Dr. SeussJuice

… a breathtaking film that begs the question, “what am i doing with my life?”.

“in 1968 Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins went on a 10,000 mile adventure. it would change their lives.  the hope of finding the last wild place on earth became the dream of saving it forever.  today 2 million acres in Patagonia are under permanent protection because of one experience.”

to be released this summer…

Entangle Bank emerged from the Revision Dallas Competition, where it took third place. designed by Little, the concept seeks to integrate an entire community into one building, practically free from the use of resources available to the rest of the city.  the concept boasts its own power, water and food supplies…. greywater system… communal sky pastures… 20,000 square feet of grain field… school system… bank… living quarters… more and more and more!  ArchDaily summed it up pretty well:

Entangled Bank is a series of complex networks connecting various elements in the community. Similar to how “a natural bank itself is meant to sustain and offer every opportunity for its constituents to succeed”, the same notion can be related to the social landscape of Dallas.  “This project offers the opportunity to develop a network that supports those that flourish…but also rehabilitates those that have withered,” explained the architects.

this beautiful view can be seen from the lovely Hollywood Hills in California.  the Openhouse was designed so the front, side and rear elevations of the house slide open to remove all boundaries.  designed by Xten.  gorgeous!

so i found my new photography project… i’ve always had a desire to paint with light, but until i saw the work of Christopher Hibbert (a French photographer living and working in Paris) did i feel the creative urge to paint!  his pieces are nice…. he also has tutorials on his site if you’re interested in this art form!

i ran across Charlie McCarthy on Vimeo and found his “flight patterns” video… a stop motion sort of short, comprised of long exposure photos of bugs flying around a street lamp.  aren’t the corkscrews sweet?!  dizzy lil bugs….

what a sweet place to live!  this “contemporary” mountain home was designed by Ulisses Morato and resides in the mountains of Brazil.  traditional labor was employed to construct the structure and all materials were obtained locally.  the bright colors and the form of the building are meant to contrast with the natural surroundings…

i’m really diggin the work of Benjamin Johnson.  the piece above is titled, “Bad Apple”… more like bad ass!  love these illustrations!

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this isn’t James’ newest piece, but it is worth a look nonetheless.  if you’re not familiar with Augmented Reality, you should be!

take a look at the video above.  can you imagine what this will do for music videos in the future?  Michael Jackson would have had a fit with that glove!! it’s exciting watching Augmented Reality develop and particularly exciting watching James Alliban’s projects.  check out the business card and particle beam posts!

Arenaceous Anti-Desertification Architecture is the technical term for The Dune Project. in an attempt to stop the spreading of the Sahara desert, Magnus Larsson proposes the use of bacteria to build a wall!  whether or not the project is worthwhile is still up for debate however, there’s no denying the beauty of the structures created by the bacteria!

Cool Hunting got the local scoop on some sick waves in Montreal… the surf is a set of rapids on the St. Lawrence River that are liable  to send you way downstream if you’re not careful…