Examining snow crystal patterning with scripts - Koch Snowflake

Snow crystals growth represents the intrinsic character of nature growth with the least amount of energy. The crystals attempt to divide and multiple systematically to capture more atoms from as the crystal travels through the atmosphere with the least amount of surface energy as possible. The Koch Snowflake model is a mathematical example of this growth and a basic illustrator of this process. The next few series of postings will show through diagrams, illustrations, and videos how this method be examined and utilized.

Basic growth of snow crystal principal fractal examination... in progress

Observing basic snow crystal growth and creating simplistic fractals that can be translated into building growth strategies. Very elementary... work in progress.

Bionic research roots go way back

Leonardo DaVinci once said, "Those who are inspired by a model other than Nature, a mistress above all masters, are laboring in vain."

nature's answers for architecture

First day of school!

Playing with wood, metal, plaster, etc. made it feel like Kindergarten all over again! Here are some pictures from our first day of school:

Who is Friedensreich Regentag Dunkelbunt Hundertwasser?

Find out here

Here is one of his organic buildings:

Sachsen-Anhalt Tour

i <3 LA nostalgia and retro beta GPS: Reyner Banham BBC Documentary

Architecture theorist Reyner Banham's take on LA:

2008 Cost of Living Study Results

In my quest of discovering where my feathers will one day land, last year somewhere along the way, I stumbled upon this reputable cost of living survey: Mercer 2008 Cost of Living Survey From what I have gathered, Mercer's study is very in-depth and can be a good judge of how a city weighs up due to the fact that they analyze multiple factors and take into account numerous economic influences on each market.

Daily Cup of JPEG

"LAND-LOCKED" in the south of Ukraine on the coast of the Black Sea.

Daily Cup of JPEG

Piano's latest at the California Academy of Sciences in San Fran.

Ziggy: My new best flat-mate

Since the car and its navigation system are gone, Ikea provided me with a great replacement... and best of all it doesn't talk back and its food, water, doesn't cost as much as diesel does! His rad hairdo inspired his name in honor of Ziggy Marley...

Meet Ziggy:

Blume's Bauhaus Lecture

Torsten Blume, whom ran a workshop for us back in '06 through the Bauhaus Foundation, invited me to attend a lecture this past week. The lecture was in conjunction with a Japenese Festival Ohayo, Japan! that is currently taking place in the region. More can be found about the festival here: www.ohayo-japan.de

Little did I know that the lecture would be all in German and since my classes for German don't start for another week, I was a bit lost. It seemed that the only word I understood was Bauhaus ;) and from what I could gather it focused on the parrellels of the historical studies conducted by Bauhaus students and the traditional Japenese dance rituals.

If nothing else it was a great picture show:

Daily Cup of JPEG 26.09.08

The Devil's Wheel + Girl Boxing = Bavarian Humor

This is a traditional Oktoberfest amusement where numerous activities take place on a spinning wheel, this one, the funniest I witnessed was two girl's boxing. There is clearly a winner and lots of side pains from laughing!

Pictures of my first week living in Germany

Daily Cup of JPEG 25.09.08