Anyone who knows me will know that I like photos of derlicit buildings and decay, so I’d like to tell you all about this new website by Hayley Louise.
Her work varies between scrapyards, people, nature, and animals – there are some real gems for all to enjoy.
As always, comments are welcome…
Recently I popped the Changemakers Fayre which heralded the official launch of Hub Westminster, part of the Hub Network, in Central London. On the invitation of Alastair Parvin of Architecture 00:/ I was there to photograph the build of the WikiHouse prototype which I had written about for Boidus and Design Exchange. This proved very useful, but also introduced me to lots of other organisations with useful points to make on the social economy and entrepreneurship. The two videos filmed by We Free The Box document the two days of the Fayre.
For more information on Hub Westminster download their invite invite.pdf
Webshop open from 12:00 on 9 December 2011 and closes at 24:00 on 11 December 2011
Pop up shop open on 9th December only at Downstairs @ Mother London. Biscuit Building, 10 Redchurch Street, London
The Poundshop is back in time for a designer Christmas . . . and at Mother of all places! After a fantastic year – The Poundshop will be popping-up online for three days only from 9 December 2011 – just in time to get well-designed bargains into your all-important Christmas shop!
Image: The Poundshop during London Design Festival 2011, and at Somerset House in 2010
Back in October we popped by the workshop of Hendzel and Hunt in Peckham Rye to see their latest piece taking shape. Even then the Advent Calendar Cabinet looked like yet another amazing piece of work from Jan Hendzel and Oscar Hunt, and their many and able assistants Daniel Wallis, Nic Parnell, Stanzin Losal, Oscar Medley-Whitfied, Liam Motyer and Marta Bakowski. December is upon us and so we can begin advent with the successful launch of their Advent Calendar Cabinet in Selfridges’ London Store.
Image Top: The Advent Calender Cabinet. Image by Ed Kulakowski
Steven David Jones. Oxford Brookes University
As work in the construction industry continues to be illusive the future of the architect tends to be a fairly negative topic in debate. Despite that, Oxford Brookes School of Architecture is running a series of panel discussions focusing on optimism and suggesting possible ways students and architects might use their diverse skillset in ingenious ways.
“A pool of graduates seeking work and employers seeking talent. Studio creates employment connections…
and we do this for free.”
The vulnerability of the final year architecture student ahead of the biggest few months of their studies is compounded by the stress of seeking a paid year out placement. Add to that stress the sceptre of the recession, limited job opportunities and unpaid positions, and you recognise that this is the toughest time to be an architectural graduate. Step into the breach potential saviours Studio – the online collective led by Helen Misselbrook, who are offering a free trial to join their online talent pool for architectural graduates and freelancers seeking work, and potential employers seeking the best talent from the grassroots.
Students can join the free trial today and list themselves through the online forms, creating an online portfolio that can be viewed by potential employers with job opportunities available. For anyone who has ever used an online dating website it is a bit like selecting a potential partner but with contractual ties rather than the potential marital ones. The good thing for students and employers is that there are no fees to use the talent pool, which differs from the commercial recruitment agencies on the market at the moment. To their credit Studio will only list employers who pay the minimum wage, with the student then able to negotiate pay set by the RIBA pay scales.
Download the invitation today and join the trial now.
As discussions on how the world can “go green” reach new levels, and are transformed into action, one of the hot topics among many different types of businesses is something called “sustainable learning centres.” For those who do not know about the function and mission of these learning centres, both are aptly summed up on various websites. Essentially, these centres’ goals are to clarify the meaning and practice of going green, and then to exemplify sustainable solutions in ways that can be imitated and can be functional within themselves moving forward. For a company to implement a sustainable learning centre involves changes on all levels, with the ultimate goal of creating a business that is able to operate in a sustainable fashion with regard to energy and resources. One company that exemplifies the quest to obtain this sort of efficiency and cleanliness is UK retail giant Marks & Spencer.
Echoing Green. Written and Directed by Richard J Moir
Boidus took time out to attend Kino London Open Mic Film Night #33 to see the range of films on show. Amongst the excellent work on show we were particular happy to see Echoing Green written and directed by Richard J Moir. Watch and enjoy.
Echoing Green (Short Film) from Richard J Moir on Vimeo.
Check out the Boidus review of the Pavilion of Protest on the RIBA Journal website here
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