arquitectura e design

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LETTERS FROM OUR READERS- Its good to see such a modern ocus in a magazine on the Costa, and there are some great photos in the current issue. I was pleased to seethe piece on Eve Moshers project in there too, and you asked or views on the piece. I think the eature seemed a little reactionary! There issuch an embracing approach to extreme and exciting new architecture that it seemed inconsistent that you questioned whether what Eve wasdoing is art or not. It is art - perhaps the question is more whether its eective, whether it works, whether it creates a response in the viewer,the person who experiences it etc - B.L., Marbella

- Many thanks or sending the copy o Modern Design, we were all very impressed with the lay outs and the quality o the magazine and ocourse the eature is great!! You denitely pulled together some interesting quotes. Zaha is in Vienna teaching and I look orward to showingher early next week. -ZAHA HADID ARCHITECTS, London

- ......... I am a current Architecture student in Edinburgh Scotland. I have one year remaining in my course, my Diploma Year. I recentlygraduated with my Bachelors degree in Architecture with Honours, and have the one year remaining to complete my course. I recently was onholiday in the Mlaga area, and picked up a copy o your magazine Modern Design, and I loved it, and wish there was a way I could subscribeto recieve it every month. -A.J.B., Scotland

- I wanted to congratulate you on the strength o the content within your pages. It is about time some modern stimulation was seen on whatseems to have become unaware o the eect architecture has on the real estate markets, especially the sophisticated ones. I I may, Id liketo give some constructive criticism. The design is really busy and heavy on the eye. I t takes away rom the beautiul images and stand aloneproducts that you display. I know the magazine is young but really have a look at the design element. - R.A., Costa del Sol

- ........... whilst I was in Spain or my holiday, I picked up your magazine and read it all the way through that entire day. I was extremely interestedin the articles, especially the one about Chinas changing ace o architecture in magazine number 3. I was hoping you would be able to contactme back on the proposal o me being sent the magazine, as I am extremely interested in pursuing the career o achitecture. Im only thirteenbut I am extremely interested in the magazine and architecture. -J.B, England

We want to thank all our readers for your feedback. Please continue to send us your opinions,suggestions, criticisms and/or comments to: [email protected]


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Al GorewinsNobel Peace PrizeHaving won an Academy Award this year for his filmAn Inconvenient Truth a documentary on globalwarming Former US Vice President turned vocal

climate change campaigner Al Gore and the UNsIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have beenjointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, for spreadingawareness of man-made climate change while laying

the foundations forcounteracting it. Iam deeply honoured toreceive the Nobel PeacePrize, Gore said in astatement. We face a trueplanetary emergency. Theclimate crisis is not apolitical issue, it is

a moral and spiritualchallenge to all ofhumanity.

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(More) alternativeenergyupdatesYou must be fed up to the back teethwith us ramming green technologies

down your throats but, hot on theheels of 100% Design, wed be failingif we didnt highlight new thinkingon the latest design philosophies,projects and conquests in the rapidlychanging world of wind and sunpowered energy. So enter the QuietRevolution helical wind turbine (trysaying that after youve had a few).40% of Europes wind is generated inthe UK (THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!!!)

and wind technology is one of the most cost effective alternativeenergy sources there is, the problem being the huge amounts of

space traditional bladed turbines take up.Design and engineering outfit Quiet Revolution have developed ahelical (a twisted shape like a screw) wind turbine which is fullyscaleable to various sizes and designed specifically for urbanspaces and buildings. Wind tunnel testing, advances in softwarecontrol and tweaking the physical design enables the efficiencyof current turbines to be greatly increased and the QuietRevolution team hope that larger and more integrated turbinescan soon be allocated and designed to provide significant powerfor entire buildings. Watch this space for developments.

Coffeehouse comes of new ageHouses made from shipping containers arent newbut the coffee branded illy Biennale House opensup like a flower in just 90 seconds and transformsitself from a compact container into a fullyfurnished and functional space with a kitchen,dining room, bathroom, bedroom, living room andlibrary. All materials used in the house arerecyclable or recycled. Thats innovation for you.As Andrea Illy, chairman and CEO of illycaffe says,illy was initially interested in the idea as anexamination of home as one continuous mouldablesurface, a relief against which human activitywould pop out. Pass the biscuits, please.

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LIB

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KIND

ARCHITECTURESMAN IN BLACK

The onlytruly seriouspopulararchitect

Libeskindsarchitecturebecomespart o theprogram,transporting with content messages o

programmaticand culturalsignicance.The buildingsthemselvesbecomedestinationsandgenerators onew culture.

Text: Chris Dove

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The Danish Jewish Museum, Copenhagen Denmark. This building is based on the unique story o Danish Jews whowere saved by the Danes in October 1943. The concept o the Museum was developed rom the Hebrew word Mitzvah- an obligation or a good deed - which is symbolized in the orm, structure and light o the Museum. Photo courtesy ofBitterBredt

When your most prominent architectural works arememorials to millions o murdered innocents and yourname is Daniel Libeskind, Black is an appropriatelysombre shade with which to be portrayed.

Because Libeskind knowsabout commemoratingmurdered innocents. Hisrelationship to the JewishMuseum in Berlin is bothemotional and proessional cathartic perhaps; cer-tainly artistic. A memorialto members o his Polishamily who perished at thehands o the Nazis; and acreative interpretation o ahideous moment in mod-ern history in memory othe many who never madeit. Libeskinds sentimentsare Modernist to the core.

Growing upLibeskind

This diminutive doyen o

design was visibly star-struck viewing New Yorksarchitectural skyline or therst time. As the suitablynamed SS Constitutionsailed into New York Harbour, transporting the Libeskind amily to liberty as they ed com-munist Poland in the early 60s, this intense rst impression was to have a lasting impact on theyoung, wide-eyed Daniel. Both or good and bad.

Studying music in Israel (on an America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship) and in NewYork, music and the arts were Libeskinds rst love as he developed into a virtuoso perormer

entertaining amily, riends and audiences with his avourite instrument, the accordion. Choos-ing architecture over art on his mothers advice (You can put art into architecture but you cantput architecture into art), he received his architectural degree in 1970 rom New York CitysCooper Union or the Advancement o Science and Art, and a postgraduate degree in Historyand Theory o Architecture at the School o Comparative Studies at Essex University, England in1972.

61 year old Libeskinds close amily ties are enduring he works on every project with the loveo his lie, wie Nina, o whom he despairs at what the world would be like without her.

Trading spaces

The Masterplanners Masterplanner, Libeskind recalls how, as schoolboys, he and his brotherwatched the World Trade Centre being built, reecting on the walk to and rom school as oneo the highlights o their youth, seeing the twice daily spectacle o each element o the Centretaking shape. A spectacle thats come back to haunt him in his later proessional lie.

Even with the aid o a crystal ball though, could Libeskind have oretold o how he would be-come so intimate with this building and the building so intimate with him? Is there anyone alivetoday with a closer anity to the WTC and a more instinctive right to be so aliated? Whathappened on 9/11 was not something abstract, it happened to me, he explains.

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With Libeskind on the other side o the worldattending the opening o his new Jewish Museumin Berlin, the Twin Towers were attacked. Therest, as they say, is history in the making. Thepoignancy, irony call it what you will o this

American Jew toasting the memory o onepersecuted race is not lost, only to be publiclyupstaged hours beore by another maniacal raceo human persecutors, in an equally unimaginable,horric manner. The impact on him may have beentransormative, spiritual, eerie. An omen o sorts.He ew back to Manhattan on the rst availableight, eeling he had to be there.

Libeskinds masterplan or the revitalised GroundZero is o a sacred site, not just real estate.

Originally invited on the judging panel to selectthe winning designer o the WTC, a previouslyarranged, unmoveable appointment preventedLibeskind rom attending the meeting. Notwanting to let his increasingly respected talentsslip rom this culturally signicant project, theauthorities suggested instead, Hey, yknow Danny,maybe contribute some o your own designs.

O the three architects selected or the WTCcommission, Libeskind was the only one who tookthe time and trouble to venture deep into thebowels o the bombed building searching itsvery soul deep within its oundations, investigatinguture possibilities while empathising with the3,478 ellow Americans who died in the attacks. Aamiliar emotion or Libeskind.

On winning the nal masterplan competition,things were looking up or Studio Daniel Libeskind.TV ootage shows him at an early morning GroundZero meeting with wie Nina. I t was September11th 2006 and they were with their assistant,

Terry or a site progress meeting with the PortAuthority o New York project planning teams. Itwas one o many progress meetings thats stalledthe project to the extent that Libeskinds plan hasbeen compromised almost out o existence. All thebuildings at Ground Zero have been assigned toother architects and ew o Libeskinds ideas willbe visible.

As things stand now, its envisaged that the 16-acre GZ site will continue to eature a large areadevoted to public space, as Libeskind intended.And nobody can take away his landmark creation:its 1,776 t tower. His plan or a Wedge o Lightto beam through the GZ site at 08:46 everySeptember 11th is also well-supported.

Jewish Museum Berlin (photos page 18)

Libeskinds rst design to be built at his ripeyoung age o 55. Described as a building ocolossal scale and Berlins most radical architectureproject to date, Libeskinds Jewish Museum is a

memorial to the Holocaust, but not a Holocaustmemorial.

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undzerocourtesyofPortAuthorityofNewYorkandNewJersey


Memory Foundations, New York, US A truly remarkable design that will reclaimNew Yorks skyline. Due or completion 2013. Photo courtesy ofSilverstein Properties


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Photos above and below: Rendering o the World Trade Centre Path Stationand Terminal by Santiago Calatrava. Courtesy ofThe Port Authority o NewYork and New Jersey.



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Shaped like a deconstructed Jewish star, iteatures three dierent passageways, eachsymbolic o a dierent aspect o Jewish Berlinersexperience. One is the Holocaust void a tallempty unheated space through whose bareconcrete walls you can hear the mufed sounds othe city outside. Lit up by a single high up slit that

oers no view o the sky, Libeskind describes thisspace as literally a dead-end an expression ohopelessness.

Another leads outside to the Garden o Exile,a close-packed orest o pillars open to the skywhere no surace is horizontal or vertical, creatinga sense o the exiles disoriented view o theworld. The third, longest route winds through thebuildings interior, its exhibits aiming to describethe joint histories o Berlin and its Jews showingall sides o the story : contribution, assimilation,then termination. Libeskind says o it: I the neo-Nazis want to blow up the Jewish Museum, theyllhave to blow up their own history at the sametime.

Denver Art Museum

Libeskinds new Denver Ar t Museum is aneruption o hard-edged rhomboids that suggestsgargantuan quartz crystals. This is a bold building,and it is neither an inaccessible theoretical

work nor a brazen piece o entertainment, butsomewhere in between. Paul Goldberger, The NewYorker magazine.

In contrast to Libeskinds latter experiences on theWTC project, his wildly sel-indulgent designsor the Denver Art Museum Hamilton Buildingin Colorado, US are highly visible. Inspired byDenvers vitality and growth, there was palpableexcitement surrounding the projects opening inOctober 2006 not least rom Libeskind whose

ace was plastered over all the promotionalbrochures. His extension to the museum is anexpansion o the existing eccentric structuredesigned by Italian architect Gio Ponti, best knownor designing Milans Pirelli Tower. As well asorming the main entrance to the entire museumcomplex, Libeskinds extension houses the Modernand Contemporary art collection as well as thecollection o Architecture and Design and OceanicArt.

What he describes as An innovative museum

or the 21st Century, is also his rst Americanbuilding to be completed, using materials closelyrelated to Pontis existing context (local stone) aswell as innovative new materials (titanium), whichtogether orm spaces that connect local Denvertradition to the 21st century. Libeskinds addition issheathed in more than 9,000 titanium panels laid

Assertive. Bombastic. Masterly. Just some o thewords used to describe Libeskinds Denver ArtMuseum, Colorado.

photos: Extension to the DenverArt Museum, Denver, Colorado,US Integrating light, coloration,atmospheric eects, temperatureand weather conditions orthe benet o the visitorsexperience. Completed 2006.Photos courtesy ofBitterBredt.1 6 M o d e r n D e s i g n


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not completely at, so light bouncing o them seems to ripple as i the building werecovered with a thin lm o liquid. Exterior walls are perpendicular to the ground andeach surace slopes at a dierent angle so that at any moment, the sun strikes each othem dierently.

To make this point loud and clear to Libeskind, the Museums curators presented thearchitect with a 100% titanium-clad jacket on the Museums opening night, in ront anappreciative 30,000 crowd. Marking a dramatic style departure or Libeskind rom hisMan in Black image, he donned his git: a suitably etching material and size tted thebeaming Libeskind, who could barely contain his pleasure at being decked out in anArmani exclusive.

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Libeskind believes thatarchitectural boldness,

spatial inventivenessand unctional

ingenuity can be usedtogether to createan unprecedentedexperience or the

public.

When a museums architectural design outshines theobjets dart to be presented within it, you have to wonder,

which came rst the chicken or the egg? Critics haveindeed pondered this, noting that an art gallery withan L-shaped oor plan, slanting walls, crystalline shardspoking rom every direction and a ceiling 8t high at oneend sloping sharply upwards to 34t at the other doesntmake design sense when it comes to installing paintings.Libeskinds angular design and obeat slopes were hardlyconducive to displaying square ramed works o contem-porary art.

Libeskind brushed this criticism aside: in his view, blatantlyignoring conventional notions o rooms and galleriesprovides the perect display case or the unorthodox large-scale works by Damien Hirst and Takashi Murakami. In onegallery, a huge striped painting by Gene Davis hangs on awall that slopes the other way, with the canvas appearingto be dangling in space as the wall recedes behind it. Atsight o this, Libeskind was beside himsel with glee at thisoverly pretentious, unconventional positioning. Even theMuseums curators convince you that complaints aboutorm not ollowing unction are entirely beside the point a point made all the more given that Libeskind had alreadyhelped them achieve their objective or the Museum,

which was to give Denver the Sydney Opera House eect ie raise its international prole and bring hordes o newvisitors to the city.

Reerring to the visual drama o his new Denver Art space,Libeskind states: The new building is not based on an ideao style or the rehashing o ready-made ideas or externalshape because its architecture does not separate the insiderom the outside, rather this architecture has an organicconnection to the public at large and to those aspectso experience that are also intellectual, emotional, andsensual. The integration o these dimensions or the enjoy-ment and edication o the public is achieved in a buildingthat respects the hand-crated nature o architecture andits immediate communication rom the hand to the eye tothe mind. Ater all, the language o architecture beyondwords themselves are the laughter o light, proportion andmateriality.

photos left: (1&2)London Metropolitan University Graduate Centre, UK Dedicated to the growing and diverse graduate population, not only as a acilityto enhance the sta and student experience, but as a rentable community space

as well. Completed 2004. (3) The Wohl Center - Bar Ilan University, Ramat-Gam, Israel The exciting orm o the auditorium, lobbies, seminar rooms andpublic spaces are penetrated by the labyrinth o letters where a constellationo hierarchies is made visible. Photos (1&3) courtesy o BitterBredt. Photo 2courtesy ofCoverite Specialist Contracting

photos right: Imperial War Museum, Manchester England The building is theinterlocking o three shards representing eart h, air, and water. Photos 1,2 and 4courtesy ofBitterBredt. Photos 3 and 5 courtesy ofHelen Binet.

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photos above:Felix Nussbaum Mu-seum, Osnabrueck, Germany Dedi-cated to the work o Jewish artist, FelixNussbaum prior to his exterminationin Auschwitz. Completed 1998 withmore than 4 million visitors. Photoscourtesy oBitterBredt

photos left: Jewish Museum Berlin,Germany Completed 10% underbudget in January 1999, the designengenders a undamental rethinking

o architecture in relation to its pro-gram. (1) Photo courtesy oGuenterSchneider (2) Photo courtesy oBitterBredt

Freehand style

While ying over Colorados Rocky Mountains, Libeskind sketched his design or Denver Art Museum (let). Nothing un-usual about that were always hearing how the worlds most inspired ideas were scribbled on the back o an envelope.Libeskind, though, is dierent. Outlining his design or Canadas Royal Ontario Museum on a napkin at a amily weddingwasnt because hed orgotten his Blackberry he simply doesnt use gadgets, computers or mobile phones. A riend o

his confrms: Daniel is not a networker. He would have no idea how to send an email. Nor does he have a desk at StudioDaniel Libeskind, preerring to communicate with colleagues ace-to-ace, drawing reehand pencil sketches and workingwith models to get his ideas across.

Speaking o LibeskindA creative adventurer. A buoyant, upbeat genius. The most optimistic person Ive ever met. And thats just what hisriends say. Paul Goldenberg, a leading New York architecture critic sighted Libeskind as the only person to weave to-gether renewal and conservation in his approach to the WTC memorial. Paul Goldenberg, however, is not to be conusedwith Paul Goldberger, architecture critic at The New Yorker magazine who describes Libeskind as a celebrity architectwhose work is dismissed by many o his peers as too crowd-pleasing.

Crowd pleasing is very much part o Libeskinds unwritten brie: Architecture is not or itsel, its or people. It can projecta wondera poetic wonder, he says. With projects under construction including a Contemporary Jewish Museum in SanFrancisco and a Creative Media Centre in Hong Kong, crowds o Libeskind ans will be out in orce to cheer on their Man in

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Text: Michael EarleArchitect: Sven RottgerImages: Francisco Vazquez

Renowned for itsmagnificent golf courseand paradise locationnestled in the Andalucanhills, Monte Mayor ismore than a place, its astate of mind.

This villa, designed by Costa del Sol basedDiseo Earle, represents an abstraction ofthe strict, white, cubic rationalism. Set as asculpture in the Monte Mayor landscape,the special topography of which has exerteda strong influence on the formal design, itis uniquely placed among the trees. Theorientation of the volumes, the lines of the wallsand the arrangement of the window openingsare all directly related to the surroundings.The elongated forms of the house are set atright angles to the contours of the slope. The

narrow end faces of the dist inct volumes arealigned with the mountains on the other sideof the valley.The actual links between the building andits surroundings, however, originate in theinterior of the house. On the lower f loor wherethe entrance is situated, a large vestibuleprovides access up the stairs to the bedroomlevel as well as acting as the atrium thatcombines the 2 lounges and kitchen on thelower level. From the living room, you arealso aware of the visual links created by thewindows which focus on and frame strikingtopographical features of the surroundinglandscape.The broad areas of glazing in the narrow endof the individual volumes on both lower andupper floors afford special framed views ofthe golf course directly below the villa. Onboth interior floors the main atrium elementacts as an ordering element for the centreof the house and gives a grand scale to thewhole villa. Also in the interior, the design

incorporates an adaptable quali ty to themaster suite which can be incorporated witha spa within the master bedroom itself. This isthe representation of the villa designed for theway we live today.


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SILVER PAINTINGS ZAHA HADIDS NEW WORKS

Painting ormed a critical part o Hadids early career as the design tool which allowed her intense

experimentation in both orm and movement, leading to her radical approach to developing a newlanguage or architecture. Advancements in computer sotware have allowed her to transer thisexperimentation into a digital eld, yet painting has remained integral to her process.

The Silver Paintings series provide an evolving commentary on her architectural and design work.Beginning as virtual photographs, they capture historical moments within the development oeach design, continually re-examining the progression o each project.

Silver Paintings are executed on a polyester skin treated with chrome and gelatine then mountedon an aluminium DI-BOND to resemble polished metal. Dierent media are used depending on thedesired eect. Stained glass paint oers transparency while acrylic and Chinese lacquer generateopaqueness. UV-resistant ink combined with vinyl gives the highest degrees o reectivity. These

techniques combine to suggest a gradual intersection between reectivity and opacity, rom onearchitectural eature to the next.

On display at Berlins Buchmann Gallery until 3 November 2007. www.buchmanngalerie.com

Hadids is anarchitecturalprocess thatexplodes allunilaterally

constructiveand cognitive

procedures in theface of the invisible

and imaginary-Germano Celant,

Senior Curator

of ContemporaryArt, Solomon RGuggenheim

Museum, New York

12 sensuous new Silver Paintings by architect and designer ZahaHadid represent the scope of her new international designs.


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Photos courtesy ofAlexandre Duret


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Albert

Wats

Shooting from the lip:A 1st hand testimony romcelebrity photographer,

Possibly the worlds most successul ashion and commercial photographer overthe last our decades, Watsons striking images have graced over 250 VOGUE coversaround the world and eatured in countless high prole magazines rom Rolling Stoneto Time to Vibe to Modern Design.

Whoever Im shooting, whether its Bill Gates orBill Clinton or a Las Vegas dominatrix or a prisonconvict or a young mother in Morocco, I give themthe same attention, the same ocus. Im not reallyout there trying to capture ame or celebrity. Imtrying to capture a persons charisma. Im lookingor something special about their acial geometry.Sometimes you nd someone with absolutely zerocharisma, and that can be startling and interestingtoo, because its actually very uncommon to ndsomeone with zero charisma.

Interestingly, when I do nd someone like that,theyre oten rom the Midwest. You nd peopleby keeping your eyes open, really. I was on theprowl in Las Vegas all the time. I was always scan-

ning rooms, changing my own visual perspective,looking up, looking down, moving around, to seepeople rom dierent angles. Sometimes Id hangout in ront o a ladies room to see women comeout individually, just or that change in perspec-tive. It sounds a little strange, but it was eective.I was shooting mostly with a 4x5 camera, andoccasionally my Hasselblad. Im a bit old school,and I believe in lm or this sort o work. Workingwith a 4x5 and a digital back has a delay. And withportraiture you need absolute control; you need to

capture the moment you want. You cant have thesubject look at you with an expression that says,Are you ready yet? Thats deadly.Getting the picture right has to do withmuchmore than just where I put the lights. Imknown

or a kind o technical expertise,but Im not really a techy person. Iworked early in my career to learnas much about light as possible sothat I can go into a portrait sessionwith someone and not spend mytime ussing over it. I ts really aboutestablishing a connection betweenme and my subject. A portrait is veryemotional in this way.

For more o Watsons portraits and agallery o his images, visitwww.albertwatson.net

Photoscourtesy

ofAlbertWatson

Text: Chris Dove

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A game in a bohemianplayground or


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SECONDLIFE

playground orSadville incyberspace?You decide inSecond Life:the hippest andtrendiest of onlineenvironments

More serious than Monopoly the most played commercial board game in the world with upto 8 players at any one time Second Lie is a 3D digital space inhabited by 9 million registeredmembers in which real lie Residents take on a virtual dimension, real lie companies make realdeals and real cash swaps hands.Its the virtual worlds hang-out spot o choice with over a million people at any one time comingtogether in a room ull o servers and its currently one o the most widely used online socialnetworking communities, growing by over 30% per month.

Created by Linden Research in San Francisco in 2003 (now Linden Lab), the internet-based SecondLie phenomenon has its own economy and virtual currency, Linden Dollars (L$) which can beswapped or real US Dollars in real time transactions. Exchange rates uctuate based on supplyand demand but remain airly stable at approximately 250L$ to 1US$.

Text: Chris Dove

Breaking the rules o the game

Though Second Lie is oten reerred to as a game, it s


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unlike Monopoly in not having points, scores, winners,losers, levels, an end-strategy or most other game char-acteristics. It ts the basic denition o a game though,given its semi-structured environment where characters

undertake activities or the purpose o personal enjoy-ment.

While sales o Microsots new Xbox video game Halo3are going through the roo (selling U$170+ millionworth within 24 hours o launching on 25 Septemberand registering 1+ million players within 20 hours othem buying), and with the game version o The Matrixoutselling its movie version by millions o units), itsproo that interactive computer games with highly pol-

ished 3D graphical interaces and simulated multiplayersrepresented in alternate realities are becoming increas-ingly mainstream. They have a growing stranglehold on theentertainment industry, a visible impact on our leisure timeactivities, and on both our real and virtual social behaviour.

So whats the point o Second Lie?

Linden Lab say they were inspired by the cyberpunk liter-

ary movement, particularly Neal Stephensons cult novelSnow Crash in which he creates a user-dened Metaverse a cyber world inhabited by people playing, doing businessand otherwise communicating. In creating Second Lie,Linden have provided the online inrastructure enablingmembers to open virtual doors on Your World. YourImagination. A vast digital continent teeming with people,entertainment, experiences and opportunity. And un.

Ater setting up a ree SL account at http://secondlie.com, the downloadable Second Lie Viewer enables users,called Residents, to interact with each other through

moving cartoon-like avatars virtual representationso the member or the personality connected with themembers internet screen name. Residents can explore thisOther World, meet other Residents, socialise, participate in

individual and group activities, create and trade items includingvirtual property, as well as buy and sell services in a constantlychanging and growing environment. Your avatar can be anything


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or anyone you want. You can be unemployed and ugly in real liebut have the most beautiul, successul Second Lie. No wonderits so popular.

Communicating and moving around in SLWithin this vibrant virtual society, nding people who shareyour interests is easy and once youve introduced yoursel to thepeople you like, communicating and staying in touch becomessecond nature. Its text-based communication is via local chat andglobal instant messaging (IM). Chatting is or public conversationsbetween two or more avatars and can be heard within 20 metres;avatars can also shout (audible within 96 metres). IM is or privateconversations between two avatars or members o a group.Dozens o events abound in this wish-list world: Fancy clubbingtonight? Attending a ashion show or art gallery? Forming aResidents Group or sci- movie an club? Everythings possible inSL rom the comort o your chair.

The basic method o getting around is by oot walking, run-ning or jumping. To get somewhere quicker, your avatar cany up to 170 metres above the terrain without requiring anyspecial equipment and with virtually no limits as to how highyou can y. Magic!

Avatars can also ride vehicles rom a basic go-kart to ahelicopter, submarine or hot-air balloon. Airborne vehicles

can y up to 4,000 metres high, the maximum altitude al-lowed. Those in a big hurry can opt or instantaneous travel,teleporting directly to a specic location ie dematerialising inone place and reassembling in another, Dr Who-style.

As youd expect in this Other World, SL has its own language,Linden Script Language, an internal, event-driven languagewhich allows you to control object and avatar behaviour.And o course theres SLs Education Page and Virtual LearningEnvironment a sae environment to enhance experientiallearning, allowing individuals to practice skills, try new ideasand learn rom their mistakes.

As well its own blog, there are SL websites supporting Resi-dents and oering advice on SL-related matters (eg SecondLie Insider). Theres even an arbitration service called thee-Justice Centre, launched in August 2007 by the PortugueseMinistry o Justice to provide mediation and arbitrationservices or all avatars in Second Lie in the resolution odisputes.

Forget Monopoly money

Money-minded Second Liers are invited to Become a part o history bypurchasing land and developing your own piece o Second Lie. Pricing andFees are simple: you pay US$9.95 a month plus a Land Use Fee proportionalto the amount o land you own, allowing you to build and display your vir-tual property. Whether its a modest nook or a relaxing cottage or an entireisland to build your dream amusement park, land is or everyone. Lindencreate new land to keep up with growing demand: what began as 64 acresin 2003 is now 65,000+ acres and growing rapidly.Real lie companies including Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Bridgestone, Coca-Cola, Calvin Klein, Warner Bros and Forbes have set up virtual presences in

SL to attract e-crowds using this dynamic new environment or their mar-keting campaigns. IBM has embraced SL as a means o collaborating withsta and customers, and Italian ashion house Armani is the latest big brandto open an SL boutique, an avatar o Giorgio Armani himsel celebrating the


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launch on September 27.

In addition to big business, SL is used as an educa-tional channel by the likes o Harvard Law School;a political platorm by US Democrats Hillary

Clinton and John Edwards, and Spains IzquierdaUnida politician Gaspar Llamazares; as a concertvenue by U2; banking services by ABN AMRO;and by cities and countries including Amsterdamand Antigua. For avatars stuck or ideas as to thetype o business they should operate in SL, Lindenhelpully provide an in-world menu o businessopportunities: ne artist, vacation resort owner,gunsmith, hug maker (you read that right) orarchitect

Real lie applicationsTerry Beaubois had a problem when he was o-ered a position teaching architecture at MontanaState University, US. He wasnt ready to move toMontana so by creating a virtual classroom inSecond Lie he was able to teach the course romhis home in Northern Caliornia. Its a precursor towhere much o the internet will be headed in theuture, he says, describing his SL lab and our is-lands where he and his students create structuresand interiors to teach and practice architectural

design.

Taking a tour o his virtual lab rom wherever you

are in the real world, it looks just like a real lab withposters, diagrams and pictures on the walls, bookson shelves and rooms where students design andmake urniture. Click on the cover o a book tolook at drawings and read the text. With another

click, Terry repaints the walls and re-upholstersthe urniture, demonstrating how a client can seewhat a room looks like beore actually orderingurniture. Giving an aerial view o the campus andzooming in on replicas o real buildings, Terry says:Creating environments people are amiliar within real lie makes the virtual environment moreunderstandable.

Spreading the virtual word

The AvaStar is the proessional tabloid newspaperor SL Residents, packed with the latest news, en-tertainment, style and advicekeeping its readersinormed about the vast, diverse and ever-chang-ing world o Second Lie. Published by GermanysAxel Springer AG who produce Europes biggestselling real-lie tabloid, BILD, The AvaStar has itsHQ on AvaStar Island and its editorial team o 20reporters and contributors use their expertise andknowledge to uncover the best stories rom thevirtual world.

Theres also Second Lie Herald, the weeklypodcast edited by a Managing Editrix going by theunworldly name o Pixeleen Mistral and oering

regular doses o SL gossip and drama. Then theresThe Grid Live News on Second Lie and Beyond,Second Love A Healer o Second Lie and TeenSecond Lie, a version specically designed as aplace or teens 13-17 to make riends, play, learn

and create. (Would you let your kid loose in sucha place, where unscrupulous adults posing asteenagers can roam reely, incognito?...)

And dont orget to stop at the Second Lie shop,SLExchange, where you can Shop Smart. BidSmart. Trade Smart, buying and selling objects,clothes and other weird stu used in the game. Onthe day I looked, the most expensive product wasa Gothic Wooden Skull: The most realistic skull youcan nd in Second Lie. A true work o ART by Light

Waves, one o Second Lies master artists. Price:L$5,000. Or the cheapest item that day: OMGMagazine: images o the most beautiul women inSL interviews with successul SL business owners,product reviews o the best gadgets and gear thatSL has to oer. Price: L$700.

Reuters the (real) worlds leading provider onews, inormation and nancial data have, un-believably, set up a News Centre in SL, broadcast-ing reports such as: Pundits and political junkieswill have their eyes on Second Lie when ormer

Speaker o the House and potential Presidentialcandidate Newt Gingrich rezzes (reproduceshimsel) in the virtual world on ThursdayThe

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increasing visibility o Second Lie on the politicalradar screen comes as the virtual world struggles toadapt to real-lie laws on gambling, pornography andtaxation. At the time o writing this article, Reutersreported that the amount o US Dollars spent inSecond Lie over the last 24 hours was $1,300,695.Thats well over one million dollars o real cash spentin a virtual world smallry in the scale o globaleconomics but still a signicant gure spent every day

and night. Unreal.

Reality v Virtuality

The irony o hit reality TV programme Big Brotheroccupying the virtual world o Second Lie earlier thisyear was not lost. 15 SL Residents rom three dierenttime zones occupied a glass house on the site or aminimum 8 hours a day or one month, completingvarious tasks including creating a Christmas sceneand building their idea o a dream Island. And, just

like the televised BB, each contestant was voted o byother SL Residents until the lucky winner materialised a Madlen Flint who was over the moon to hear herprize: proud ownership o her own idyllic Second Lieparadise island worth about US$1,675.

Whos next in the SL House?

Things are getting serious when, according toGovernment Computer News, the US Department oHomeland Security is thinking o opening an oce inSecond Lie. Fears that real terrorists will hijack SL tocoordinate virtual bombing campaigns are obviouslyat the oreront o their minds but beore paranoidpeople run away and hide, they claim theyre consid-

ering it or rst responseplanning and trainingsessions. But what we reallywant to know is: where is it allleading?

One rightening prediction o where Second Lieis leading us is to a psychiatric hospital. There arealready reports o SL addicts who, orced to tear

themselves away rom their computers to go towork, are PAYING unemployed people to take theplace o their avatar while theyre at work. Peoplewith extreme personalities can become addictedto anything but considering these same peoplealso hold down responsible jobs, its scary as hellto think o the psychological repercussions thiswill have in the very near uture.

Googles Second Lie Competitor

Never ones to be excluded rom the game, Googleis preparing its own virtual world based on itshugely successul Google Earth application.People are already amiliar with creating 3D mod-els using Google SketchUp which is likely to beadded as a layer to Google Earth, so the companyalready has a oothold in this expanding market.Its own avatars and virtual economy will be addedtogether with loads o new servers to allow avatarsto roam Google Earth.

Real lie opposition to SL

Dismissed by critics as just another over-hypedand inadequate online service that knows how to

Virtual worlds are the uture! according

Lvirtual

concert

give journalists something to write about, but isactually a distraction rom the real work o buildingusable online environments, SL has been slammedas Sadville, ridiculing those who have so little todo in their real lives that they nd SL interesting

and engaging. And as the addict example aboveindicates, people who have diculties sociallyinteracting in real lie may become even morevulnerable in a simulated Second Lie.

On the technical side, hardcore gamers claim theycant work with the unwieldy user interace, ndingthe SL network crashes too oten and its time lagand grid instability make even the simplest scenesstutter inuriatingly, with the network sometimesgoing ofine altogether due to technical dicul-

ties.

Questions to Modern Designreaders

Are you a Lier? Have you or would you like to joinSecond Lie or is it only or people with no bloodylie at all? Is real lie challenging enough withoutthe added headaches o your double persona ieyour cartoon-like avatar? Can you have a genuineconnection and eel engaged with the trials andtribulations o a bunch o pixels? Have the lunaticsnally taken over the asylum? Do please tell us,were ascinated to know! Watch this space or yourconclusions

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That was then

When arch-Techno German DJ, Sven Vthhonoured me in a London nightclub, saying:You sure know how to party!, little dideither o us know that 10 years later bysheer coincidence Id be reviewing his newCocoonClub in Frankurt within the pageso Modern Design Magazine. Belatedly I canreturn his compliment: He sure knows howto DJ!

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Germanys rst club DJ to both produce andmarket himsel, Vth laid the oundations o theTechno movement and the Sound o Frankurt,becoming ocial patron o the specialist BelgianTechno/Underground scenes popular rom Europeto the States, Japan to Mexico, with Ibiza his natu-ral stomping ground.

Opening his OMEN Club in Frankurt in 1988, Vthwrote a new chapter in club history spearhead-

ing Acid music in his international meeting placeor club culture; himsel its protagonist with hardbeats and energetic vibes dominating.

This is now

Fast orward to 2007: the beat dont stop andVth is again Master o his own club, Cocoon,saying: A ascinating metamorphosis has nowbeen achieved, redening what is understood as

contemporary club culture and once again turningFrankurt into an international playground oravant-garde electronic music.

Two years in the planning, transdisciplinarydesign bureau, 3deluxe came up with Cocoonsholistic design concept, symbiotically combiningarchitectural, multimedia and graphical elements.With its unconventional spatial and graphic de-signs, the architects have created an extraordinary

dialogue between music and design philosophies,making Cocoon a unique enterprise within anincreasingly demanding and highly competitiveinternational club scene.

Welcome to The Club

Cocoon was conceived as an avant-garde eldo experimentation where space and perceptioncould be transormed with an increasing sensibil-

ity or its multimedia setting and total immer-sion into constantly changing environments. Aorward-looking club with two restaurants, Microand Silk, set in a constantly changing semi-virtualatmosphere.

Located on the ground oor o an architecturallyoutstanding lot building in Frankurts Ostenddistrict, visitors to the CocoonClub can departrom what they perceive as reality or the duration

o a night. Nothing unusual about that. Synchro-nized sound, light and image eects producesynaesthetic stimulations, using some or all o thesenses to make a lasting impression on guestsemotional levels. With its 3D interace, the entirespace is like an instrument being played in simul-taneous acoustic and visual terms by both DJ andVJ (Video Jockey).

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increase awareness o the surroundings and enticeguests to actively participate in creating the mo-ment. Its up to dancers themselves to generatean energy-charged environment impossible tore-create elsewhere.Totally technical

In designing Cocoons genetic architecture, 3de-luxe were inspired by biological models reectedin the division o interior space and shape. Theperorated walls o the triangular main section arereminiscent o a permeable cell membrane whoseopenings permit the ow o guests betweenthe surrounding walk-about area and danceoor. Thanks to several layers o white owstonemodules and the deep texture o the outer surace,the so-called membrane wall is one o the clubsmost signicant architectural elements. A moving360 projection synchronized in time to the DJsset is projected on the wall acing the dance area.

The act that this digital layer ts exactly over themembrane wall creates an impression o liveliness,its material nature appearing to dissolve.

Located at various heights, 13 capsule-shaped,glazed micro-rooms penetrate the membrane wallenabling eye contact between the quieter outerarea and the buzzing interior. These modern loges(small compartments) provide privacy or cocoon-ing in the midst o a semi-public environmentwhile three luxuriously appointed Cocoons canbe reserved or an entire exclusive evening or justa ew hours so VipCocoon occupants are activelyinvolved in the action while enjoying the privacyand quiet o this extraordinary space.The 570 m dance oor is a landscape o darkwood platorms, illuminated edges orming anornamental pattern on the three-dimensionaloor. The platorms are at ve dierent levels andinclude a stage, two columns or dance peror-mances, a VipLounge and three bars.

Cocoons most striking element is its imposingwhite DJ pulpit, whose organic orm seems to

grow together with the membrane wall. From theirraised position, DJ and VJ conduct the multi-mediastaging, in ull control o the momentary mood on

the dance oor. The media technology, operatedusing customised sotware and LEDs illustrate theevenings musical dramatics, providing limitlessopportunities or manipulating the clubs atmo-sphere.

ClubRestaurants: Micro and SilkAll tastes are catered or. Be it a classic clubberseeking innovative music and out-o-the-ordinaryparty ideas; a discriminating gourmet on a questor an exquisite dinner in extraordinary surround-ings; or a culture vulture design devotee whovalues Cocoons aesthetic interior and ambitiousevent agenda.

Serving modern Eurasian usion cuisine, Micro o-ers a daily changing cultural and musical program,its interior architecture enabling various activitiesto be staged simultaneously without intruding oneach other.

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captivating qualities. The graphic grains in the bamboo suraces, together with their relie-like struc-ture are particularly ascinating.

Square tables with benches seating eight people are located within narrow hanging strings. Whilethe various seating areas are separated physically they are not out o view so the open-plan charac-ter o the space is preserved. Nonetheless, each area maintains its own private atmosphere, encour-aging at-table conversation with sotly glowing glass objects producing atmospheric lighting.

In Silk, eating and drinking is elevated to the level o an artistic ceremony based on Asian andancient eating habits. Guests enter an atmospheric reception room where they remove their shoesand put on textile ootwear: an Asian ritual emphasizing the private atmosphere o the exclusiverestaurant, and giving guests the impression that they are in or an unusual gastronomic experience.

From the entrance, visitors are led to one o eight large couch areas separated rom each other bygauze curtains. On each o the upholstered elements is room or up to nine diners to either lie or siton oversized beds. The ood and drink is served on ne glass trays and can be placed in deposits inthe beds surrounding arm rests. The sound atmosphere created by the DJ is reminiscent o the FarEast, creating a harmony with tasteul sensations.

CocoonClubFrankurt, Germany

www.cocoonclub.net

We wishto create asustainedplatormor artisticexpressionin the

CocoonClub, todevelopthe Tech-no genreurther onthe high-est levelto presentcurrentelectronic

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Deying traditional pattern making, Elbaz takes raw abric at the edge and drapes, gathers and olds it, holding it in place with exposedzips, astenings or stitches. Though the construction is seen on the outside, it doesnt oer clues as to how the dresses are actually puttogether. But isnt that the sign o a true artist? Observers dont need to know the detail we simply want to admire.

Lanvins notoriety extends well beyond France with a label thats a lesson in luxury on a global level. In Europe and the US, Lanvins pres-ence never ceases to increase within celebrated department stores as they transport their heritage, savoir-aire, energy and passion intothe 21st century.

The brand is a reerence point across all continents in terms o perumes as well as ashion, as witnessed through their subsidiaries inJapan, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And in the Middle East, with its menswear and perumes in particular, Lanvin is both the watchword orquality and the leading brand among the regions well-heeled customers.


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Interview withLUCAS OSSENDRIJVERLucas Ossendrijver is the Dutch head menswear de-signer at celebrated French ashion house, Lanvin inParis. Working closely alongside head womensweardesigner, Alba Elbaz, hes rened the dandy look into

a graceul yet attainable aesthetic and took time outto talk exclusively to Modern Design about his work,his colleagues and Lanvins latest developments inmenswear.

like to see people on the street wearing the sameclothes as you? Not in the same way, not in a totallook. I like individual garments with a personal mix,mixes with dierent individual pieces they can ndin their own wardrobe.Youre linked to one o the top mens ashion designhouses, Lanvin, yet you modestly shy away romspectacular big venues with special eects thisis unheard o in the ashion industry so what givesyou such a dierent attitude rom the mainstream?Its about discretion, being quiet low key, no overtlogos or branding, were true to ourselves and toLanvin so we have no big shows, no complicatedstructures and were quiet discreet, understatedand ordinary people like us or this and were proudo this.You discovered your vocation or menswear very

early on in your homeland Holland can youremember which particular person or garmentsparked your interest? The rst time at college I

was doing my nal project and I saw a jacket at a eamarketit was black wool with ribbon stitching andvery well tailored so I ripped up the inside and wasascinated by the hidden detail. That was my rstdeep interest in garments.You speak highly o your counterpart, Alber Elbaz,head womenswear designer at Lanvin does yourproessional relationship run as smoothly as it ap-pears? Theres no doubt about it, were like a amily were working in the same direction and we discussevery seasons projects. Were both very opinion-ated and we do ght a bit as it brings us closer toestablishing a rapport. Its very healthy this is whatLanvin stands or, were very hands-on. Your view omenswear is Its so much about millimetres, aboutconstruction, about technical details did you everconsider a career in architectural design? I had the

choice at art school to do architecture or ashion. Myather had a construction background so I rebelledagainst it and chose ashion!

You say youre a sel-conessed geek in your approachto your crat has your xation with detail ever got youin trouble? We work in very great detail so precision orme is key and its very tricky when were doing a show.The background work involved doesnt come acrossat a show everythings ocused on the close-up. Itsnever got me in trouble, maybe only with the abric

manuacturers but they are also very demanding!Youve been quoted as saying you make designs whichreect your own personal wardrobe would you really

Report from Womens Spring-Summer 2008

Fashion passes, style remains. Coco Chanel | I like my money where I can see it...hanging in my closet. Carrie Bradshaw (Sex And The City)

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cHARLES de cASTELBAJAC

Charles de Castelbajac Sonia Rykiel

Vivienne Westwood

Ivana Helsinki

Big Paris ashion secrets inFuengirolaFashion Week or not, the idea that looking greatwearing the latest sexy styles equates with being thinis gradually losing ground. Word is getting out and de -signs or larger ladies are on the up. In-demand labelslike Jean Marc Philippe and Giani Fort have cottonedon to this pretty obvious act with their size 38-60 t-tings hand-picked and own rom Paris to Fuengirolaevery season.Boutique Madame Moda de Paris,C/ Jacinto Benavente, Edi Perla 6 (Next to the Port),Fuengirola. Tel: 952 586 911.

For stick-thin Paris ashions, head round the corner toBoutique Estrella, C/ Miguel de Cervantes 28. You toocan dress like a star!

Charles de Castelbajac is Moda to the Max.Youve gotta be a certain kinda girl to getaway with this gear, so i youve got it, buyit. Singular, retro, skin-hugging sweats andknits stand way out rom any crowd. Maybetoo way out. Bring back the beehives, TheB-52s and strut those unky socks!

Sonia Rykiels collection is hedonistic heav-en, like a reincarnated Charlies Angels. Fluy,eminine, ouncy hair and all. A couple othoughts though...How many times can youmake a dramatic entrance wearing the same,(all white) oor-tripping outt? And whereon earth do you hang your shawl?

Fashion statement V political statement.Dame Vivs ultra-hourglass costumes and

jewelled trapeze artist dresses. Shes gotbottle: stout and well-established in thesame vein as Guinness. Her maniestoargues: art and culture are the antidote topropaganda and the secret o civilisation.

Flaky and ultimately attering, anyone canlook good in Ivana Helsinkis earthy patterns,oaty shapes and colours. Cool comort orcowgirls in the sand.

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Two ngers toVilcus!When we were kids, we were toldNEVER to stick our ngers (or anythingelse) in electric sockets or itd killus. Now, this adapter or ngers hasbeen especially designed or peoplewho get a kick out o direct contactwith AC power supply. These ar romstrange people normally use U-shapedragments o bare wire, paper clips oreven metal orks to eed their habit,but these gimmicks are unreliable,short-lived and tend to cause a shortcircuit. Enter the Vilcus dactyload-

apter (adapter or ngers). The holesare spacious enough even or large

phalanges and are set apart ar enough or the comort o the user. Copperplates are located above and below in the holes so its a dead cert youll eel thecharge. And, check this, Vilcus doesnt consume power by itsel so it can be letplugged into the power outlet until the next session. Electriying stu o course,but completely untrue as this handy little tool is a must or avid travellers whollappreciate the plugs or European and American sockets which orm part o thestandard package. Theres also a power strip version or inserting twelve 7/16 CEEeuroplugs, all 25 sockets backlit with LEDs to make it easier to nd a ree socketunder a desk.

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The Mercedes-Benz oldingbicycleWith its unique, patented olding mechanism, this

innovative bike belongs to Mercedes-Benz exclusivecollection or the most exacting clients, oering themthe perect companion or city, excursions, pleasure boat, holidays orcommuting. With just two simple movements, it olds around the centralarticulation to its minimum size o 800 x 800 x 200mm, perect or packingin the boot o your car while maximising on comort and security.www.daimlerchrysler.com

Furniture or all reasons

Two o the most important names in industrial design,DuPonts materials brand Corian is used in an extensiverange o commercial and residential urniture andspecial applications. Its solid surace lacks pores, isstain resistant, easy to clean, long lasting, renewable,reparable and even recyclable. Available in some 100colours, Corian can take vir tually any conceivable orm

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MVRDV ARCHITECTS

Youd hardly think so to look at it but this is one o the most innovative buildings in Spain awarded several inter-national prizes and shown in numerous exhibitions abroad.

Dutch architects MVRDV collaborated with Spanish architect Blanca Lle on this unusual housing complex inthe centre o Sanchinarro, a residential suburb on the north east edge o Madrid. Surrounded by highways, thisis certainly not the most attractive domestic architecture project weve seen. Even the residents disagree aboutwhether the building is a masterpiece: some think the architects have thought only about the external appear-ance, not about the buildings users.

Developed as a reerence point or the city extension and region at large, The Mirador is a counterpoint againstthe massive uniormity o the surrounding blocks. The 22-storey building acts as a rame or the distant land-scape with an impressive large lookout 40 metres above the ground serving as a residents and neighboursmeeting area, playground, community garden and space through which they can contemplate the skyline. Andbecause it is one o the highest buildings in the area, it aords long views rom the lookout gap towards theGuadarrama Mountains.

The buildings aade is colour coded or dierent uses red or corridors, or example, and the complex contains

a wide variety o compact housing types. In contrast to the serial and rationalist repetition o the standard amilyunit, the housing units are grouped in small buildings. These blocks, stacked and glued together, make up a newtowering superblock providing the neighbourhood with an unusual urban capacity.

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OCEAN DOMEjAPAN

Opened in 1993, Ocean Dome accommodates 10,000 people and welcomed its 10 millionth customer last year. Spanning an impressive 300metres long, 100 metres wide with a height o 38 metres, the Dome boasts a cunning device: an automatic retractable roo allowing sunnyskies to beam in or large chunks o the year, while o-season visitors experience the same blissul warmth and scenery when looking upto the closed roo, lapping up the painted blue ceiling complete with uy white clouds. This cosy ambience is helped by the controlled airtemperature inside kept at 30C all year round and the permanently turquoise blue water temperature at a steady 28C.

The lie-like beach o crushed marble pebbles orms a blanket o pure white sand yet theres no danger o sunburn or mosquito bites. There is,however, a volcano erupting every hour on the hour, sending simulated smoke and ake ames into the otherwise perect sky and transorm-ing the ocean into a sea o waves. Every hour the high-tech machinery creates perect sur conditions as visitors pay to ride the waves withbody boards. And with proessional surers perorming their own shows several times a day, as well as many other gimmicks and entertain-ments, Ocean Dome could easily be mistaken or Vegas on Water.

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CONGRATULATIONS TO

COOP HIMMELB(L)AUSWINNING DESIGNFORTHEMUSEUMOFCONTEMPORARYART&PLANNING EXHIBITION,SHENZHEN,CHINA

ect, that doesn t meanwe dont appreciateother architects dy-namic modern designs quite the oppositeas our act-lled archi-tecture eatures prove.

orientation is achieved through this rotation to theaxial centre o the cultural zone and to the maincirculatory ows. The resulting rotation generatesa dynamic building in the orm o an active wave.By using black anodized metal and black glass, theactive wave is rozen into an urban monolith.

A large bridge connects the building to the

Youth Activity Hall, sealing o the east wing andrespecting and simpliying the buildings originalgeometry.

Building and circulation

Through the main entrance the visitor enters thelight lled Entry Hall a generous urban multi-unctional plaza eaturing cas, bars, bookstores,museum shops, a sculpture garden and museumevent spaces. This generous public level serves asa key turning point and orientation centre where

multiple entries and exits are possible. The under-side o the museum, above the entry hall, containsthe Shared Spaces while the central lobbys doublecone vertically penetrates the entire building,bringing natural light into all levels.

Both exhibition levels consist o generous oorspace and allow or exible and multiunctional

usage. The upper level houses the oces, adjacentGreen Zones and mechanical spaces. The remain-ing volume o this roo structure serves as a lteror daylight, louvers, a rain retention and solarenergy system, while the overview o the roo gridrom the existing adjacent skyscrapers resemblesan animated checker board.

Construction is due to start later this year.

One o our avourite European design teams, Aus-trian-Polish duo Wol D Prix and Helmut Swiczinskydeveloped their proposal based on the unctionalrequirements o uture museum complexes whileintegrating innovative solutions or a moderninormation centre, optimising environmentalbuilding systems and construction concepts.

Their building is integrated with the establishedmaster plan: the structures various piecesoptimally positioned according to their unction,meaning and requirements, creating a renedmuseum experience resulting in various publicand semi-public areas.

Urban design concept

The orm o the building is a result o a verti-cal extrusion and rotation rom the rectangular

ground oor through to the roo level. A new entry

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Lagos, Nigeria is the symbolo West Arican urbanism,contradicting almost everydening eature o themodern city, yet its a city that works. Koolhaas essays, il-lustrations, maps, diagrams, interviews and anecdotes ollowthe countrys development rom a small-scale settlement onthe shores o the Gul o Guinea in 1800 into one o the larg-est megacities in the world today.

INTERNATIONAL DESIGN YEARBOOK2007

Author: Patricia UrquiolaPublisher: Abbeville Press

The 21st edition o the leading international showcase odomestic design, guest editor Patricia Urquiola surveysthe best urniture, lighting, tableware, textile and productdesigns o the last two years. Her eclectic selection rangesrom uturistic kitchen products to glowing chandeliers towallpaper ripe with political imagery. Designers eaturedin the book include Ron Arad, Tord Boontje, Andrea Branzi,

Tom Dixon, Zaha Hadid, Ross Lovegrove, Ingo Maurer, JasperMorrison, Gaetano Pesce, Karim Rashid, Richard Sapper,Philippe Starck and Marcel Wanders.

EL ORFANATOStarring Beln RuedaDirected by Juan Antonio

Bayona

Spains candidate lm orthe Oscars as Best ForeignLanguage Movie, El Oranatoattracted 1 million viewersinto Spanish cinemas in theour days o opening at thebeginning o October. Ittells the story o Laura whoreturns to the house whereshe was raised and decidesto transorm it into an orphanage. Soon, her son, Simn,makes an invisible riend and goes missing, tensionmounting as Laura ghts to nd her son.

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Film Festival sponsoredby Jamieson DistilledIrish WhiskeyBoggle-eyed browsersare invited to viewthe website www.notodolmest.comthen download orsend the link ortheir avourite lmshorts to a riend, orread other viewersreviews. The mainevent centres on velm award categories:

Grand Jury Prize or BEST FILM went toAtracciones (Attractions) by Oriol PuigPlay synopsis: A couple walks through anamusement park

Jury Prize or BEST FICTIONAL FILM wasshared. Firstly to Suerte (Luck) by DavidBarrocal synopsis: A kid. A mother. A bar.The value o a coin. Secondly to Ta, no tesaltes el eje (Aunt, do not jump the axis) byKike Narcea synopsis: Vane and Lore aretwo movie lovers who enjoy the Seventh Artin between stung boxes o pizza!

Jury Prize or BEST ANIMATED FILM was shared. Firstlyto La adolescencia (The adolescence) by Edu Crespo synopsis: Thats it then, adolescence. Secondly toLgrimas demasiado tarde (Tears too late) by PabloPolledri synopsis: A school classroom is the settingor a history o weapons, violence and stupidity.

Jury Prize or BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM was Fajas y

corss (Girdles & Corsets) by Vctor Moreno Rodrguez synopsis: Girdles and corsets are intimate tokens.

Jury Prize or THE BEST TRIPLE DISTALLATION FILM wentto El origen de la amilia (The Origin o the Family) by

Francisco Arasanz y ngel Pazos Betanco synopsis:During the Spanish Civil War, two republican soldiers ina trench dream o the day they would return home.

THE modern artof booZing in ThE

Recently, this intrepid reporter set sail for theBritish Virgin Islands, a breathtaking archipelago

on the eastern end of the Caribbean Sea. Myprimary mission: to get stinking drunk. (Mission

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prim ry mission: to get stinking runk. (Missionaccomplished, by the way.) My secondary purpose,which was actually a by-product of my primarygoal, was to discover for myself the finest barsin the chain. This goal may or may not havebeen reached, but I must say I did give it onehell of an effort.I set up Base Camp on the tiny isle of Jost Van Dyke,which is situated just to the west of the main is-land, which is called Tortola. With only a couplehundred permanent residents, JVD could very wellbe mistaken for Gilligans Island, with one notabledistinction: there are bars everywhere. Ap-parently, everyone who lives on the island isemployed as a bartender or waitress, which wouldexplain why there are no other stores or shopsof any kind. Thankfully, a few of these bars alsoserve food, which explains why I did not starveto death while I was there.The first thing one must do when he or she ar-rives in the BVI is to pick up a handy bookletentitled The Drinking Mans Guide to the BVI.This literary jewel, authored by the inebriatedduo Juswon Moore and Lillibet Tiddely(get it?),lists the names and locations of seemingly everywatering hole in the chain and provides a briefdescription of each. An innovative idea of the au-thors was to include free drink coupons at the back

for every bar listed. Rather, this idea would havebeen innovative if the bars I visited had accepted thecoupons.

One feature that is common to many of the bars in the BVI

is that they are located on the beach. This idea, while notinnovative, is nevertheless a good one, just as long as you

dont start walking off in the wrong direction when you leaveand drown yourself.

Of course, one cannot drink in the BVI without partaking of the

national beverage, which is a delicious concoction made of rum,pineapple juice, cream of coconut, orange juice, and grated nutmeg.

The drink is called a Painkiller but should be renamed a Paincauserdue to the headache that you wake up with after downing a few.

Without further ado, here is a sampling of the bars Ivisited while in the BVI:Foxys: This is the largest and most popular establishment in JVD. Theplace is typically jammed with tourists, and the cover band that performsthere is clearly a big fan of Van Morrison. Unfortunately, one of the mainreasons I came to the BVI was to avoid the music of Van Morrison, and so Ileft Foxys as quickly as possible.Foxys Taboo: This is Foxys sister establishment, and is the only barlocated in the northeast corner of JVD. Since I stayed in the northeastcorner of JVD, it doesnt take a genius to understand why FoxysTaboo was my most frequent drinking destination. It is also the destina-tion of choice for many of the idle rich that sail around the Virgin Islandsduring the winter months. The food and drinks are tops, and Lewis thebartender makes one of the best margaritas I have ever tasted. A word ofwarning: Lewis definitely operates on island time, so be prepared to ask foryour drink a few times before it appears.

Corsairs: Owned by a transplanted American biker named Vinny the Blade, Cor-

sairs is located next to Foxys in Great Harbor, which, as the name implies, isthe largest harbor in JVD. Since Corsairs was the only bar that accepted my drink

coupon, I figured I would give it a plug.

Ivans Local Flavor Stress Free Bar: A short distance to the west of Great Harbor isWhite Bay, which is where Ivans is located. Not surprisingly, Ivans is owned by Ivan, an

affable gentleman who also owns the campground next door. A great feature of Ivans, andone that is employed by many bars in the BVI, is the use of the honor system, whereby pa-

trons serve themselves and keep track of their own bar bill. Whether the use of this systemis inspired by ones trust in ones fellow man or simply laziness is up for debate. Another

interesting factoid about Ivans is that it is frequented by Keith Richards, a ringing endorse-ment for a bar if I ever heard one.

The Soggy Dollar: A beachfront bar with hammocks. What more do I have to say?

Pussers Landing: Conveniently located in Tortolas busy West End, Pussers is a great place to have a Pain-

killer while waiting for your boat to be refueled.

Top of the Baths: Top of the Baths is located on Virgin Gorda, an island on the east end of the chain whose moststriking feature is the presence of huge volcanic boulders that litter its shoreline. Unfortunately, one must travel

over, under, and through these boulders in order to reach Top of the Baths. Consequently, I was so exhausted by thetime I reached Top of the Baths that I really dont remember much about it.

There you have it: a listing of some of the best bars in the BVI, or at least the ones that I remember. So, if your travelsever take you to the beautiful British Virgin Islands, and regardless of whether you get there in a million dollar sailboat

or a dinghy, please remember to support the local proprietors of alcoholic beverages (responsibly, of course). Enjoy!

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Until now electric cars have conjured

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The company has enlisted the help o abled Brit-ish sports car manuacturer, Lotus Cars, to producean attractive, light weight and great handlingsports car, based on the body o the Lotus Elise.The power is supplied by an electric motor produc-ing 248 horsepower (185 KW), more than Lotus

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Historically, the Achilles heel o electric vehicleshas been the range, since previous lead acidbattery technology severely limited the distance

one could travel beore needing to recharge. TheTesla Roadster uses modern lithium ion batteries,the same as those which power laptops and otherportable electronic devices. However, it requires acustom designed pack consisting o 7,000 o them,so dont think or a moment youre going to be

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The battery pack in the Roadster gives a range oaround 245 miles (394 Km), which no other pro-duction electric car has ever come close to achiev-ing. This eectively means youre constrained todestinations o hal that distance assuming youwant to get home beore recharging. The batteriestake about 2 3.5 hours to recharge, dependinghow ar youve driven, but similar to a mobilephone, once you get into the habit o chargingit up at night it isnt something youd think twiceabout. Tesla Motors does oer an optional mobilecharging unit i you need to charge the car anddont have access to your home charging unit.

According to Tesla Motors the cost to run theRoadster is a rugal 2 cents per mile, assumingyoure recharging it during o peak hours at night,

which equates to 135 miles per gallon. Further-more, since its 100% electric the car produceszero emissions, although the electricity generatingcompanies which produce the power to chargethe batteries cant make the same claim o theircoal and oil burning power plants.

All o this guilt ree un comes at a high price,since the Tesla Roadster costs around $100,000, orroughly double the sticker o the petrol enginedLotus Elise in the US, and 50 grand still buys a loto petrol about 17,000 gallons at current USprices accompanied by a lietime supply o give-away petrol station tat. Although most prospectiveRoadster owners will be wealthy purchasers with aconscience, or celebrities wishing to earn columninches by making a statement about the environ-ment, Tesla Motors intends to use economies oscale to produce more aordable 4 door saloonsaimed at the mainstream market in the nearuture.

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