chicago ILLINOIS

paul preissner: the taiwan pop music center project provides a unique and critical opportunity to reconsider the role of contemporary pop music within the world. as the most successful form of performance art, pop music has proven to have the capacity to reframe points of view, galvanize positions, introduce new forms of visual and acoustical pleasure, deliver the most compelling form of oration and organize capital into some of the most significant economic industries in history.

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queens NEW YORK

registration begins 12.12.09

submissions due 04.19.10

awards: US $2500 total and publication on suckerPUNCH

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los angeles CALIFORNIA

nicholas PISCA has launched a new digital architecture and special effects blog called sherpa.

new york NEW YORK

apostolos MITSIOS: yigal OZERI is an israeli painter that lives and works for the last twenty years in new york. inspired by the pre-raphaelites // artists from nineteenth century england who went out into nature and celebrated it // he has managed with his cinematic portraits to challenge perception and illusion. his latest exhibition at mike weiss gallery in new york is called desire for anima, as a tribute to carl jung’s concept of the unconscious or true inner self of an individual. his models, at the transitional age between youth and maturity, are vulnerable and at the same time real in an almost dreamlike way.

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vienna AUSTRIA

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

adam VUKMANOV: deformation and differentiation of facade are generated with air intakes and their volume considering the height pressure difference. also, the double skin is shifting and reacting to the direct sun exposure depending on the angle, as well as behaviour and angularity of the wind/air stream on the exterior surface which is precisely calculated with computer-fluid-dynamic software.

studio greg LYNN, die angewandte, vienna, austria

thesis project summer 2009

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los angeles CALIFORNIA

for some time now, digital technologies have had a substantial impact on architectural design. from the use of standard drafting packages to the more experimental use of generative design tools. but how might these digital technologies - and parametric design tools in particular - help us to design cities?

entrance is free on registration.

1212.09 conference, taper hall 101, university of southern california

los angeles CALIFORNIA

suckerPUNCH: describe your project.

jerry CHANG: in architecture a plinth is a base or platform upon which a structure rest. according to semper, the plinth exists to negotiate between a structure and the ground, and becomes the connection and filter between city and structure, interior and exterior. this project explores this idea of interior and exterior filtering through the topological form of manifold skin. the idea focuses on the inversion between the skin and surface and interior and exterior.

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london ENGLAND

shoeblog: alexander MCQUEEN’s spring 2010 runway collection was a statement about the future of our world. more specifically, the meltdown of our world due to global warming. MCQUEEN’s version of waterworld showcased mankind as alien-like creatures forced to adapt/evolve and live in the sea as the polar ice caps have melted. out came clothing in reptilian prints and sequins to mimic fish scales. the fantasy heels on the runway looked like they were out of this world - or at least this land. they were super high, skeletor-like and featured interestingly curved booties designed for the the animalistic and bold.

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hanover GERMANY

the winners of nikon’s annual microscopic photography competition have been announced and the range of images include circuit boards, embryos, diatoms, beer bubbles, raindrops on butterly wings, and of course green hydra on the surfce of spotted salamander egg masses. vibrant colors, surprising forms, and beautiful patterns emerge from these microscopic networks and objects.

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london ENGLAND

press release: rowan MERSH is a textile based sculptor who explores form and fuses design with technique, emphasizing experimentation as the focus of his practice. MERSH is a celebrated graduate of the royal college of art, the first to win the mercury art prize, profiled in design magazines and featured on the cover of an acclaimed author’s book fashioning fabrics, which examined his work alongside fashion icons issey miyake, hussein chalayan to mention but a few. MERSH’s work is process oriented, the work reveals itself within his practice, as it takes form and shape depending on the emphasis and materials.

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