My Uncle Patrick Sokas passed away two years ago to the day. His passing was both sudden and unexpected, but from it came one of the most interesting and beautiful acts of tribute and remembrance in the form of Found Patrick. My aunt, Patrick's sister Regina embarked on a journey of collecting my uncle's written work... Continue Reading →
The following is a consolidation and elaboration of a few thoughts and interests: A few years ago I saw a clip of a morning talk show interviewing Dr. Walter Tschinkel and his unique method of documenting the structure and spatial arrangement of ant colonies. He would pour molten aluminum into the ant hills and then excavate... Continue Reading →
A brief look at Graph Commons, a tool for organizing basic network patterns. As part of exploring the medium I took a look at Wikipedia and a few comedians whom have influences listed on their pages. Not sure if this is public, but the link is http://graphcommons.com/graphs/1991. Also, a non sequitur as a Happy Friday:
Today I wanted to highlight a special program run out of the SF Bay Area which started a fundraising campaign today. KIDmob is an education and design nonprofit which runs workshops in both the Bay Area and in Haiti. Their focus is on instilling creative and critical thinking skills which are otherwise neglected by traditional educational... Continue Reading →
Tomorrow is mid review, involving 10 minutes of slide show about the macro economy of Bangladesh and the informal electronic recycling in Dhaka. None of the slides are in final form yet, so I'll post the graphics from sources which I will be incorporating into my presentation, then I'll post my slides tomorrow night.
The following is a proposal for a road trip to Beaver Run, PA on March 15th to go visit Fallingwater: The first image is from the foundations website, and the second is from an article about the story behind the gift shop built on the grounds. I will leave the general back story of the... Continue Reading →
Finally made it up to the George Nakashima Foundation and Workshop this afternoon for their open house (Saturdays 1-4:30pm). They allow photography on the grounds, but not inside the buildings. Here are some photographs of the buildings and some sketches of the buildings and furniture:
Another detour today, this time down Main Street, or The Main Street Project, which began in 1977 and (until last year) was operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. It started as architectural and economic analysis meant to help local governments come up with strategies to revitalize their downtown. The Main Street Project summarize their... Continue Reading →
A happy birthday to my sister Sara, an aspiring doctor (i.e. med student) up in Boston who might just win the Boston Marathon this year if she feels like it's worth her time. Today four years ago I gave her a promotional flyer for her birthday, one intended to get people to donate in her... Continue Reading →
With any luck, the field trip to George Nakashima's workshop (mentioned back on January 2nd) will happen this Saturday. Here is a poor attempt at a promotional flyer: **UPDATE**- this trip will be postponed as many people at the Foundation will be out of the country for the next few weeks. February 22nd or March... Continue Reading →
Adam Achrati 