graceful. gentle. gorgeous.
such a beautiful animal.
and im glad to be associated with it.
im a lucky guy.
Friday, April 16, 2010
snow leopard .. my animal spirit, or so ive been told.
such a beautiful animal.
and im glad to be associated with it.
im a lucky guy.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Pecha Kucha 08 ... what a spectacular night!
Wednesday Night. March 17th, 2010.
About a few weeks prior to that date, a friend of mine from the British Council Kuala Lumpur, aka Mister Kelabu, who was also my traveling buddy to korea last year in october, sent me an email inviting me to be a presenter at this world famous design / networking social event called Pecha Kucha, which means chit-chat in japanese.
Pecha Kucha (pronounced peh-chak-cha) was started in Tokyo, Japan in 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture. Presenters give a slideshow of 20 images, each shown for only 20 seconds — giving a total presentation time of 6 minutes 40 seconds.
(another friend of mine however, said it sounded like an ancient venue that you would find if you were rock climbing somewhere in the andes in south america exploring places like machu-pichu...kinda sounds like that, you know..)
i had gone for the previous pecha kucha held in urban attic last year, and i thought to myself if i ever had the chance to present like that, i will.
well, here's my chance it seems!
the following were also invited to present that night. as you can see, we had a wide variety of very talented people that night, and i felt very privileged to be a part of this amazing team.
- Wild Asia (Conservationist of natural areas & the communities dependent on resources)
- Zain HD (Project Manager of RandomAlphabets - Flashmob organiser)
- Rathimalar Govindarajoo (Indian Classical Dancer/Teacher)
- Hardesh Singh (technopreneuer, online network empire owner)
- Lennard Gui (MC/Host/Theatre actor/M2 Magazine Editor)
- Zurairi AR (Editor for Unscientific Malaysia)
- Cipoi (Ahmad Saiful Ahmad Fadzil) (Rock Photographer)
without hesitation, i said yes, and immediately got started on ideas for my presentation for that night. a million ideas were initially running through my mind, but of course a singular concept needed to be decided upon. in the beginning i wanted to talk about architecture and all things related, but i had felt that it would have been too narrow of a subject to talk about and i know of course that its not everyone's cup of tea. this was gonna be an audience that would interests ranging from one end of the spectrum to another, and so i decided i need to broaden my horizons.
so i gave it a bit of a twist.
instead of talking only about architecture, i decided to talk about the reasons that drove me to get involved in architecture, and make the subject in hand a little less specific and more appealing to the masses. i wanted to talk about something that would help people lead more exciting and interesting lives, and not allowing their lives to turn too routine and mundane.
i wanted to touch on a subject that would inspire people to drive themselves to achieve greater heights, to excel unconditionally in whatever endeavor they feel strongly about, and to ultimately lead lives that are significant and meaningful. and so i decided it was best to present a talk based on two words.
passion + creativity.
sweet. simple.significant.
so these are the slides presented that night...lets move on to the first.
the first slide, was an introductory one...to get things moving...
the second one was meant to get the audience intellectually engaged, hence the questions...
the third was meant to shock ... despite all its wickedness, who doesn't love the Joker, and specifically the man who brought this powerful character to life? Long live Heath Ledger, you rock!
the fourth was meant to show connections ... different people, different longings, but ultimately driven by one the same force. passion. and now look at their legacy. immortal and eternal.
the fifth slide weaned us towards creativity and how it allows us to play with our imaginations as wildly as we can...wanna guess tho what that image is a play of?
facebook! so obvious rite?
the sixth slide was intended to give a hint as to how to get started on being creative and i felt that the man from the matrix was right. free your mind!
the next slide then encouraged a sense of allowing your imagination to go wild and not be hindered by any limits. let your mind explode with ideas!
this slide shows some of the steps you can take on being creative...
...and this one continues from the previous slide.
and the tenth slide is where i bring architecture into the picture. three basic buildings and the questions begs to be asked ... any comments? no big deal right? pleasant, but definitely not outstanding...to quote mr. simon cowell ... nice, but forgettable.
this slide shows how something as conventional as a shoplot / office can be transformed into something totally unpredictable, by breaking all the rules of the norm, and giving it a completely fresh identity. the building proved to be such a hit with the locals, that they even gave the bu idling names...Fred and Ginger!
( For those of us who don't know who they are, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were a famous dancing couple in the US back in the 50's and 60's. google it! )
the next slide showed two more examples of buildings that defy conventional identities .. one appears like a floating perforated box, precariously positioned above an existing building, that's actually an advertising firm in canada, and the other building that looks like a double helix DNA strand is an office building in china. wonderful examples of thinking outside the box!
The next slide show how redefining the look of a building with a determined function that's expected to look one way but comes out in a completely different manner, has the power to pleasantly surprise the observer and create a unique identity for the space.
the building appears that has 2 huge, swooping wing like structures, resembling an airport terminal, buts its actually a train station in France!
this slide shows what possibly is the most exciting art museum in the world, that's located in spain... instead of just housing works of art, the building itself has become a work of art, resembling a fluid metal sculpture in the urban landscape .. art taken to the extreme!
the fifteenth slide shows elegance in architecture at its best...resembling a shimmering silver pearl, laced with a skin of titanium and glass, this performance centre in china, affectionately called the egg, is a wonderful example of a building that is simple in form, but absolutely rich in appearance. undoubtedly, elegance at is best.
this amazing piece of work is actually a contemporary church, and shows an updated version of space dedicated to spirituality in the 21st century. the walls of the hall appear like wings of an angel and the whole structure has an ethereal, fragile and transient quality to it, much like the existence of human life ... easily one of the more beautiful houses of worship in the modern world...
and finally, this slide shows I'm working on...a building that is to be renovated...but the question is, what is the budiling now? a house, an office, a storage faculty? lets look who the client is...
yup, its a church..my first house of worship, and so when i was given a chance to do this, i immediately said yes!
and that's my proposal for the project .. a modern design, infusing elements of eastern design principles and concepts...this is gotta be one of my favourite projects...
and my final slide leads to the how the church would look like at dawn or midnight...a lantern of peace, capped with a levitating cross of reflections. i feel so blessed!
and that's me up there...and the crowd that night...yes, ladies and gentleman...it truly was a spectacular night! i only hope that i get the chance to do this again...
thank you, british council!
About a few weeks prior to that date, a friend of mine from the British Council Kuala Lumpur, aka Mister Kelabu, who was also my traveling buddy to korea last year in october, sent me an email inviting me to be a presenter at this world famous design / networking social event called Pecha Kucha, which means chit-chat in japanese.
Pecha Kucha (pronounced peh-chak-cha) was started in Tokyo, Japan in 2003 by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham Architecture. Presenters give a slideshow of 20 images, each shown for only 20 seconds — giving a total presentation time of 6 minutes 40 seconds.
(another friend of mine however, said it sounded like an ancient venue that you would find if you were rock climbing somewhere in the andes in south america exploring places like machu-pichu...kinda sounds like that, you know..)
i had gone for the previous pecha kucha held in urban attic last year, and i thought to myself if i ever had the chance to present like that, i will.
well, here's my chance it seems!
the following were also invited to present that night. as you can see, we had a wide variety of very talented people that night, and i felt very privileged to be a part of this amazing team.
- Wild Asia (Conservationist of natural areas & the communities dependent on resources)
- Zain HD (Project Manager of RandomAlphabets - Flashmob organiser)
- Rathimalar Govindarajoo (Indian Classical Dancer/Teacher)
- Hardesh Singh (technopreneuer, online network empire owner)
- Lennard Gui (MC/Host/Theatre actor/M2 Magazine Editor)
- Zurairi AR (Editor for Unscientific Malaysia)
- Cipoi (Ahmad Saiful Ahmad Fadzil) (Rock Photographer)
without hesitation, i said yes, and immediately got started on ideas for my presentation for that night. a million ideas were initially running through my mind, but of course a singular concept needed to be decided upon. in the beginning i wanted to talk about architecture and all things related, but i had felt that it would have been too narrow of a subject to talk about and i know of course that its not everyone's cup of tea. this was gonna be an audience that would interests ranging from one end of the spectrum to another, and so i decided i need to broaden my horizons.
so i gave it a bit of a twist.
instead of talking only about architecture, i decided to talk about the reasons that drove me to get involved in architecture, and make the subject in hand a little less specific and more appealing to the masses. i wanted to talk about something that would help people lead more exciting and interesting lives, and not allowing their lives to turn too routine and mundane.
i wanted to touch on a subject that would inspire people to drive themselves to achieve greater heights, to excel unconditionally in whatever endeavor they feel strongly about, and to ultimately lead lives that are significant and meaningful. and so i decided it was best to present a talk based on two words.
passion + creativity.
sweet. simple.significant.
so these are the slides presented that night...lets move on to the first.
the first slide, was an introductory one...to get things moving...
the second one was meant to get the audience intellectually engaged, hence the questions...
the third was meant to shock ... despite all its wickedness, who doesn't love the Joker, and specifically the man who brought this powerful character to life? Long live Heath Ledger, you rock!
the fourth was meant to show connections ... different people, different longings, but ultimately driven by one the same force. passion. and now look at their legacy. immortal and eternal.
the fifth slide weaned us towards creativity and how it allows us to play with our imaginations as wildly as we can...wanna guess tho what that image is a play of?
facebook! so obvious rite?
the sixth slide was intended to give a hint as to how to get started on being creative and i felt that the man from the matrix was right. free your mind!
the next slide then encouraged a sense of allowing your imagination to go wild and not be hindered by any limits. let your mind explode with ideas!
this slide shows some of the steps you can take on being creative...
...and this one continues from the previous slide.
and the tenth slide is where i bring architecture into the picture. three basic buildings and the questions begs to be asked ... any comments? no big deal right? pleasant, but definitely not outstanding...to quote mr. simon cowell ... nice, but forgettable.
this slide shows how something as conventional as a shoplot / office can be transformed into something totally unpredictable, by breaking all the rules of the norm, and giving it a completely fresh identity. the building proved to be such a hit with the locals, that they even gave the bu idling names...Fred and Ginger!
( For those of us who don't know who they are, Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers were a famous dancing couple in the US back in the 50's and 60's. google it! )
the next slide showed two more examples of buildings that defy conventional identities .. one appears like a floating perforated box, precariously positioned above an existing building, that's actually an advertising firm in canada, and the other building that looks like a double helix DNA strand is an office building in china. wonderful examples of thinking outside the box!
The next slide show how redefining the look of a building with a determined function that's expected to look one way but comes out in a completely different manner, has the power to pleasantly surprise the observer and create a unique identity for the space.
the building appears that has 2 huge, swooping wing like structures, resembling an airport terminal, buts its actually a train station in France!
this slide shows what possibly is the most exciting art museum in the world, that's located in spain... instead of just housing works of art, the building itself has become a work of art, resembling a fluid metal sculpture in the urban landscape .. art taken to the extreme!
the fifteenth slide shows elegance in architecture at its best...resembling a shimmering silver pearl, laced with a skin of titanium and glass, this performance centre in china, affectionately called the egg, is a wonderful example of a building that is simple in form, but absolutely rich in appearance. undoubtedly, elegance at is best.
this amazing piece of work is actually a contemporary church, and shows an updated version of space dedicated to spirituality in the 21st century. the walls of the hall appear like wings of an angel and the whole structure has an ethereal, fragile and transient quality to it, much like the existence of human life ... easily one of the more beautiful houses of worship in the modern world...
and finally, this slide shows I'm working on...a building that is to be renovated...but the question is, what is the budiling now? a house, an office, a storage faculty? lets look who the client is...
yup, its a church..my first house of worship, and so when i was given a chance to do this, i immediately said yes!
and that's my proposal for the project .. a modern design, infusing elements of eastern design principles and concepts...this is gotta be one of my favourite projects...
and my final slide leads to the how the church would look like at dawn or midnight...a lantern of peace, capped with a levitating cross of reflections. i feel so blessed!
and that's me up there...and the crowd that night...yes, ladies and gentleman...it truly was a spectacular night! i only hope that i get the chance to do this again...
thank you, british council!
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