This beachhouse, designed by Douglas Gauthier and Jeremy Edmiston, is far more complex than it first appears to be. Named BURST*008, the house was assembled from individually cut plyboard sheets and insulation panels. Every piece of the house is working to reduce the house's reliance upon electricity and gas for amenities such as lighting, air-conditioning and heating. The house is orientated in such a way so as tomaximise light absorbed from the sun and to catch the prevailing cross-breeze, whilst insulation reduces heat losses in winter. The structure of the house was actually modelled by a computer program which was specially designed to take into account variables such preferable orientation to the sun and wind. BURST*008 was so popular, an identical pre-fab beach house was created for New York's Museum of Modern Art.
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The Sydney Opera House, one of the most recognisable buildings on the planet, leaves the individual in awe of it's soaring arcs and distinct power curves. In this graphite drawing, I have tried to encapsulate the majesty and sheer brillance of these curves by extending them into the space where the substructure of the building would begin. The more abstract nature of the pattern below ground hints at the creativity and art performed within the building. Another globally iconic structure, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, forms a suitable backdrop for the drawing.
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Although not my photo, I spent 3 weeks in the Philippines in 2006 on an immersion program, trying to understand what life is like for the poorest of the poor. Through our travels between villages, orphanages and jails, we passed through the rice paddies in the north of the country. It was absolutely breathtaking, seeing the dedication and patience these farmers have with what is and what isn't under their control. This photo shows a wide open field, almost ready for harvest, with an ominous sky overhead, and just a chink of hope of clear sky on the horizon.Photo 2: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2882390336_6d54a57b37.jpg, accessed 10/3/2009.
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Rosalie Gascoigne - Top of the Morning
Terrain (n.)
Escape (v.)
Rugged (adj.)
Escape (v.)
Rugged (adj.)
Top of the Morning, 1994 formboard, masonite, retro-reflective roadsign on craftboard
4 panels: 53 x 130cm (overall size)
Fiona Hall - Leaf Litter
Powerful (adj.)
Skeleton (n.)
Trickle (v.)
Skeleton (n.)
Trickle (v.)
Leaf Litter, 2000 - 2002 gouache on bank notes
dimensions variable
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Tracey Moffat - Rock Star
Dreamer (n.)
Realise (v.)
Hopeful (adj.)
Realise (v.)
Hopeful (adj.)
Rock Star 1974, 1998 Backyard Series
Off set print on Natural Snow Gum paper using light fast ink. 44 × 35.5cm. Edition of 60
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