NME's 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time
Etiquetas: Greatest Songs Of All Time, Música, NME
(...) A mecânica do concurso radiofónico: em princípio é a exploração por meio de perguntas da definição de determinado verbo (equivalente do "fulano", significante flutuante ao qual se substitui por reconstituição seletiva o significante específico). Portanto, em princípio, trata-se de aprendizagem intelectual. Na realidade, descobre-se que, salvo raras exceções, os participantes se mostram incapazes de formular verdadeiras perguntas: interrogar, explorar e analisar incomoda-os. Partem da resposta (tal ou tal verbo que têm na cabeça) para deduzirem a pergunta, que se reduz à estruturação em forma interrogativa da definição do dicionário (ex:"Será que "tirlipot" significa pôr fim a qualquer coisa?" Se o orientador do certame diz: "Sim, de certa maneira"; ou até apenas: "Talvez... em que é que está a pensar?" Resposta automática: "terminar" ou "acabar"). Nada mais nada menos que o método do topa tudo, que experimenta os parafusos um após o outro para ver se a coisa anda, método de exploração rudimentar de ajustamento por tentativas e erros sem investigação racional.O computador: idêntico princípio. Não há aprendizagem. O miniordenador faz perguntas e, para cada uma, apresenta o quadro de cinco respostas. Seleciona-se a resposta justa. O tempo também conta: se se responder instantaneamente, obtém-se o máximo de pontos e ganha-se o "campeonato". Não se trata, portanto, de tempo de reflexão, mas de tempo de reação. (...)
Etiquetas: A Sociedade de Consumo, Jean Baudrillard
From the architect. The Tietgen dormitory project was made possible by a donation from the Nordea Denmark Fund. The intention of the donation was to make possible the realization of ‘the dormitory of the future’ through a clear and visionary architectural idea. Housing approximately 400 students, it is to be a reference project of international format.The site is located near Copenhagen University in Ørestad North, a recently planned neighbourhood characterized by flowing canals and a consistent, rigid building structure. The simple circular form of the Tietgen Dormitory is an urban response to the context, providing a bold architectural statement in the newly planned area.
ArchdailyThe project’s dynamic, sculptural expression is created by the contrast of the building’s overall form with the honest expression of the individual programmatic elements. The building’s circular form- symbol of equality and the communal is contrasted with individual, projecting volumes expressing the individual residences. The principle inspiration for the project is this meeting of the collective and the individual, a characteristic inherent to the dormitory building type.The cylindrical volume completes itself and orients itself around the inner courtyard. The upper levels are organized with residences along the perimeter with views to the surroundings, while the communal functions are oriented toward the inner courtyard. The communal areas find expression as dramatic, projecting forms pointing inward to the courtyard. The residences are of various depths in a changing tact, giving the outer contour its characteristic crystalline expression. The unique identity of each individual residence thus revealed, and the potential urban monumentality of the cylindrical form is neutralized.At ground level the courtyard is accessed via open passages, which in turn give vertical access to 5 building sections. On each floor, each of the 5 section consists of 12 residences organized around a communal area and kitchen. Facilities common to the entire dormitory are grouped at ground level.
Etiquetas: Lundgaard & Tranberg Architects, Tietgen Dormitory
Etiquetas: Estância de Férias, Mogadíscio, Somália
Evolo
Messner Mountain Museum Corones by Zaha Hadid Architects is under construction. Located in Kronplatz, South Tyrol, Italy, this museum is the final piece in the series of mountain museums. The museum is dedicated to the great rock faces of the work, and will focus on the discipline of mountaineering. This unique composition of fluid, interconnected volumes, is carved within the mountain and informed by the geology and topography of its context. A sharp glass canopy resembling a fragment of glacial ice, rises from the rock to mark and protects the entrance to the museum.A cascading ramp connects the exhibition spaces and creates dynamic volumes of circulation throughout three levels of temporary exhibitions, presentation areas and an auditorium, enabling the museum to showcase its permanent exhibition together with objects and images from Messner’s archive.The new museum will offer 240-degree views across expansive mountain landscapes that include Zillertal Alps, the Dolomites and the Marmolada glacier. The aim of the museum is to add cultural and educational element to the popular Alpine destination. Glazed apertures and viewing balcony are specifically oriented in a way to ensure the museum’s interiors and primarily naturally lit, while maintaining the design’s labyrinthine trajectory within the mountain, incorporating and expressing the power of the natural tectonic system it is a part of. The museum maintains almost constant internal temperature by immersing the built spaces inside the mountain.The museum is 1000 sqm in total and the completion is expected in summer 2014.
Etiquetas: Museum, Reinhold Messner, Zaha Hadid