OMA plans to rebuild a Filip-Dujardanesque Bijlmermeer (Amsterdam’s 80’s)  in Singapore.
Here is one of the key-statements by Ole Scheeren: “The design addresses concerns of shared space and social needs in a contemporary society and simultaneously responds to issues of shared living and individuality by offering a multiplicity of indoor/outdoor spaces specific to the tropical context.”

this short film starts with a nice feature about the future application of design-architecture-modeling-construction before it gets into the cheesy dream of a french homesick time-traveler…
so now I am curious what ‘contemporary’ buildings can be constructed in a future like that.

‘The places we live‘ by Jona Bendiksen is this really well-done interactive photo and sound documentary about  households in slums around the world. I spent half an afternoon looking at it, here is the link.

David Byrne is activating the Maritime Building’s Sound in NYC, a fromer ferry station, by the use of engines that set specifis parts of the building into vibration to release the objects natural ambient sound.

A corner of the job-site where the former east german ‘Palast der Republik‘ (images here) is being demolished these days gives temporary home to this weird container-outpost of the curry-wurst, forming its own little territory by the simple use of beer garden furniture on astro-turf.

Came over this again today, still nice to see how the collage-situation in the shop merge with the animated collage. Reminds me of the first pages of the SMLXL book…

These pictures were taken last spring in Vietnam, similar developments can also be seen in China. Blue Tarp is being used as a low-tech shell against wind & water due to its easy handling and reusability as seen here. The above shags seem to be temporary shelter for moving workforces along new-built highways.
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This very inspiring collage was shown at the last venice biennale. Does anyone remember who the author is or related to what topic this pic was shown?