Documentary on Millau Viaduct

msssri just posted this great documentary from national geographic.



msssri just posted this great documentary from national geographic.
via Abitare Talks
Great lecture...looong but great.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Rem Koolhaas lecture at Columbia.
Via The New School
In this talk, Mayne discusses the design and construction of 42 Cooper Square a building which aims to reflect the Cooper Unions values and aspirations as a center for advanced and innovative education in art, architecture, and engineering.
Description via Youtube.
Shigeru Ban, who studied with Ray Kappe at SCI-ARC, is known for his pioneering use of low-cost building materials such as paper and bamboo. As a consultant for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in the early and mid-1990s, Ban created emergency housing from paper tubes for victims of the Rwandan civil war. Ray Kappe, much awarded and published Architect/Educator, founded SCI-ARC in 1972, and is renowned for his residential architecture, characterized as the "apotheosis of the California Modern House." Since 2004, he has been working on his innovative, much acclaimed and published modular steel-framed prefabricated houses.
Hammer Conversations is an ongoing series that pair thinkers from a range of disciplines for engaging provacative discussions on culture, science, and the arts.
Learn more about the Hammer Museum at UCLA and Hammer Conversations at www.hammer.ucla.edu.
Great interview with Craig Dykers of Snohetta, whose recently been chosen to do SFMOMA's expanson.
(Oslo Opera House)
Nice long lecture Eisenman gave at Rice.