Rise Industries

There is much more info on the WTC proposals here. Lower Manhattan – Information to Build On

Great Holiday Gift Idea

number two.

Things from explodingdog, books T-shirts and other stuff. Especially I am a moon monster T-shirt. Rockin. explodingdog store

I may be alone in thinking this, but aren’t all of these proposals a load of crap? The SOM proposal seems to be the only decent one.. I don’t know, this could be just a first knee-jerk reaction to the limited images i have seen. I will dig up more info and reevaluate. For now, look here. New Plans Unveiled for Ground Zero

Mini opens. Cooper

“REDESIGNDEUTSCHLAND introduce decimalsystem in all areas.

1 day have 100 hours. 1 hour have 100 minutes. 1 year have 1000 days.”

Wow. Another manifesto. You may have to click on the english translation to make sense of this though. REDESIGNDEUTSCHLAND

Bad idea? Porsche has starting offering its new SUV, the Cayenne (who the hell names cars anyway). Here are some photos. Pretty ugly, but perhaps a natural follow up to the awkward Boxter. Porsche

This is good. LYCA

Link from Archinect thanks.

Glasgow! Till ! can get back there, I will have to be satisfied with this and a pint of MacEwans Lager.Glasgow’s Web Cam!

HOUSEBROKEN

Art show to benefit ArtInRuins.com* opens on Thurs the 19th from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Sculpture, painting, drawing and photography will be on display in the first two floors of a house in the Federal Hill section of town, 27-29 Penn Street, between Vinton and Knight Streets. The house will be open by appointment only until the 30th. Call 401.831.1963.

Artists include, but are not limited to:

Sarah Clover, Kathleen Griffin, Dave Johnson, Leanne Rosso, Andrew Prayzner, Glenn LaVertu, Jen Raimondi, May Yao, Tracey Ingle, Alicia Renedette

and a few more…

*ArtInRuins.com is a community website which documents and alerts those interested in the plight of mill buildings and industrial spaces in Providence. Art reviews, art and music interviews, and a whole section on local architecture and preservation, past and present.

Maybe we will post some photos after the show. -j

Holiday Gift Idea Number One:

“Thanks to new computer-driven processing technologies and ultra-pure, non-toxic chemicals, twice as many Sea-Monkeys instantly hatch, grow larger and live longer than ever before.”The Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys

Yes, you can still get Sea-Monkeys, and they are probably just as stupid now as they were then. Add pet rock and a chia pet to complete your consumer farmyard trio.