Author: hugospeepbox
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“New Editors – The Basis of a New Discourse” Presentation
When I was invited for this round-table I was flattered but extremely aghast at the the same time. Having said that, I must confess that, I prepared this presentation just some days ago. At first I started by asking myself: what is this editing all about and am I an editor? In a reality where everyday more…
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To Whom It May Concern
Who do architects design buildings for? Following the “Prémio Valmor” awarded for the modernization of the Rainha Dona Leonor Highschool, located in Lisbon and designed by Atelier dos Remédios, a short film was shot. It is an exercise in understanding how important is human presence inside built spaces and how it affects the perceptivity of those spaces. Rainha…
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Interview with Tim van de Velde
When and where was this photograph taken? The photo is one of the Brüder Klaus Field Chapel in Mechernich-Wachendorf, in Germany. When was it taken? In March 15th 2013m at 14h15, but for me that is not that relevant. What were the conditions there on site? Although it was already late in the year,…
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“É Oscar Niemeyer, eu trabalho aí”
O arquitecto Paulo Henrique Paranhos (antigo colaborador de Lelé) teve a amabilidade ler e comentar um artigo que escrevi um pouco antes do falecimento de Oscar Niemeyer. Lendo o texto dele percebi como há obras criadas cuja genialidade dos seus autores é comprovada ao longo do tempo através da constância das emoções que essas mesmas obras…
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Interview with Duccio Malagamba
Why did you select this image among so many others? I find many reasons to like this image. First of all, I love its surreal atmosphere. The three figures look very small and lost in such an unusual surroundings, I also find very funny that the closest one wears a safety mask. This detail immediately…
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“Valmor-Prize” Exhibition: Rainha Dona Leonor High School
Here are some images courtesy of Atelier dos Remédios from the exhibition held at Instituto Superior Técnico, in Lisbon, during October-November 2014. This exhibition celebrated the “Valmor-Prize” awarded building Rainha Dona Leonor High School, in Lisbon, design by Atelier dos Remédios, through a series of exclusive contents about the project developed and a video installation…
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Interview with Eddy Joaquim
Are there any special technical aspects about this image that you want to point out? The image was taken with film, and as such is a little grainy and soft-focussed due to the darker interior lighting and high contrast afforded by the light wells above. As I revisit this image over the years the technical…
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Entrevista a Mayra Andrade
“No fundo, sou uma pessoa muito caseira que optou por uma vida completamente nómada. Procuro sedentarizar-me sempre que não estou a trabalhar” diz Mayra Andrade enquanto toma o pequeno-almoço, num final de manhã de Junho, no seu apartamento em Paris. Desde criança que a cantora cabo-verdiana de 29 anos se tem habituado a uma vida…
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From Rucker Park to Madison Square
Try to imagine what it would be like to see Lebron James playing in your neighborhood. In Harlem, away from the chaotic epicenter of Manhattan, is a basketball court just like many others if not the fact that both amateur and professional players have played here. Stars like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant or Julius…
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Do You See Whales, Heisenberg?
(Article originally published in J-A 249, p.338-339) The wind had suddenly dropped, the sky started to get darker and darker, and they were in the midst of a big storm, with no food or water. Among the crew members were Nobel Prize laureates Werner Heisenberg and Niels Bohr. For them, trips like these were known…
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111 Things That Can Happen In NY
001 To ride in a taxi in Manhattan. 002 To be on 5th Avenue and think how amazing the Guggenheim Museum building looks like from outside and to be just shocked once you get in. For sure one of the most amazing buildings in NY. 003 To cross the whole Central Park at night. 004 To skate at Rockefeller Center for 90 minutes…
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Living under a bridge
Have you ever witnessed the expression “living under a bridge” applied in real life? For anyone arriving at or leaving the Sete Rios train station close to Lisbon’s financial district, it is quite a view. For some people, at first it can be disquieting to see how a margin of people are currently living. But…
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Copy Oscar
In the documentary “Visual Acoustics” about photographer Julius Schulman’s work, one of the buildings presented is externally inspired on Oscar Niemeyer’s Alovarada Palace. Although very easy to criticize this building when compared to the original, the Coachella Valley Bank building, in Palm Springs – and all other copycats that came after, as the result of the work developed by…
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Entrevista a Maria Inês Vicente e Ana Catarina Fonseca (Fundação Champalimaud)
No passado, na área das artes mas também na das ciências, esteve algo enraizada a ideia do “autor soberano” de uma determinada criação. Contudo, hoje em dia também se fala muito da chamda “inteligência colectiva”. Creio que, tanto num gabinete de arquitectura como num laboratório dedicado às neurociências, é impossível olhar para o desenvolvimento inicial de um projecto e…
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Why IKEA’s Cafeteria Can Be Your Next Office
“I’m at IKEA…. Yeah…. I’m working….” says a Megan-Fox-lookalike on the phone, with a somewhat blase voice. She’s in a table next to mine, swiping and typing on her iPad. Her office-like black belted-pencil-skirt and white fitted-shirt contrasts with the relaxed look of the lime-green plastic chair she is seated on. She is part of one of…
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