Archiculture

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Brilliant.

I just called to RSVP… hope I get in.

“MASHING Up COPYRIGHT: RiP! A Remix Manifesto
Friday May 1 @ 6:30 p.m. - Screening & Panel - Free
The Cooper Union Wollman Auditorium, 51 Astor Place
Web activist and filmmaker Brett Gaylor explores issues of copyright in the information age, mashing up the media landscape of the 20th century and shattering the wall between users and producers. Screening of the film will be followed by a panel in moderated by Rina E. Pantalony, Esq., NYU Tisch School for the Arts. With director Brett Gaylor; Brad Lichtenstein (What We Got: DJ Spooky’s Journey to the Common); Jon Alpert (China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province); Bruce Sinofsky (Metallica: Some Kind of Monster). Seating limited. RSVP to 212-330-0450 with your name, email and organization affiliation.” via IFP eNewsletter

This is an unedited completely raw clip of footage from the production of the documentary film, Archiculture. All audio balancing, color correcting and video mastering will occur at the final cut. This is here to give you a feel for our footage, begin to know the students, understand their projects and get a glimpse of the film’s story. Please give it a play and let us know what you think. We love feedback!

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Recently got re-obsessed with French Press and remembered this video…

Every time we submit for a grant, we hold our breath. We know that they are highly competitive and difficult to land but believe that maybe this one will be the one. As the months pass we go about our work quietly to not waste attention upon a process we hold no power. But as always when the decision is made we come in a close finalists without the awards. Such is the reality of making a film. We continue to charge ahead with our own pocket books, some supporting friends and a few progressive firms who donated before the crash!

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Coll-Barreu Arquitectos came up with a pretty interesting design solution for an ice hockey arena.

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I can’t decide if this is extremely useful or completely unnecessary?

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Former professional football player, and artist, Ernie Barnes passed away yesterday.  If you are not familiar with his work, check out some of the images on the following link.

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Time to tune up your bike in preperation for Bike Month.  The weather is warm and the public transportation is unreliable.

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During a conversation tonight with new team member, Laura Cavaliere the topic of the junk rafts came up.  This is insane and amazing! They are currently “float[ing] through the Adriatic Sea from Slovenia to Venice throughout May 2009.” Be sure to check out the link with many more beautiful photos and a great article about SWOON’s previous fleets which have sailed the Hudson (above) and down the Mississippi (below).