Sunday, May 31, 2009
The Living Roof
At The California Academy of Sciences
"Stop and smell the wildflowers during a visit to the Academy's living roof, a 2.5-acre expanse of native California plants. The museum's most iconic green building feature, the roof provides superior insulation, prevents stormwater runoff, reduces the urban heat island effect, and creates a new habitat for native birds, butterflies, and other local wildlife."

"Stop and smell the wildflowers during a visit to the Academy's living roof, a 2.5-acre expanse of native California plants. The museum's most iconic green building feature, the roof provides superior insulation, prevents stormwater runoff, reduces the urban heat island effect, and creates a new habitat for native birds, butterflies, and other local wildlife."

My uncle and other companions at the Academy noticed that the living roof had an uncanny resemblance to another fantastic agricultural landscape.... Teletubby Island. And I have to say, it is an eerie topographical synonym.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Overheard: Liberty/Valencia
A dude on the phone, while walking with his girlfriend...
"Hey, I have a question for you about unicorns... Are they gender
specific?..."
Saturday, May 23, 2009
...the way Rice felt while listening.
"But Rice, on the spot, gave Johnson carte blanche to hire the Alberses—and immediately. He made the decision not because he knew anything of them or because Black Mountain was so desperate that he had to pick names out of the hat. Rather, it was the way Johnson had looked when he talked about Albers—and the way Rice felt while listening. 'If you ever meet anybody who has seen a great teacher in action,' Rice explained years later, 'something happens as soon as you mention his name. Something happens to the person that's talking to the person who's talking about him. You see a vision.' It was one of the shrewdest intuitions, perhaps the key decision in Black Mountain's early years."
Friday, May 22, 2009
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Monday, May 18, 2009
Found Sculpture, Cat Sleeping in the Sun
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Found Sculpture
Orange Peel : hiding in the grass
Traces of a conscious unveiling : one piece
Traces of time : petrification
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