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Books For A Rockin’ Mid Century Modern Library

Eric — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:05:37 +0000

Great list of books about mid-century modern posted by our friend Claudia at ModernMecca.

Books For A Rockin’ Mid Century Modern Library

INTERVIEW WITH VISUAL ACOUSTICS DIRECTOR ERIC BRICKER

Eric — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:30:07 +0000

This was done in Chicago with our friends at MAS Context and Spirit of Space.

The interview can be found here: SELLING LIFESTYLE

A CALL FOR CELEBRATION

Eric — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:13:38 +0000

So I have been thinking a lot these past few days about Julius, architecture and film. The common thread running through all is how each fosters a sense of community. I can see the same happening with VISUAL ACOUSTICS and it is really amazing.
The intent of the film was to introduce more people in the world to Julius and by doing so turn more people on to architecture and design. Ultimately, what architecture and design represents to me is the human ability to come together in a functional way and create something extraordinary (no matter the scale) that serves our needs.
I am hoping that VISUAL ACOUSTICS can serve as a CELEBRATION not only of one man’s extraordinary life /way of living but in addition, the brighter side of humanity.
I invite you to post photos, quotes, home videos of Julius, architects, designers, thinkers or whomever has inspired you to help celebrate life, work and art that will leave a positive, indelible mark on others.
Videos and photos can be uploaded on our Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/group.php?gid=24111964516

Snakebit: a documentary film on Samuel Mockbee and the spirit of the rural studio

Eric — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:57:27 +0000

Snakebit is a 60-minute documentary film for PBS on the late architect Samuel Mockbee and the radical educational design/build program known as the Rural Studio that he co-founded deep in poverty-stricken Hale County, Alabama. Mockbee was a celebrated architect, artist, builder, and educator who instilled his passion and philosophy in those he believed will become a new generation of citizen architects. Snakebit is a rich, probing film that shows how a group of young architects— empowered by Mockbee’s belief in making the world a better place—use their ingenuity and compassion to provide housing for people that their profession all too often overlooks. The film features interviews with a spectrum of architects, artists and educators including Mockbee, Peter Eisenman, Cameron Sinclair, Richard Meier, Michael Rotondi, Coleman Coker, Hank Louis, Lori Ryker, Chip Lord, William Christenberry and many more.

Julius Shulman Institute at Woodbury University

Eric — Wed, 21 May 2008 00:35:33 +0000

Many are not aware of the Julius Shulman Institute at Woodbury University. Below is information about the institute provided to us by Woodbury University.

“The Institute focuses on Julius Shulman’s enduring involvement in the principles of modernism, which include efficiency, environmental sensitivity, social responsibility, and human meaning in all aspects of design, especially in the following areas:

1) The history, theory, and practice of contemporary architecture and design

2) The association of architecture, its designs and applications to the lifestyles of our society.

3) The application of photography as the basic instrument in the presentation of architecture to the public in journals, books, exhibits, and lectures.

The Julius Shulman Institute serves as an educational provider.

The Institute offers lectures, seminars, tours, and special workshops for elementary, middle, and high schools in the area, as well as at community organizations. It provides similar services for architects, college students, and others who are involved with architecture in their daily lives.

Through the Institute we have put together 17 slide show lectures with the help of Julius which are shown to mainly high school students throughout California. The slide shows fall under the title of “The Power of Photography” even thought they deal with a wide range of topics from everything from communication, transportation, steps and stairways of the world to the basics of photography.

The institute also sponsors lectures on the Woodbury campus as well as recognizing an outstanding architect each year who is then recognized as a Julius Shulman Fellow.”