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_transreverie on Instagram. Vibrant architecture: unleashing the radical creativity of 21st century materialism. Vibrant architecture: unleashing the radical creativity of 21st century materialism An Earth 2 Hub exclusivity “Architecture is making the occasional stone in the water. The world is making the water.” - Keller Easterling, 2012.

My work seeks a design theory – and principles of practice of 21st century matter – to inform a design philosophy that can deal with our Heraclitean reality - a world in continual flux. The material realm is associated with the figure of the nonhuman and therefore equated with an image of Nature. Q4 Architects Tornado-Proof CORE House Timothy Morton insists that we should divest Nature of its entrenched aestheticisms since they obscure and constrain its true materiality, but how do we - as Slavoj Žižek proposes – begin to embrace this material strangeness through an understanding of say, the continent sized toxic entanglements of plastics, wildlife and currents that constitute our Great Ocean Garbage Patches?

Swans swimming down the street in Worcester, UK. Venture Lab. With the power to cross borders and languages, music serves as a compelling tool for unlocking creative potential. Creativity: Music to My Ears is a six week course designed to explore several factors that stimulate creativity in individuals, teams, and organizations. In each session we will focus on a different variable related to creativity, such as reframing problems, connecting and combining ideas, and challenging assumptions. All of the projects in this experiential course will deal with some aspect of music, including listening, creating, and sharing. No musical talent is required - just an interest in exploring the role that music plays in our lives. To deepen your understanding of music, throughout the course we will include video clips from experts in the music industry, including world-renowned Warner Music recording artists, Stanford music scholars, and industry executives who work to bring new and innovative musical expression to a global audience. « Less.

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