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Lemonade – “it’s not a pink slip, it’s a blank page”

For those recently laid off – the 1/2 hour movie “Lemonade” it’s definitely worth your time. It focuses on layoffs in the advertising industry, but the overall message is inspirational for architects as well: “Don’t be the person who’s out there looking for a job – be the person out there doing something interesting.”

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Fly under the radar

Shortly after Thom Mayne was awarded the Pritzker prize, editor Chris Sullivan praised "Thom Mayne's Radical Incrementalism": "...he operates as a nexus of many ideas and inputs, deftly prioritizing and assimilating them per project needs." I can hardly think of a better description of the kind of parameters any architect is expected to synthesize, or indeed, the goals of this site.

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• Another great idea from the folks at HOK. By taking the focus off their firm and shining it onto their customers, by providing a platform for their clientele to tell their stories, they stand out from the typical convention booth. 35 videos already posted to their YouTube channel on the first day of the convention - Congrats! (more...) #
• "In my photography, I've been able to enhance the quality of people's understanding about what architecture can achieve.  We live and die in an architectural environment, and the sooner the public understands what this entails, the sooner we'll all benefit by good architecture." Julius Shulman, 2002, in KCRW's Design and Architecture (DnA) #
• Drop.io contacted me for a brief interview - It sounds like they have some great things planned for architects, whitepaper soon available here. #
• Great strategy advice for underdogs: "Effort can trump ability" - http://bit.ly/Tsoor #
• Looking forward to a new podcast about Storage and Backup:  http://mydl.me (sponsored by Drobo) - I'm saving my pennies to buy one. #