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Exploring the Tissue Culture Lab:

The Tissue Culture Lab was headed by Oron Catts of the SymbioticA and Tissue Culture & Art Project fame. In this hands-on wet lab for public practical and experiential tissue culture technique, we isolated primary tissues (mostly bone marrow, muscle and HeLa cells) in a custom-made sterile hood and then incubated them separately from their original corporeal context. but more interestingly we got to face and discuss some of the ethical issues that accompany tissue culture and the process of working with life in general.

(via we make money not art )

Home needs to be seen. Home is an ode to the planet’s beauty and its delicate harmony. Through the landscapes of 54 countries captured from above, Yann Arthus-Bertrand takes us on an unique journey all around the planet, to contemplate it and to understand it. But Home is more than a documentary with a message, it is a magnificent movie in its own right

(via Vincent Thome’s blog)

“Inevitably, when technology changes, the relationship of the human body to the space of action that we experience as our environment changes as well. From agriculture, to industry, to computing, a shift in how and where we act, work, and communicate alters our perceptions of our bodies and of the spaces around them.”

– Joshua Noble from Vague Terrain 16: Architecture/Action

Sniff RFID Sensing Dog:

Sniff is first and foremost a high-quality physical toy dog, that can withstand the rough and tumble of everyday play and activities. But Sniff’s interactive elements add an extra dimension of experience and engagement. Through the use of Radio Frequency IDentification technology Sniff can identify objects that he comes close to, which trigger behaviours that are expressed through sound and vibration. In the Sniff video above you can see three of Sniff’s ‘activities’ in action, in real settings. (via Nearfield)

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Modeling in Context: New Features in Google SketchUp 7.1

The latest version of Google SketchUp includes three new features: Get Photo Texture, Nearby Models, and Upload Component.

(via SketchUpVideo)

E.O. Wilson and Will Wright discuss a life built on gameplay

1. First, a minor mindset thing: People want to choose their own arenas, not be forced into one because the company finds it sufficient to only make their stuff available in one place.

2. Then the bigger thing: The missing link between something being a tool and something changing our behavior is its availability.

via 180/360/720

Archigram, the 1960 Architectural and Urban Think-tank, conceptualised the travelling city, “A circus of Ideas” that like an air balloon would travel from one city to the next parading a specific theatre of urban cultures, cafes, museums and information from one urban experience (say.. New york City) to another city context (say London, or India) therefor re-creating that information intensive city enviroment momentarily in another city.

(via Everywhere is Here)

A fantastic new iPhone app by Irene Cheng and Brett Snyder has come to market in New York City this autumn. Sponsored by the Van Alen Institute, Museum of the Phantom City is “a public art project that allows individuals to browse visionary designs for the City of New York on their iPhones.” (via BLDGBLOG: Phantom City)

Boston architects Howeler + Yoon and Los Angeles digital designers Squared Design Lab have designed a conceptual structure for Boston, where an unfinished building would be covered in modular pods growing algae for biofuel. (via Dezeen  » Blog Archive  » Eco-pods by Howeler + Yoon Architectureand Squared Design Lab)

Elephant Man Movie Poster (for minimalists everywhere)

Entire set here.

(via Graphic Nothing)

Day care centre de kleine Kikker:

The new building is conceived as a contemporary type of farm, in form, material and construction (steel structure). The coloured facade and the aluminium roof contrast the rustic environment. The silhouette of the pointed roof refers to the existing farm building. Towards the back of the building, it transforms into a modernistic, functional building, with a flat roof, instead of a farm.

(via ArchDaily)

Netflix presentation on their corporate and associate values. Absolutely wonderful.

via Zeppelin Repair

Two Identical Houses:

Hong Kong architects Cheungvogl have designed two identical houses to be built side by side in Tokyo, Japan. Each house will have a long, thin courtyard planted with a single tree. Both buildings have smaller structures with pitched roofs perched on top. They are made of rough concrete and aged timber. (via archiCentral)

Snow globes capture our imagination because they’re like tiny magic worlds, swirling with sparkling snow that seems to make everything pure and closed-off from the evils of reality. But artist Thomas Doyle has created snow globes of sorts that do the exact opposite – unsettle us, with detailed diminutive scenes under glass that horrify and disturb. (via Captivating and Disturbing Miniature Worlds Under Glass | WebUrbanist)

“My problem is that I am idealist and my favourite people in history are those idealists that effected great change – think Martin Luther King, think Emmeline Pankhurst…They upset a lot of people. I like the visibility of public advocates and the effect they have because of this visibility, while I despise the idea that things only get worked out between blokes in suits wandering the corridors of power. ”

– Gerard Reinmuth in Archi-Ninja

iPhone Recession Case (via Apartment Therapy Unplugged)

Heritage Open Day Time Lapse

Long Street Methodist Church, Manchester