coney island winter . . .
new york city impressions from a brief moment in time from twenty–nine faculty, friends & iD students of the university of applied sciences regensburg’s department of architecture. participants in this adventure:
andreas völkl • anja lindner • bernhard löffler • catharina hoffmann • christiane hilmer • christine kindermann • daniela deutzer • daniela penagos höck […]
posted 25 February 2016
the cult of the creative . . .
the industrial design program at the university of applied sciences regensburg in conjunction with the municipal government of regensburg collaborated loosely on a design venture which started in the spring of 2015 and ended with an exhibit of student work this week at the new creative forum center called deggingerhaus. among others, the cult of […]
posted 8 January 2016
categories education
ascending & descending a staircase . . .
pascale wettenschwiler and i went this week to the cooper hewitt to view the heatherwick exhibit, provocations. what i found to be one the more interesting parts of the rather extensive exhibit was heaterwick’s study for the first double decker bus for london in fifty years. the stairwell artifact / production component, which was placed […]
posted 28 December 2015
categories design
red hook tools . . .
large & small scale tools in red hook against a cyan sky . . .
posted 24 November 2015
categories photos
autumn imagery from basel & zürich . . .
autumn imagery from basel and zürich in october; people, memories, food, fun, art, objects, architecture & spacial experiences . . .
posted 14 October 2015
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edelrost in new york . . .
“edel sei der mensch, hilfreich und gut;denn das allein unterscheidet ihn
von allen wesen, die wir kennen . . .”
johann wolfgang von goethe’s das göttliche
edelmut (gallantry) is a lot different than edelrost (patina), but maybe not as much as we think. goethe also wrote (paraphrased here in english), “the hardest thing to see is that […]
posted 21 September 2015
categories photos
workshop: visualizing the future(s) . . .
“the act of creation is what distinguishes the artist. where there is no creation, there is no art . . . in art (architecture & design) the genuine creator is not only a gifted being, but someone who has managed to put in order for an ultimate purpose an array of activities, of which the […]
posted 25 August 2015
categories education
painterly patina at ps1 . . .
moma’s ps1 has a number of stairways with painterly patinas. although these spaces most likely weren’t intended to be visual experiences, they still convey a wonderful combination of space and ambience transformed through time . . .
posted 25 August 2015
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paul’s walk & talk about his work . . .
at the end of june, architect paul höschl took some of his friends for a walk and a talk about his recent work for the roman catholic diocese of regensburg bishop’s episcopal residence | bischöflichen ordinariat, niedermünstergasse 1, regensburg |
posted 1 July 2015
categories design
a visit to the north country . . .
i took a trip train to the north country to talk with people i’ve known for some time. the city stops included weimar, hamburg & copenhagen. i had a chance to catch up with old friends like daniela, karin, karin, svenja, tina, ian, jan, mads, volkhard & wolfgang. thanks to you all for the insights […]
posted 15 June 2015
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