Narrative of research- Lucy May Schofield

Inspired by an unrelenting desire to make, coupled with a passion for the written word, she makes objects to house stories which may otherwise go untold. In creating narratives she accompanies the viewer on a journey, often manifesting in an installation, multiple or artist's book.Themes explored in recent works include fecundity and dolls houses, lost love and redundant underwear, rural survival and liberation, salvaged diaries and dementia, solitude and beards, proverbs and heirlooms. Having published over twenty limited editions in the past ten years, her work is held in public and private collections in the UK and abroad including TATE Britain, Chelsea College of Art, London College of Communication, Winchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University. Artist multiples are stocked in London, Edinburgh, Paris, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

So, when i have been asked to create a space to house Lucy's abjets i have chosen to create a permanent space for her "Bibliotherapy". I was inspired by nature as in makes feel more relaxed.

Water Building Resort

The Water Building Resort, is a self-sustainable hightech building of postmodern design by the architect Orlando De Uruttia, a member of the TEEX© Consortium. Architecturally and thematically designed in the shape of a falling drop of water, the Water Building Resort will be the first building ever to convert air into water with a combination of nature and technology: The facade of the building is designed to face the sun and is covered in photovoltaic glass, which not only lets light in but also effectively captures the sun's rays to be converted into solar power. The opposite side of the building uses a latticed design for ventilation and features unprecedented WaterMicron™ equipment to convert humid air into pure drinking water.

USGBC Announces New Building Performance Initiative

In a recent email sent out to its members, the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) announced that their new Building Performance Initiative “will be in full swing with the first of five summits planned to raise the level of discussion about how we can ensure that all green buildings perform the way they are intended.” In addition, the new initiative seeks to improve the performance of all buildings in the country by upgrading for “measurably better energy, water, human health and natural resources outcomes.”

Read more: http://2ndgreenrevolution.com/2009/09/26/usgbc-announces-new-building-performance-initiative/#ixzz1DDYSXWR9

Towers in the park

Seoul Commune 2026 investigates the viability of an alternative and sustainable community structure in the overpopulated metropolises of the near future. The imagined community is integrated within the ever-accelerating developments of the digital environment and ongoing rapid social change. Seoul Commune 2026 presents a concrete architectural and urban proposal that entirely reconfigures, and consequently develops the existing towers in the park form. Seoul Commune 2026 unites towers and the park in a balanced way. It forms a complex network of private, semi-public, and public spaces.