#eugene tssui

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Home of architect Eugene Tssui - 1995

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Architect Eugene Tssui's wild bio-inspired Venturus concept for a "wind-generated dwelling" in Victoria, Canada, 1982.

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Eugene Tssui (/tsweɪ/ born Eugene Tsui, September 14, 1954) is an American architect noted for his use of ecological principles and "biologic" design, a term coined by Tssui himself in the 2010 issue of World Architecture Review. He has proposed a number of projects such as a bridge across the Strait of Gibraltar to connect the continents of Africa and Europe as well as a 2-mile-high tower capable of housing 1 million residents. He has been called the "Seminal Architect of the 21st Century." In May of 2013, Tssui was also listed as one of one hundred "Guardian Angels of the Planet" by Project Coyote.

Tssui's clothing designs include prototypes with sequin-like solar panels which would allow the wearer to charge and power their personal electronic devices. The designs have appeared in magazines such as Mondo 2000 and Hyphen. The 2008 Winter cover of the magazine Hors Ligne also features one of his garments.

His work is described as "moving architectural clothing" and reflects the biologic principles found in his architecture, in that his designs are meant to adapt to the wearer's physical activity as well as protect from the elements. Some of the stylistic influence of his architecture also bleeds over into his fashions, with ridges, spines, and wings all featuring in his designs.

1-2.  Photovoltaic electricity-generating "solar suit" in purple 3.  Winter coat made of faux fur and cotton 5.  Unisex sweater which retains and circulates body heat

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Eugene Tssui

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Architecture is a tradition. People think that it should look to the past. Architecture is the last field of innovation. We’ve demanded innovation of everything else: phones, computers, cars, planes, boats… but the most innovative architecture? No. It is still 150 years behind its time. We are still creating buildings the same way we did in the 1860s. Many of us are imprisoned by resale value and prefer to live in the past.

Eugene Tssui

PIN UP 31 nb: One of the reasons that I want to move away from architecture is that the process is held in the past, as are the systems that maintain it. I hope that by creating distance, I can gain new perspective on how to make architecture interesting

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Yes, shout, because the truth is that the planet is dying, and it is our fault. Architects are responsible for 45 percent of all the toxicity on the planet. Buildings are death traps.

Eugene Tssui

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Nolan Boomer: Where did your anger come from?

Eugene Tssui: From the desire to live and have a life. Nothing you say to me can rob me of my own life. One could say that I’m arrogant or conceited, but it prevents me from living a death of conformity, ignorance, and mediocrity!

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