Ricardo Legorreta (1931-2011)

Internationally recognized mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta died yesterday December 30th 2011 at the age of 80. His work preserves his soul. R.I.P.
Here's a text Miquel Adriá, editor in chief of Arquine Magazine, wrote about Legorreta, sorry this entry is only available in Spanish.
And here the text architect Alejandro Hernández shared about one of the most talented mexican creators, Ricardo Legorreta.

A case of you

"Maybe there's enough thunder / tell me are you with me? / 'cause none of us are telling the truth / tell me are you with me? / None of us are crying, no / We can hope for heartbreak now" -Enough Thunder, James Blake.

Barcelona

I was reading this article from The Atlantic by Eric Jaffe about 'The Best City Time Lapse Videos of 2011'. Besides all the characteristics this videos should have, I was thinking it's a good opportunity to travel the world in just a few minutes or revive experiences in the locations of these unique places. Yeah, yeah, yeah... soooo freaking ridiculous my lines above sound!!! Well, as an architect I just love to watch how cities are held or how the planning system works in each situation and this videos, believe it or not, are good x-rays of the integration people-architecture-space. Sounds better right?

The first video I post is from Barcelona, one of the most inspiring cities, with most talented artists along history. Love Barelona.

TimeLapse Barcelona from Loyam on Vimeo.

Sometimes you just need a bycicle

In response to the wrong campaign the car-rental company Zipcar launched:

Gold Lion

"The cinders, they splinter / and light the paths / and these strange steps / trace us back, trace us back / Flow sweetly, hang heavy / You suddenly complete me / You suddenly complete me." -Hysteric, Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

“La vida es mucho más importante que la Arquitectura.”      

                                                                                                                            Oscar Niemeyer

Unleash your fingers

Ok, this is not a TV commercial. I just found this amazing video and wanted to share with you. There's this guy named 'JayFunk' which apparently is an internet phenomenon for his finger coreographies, and trust me, after watching this video there's no doubt about his power. He is SOOO FREAKING AMAZING!!!
The thing is that Samsung took him from LAX to Paris as the main figure for their launch campaign of a new mobile gadget and left this brief but awsome 'finger dance'.
Enjoy!

Abel Ibañez Galván / ERRR-Magazine

I took this image from one his Facebook profiles, just hope he doesn't care hehehe...

Meet Abel Ibañez Galván the founder, editor and designer of the legendary ERRR-Magazine. He's also published a book called 'Cerdos', and is a musician of the band ´Peculiars'.
Here's an unforgettable talk with him I broadcasted through Panóptico in 2009. Enjoy!

Click here --> Entrevista Abel Ibañez-Panóptico

How it all started

Four years ago I started kind of a 'project', more like an 'adventure', of course I'm writting about PANóPTICO. The real thing is that I've never really known what is the goal of this crossing, maybe it's just my need of sharing and telling the world what I like and who I admire through their work. That's how this 'compendium' of creators has been built.
But before I took the blog format, PANóPTICO was a radio show broadcasted through my university radio station RADIO ANÁHUAC; fortunately I'm a real architect now! so there's not enough time to go to my school and broadcast a live weekly show, that's why I decided to stop that and continue my adventure through this blog.
The most enriching experience I got from that radio show was meeting some interesting characters and knowing a little bit more of their work. They're all creative, young, enterpreneurs developing their 'master pieces'.
So, I'll be posting, maybe weekly, maybe monthly one of these seven interviews. Just be aware that these interviews are not complete because I always forgot the CD to record them in time, there are about 10 to 15 minutes left on each interview... sorry hahaha!
Just really hope you enjoy them and learn a little bit of these brilliant creators as I did. By the way they're all record in Spanish.

The irony of life

Rem Koolhaas is my neighbor!

Walking on my street I've just found out that Rem Koolhaas is my neighbor. Genius!