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wendfarm replied to your link “Lena Dunham's Race Problem”
I'm no fan of Lena Dunham, but I can't help but notice that there seem to be far fewer thinkpieces about male rising stars in media and how they're not addressing race
i hadn't thought of it from that angle. sadly that doesn't surprise me. :-/
wendfarm replied to your photo “Shit’s getting real over on the Cool Freaks’ Wikipedia Club.”
I love that group so much
It's definitely the best thing Facebook has going for it these days. (Though Yacht Communism looks pretty great too.)
wendfarm replied to your quote “The rise of cyber moneys, like Bitcoin, in some instances seemingly...”
I'm gonna wager that Harvey's prediction doesn't pan out
That quote is pulled from a more nuanced analysis, I was just really into the shot at Bitcoin.
wendfarm replied to your post “Someone please explain to me the appeal of “Wagon Wheel”
it's easy to play on guitar and sing along to, it gives people a feeling of togetherness, etc
I mean, fair enough, but aren't there songs that don't suck that fill those criteria? Like half of Neil Young's discography for example?
Do you have any key texts for architectural theory & practice that you'd recommend to a non-expert?
Sorry for the delay! Here are 10 suggestions, in no particular order:
Rural Studio: Samuel Mockbee and the Architecture of Decency - Dean (Mockbee's work in many ways can be interpreted as a fundamental critique to the state of the architectural/design industry - instead of flashy facades and overtly complex forms and styles you will instead find here a collection of buildings constructed with a high degree of care for the sole purpose of providing healthy, affordable, practical, and sustainable spaces)
Thinking Architecture - Peter Zumthor (this is a collection of essays by the architect recording his opinions on the effects of well designed spaces and why they are meaningful)
The Eyes of the Skin - Juhani Pallasmaa (establishes that vision is hegemonic in architectural design therefore the architectural community must further address the other senses)
Questions of Perception: Phenomenology of Architecture - Steven Holl (addresses pretty much what the title says)
Learning from Las Vegas - Venturi, Brown (las vegas as a case study of the rise of signs in the 20th century)
In Praise of Shadows - Tanizaki (a non-designer discusses the subtleties and intimate nature of traditional japanese design)
Studies in Tectonic Culture: The Poetics of Construction in 19th and 20th Century Architecture - Frampton (I've yet to read this but it's a key text for one of my closest friends - you can't talk about architecture seriously until you understand tectonics! this is actually the next book I intend to read)
Life and Death of Great American Cities - Jane Jacobs (the key text I would suggest for addressing the design of cities and communities)
Architecture of Happiness - Botton (I also haven't read this but many of my friends recommend it as a great introductory text to architecture and the senses)
The Image of the City - Lynch (a fascinating case study conducted in the 1960s recording how the citizens of Los Angeles, Jersey City, and Boston have developed a visual language to navigate and 'read' their cities, the principles derived from this study are applicable to all cities)
wendfarm answered your question:What are my best options for selling a camera lens...
maybe try: keh.com ?
Yeah I checked keh but they don't seem to be looking for the kind of lens I'm trying to sell right now. I did just email Adorama hopefully they'll take it and give me $$$$.
wendfarm replied to your photo “Misunderstood" No.”
I think Franco is misunderstood in that people like him and consider his work worthwhile
Touché.
wendfarm replied to your photo “The lululemon twitter wants to know what I’d do if nothing was...”
even better because they're run by objectivists
I probably wouldn't have bothered if they weren't.
