% milk + 1 scoop whey. i gots ta get my branched chained amino acids, baby!}8.15 am > walk to ken's artisan bakery on 21st.

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> days ago i uttered the following,"without boundaries, restrictions or deadlines, i am completely lost."the context of this statement is irrelevant. however, this innocent musing carries far more weight now than it did before. before what? before mono.contracting this little virus has exposed one important truth; attention to my physical health has far outweighed my attention to my mental health

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spring is springing. let's see what's spinning :> !!! - myth takes. {easily accessable, wonderfully enjoyable, funky dance-rock. recommended.}> arcade fire - neon bible. {no where near the level of funeral. still recommended.}> deerhoof - apple o'. {if creative, cathartic and pithy punk rock gets you off, i strongly recommend.}> el-p - fantastic damage. {hot beats. politically charged.

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OH MY GOD! for two entirely separate reasons >1. i have not taken the time to 'write' {is this writing, really?} for some time now.2. royals baseball has begun.clearly the latter has higher blogging potential. wouldn't it just be ironic if i were to dedicate an entire blog post towards my apathetic and unsightly blogging? yea.i didn't think so either.> the other day i decided to stop by one of my

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recent {shameless} musical splurge > deerhoof > the runners four.deerhoof > friend opportunity.pj harvey > stories from the city, stories from the sea. pavement > crooked rain crooked rain {LA's desert origins}el perro del mar > el perro del mar. grizzly bear > yellow house. menomena > friend or foe. this day was topped off by seeing deerhoof perform at the wonder ballroom. having said that, i

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favorite words at the moment >> abject.> wreck.> superfluous.> indicative.> the phrase 'the long and the short of it is ...'> consummate.> hella.> feigned. > i could {should} write a blog about this blog. i'll go days without any ideas {it's on my mind constantly, duh.} and then i'll wake up one morning surrounded by 10,000 topics to choose from. it's not the like the world suddenly looks more

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self-indulgent stream-of-consciousness post? um. that sounds good. i'll have ... some more. ++++++++++++++++> this next week of work is going to destroy me. it's just as my eye-twitching affliction was starting to diminish, too.> i might have the pearliest whites this side of the cascades since receiving an oral.B electronic tooth bruth from my biological parents this past christmas. it has four

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here's a proposition; live a life of absolutes. go believe in something. formulate a conviction.but, what if that wasn't necesarily a good thing?in a very general sense, college taught me that apathy cannot nor should not ever be considered a virtue, no matter what the circumstances. i still believe in that ... sort of. but for whatever reason, i was put off by my early surroundings; a

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looking back, the past twelve months have most certainly been a tumultuous ride, seeing as i was able to participate in a joint studio with a world class spanish architect, help create a documentary, graduate from college, move away from home, get a job and endure the growing pains of the real world. still, contrary to common belief and practice, it most certainly did not fly by.now - 2006,

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a long, hard week of work means my the spareseness of my refridgerator has become comical. at this moment, it contains:> salsa.> one leftover sweet potato.> two chicken breasts.> coconut.> two twenty two ounce shakespere stouts from rouge brewery.> yellow curry sauce.> worchestershire sauce.> tobasco sauce.> one grapefruit.> minced garlic. so last evening around 4.30~ish randy, halliday and i

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thursday night, i came to the conclusion that i am now more sheltered than i have ever been in my entire life. it was during the middle of a show at the doug fir. i had a $5 terminator stout in my hand. i was surrounded by kids wearing converse and messenger bags, filthy black hair and terribly bloated egos. i was at a concert. i took a cab there. i paid for that cab and that concert with the

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seeing as i don't have access to any actual newspapers anymore {this doesn't include articles sent via mail from my parents about volatile organic paints or Kofi Annan} i'm left to get my news over the internet. the first article i read saturday morning was a suggested link posted in my gmailbox. it was about floyd little, former denver broncos running back who postulated that he had not been

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first off, i'd like to point out how surprised the voters of kansas city actually approved the light rail initiative.in the adjacent vein, and i realize i'm shamelessly pandering to maybe three kansas city people {if i'm lucky} when i write this, but can anyone give me a reason to listen to, let alone respect Jack Harry? you know, he's that grumpy, worn-out-baseball-mitt of a sports radio/

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YES. i have to work this weekend. a lot. NO, i'm not upset about that ... well, maybe a little. but YES, this is what i went to school for. am i losing my mind? YES, without question ... but that is a separate issue.i'm tired of defending my choices. what's the deal with people giving you 'that look' when you tell them you have 'obligations' outside of watching bad network television and drinking

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whoever said too much of a good thing obviously wasn't a twenty-something music snob living in portland. i suppose i could give a terribly wooden play by play of the day's events, but i owe it to my six or seven dedicated readers to put a little more effort into the ... ehhh ... effort. does that mean i'm trying to hard?although i may be guilty of burning the candle at every possible end at the

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"Baseball is better than sex. It is better than music, although I do believe jazz comes in a close second. It does fill you up.” _John Jordan "Buck" O’Neil Jr. 1911-2006. this sunday afternoon, i find myself happily overwhelmed on the number of topics at my fingertips. i've decided that october is my favorite month, fall is my favorite season, the dodgers are my second favorite baseball team, and

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reflection is what saturdays were made for. it goes without saying that it's geographical placement in the sequence of the seven day week is conducive for such a thing. when i was younger, there really wasn't anything substantial on which to reflect; i had cartoons, brookside soccer and st. e's football to distract me. high school started to give us a little more to think about, blissful

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