Archive for September, 2011

Sep
1

Post-it Note walls

For ‘Photography Friday’, I found this cool video on Film Maker IQ and wanted to show it here. This was to mark the opening of a shoe store, believe it or not, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It took 25 animators over 5 months to create this video and 350,000 Post-it Notes. 30,000 people wrote messages on the Post-its. Fun!

Sep
1

Guangzhou Opera House

This inspiring structure built in China has a sculptural quality but with its white color, it allows the people to be the real focus. The siting and lobbies are beautiful but the true gem is the auditorium. Take a look!
More images at: The Guardian UK
Source: I Like Architecture

Sep
0

Party at Bolster!

A former client, now friend, started a new company called Bolster. They help develop the Brand, the Story, the Experience of your business. My wife and I were fortunate enough to be invited to the opening bash in their recently remodeled warehouse space in Minneapolis. They did an excellent job turning this former foundry into a functional and special work setting. There is something about getting a group of creatives together that is energizing. Sure it could have been the live music, catered food or the open bar… but I think it was the conversations with old, and now some new friends. Shoot them a line if you are interested in moving beyond just a logo. I know you will also make some new friends.
Click on images to enlarge.

Sep
0

Project Update -MWMO

Project Update -MWMO

We are under construction! The new offices for the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization is located on the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. The invasive plant species will be removed opening a visual and physical connection to the river. The entire site will be sculpted to demonstrate a variety of stormwater management techniques.

As with any former industrial site, there are challenges with knowing what actually is under the surface. Contaminates, old refrigerators, construction debris…? Soil borings will tell you what is directly below that spot but there cold be a buried oil tank 2 feet away! For the most part, we were OK -except for the geothermal wells. We ended up having twice as many as planned (60) due to rock. Luckily, they only needed to be half as deep to accomplish the same task.

The Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are going up as you can see by the photos. Once the steel work is done, the building shell will be completed in three days! We still have a long way to go but it is always exciting to see progress! Click on images to enlarge.
Contractor: Meisinger Construction

Sep
0

Don’t be afraid to share your ideas.

Everyone can be creative. You probably already are and don’t know it! This is a great little video about ‘What may seem obvious to you, may be amazing to others’. Don’t be afraid to express, to collaborate, and test out your ideas. You may be surprised at what develops!

Source: Nice

Sep
0

Alice’s Wonder Spray

I am working on a new facility for the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization (see MWMO Project Update posts). While attending some meetings at their current office space, I saw the instructions and ‘fixins’ for Alice’s Wonder Spray – an environmentally safe cleaning spray you can make yourself inexpensively. I mixed up a batch and brought it home. It is amazing. I don’t worry about toxic or abrasive chemicals with this and it cleans! It even took some stains off my exterior siding without dulling the finish. Unfortunately, I don’t know Alice’s story but print out the label below, stick on a spray bottle and mix some up in her honor!