Having had a little bit of a rest from working I decided to troll the pages of the internet a little, some face book some google and some msn.com and whilst there browsing through a few pages going from links to links i came across a couple of thinsg i think are worth sharing....
http://obviousmag.org/en/archives/2010/07/spaceport_america.html
Now having noticed that "The contest for the Spaceport America building was won by renowned British firm Foster+partners" related very close to my recent research i read on and had a browse through.
official and more info can be found at,
Space port America,
http://www.spaceportamerica.com/
The second was more thinking ahead about me graduating and branding myself and got me thinking about what and how I would network at various events I could potentially be showing at and any people I might possibly meet. Which then lead to business cards and websites the following is about business cards but I am sure to look into the website more in the near future.
http://slodive.com/inspiration/showcase/50-business-cards-designs-that-break-the-mold/
Hey Leroy - below, copy/pasted from Allan Attlee's reply - you need to jump on this opportunity - remember - fortune favours the brave!
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Sounds very interesting. You'd be more than welcome to send your student down to Canterbury to speak with some of us here. We'd also be happy to feature this work on the school website CANTARCH.COM.
In terms of projects to explore I'd recommend New Babylon by Constant Niewenhuys. It was a radical proposal for a situationist inspired utopian urbanism. What might make it a worthy
study is that it was very vaguely described in drawings and models that suggested atmospheres rather than definite forms so there would be room for interpretation on the part of any cg artist.
There's a great book called Exit Utopia that has pretty good versions of the drawings. Another book would be The Activist Drawing.
Hope this is helpful.
Ps the Canterbury library has a great collection so suggesting to your guy that he come for a browse would be a good move.
(Leroy - you'll need to order these books from the library - not simply rely on the internet etc. Get on it!)
I looked at booking out those books that were recommendded but thought it might be easier to just collect them from there on my visit. If so when would be a good time to go up and speak to him? really thought I posted this Wednesday and thought it odd to have not been notified of a reply but as it stands a huge error on my part.
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