20.Jul.2010 Weekly Fuel – Gyre Edition
by Jay Cox-Chapman, Design Build Assistant
Circulus at the disused Seeley G. Mudd Library at Pomona College
Art student Sam Starr built a small velodrome in a disused library at Pomona College. The project riffs off the idea of circulation — of bicycles, of books, of bloodflow in exercise — and simultaneously touches on the relationship between old and new media. Regardless, its a beautiful structure.
A boat!
Workers restoring the World Trade Center site found an 18th century ship buried in the muck. BLDG Blog explores what it means to find ships and wharves suspended beneath the foundations of our cities.
Plastiki lands in Australia
A few months ago, a group of sailors departed from San Francisco on a trip to cross the Pacific Ocean, with a stop at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, to raise awareness about plastic and waste. Their vessel? A catamaran made entirely of recycled soda bottles. Last week, they arrived in Australia. A staggering feat of seamanship, resourcefulness, and commitment to the environment.
While good news from the Gulf appeared on the horizon this week with the successful capping of the Deepwater Horizon well, the above simulation underscores how serious the situation still is. The simulation follows the release of 8 million particles into the currents of the Gulf and Eastern Atlantic.
