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» Site title: Archi Libre
» Site description: Takes a look at vernacular and self-educated strands in architecture. Materials and techniques, fantastic architecture, domes, and zomes. [French, English, Spanish]
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» Site title: Architects Design in Cyberspace
» Site description: Illustrated article by Alfredo Andia and Claudia Busch on the designs by New York based architectural firm Asymptote on a virtual New York Stock Exchange.
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» Site title: Copenhagen Substitute
» Site description: An interactive tour of Utopian designs by various architects. Devised by Dellbruegge and de Molls, it formed part of the exhibition "models of resistance" in Copenhagen May/June 2000.
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» Site title: Curvilinear Surfaces
» Site description: Aleksandra Kasuba explains how to install curved fabric structures (under tension) in environmental and architectural projects. Examples of her installations. Biography, bibliography.
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» Site title: Decodeine
» Site description: Margot Kasojevik presents dynamics, simulation and animation design processes in architecture. Includes animations.
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» Site title: Design Museum: Archigram / Architects (1961-1974)
» Site description: Formed by a group of young London architects, Archigram magazine dominated the architectural avant garde in the 1960s with its playful, pop-inspired visions of a technocratic future. Exhibition at the Design Museum, London.
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» Site title: Diaphan Architectural
» Site description: Sabine von Fischer explores space in material and thought, in the form of drawings and texts – from concept and criticism to construction. Projects focus on sensorial and invisible boundaries such as "sonic barriers", and on completely collapsed objects in the "event horizon" series.
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» Site title: Dynamic Architecture
» Site description: David Fisher presents his design for a rotating tower in Dubai. Between its independently rotating floors are wind turbines, generate electric energy for itself as well as for other buildings. Includes description, video and press articles.
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» Site title: Electronic Democracy Spaces
» Site description: University diploma project on two parallel networks (physical and digital) that host and encourage political participation. Dimitris Papadopoulos and Iannis Orfanos.
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» Site title: Emergent
» Site description: Tom Wiscombe researches issues of globalism, technology, and materiality through built form. Projects and publications on experimental architecture of complex geometry, informed by contemporary models of biology and business.
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» Site title: Just-In-Time Infrastructure Prototype
» Site description: Igor Kebelour presents a concept of domestic, working, public and mobile institutions merged into one. Includes model, analysis and discussion.
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» Site title: Mas Yendo Experimental Projects
» Site description: The Japanese architect describes and illustrates his wide range of experimental works. Includes biography and some of his writings.
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» Site title: Pouchulu Architects
» Site description: Argentinian architect and academic Patricio Pouchulu displays his portfolio of futuristic designs, including those for major competitions.
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» Site title: Research Institute for Experimental Architecture
» Site description: A non-profit institution with the purpose of advancing experimentation and research in the field of architecture, based in Bern, Switzerland, and New York City, US. Biographies of Lebbeus Woods and Guy Lafranchi, news and publications.
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» Site title: The Steel Research House
» Site description: An experiment in modern house design using light steel framing at the University of Nottingham, UK. Context, project outline and progress. Feedback form for comments.
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» Site title: Symphonic House
» Site description: A resonant house built on a Lake Michigan beach as a joint experiment between David Hanawalt, architect, and Bill Close, sonic installation artist. Includes photographs and video with music.
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» Site title: Tent Design
» Site description: Russian architect Anvar Khairoylline enthuses about the possibilities of tent structures. His profile, illustrated summary of his thesis and examples of projects using the principles of tent construction.
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» Site title: The Translucent House
» Site description: A prototype by Alfons Soldevila. Photograph parades show the building process from design to finish, and other buildings using translucence. A detailed description and theoretical background.
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» Site title: Zomes Concept
» Site description: Creating homes from a harmonious family of geometric forms. Includes definitions, symbolism, images, and construction.
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A man lay spread out over three seats in the second row of a movie theater.
As he lay there breathing heavily, an usher came over and said, "That''s very rude of you, sir, taking up three seats. Didn''t you learn any manners! Where did you come from?"
The man looked up helplessly and said, "The balcony!"
Humor of the day
One day a mother and father were having sex and their son walked in.
"What are you doing, the kid asked".
Well, you wanted a brother, so we''re making you one.
The next day, the father walks outside and sees his son porking away on the family junker''s tailpipe.
"Son...what the hell are you doing!!!"
And the son replied - "Mom said she wanted an new car, so I''m making her one!"