introducing le book

it’s spot on.

a wrapped courtyard

Posters by Evelyne Bouchard

A video of the Tunisia installation at the McGill School of Architecture. The exhibit explores the notion of private space in the traditional Islamic medina. The wrapped cloth restricts access to the interior courtyard but allows for liminal views to the sights and sounds of the country.

Video by Andrew Chau

yes we can

barack obama’s just too convincing for his own good.

i’m not even american and i feel patriotic when i hear him speak.

i think he’s finally convinced me with his talk about mixed race.

nice madrid metro ad

…a view of the city from a transparent underground

by BBDO Spain affiliate contrapunto

buildings changing before your eyes

this volkswagen tiguan ad blows my mind! (click youtube video below to play) i can’t stop watching it!

the buildings, sidewalks, cobblestones, pavement, everything in this city change in real time as the camera pans through…

from the vancouver firm embassy visual effects.

music videos feat. the subway

some of my favourite music videos that feature the subway, everyday street scenes…

the subway/metro:

1. bloc party - i still remember

2. chemical brothers - star guitar

3. four tet - she moves she

kowloon walled city in hong kong

The Kowloon Walled City was an anomoly in Hong Kong’s history: a tiny (0.016 sq.mi.) enclave owned by China in the middle of British Hong Kong. I can’t help but notice the uncanny resemblance the city has to the ancient walled structures of the Hakka Chinese.

This video takes you through the market stalls and walks you through the city. At 6:00 you enter the narrow, dark paths that crisscross the walled city.

comparing dvd and hd versions of lord of the rings

screenshots comparing the difference in quality between dvd and hd versions of the lord of the rings.

huge difference.

interesting staircases

deputydog wrote a great post on 9 creative staircases. here’s that list whittled down to 4.

1. storage stairs

designer: unicraft joinery

2. suspended stairs

designers: jürg conzett and rolf bachofner

3. steel ribbon stairs

longchamp store, new york city | designer: thomas heatherwick

4. musical stairs

in sony building in ginza, tokyo

year in review: spectacular tasings

we’re back to the era of making a spectacle of torture. a selection of our police forces’ finest moments. patriot act indeed.

1. “don’t tase me, bro” university of florida student tasered at john kerry forum

2. polish immigrant is tased to death by the RCMP in the vancouver international airport. the video shows the RCMP tasered the man 25 seconds after arriving. video taken by a shocked bystander.