Hows it going,
Duncan Crowley from Ireland here, Ive just arrived into the architecture diploma at brookes and a few of us are setting up an;
“experimental communication space”
in the crit space on Wednesday evenings @ 6-8pm – first one, 2 days time, wed 23rd of October 2002
it is free and open to everyone
this wed we will communicate, make montages, show a music film, meet new people and what ever else happens
it seems that there is a lot of very interesting people here and a lot of interesting ideas going around,
but so far there does not seem to be much interaction outside the units, or even in the units in some cases. So we are trying to remedy that
so come along on Wednesday, meet some new people, share your opinions about what you think would improve things here
what would make life and college and architecture here at oxford
the most exciting place to be in the world?
Who knows? But by communicating and experimenting we could do some great stuff and learn
The oxford modern art gallery is closed until some time in November, could we make a temporary one, what could we show?
This summer a few thousand architecture students from all over Europe will go to Denmark for a 2 week summer school, hopefully some of you will come along.
I participated in this event lat summer and it was amazing , we turned a derelict building into an art gallery.
There are going to be online worldwide artistic events this year
So get involved and have fun
Personally I am working toward the FUSPEY ideal – FUN – SUSTAINABLE- PEACEFUL – EXISTENCE
You might see me running around college on Wednesday with a tuxedo and an orange wig on
See some of you on Wednesday and do bring some old newspapers, magazines, colours, paints, glue, boards, cameras etc
Most importantly
Have fun
This event is open
to everyone,
not just architects
so invite your friends
slán libh
dunk
21/oct/2002
02092997@brookes.ac.uk
posted by duncan
Wed, 23 Oct 2002 14:38:06 GMT
Dear Michael, Britta & Kasper, dear other NC’s,
I am very pleased to read in your e-mails that you are working in such an ambitious way on both INCM and EASA2003. I, and with me Geert-Jan (other dutch NC), really appreciate your efforts. I am looking forward to see you all again, and I am sure the time and activities will be very inspiring and interesting, I also see this INCM as a great opportunity to visit Denmark.
However, I must say we are somehow surprised with the time you want to take for the INCM meeting. I understood in Vis, Croatia, that you had an ambitious approach towards this years INCM, but your proposal this will
cause problems for me and Geert-Jan. We will NOT be able to spend so much time (a whole week!) to the INCM. Besides I think that if we meet one week in order to discuss a two week event that this is out of proportions.
I also foresee that more NC’s will have difficulties to take a week off from school or work. I would like to point out that it might be easier to coordinate if you hold the meeting as short as possible (2-3 days, like in Berlin). If the problems I foresee will come true, there is a chance the first part of the NC’s might come at the first half of the week while the second part will be there at the end of the week, while only a few will attend the whole INCM. I presumed you already understood this possible problem, but regarding the enclosed schedule you send us, you spread the program over the week. This is not good for EASA communication.
I would like to and consider it my task as dutch NC discuss with you about EASA and work with you on preparations for EASA’s and SESAM’s in 2003 and later, but I am not available for 8 days.
OTHER NC’s, PLEASE REPLY: CAN YOU TAKE OFF ONE WEEK OF TIME FOR THE INCM?
DANISH ORGANIZERS, PLEASE REPLY: IS THERE A WAY TO REDUCE INCM-TIME?
Ciao,
Jelk Kruk
Dutch NC
posted by paradeiser
Thu, 17 Oct 2002 11:48:36 GMT
EASA live event – sydney 14-15 novemer-WTO meeting
7,000,000 people are dying every year
millions world-wide are kept in crippling poverty
millions are starving
easily curable diseases are widespread
Millions world-wide are taking action
1999 1,500,000 people took to the streets of Berlin and danced
FOR tolerance, respect and understanding between nations.
30 November 1999, 50,000 passionate people took to the streets of Seattle for the first “anti-globalisation” protest
they succeeded in shutting down the WTO meeting
more and more people are taking action world-wide together
image 1 is a sebastio selgado pic of a big digger mowing dead people in zaire into a hole in the ground, complete disregard for the value of life led to this. the pic beside it shows people combating this through non violent artistic and FUN means
there will hoefully be an online experimental event, with this website acting as the nucleus, culminating with the main event on nov 14th and 15th which is the next WTO meeting that is happening in sydney, australia.
it is hoped that people will organize events, feedback through here, email each other, send images back and forth, communicate.
with the compiled stuff an experimental film could be put together.
i hope EASA people will have the want to participate in this experiment and in so doing so show how technology can be used for further communication.
it would be the first LIVE experimental event, and would strengthen the EASA community
posted by duncan
Wed, 16 Oct 2002 00:50:05 GMT
im trying to get linux working on my old 133MHz pc – any linux-experts out there, coz ive no clue ;-)
posted by paradeiser
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 09:51:21 GMT
it would be nice if we could see something from all the different workshops
pics, weblinks, stories, stuff learnt etc
are there plans for this
posted by duncan
Mon, 07 Oct 2002 17:27:22 GMT
what makes a great school of architecture?
i have just started my graduate diploma in ark here in brookes college in oxford in the u.k.
so far i am loving it
what are the factors that make a good school?
- enthusiastic and committed tutors
- enthusiastic students who are on for doing things, who are there because they want to be there
- a varied course structure which has many options to choose from
- an openness to experimentation and exploration into new technology and work techniques
- a place that tries to evolve with the times
- a place that communicates to others outside its own surroundings
these are just a few things. I am trying to encourage you to participate in an open discussion about this, as at present there seems to be not too much to talk about on the EASA weblog. The virtual communication space for the architectural students of Europe.
So hopefully you might add something, what are your views, disagree if you want, just get communicating
Lack of real communication is the main problem in this world today
posted by duncan
Mon, 07 Oct 2002 17:23:31 GMT
At this moment were in full swing planning this years INCM meeting which
will take place at Bornholm, an island in the Baltic sea.
Within few days we will send out an official invitation regarding the
meeting.
This is a reminder for the countries who will have to apply for visa to
Denmark..
We have already spoken to the Forreign Ministry regarding which countries
are expected to have a visum. These countries are:
Albania
Armenia
Belarus
Bosnia-herchegovina
Yugoslavia
Markedonia
Russia
Tyrkie
Ukrain
These are the countries we got from the Forreign Ministry, we would like to
ask all countries to make sure for themselves if visum is required when
visiting Denmark..
An application for a visum has to be applied for at least 3 weeks before
departure.
-And a little reminder, some people promissed to take kontact to lost
contries.
Albania: Vigran from Kosovo.
Slovakia: Samu Szemerey from Hungary
Tjeck Republic: Vesna Colic from Yugoslavia
Finland: Anton from Danmark
Ukrain: Miriam from Germany
In top of these are : Armenia, Azerbadjan, Georgia and Russia. Which we
would like to invite. So if anyone have, or will make a contact to, you are
most welcome.
We would like to get their adresses and e-mails so we can send out an
invitation to them aswell.
We look forward to see you
With kind regards
The Danish INCM organisers
-If there are any questions please contact: Michael B. Erichsen
posted by paradeiser
Sun, 06 Oct 2002 11:20:18 GMT
here are the links to the photos:
- www.landart.tk
(by jelk kruk) - senses.jelkkruk.com
(by jelk kruk) - www.arq.upv.es/easa
(by easa valencia) - www.jell-paradeiser.at/marko > fotos > easa
(by mark0)
do you know more links?
posted by paradeiser
Sat, 05 Oct 2002 10:54:52 GMT
( )…..we thought about renovating our web page; and is already done, not a great thing (after four years with no updates on the page),we have hung some Croacia pictures, only 25, there are also some of previous years.When we have time we will hang many more, it will be soon !!
www.arq.upv.es
posted by easavalencia
Thu, 03 Oct 2002 13:41:36 GMT
would be great!
ill try to get it…
posted by paradeiser
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 23:56:16 GMT
just heard some rumors incm will start november 11th, but im waiting for a confirmation.
anton? kaspar?
whats goin on?
cu,
mark0
posted by paradeiser
Tue, 24 Sep 2002 11:59:28 GMT
FUSPEY architecture
The revolutionary architecture and ideas of duncan Crowley
Free public lecture in DIT Bolton street, dublin, ireland
6.30 wed 25 / September / 2002
All welcome
www.oraiste.com
just on the off chance that anyone in ireland is reading this, or if anyone knows of anyone in ireland.
this will be my attempt to inform the irish architectural students of what they are missing in not coming to EASA, as it ROCKS
duncancrowley@hotmail.com
>FUSPEY-fun-sustainable-peaceful-existence
posted by duncan
Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:52:19 GMT
does anybody know when ‘tam tam’ will be online? id like to read the sunbrella articles before i forgot everything…
may someone post a link to the ‘tam tam’ or ‘mama’ site.
thx
posted by paradeiser
Tue, 17 Sep 2002 07:40:15 GMT
Hi EASA people, duncan from Ireland here
Just a few things to communicate to you
_________________________
After EASA 2002 – “senses” – vis – croatia
- EASA weblog
- EASA community
- EASA`s first LIVE european architectural event- sep 22nd 2002
- EASA 2003 – sustainability
- Growing network
- FUSPEY architectural movement, (the revolution is on, here and now)
- Pass this on, increase communication
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EASA weblog
Im not sure if you all know that an EASA weblog has been set up at easa.antville.org
It has an open discussion area and you can upload pictures
There are links from it to other areas with lots of pics, especially marko from austrias site
www.jell-paradeiser.at
many people from europe have viewed the site but only a few people are contributing to the discussions
why is this? I feel that it is because there is not to much things on the site for an outsider to respond to at present
so hopefully more and more interesting discussions will start to happen
eitherway when you go there……
have fun
_________________________
EASA community
EASA, as a community is now in its mid twenties, like many of us
I am proposing that the EASA community, (european architectural students assembly), is more than a few hundred students gathering, communicating and doing things for 2 weeks during the summer. I believe that it is a full time living community who can communicate and do things all the time. Thereby ….
- doing more and more progressive and fun things, throughout the year
- having a wider and more interactive EASA body
- as there are many who just cant get to that summer event
- old and new EASA people can keep communicating
- people who might not necessarily be involved with architecture directly
how will we do this?
- By wanting to. DOing things is the important thing. We enjoy it. We do more and more
- By developing and using better communication systems. The internet and email is the main communication tool we use. We can use these more efficiently so that we have clearer communication
- By organising events that we can do physically at home in our own countries at the same time during the year
- By using the improved communication tools for online events, i.e., videoconferencing an online forum
- By getting more and more people involved, contact dead countries, get your whole school involved, get your friends
- By simply meeting up with each other more, sending letters, postcards, emails, videos. Having phone calls.
Communities communicate, we use the NETWORK to do so
_________________________
EASA`s first LIVE european architectural event – sep 22nd 2002
“Towards the sustainable city” an event in every major european city
sunday the 22nd of september is international car free day.
Have a “reclaim the streets” free city party
The purpose of “international car free day” is an attempt by governments to encourage the public to use public transport
most european cities will zone off part of the city and provide free public transport.
In dublin, ireland this will happen too, but only in a very small area
Many of us here in ireland feel more can and should be done
so we are planning more than that.
We have organised irelands third free street party another “reclaim the streets”
We will take to the streets and have a major party. Last year we had @ 300 people and in may we had 1000+
Reclaim the Streets events are parties, but they are also demonstrations; demonstrations of our desire to have a say in how our city and our environment is run, demonstrations of an alternative vision of how public space should be used, demonstrations of ordinary peoples’ ability to organise their own celebrations, based on co-operation and mutual aid instead of competition and greed. Our demonstrations are celebrations of the range of visions of our world that are present in our society. We do not shout towards the deaf ears of politicians, instead we aim to empower people and give them a sense of their own potential for creativity and organisation.
This is architectural direct action; making better cities
in 1989 in berlin the first love parade happened with 150 people dancing on the streets
They danced FOR tolerance, respect and understanding between nations
Now you get around 1,500,000. People dancing on the streets every year there. fun
I propose that the n.c`s from all countries organise as many people as possible in their own country and if there is a “reclaim the streets”, participate and document it. Then report back to this article on the EASA-weblog after for further discussion about sustainable cities. If there is no RTS in your country, contact you friends and make one,
Have FUN
_________________________
EASA 2003 – “sustainability”
EASA 1981 – local – the city
EASA 2003 – global – the world
Next years EASA is happening in denmark and the theme is “sustainability”
“A sustainable society is one that satisfies its needs without diminishing the prospects of future generations”
lestor brown, quoted in “the web of life” by fritjof capra
sustainability is about what goes on in yourself, your room , your home, your neighbourhood, your city, your country, your continent, your world, your universe. You become responsible for your actions and help bring about a healthier world. Learn about energy, waste, food and consumption, buildings and cities, transport
on the global level many people are finding out about the social, economic, political mechanisms like the world bank, W.TO. (world trade organisation)and I.M.F. (international monitory fund) which have created hugely destructive and unsustainable systems that cause @ 7,000,000 deaths every year and keep millions world-wide starving. They maintain human poverty and destroy our environments. This is the economic war that has been on since the 1970`s
all this need not be the way. Another world is possible.
Many people are challenging the W.TO. and I.M.F. We are fighting back,
In Seattle on November the 30th 1999, thousands protested on the streets and prevented the W.T.O. meeting from happening. More and more people are finding out about what’s going on. Individuals are educating themselves, organising themselves and taking direct action. As each year passes millions more join the fight.
Ecotopia is a 14 year old world environmental gathering. It happened in ireland this year with about 1500 people participating. It was a 2 week long gathering with people living together as a community in an 85 acre forest on the banks of a lake in county clare, ireland. We tried to live as sustainably as possible and had ongoing workshops covering all angles of “sustainability” from organic farming, green building, anti war talks, street theatre, how to take over a building, what to do if arrested etc.
Next years ecotopia is happening in the ukraine in mid august? There will be a bike tour to it. So I would encourage all of you to check it out and think about trying to get to the ukraine next year. Numbers are unlimited. And it’s a lot of fun
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Growing network
networks are the systems which allow us to communicate. Talk, post, Telephone, internet and email, mobile phone, etc
we are developing a website that will be used as the main node for EASA to participate in the global network.
This is a continuation on from the work done at EASA 2002 in constructing the “samogor art gallery” as the central hub in samogor for meeting people and DOing things. a place to exchange ideas, communicate, experiment, learn, have fun.
The idea is to have a strong virtual system which allows for real events to happen. Ie. An online forum on “the future of EASA” happening in 30 different cities throughout Europe at the same time, with 5000 people participating in lecture halls, and from another 2000 people connected to independent internet points, whereever they are; vis, moscow, Thailand, peru, an aeroplane, even a space station? Who knows what we can do in the future?
The point is to know why!
here is a few links to some important websites
EASA weblog- easa.antville.org
EASA weblog, sotories – easa.antville.org
EASA-markos pix- www.jell-paradeiser.at
EASA-NETWORK-workshop – networx.antville.org
EASA- croatia – 2002 www.arhitekt.hr
Ecotopia – www.ecotopia2002.org
Sustainable ireland – www.sustainable.ie
Reclaim the streets- rts.gn.apc.org
Critical mass – www.ma.utexas.edu
Indymedia ireland- www.indymedia.ie
Indymedia international – www.indymedia.org
Main irish architectural website – www.archeire.com
Marcel network, don foresta – www.mmmarcel.org
Oraiste, my website – www.oraiste.com
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FUSPEY architectural movement, (the revolution is on, here and now)
the revolution is on, here and now
>FUSPEY- fun – sustainable – peaceful – existence
the world view of humans is changing from the old mechanistic to the new systems, dynamic, network one
a revolution in how we see ourselves is happening
our perception of ourselves, our home and how we deal with each other is profoundly changing
why is this?
2 main events
1920`s we developed the technology to look at the structure of the atom.
1960`s we generated the first image of planet earth from space, we saw our home for the first time.
We are beginning to realise where we live; planet earth which just floats in space.
We are realising that life is profound, that we are all made up of atoms of which 90% is emptiness
We realise that we live in a closed system, that our planet has limited resources.
We are starting to take responsibility for being alive and we are trying to do what we can to live in a healthier way.
We view architecture as more than just designing buildings. It is about understanding and working with global systems, looking at the problems in this world and working together to create solutions
We are working toward the ideal of a FUN SUSTAINABLE PEACEFUL EXISTENCE
_________________________
Pass this on, increase communication
You will find this post at easa.antville.org
Al l comments, questions, criticisms are welcome
A vibrant diversity of ideas leads to the healthiest system
Pass it on to whoever you know, Email it to people, encourage them to get involved in the revolution
Why?
So as you feel ALIVE
Friday the 13th of September 2002
posted by duncan
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 15:10:47 GMT
EASA`s first european architectural event
Towards the sustainable city
sunday the 22nd of september is international car free day
I am proposing that the EASA community, (european architectural students assembly), is more than a few hundred students gathering, communicating and doing things for 2 weeks during the summer. I believe that it is a full time living community who can communicate and do things all the time. Thereby actually doing more progressive things, having a wider EASA body (as there are many who just cant get to that summer event) and communicating about more and more things.
In short EASA becomes more effective in bringing about positive architectural change
sunday the 22nd of september is international car free day.
most european cities will zone off part of the city and provide free public transport.
In dublin, ireland this will happen too
Many of us here in ireland are planning more than that
We have organised irelands third free street party another “reclaim the streets”
We will take to the streets and have a major party
The picture above is of the last one in may where @ 1000 people partied all day
We will continue to do this, it will grow and grow
This is architectural direct action; making better cities
Below is a picture of the berlin love parade
That started in 1989 with 150 people dancing on the streets
Now you get around 1,500,000. People dancing on the streets
I propose that the n.c`s from all countries organize as many people as possible in their own country and if there is “reclaim the streets”, participate and document it. Then report back to this article after for further discussion about sustainable cities. If there is no RTS in your country, contact you friends and make one
Have FUN
>FUSPEY-fun-sustainable-peaceful-existence
posted by duncan
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 18:49:05 GMT
