As part of this year's Australian Institute of Architects Awards entry, we are required to submit a 60 seconds film of our project Pulse Apartments in the Residential Multiple category. 

The short film is proudly filmed, directed and edited by our very own James Coombe, and for those who don't know James is also a professional photographer, check out his website here.

Enjoy.

21 Balançoires (21 Swings) is a recent project by Canadian design collective Daily Tous Les Jours, known for their wide variety of interactive public installations and experiences. Surrounded on both sides by a new music complex and science center, designers Mouna Andraos and Melissa Mongiat chose to bridge the gap between the two by converting a narrow strip of land into an enormous interactive instrument. Pre-recorded sounds from a xylophone, piano, and other instruments were programmed into color-coded swings that when in use play various notes, however when swung in unison with careful cooperation, more complex melodies and harmonies arise. An additional “secret mode” was programmed to only play when all 21 swings were in use. What a fun idea!

Source: www.thisiscolossal.com

Haven't done "Something cool for Friday arvo" for a while now, and this is a good one.

Jody Xiong of DDB China in conjunction with the China Environmental Protection Foundation created this wonderful outdoor campaign to create a subtle visual reminder of the environmental benefits of walking versus driving. Enormous white canvases with a bare tree were placed across 132 crosswalks in 15 Chinese cities. As pedestrians crossed their shoe soles were imprinted with a small amount of green paint, leaving behind a trail of leaf-like footprints. BBD estimated that nearly 3,920,000 people passed through the installations, and the final posters were eventually hung has billboards in several urban locations. Awesome!

Source: www.thisiscolossal.com

It's "Something cool for Friday arvo" again. Jens Risom is a Danish American furniture designer, at 94 years old, his works are exemplar of mid-century modern design. His most iconic chair is the the Risom Lounge Chair, which is still in production by Knoll Studio. If you are really interested of more of his latest desgins, you can check out his official site here as well.

Desgin Within Reach has caught up with him last week, and filmed this short documentary of the wit and wisdom of the modern master, as he speaks about history, parachute straps, and, of course, chairs!

There is only one word to describe the man, LENGEN-wait-for-it-DARY