Mar 18, 2017

Inspiring Mornings - Latino Culture Mix 1


SoundTrack: De Camino a La Vereda  - Buena Vista Social Club

Andean weaving is rich with innumerable  Quechua symbols and patterns. Anthropomorphic, zoomorphic, and geometric patterns tell complex stories of the interactions between the artisans and their natural environment. Every detail of a textile conveys meaning, from the woven symbols

Mar 8, 2017

Rufas Cage Elementary School Photos


Rufas Cage Elementary School


HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE 
“The Rufus Cage School is one of the oldest public school buildings still standing in Houston. Built in 1910 as a county school, the two-story mission style brick schoolhouse served generations of East End families until 1983, when a new building was built for Cage Elementary on nearby Leeland Street. Since that time, the original Cage School has served as a storage facility for HISD.

Feb 8, 2017

Our Unspoken Language

Arrival. Image source: http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/16/13642396/arrival-ted-chiang-story-of-your-life-film-twist-ending

Last Friday I went to the movies to watch a film called Arrival (directed by Denis Villeneuve). I was trying to unwind (the semester has started and the deadlines are approaching, putting us in a vigilant operation mode). But it happens that, when you love what you do, unwinding moments become moments of inspiration and reflection… for your work.

The film is amazing in every aspect you can imagine. The script is awesome, the acting is real, and

Dec 7, 2016

Chairs have always been the forward-runners of design change. They have for some mysteries reason the capacity for establishing a new sense of style almost overnight. Rietveld established a whole new design mode with a chair. So Mackintosh with his.”



'Just a Few Chairs and a House: an Essay on the Eames Aesthetic’, Architectural Design, September 1966.