News+Noteworthy
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5D Conference: October 4-5, 2008, Long Beach, CA.
This groundbreaking two day conference opened my eyes to the velocity of technology's impact in the design of entertainment experiences across film, television, videogames, animation and environmental. Leading practitioners of immersive design conducted a series of in-depth panels over the two days inspiring artists, designers, scholars, educators and students. www.5Dconference.com
Aside fro the amazing 5D creators and commitee, my favorite discoveries were: Joseph Kosinski, Evan Douglis, and Dr. Jerry Schubel of Aquarium of the Pacific.
Key Note by Henry Jenkins author of books about media and popular culture, most recently the highly acclaimed, "Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide." Additional speakers and panelists include world-renowned film, production and art design leaders: Rick Carter, production designer (A.I.: Artificial Intelligence, War of the Worlds, Avatar); Scott Fisher, chair of Interactive Media, School of Cinema and TV, at USC; Peter Frankfurt, co-founder/co-director, Imaginary Forces; Alex McDowell, production designer (Minority Report, Watchmen); Greg Lynn, innovative architect, philosopher and teacher at UCLA’s School of Architecture & Urban Design; John Tarnoff head of show development, DreamWorks Animation; John Underkoffler, founder and chief scientist of Oblong Industries, Gore Verbinski, director (Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy); Anne White, visionary brand communications executive; and Habib Zargarpour, senior art director, Electronic Arts LA.
I am proud to be a new member of the 5D team which will integrate humanitarian panel/workshop to the 5D conference next year in 2009.
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Architecture for Humanity
seeks architecture and design solutions to humanitarian crisis around the world. Cameron Sinclair is the winner of a 2006 TED Prize which resulted in thousands of architects around the world sharing ideas, resources and plans, and making a big difference through the Open Architecture Network (OAN).
Please view:
www.architectureforhumanity.org
www.openarchitecturenetwork.org
TED talk by Cameron Sinclair, AFH founder/director
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In the Trenches (NextAid and AFH)
I created this blog project with AFH and architect Chris Harnish while he lived and worked at the NextAid children's village in South Africa. Chris' stories and photos were first published by Architectural Record on their home page and it can still be viewed on their Practice Matters section here.
Click here for full archives on ArchRec's website.
Also view a photo report by Chris on OAN.
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Coalition for a Sustainable Africa
is a consortium of organizations dedicated to implementing and promoting sustainable development as a solution to the devastating humanitarian crisis in Africa. I am a co-founder of and the creative director for CSA. www.csafrica.org
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NextAid
sustainable solutions for children orphaned by AIDS in Africa. NextAid is building a Community Center and Residential Children's Village in South Africa for AIDS orphans. www.nextaid.org
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SurfAid International
with the support of the global surfing community, SurfAid is
a non-profit organization dedicated to the alleviation of human suffering through community-based health programs. I look forward to start working with SurfAid this coming Fall of a variety of designs for new school programs they are launching in Australia and Asia. www.surfaidinternational.org
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World Changing
works from a simple premise: that the tools, models and ideas for building a better future lie all around us. That plenty of people are working on tools for change, but the fields in which they work remain unconnected. That the motive, means and opportunity for profound positive change are already present. That another world is not just possible, it's here. We only need to put the pieces together. I just love World Changing! Buy the book, open up a new page everyday and learn. Read more about it at www.worldchanging.com
