Denver Water Conservation

Heres a link to the denver water website. They have lots of info and tips that may be useful for what we are working on. http://www.denverwater.org/Conservation/UseOnlyWhatYouNeed/

This Is Not Potoshoped

A cool installation by artist Berdnaut Smilde blending art and science.

http://io9.com/5892356/artist-suspends-real-clouds-in-the-middle-of-the-room

interesting little youtube video about all the water on earth

 I found this youtube video that animates the amount of water on earth. It's a pretty short video, and it helps you visualize the amount of useable water there actually is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiVwfAPSEH8

Pretty cool, I promise it's not what it looks like its gonna be.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9_HtfcRBZE

432 Park Avenue

This isn't so much related to water, or our studio, but it is architectural and interesting! 432 Park Avenue is a new high rise under construction in New York which will, at the time of completion in 2015, have the highest rooftop in the western hemisphere. What's most interesting/cool is that you can watch the entire building process in real time here: 432 Park Avenue. You can even reserve your spot to a nice little one bedroom in this behemoth of a tower for a cool $5 million.

Smithsonian Museums

As I was researching the Smithsonian Museums, most of which are located along the mall in Washington DC, I came across many similarities in the architecture of the buildings. I found this interesting because the construction timeline from the first museum to the most resent stretches from the mid 1800s to the 2000s. Most likely from museum to museum there was a general consensus about exterior building materials, many of which use Tennessee marble. Some of the more recent museums, such as the Hirshhorn and the National Museum of the American Indian, branch from the older styles. Taking a step back and considering each museum as part of a whole, thread along the mall, they all have a unique quality that also brings a continuity to the branding of Smithsonian Museums as a whole.

Furthermore, there are certain qualities about each of the museums that links them together in a stronger position than that they are all places that house artifacts and connections to history. I found that natural daylighting, typically through the use of sky lighting was a common theme. Central spaces such as courtyards were also found throughout most of the museums. More directly related to our project, most of these courtyards contained central water features, such as fountains, to bring the experience inward. These courtyards become reflecting spaces, and the water features enhance the overall experience of the place. Lastly, returning back to exterior materials, all of which are heavy and grounding, provide a sense of protection towards what they hold within their walls,thus they serve as containers for vast amounts of unique treasures from across history.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, exterior made of precast concrete and crushed pink granite aggregate

Freer Gallery, central courtyard 

National Museum of American History, Tennessee marble 

Water First movie - free in Denver

Please join us for a FREE screening of the award-winning documentary film Water First  Reaching the Millennium Development Goals directed by Amy Hart Thursday, February 28th, 2013 6:30 - 8:30 PM The Studios at Overland Crossing 2201 S Delaware Denver, CO 80223 Water First is an inspirational story from Malawi that shows why clean water is essential for the achievement of the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals. Through the inspiring story of Charles Banda, a humble, local fireman turned "waterman" who has provided clean water to hundreds of thousands of fellow Malawians, it becomes apparent why clean water should be first if we are genuinely committed to reaching the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and reducing poverty and the suffering it causes in developing nations. The MDGs are a set of goals that the UN committed to in the year 2000. The goals address the need to reduce poverty and hunger, achieve universal education, empower women, combat HIV/AIDS and other diseases and build partnerships for development. As Charles Banda articulates in the film, it is impossible to achieve any of these goals without putting water first.   The project has forged a strong relationship with Charles Banda and our implementing partner organization, Freshwater Malawi. Screenings of the film often serve as fundraisers for water and sanitation projects in Malawi. To date, funds from the screenings have provided water for more than 20,000 people. Please click the DONATE button if you would like to help.   ​ Freshwater Project International PO Box 286588, New York, NY, 10128-0006 info@freshwaterintl.org www.freshwaterintl.org

 

Lighting Design

Hey everyone! just wanted to share this link with you guys....

http://www.german-architects.com/de/tropp/de/

Water Cathedral

I just came across this video for the 2011 YaP installation in Santiago, Chile, shot by photographer Cristobal Palma. It is called the Water Cathedral by GUN Architects

Archimedes' Screw-Pumping/transporting water against gravity

If anyone is thinking about a way to move water upward, rather than using a pump you might use an Archimedes' Screw. It creates an interactive element for the visitor and might also be a great way to demonstrate the weight of water and how to get around it (show that water is hard to lift, but not with this clever structure).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes'_screw

one being used in an exhibit
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/article1123920.ece

a simple homemade model
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsAd7SlCpZ0

On a different note, here is a simple, interactive, and very applicable experiment that demonstrates erosion. Could be modified a bunch of different ways to be more interesting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE4j-vScBwo

Checkland Kindleysides

 This is a link to the e=website for the design firm Checkland Kindleysides. They do a lot of branding and identities for companies and stores, along with unique hand done paintings and drawings to make all of their designs really interesting.

http://www.checklandkindleysides.com/

Carbone Smolan Agency

This is a link to a page on the Carbone Smolan Agency's website. It have a pretty cool video that will give you an idea of what they're all about.

Exploring Niketown

Nike is in the business of making money, and business is good. What is unique to them is the manner by which they sell. Enter Niketown, the face of Nike. Each of these stores is adapted uniquely to the burrow in which it exists. However the overcasting and driving theme amongst each can be described in five things Nike does or does exceptionally well. The first is "Social Awareness", paying close attention to small differences in each city that houses a Niketown and adapting each store in small ways to best fit. The next is "Product Placement", making sure that while the exhibits catch your eye the product will eventually catch your wallet. The Third is "Industry Evolution", much like and leading brand they are constantly reinventing themselves whether it be graphically, window displays, advertising, etc. Next is "Product As Design", many in store and external exhibits use the actual product whether it be shoes, shirts, jerseys etc. as materials for sculptures and lights. Finally is there use of "Lighting", while this is not unique to them they find new ways to enhance and further the atmosphere of the store as well as the product. The following are 5 examples of these techniques but are by no means the only:

Introduction

Hi all,

Forgive me for the late introduction, I just figured out how to actually write a new post. Anyways, I just wanted to take a moment to introduce myself via the blog, as well as discuss how I came to be a member of this coarse.

My name is Soren Phibbs. I was born and raised in a small blue collar town here in the mountains of Colorado. I grew up on raft and a pair skis. While I have had a long lasting connection with water and its many forms I chose this coarse as an opportunity to break away from my very rigid sense of design; there is no such thing as a straight line in the world of water.

I have wanted to be an architect from a very early age but as I get deeper in to the program I have begun to realize that perhaps I am a better designer rather then architect. An architect is a profession as well as professional. He balances his time well. He describes his work, his process, and his conclusions. An architect is this hybrid designer, business man, and professional. I am a designer in the sense of a mind set. Much like the difference between artist and artistic, I am a designer in the way I see the world, interpret it, portray it and eventually exist within it without ever hinting at expressing it on a canvas or model or building or garden. This realization has pushed me to explore smaller scale less restricted interests, i.e. this coarse.

Plus we get to build something!

I look forward to the coarse, the further exploration of water, as well as working together to create something truly unique.

-Soren Phibbs

Link to droplette in slow motion

http://nagelgroup.uchicago.edu/Nagel-Group/Fluids.html

Gelbach Designs

Here is a pretty good design group, they have a lot of museum and tradeshow exhibits that are worth checking out.
http://gelbachdesigns.com/

Ice hotels pretty cool

http://live.wsj.com/video/the-ice-wars/1695AFFA-2681-4F9C-8B9D-5C687790E4BF.html#!1695AFFA-2681-4F9C-8B9D-5C687790E4BF

Mark Dion and more

Apple Stores and Museum Examples

Apple stores relay heavily on "perfection" and the physiological tendencies of humans. All monitors are set to 70º so people feel the need to interact with the product to make the screen the right angel for viewing. 

The most successful exhibits, to me, are those that people of all ages can interact with and control.  

Franklin Museum

Grammy Museum

Portuguese Language Museum 

Shanghai Public Library

While researching different museum exhibits I stumbled upon a firm called Tetragon, they're a Greek firm that designs museum exhibits around the world and also exhibition displays for a variety of trade shows.

MUTTER MUSEUM-"HISTORIC MEDICAL ODDITIES"

The Mütter Museum is a medical museum located in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It contains a collection of medical oddities, anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment. The museum is part of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The original purpose of the collection, donated by Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter in 1858, was medical research and education.

THANK YOU! 

MONIKA GESIKOWSKA