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Eminem aside: Maybe you missed the statement by singer/songwriter/actor/8-miler Eminem, but he hates techno. Techno, prog, indy, rap, country, classical, metal -it is all music to someone. Just not Eminem. So what does this have to do with architecture? Or with California for that matter? (California???) Well, frozen music lovers, Moby, yes Moby, has a new architecture blog. So, Eminem aside, let’s take a look at this new entry into the blogosphere.
A decade or so ago, we remember being in certain studios and hearing tracks off of 18 wafting through the air. And, Moby has made a lot of music before and after that album. For some strange reason, that album sticks in our minds a decade or so later. Now instead of listening to the music, or in addition to it, we can read about Moby’s interest in Los Angeles architecture on his new blog: http://mobylosangelesarchitecture.com/
This is the guy who proved that one guy alone could make music. And, after making the music, sell it to millions of people worldwide. This is the guy who was part of an episode on a nationally syndicated sit-com: How I Met Your Mother. (Moby shares a limo with part of the cast on the way to a party.) And this is the guy who has restored Hollywood Hills houses. And now Moby is writing about Los Angeles Architecture?
Once the Moby-part of the equation sinks in, we suggest that you take some time, visit the blog and read through the entries. At the end of the day, this guy is not only an internationally known music artist, but he is also someone who loves architecture. It comes across in his writing, which is humorous, eclectic and sometimes esoteric. Here is one tidbit from Moby’s blog:
i can imagine the prison conversation:
‘hey what are you guys in for?’
guy 1 - ‘i was smuggling ar-15’s from turkmenistan to newark’.
guy 2 - ‘i blew up a bank in arkansas.’
guy 3 - ‘i ran 10 crystal meth labs in dominica’.
me - ‘i was taking pictures of mid century architecture in l.a’.
We think that many architecture fans can identify with the feelings behind this blurb, as well as the actions that resulted in imprisonment. Um… at least the architecture reference. (Hopefully not the gun/bank/meth references.) This blog, like his music itself, is fun, unexpected, and all over the board. Eminem aside (not that we don’t or can’t dig Eminem), we recommend it. Enjoy -VM
Day Three and Day Four:
Friday and Saturday were great days for us as well. The show was more than we had hoped for and a great opportunity for us to talk with new and old friends.
A number of very talented architects attended the show. Among them, were some of the more famous in the field and we did get a chance to have Daniel Libeskind (photo above) autograph one of his books. It may seem strange at first blush, however, at the end of the day, we are architecture fans. It was an honor to shake his hand.
On Friday night we held a small party at the convention center for anyone who wanted to attend. A three man band played jazz, we served light food & drinks, and everyone had a nice time.
We have to be honest and say that we thought Saturday would be more of a non-event than actual work. We are happy to say that we were wrong. We had quite a few people stopping by the VMZINC Lounge, talking, have a drink and relaxing.
Overall it was a great show and we look forward to next year in Denver! -VM
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How Nice was the interior of the Library of Congress/Thomas Jefferson Building?
Um… Very nice!
Continuing from our earlier post; this is one amazing interior and highly recommended. Do yourself a favor the next time that you are in DC, and go.
Enjoy. -VM
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Kennedy Town Pool is "Framous!" -
The Kennedy Town Pool, which we have featured on the ZINCsense blog before, has been featured in the Frame newsletter. Check it out at the link provided (click on the title above.) Enjoy -VM
the vmzinc channel now has our new series: interviews with architects!
thanks again to chandra hester for working out the bugs in the system. stay tuned for more interviews. -vm
project of the month: 03.30 -better late than never: the basic black t-shirt.
after a frustrating weekend trying to load the march project of the month (p.o.m) to this, our trusty blog, we finally threw in the towel and decided to use a friend’s brand spanking new you-tube channel to host our p.o.m. (our own vmzinc channel has also been a little trying lately). rest assured, we will have this p.o.m on our own channel very, very soon. until then, you will have to find it at the link at the very top of this post. just click on the words “project of the month.”
yes, you understood that correctly. our project of the month is a video, but it is not a building. huh? what… no, the project in march was to roll out our new video series: interviews with architects. this video features a cool builidng, but the real project was the formatting of the video. a special shout-out to chandra hester on our team for making our vhs tape from 1984 look all digital and cool-like. thanks, ch! (just kidding about ‘84.) it also features a short interview with award winning architect, dean marchetto.
before you check this out, tell us what you think of the series name: interviews with architects? think of it as minimalism. more direct and easy going. more black t-shirt than black turtleneck. more no-tie than bow-tie. more… well, you get the idea. any way you slice it, and no matter how late, or what you are wearing, we hope you enjoy our project. -vm
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