Two views on trends in public and academic libraries

ArchNewsNow interviews two leading architects, Mark Schatz of Field Paoli and Ed Dean of Chong Partners, based in the States, on library design trends.

"Both architects talk about the renewed roles that all kinds of libraries have to play in our civic life..."

W: http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature194.htm

Hurry up and slow down

"For most of us, fast, mass architecture is (broadly speaking) ugly, while slow, organically grown architecture looks picturesque or even beautiful. We loathe concrete jungle and new estate alike. We love Tuscan hill towns, Celtic fishing villages and untouched Kentish hamlets. But is it slowness that generates (what we see as) beauty? Or does our nostalgia for apparently slower times erupt as aesthetic experience?..."

W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/elizabeth-farrelly/hurry-up-and-slow-down/2006/06/27/1151174197851.html

4 Entrepreneurs featured in SMH

Article in SMH titled 'Lone Wolves': "Samantha Leader talks to four up-and-comers who set up their own businesses - Eugene Tan (http://www.aquabumps.com), Katie Roberts (http://www.groper.com.au), Peter Crocker (http://www.petercrocker.com.au/), Juniper Sikora (http://www.juniper.au.com/).

Tired of bullying bosses, pointless projects and crowded commutes? Working for yourself could be the answer. Of the 1.25 million small businesses in Australia, nearly 75 per cent are operated by one person, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics..."

W: http://radar.smh.com.au/archives/2006/06/lone_wolves_1.html

Kilojoules, kilograms and killer diets

"There's nothing like going on a diet to make you realise the world's become a conspiracy to make us fat. It's certainly helped me understand why so many of us have a weight problem. We're presented with temptation wherever we look. Whether you're running a supermarket, a food store or a restaurant, it's only ordinary business sense to make your product as enticing as possible..."

W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/ross-gittins/kilojoules-kilograms-and-killer-diets/2006/06/27/1151174197848.html

Article on cinematographer Dion Beebe

Article in the SMH on cinematographer Dion Beebe. His work includes: winning an Oscar for Memoirs of a Geisha, Chicago, Collateral, and Miami Vice.

W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/how-did-that-oscar-get-there/2006/06/22/1150845292222.html

NSW KM Forum - Know Your Market - 4th July

"Know Your Market - Eloise Lindsay, Market Intelligence Manager, Zurich Financial Services Australia

What: How can organisations better understand the markets they work in & the competiton they face? How does cultural analysis interplay with technological and systems analysis to create a high-performance research service? In order to answer these questions, Eloise will draw on her experience creating a market intelligence service from scratch within a high-pressure financial services environment.

Who: Eloise currently works as Market Intelligence Data and Services (MIDAS Manager) with Zurich Financial Services Australia where has designed and rolled out a company research service platform and database. Previously, Eloise was employed as Knowledge Services Manager by Wolters Kluwer Asia Pacific where she created a company-wide research service and database where none existed previously within a very short time-frame by redeploying existing intranet and electronic document managements systems."

When: 12.30 - 1.30 Tuesday 4th July - PLEASE NOTE TIME!
Where: Standards Australia, 286 Sussex Street, Sydney NSW 2000.
How Much?: Free!

If you plan to attend, please RSVP by e-mail to: nswkmforum@gmail.com

W: http://www.nsw-km-forum.org.au/wiki.pl?NextMeeting

Buffett to give $54b to charity

"Buffett, 75, pledged in an interview with Fortune to give away 85 per cent of his stock - worth more than $54 billion - in his Berkshire Hathaway investment firm, starting in July..."

W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/buffett-to-give-54b-to-charity/2006/06/26/1151174098161.html

Organic Expo 2006 21-23 July

At Exhibition Hall 3, Sydney Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Sydney

Friday 21st July 2006 2.00pm – 6.00pm (Trade Only)
Saturday 22nd July 2006 9.00am – 6.00pm
Sunday 23rd July 2006 10.00am – 5.00pm

W: http://www.organicexpo.com.au

You've got to find what you love - Steve Jobs

"This is the text of the Commencement address by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, delivered on June 12, 2005" to Stanford University graduates.

"I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories..."

It is a really great speech. Well worth reading, listening to, or watching!

Text version: http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html

Audio version in mp3 and aac formats: http://www.wiredatom.com/jobs_stanford_speech/

Video version from the itunes music store for free(link from wiredatom.com). There are other lectures and speeches at this link also: https://deimos.apple.com/WebObjects/ITCSBrowse.woa/wa/Browse/StanfordPublic-1770144-1770146--1770159--13566653_25658415?i=1106939093

ten[d]ancy - Artists & curators: in conversation - 9 July

"Curated by Sally Breen & Tania Doropoulos ten[d]ancy is part exhibition, part intervention. Eight contemporary local and international artists – Gary Carsley, Shaun Gladwell, Hannah Furmage and Jonathan Jones working individually, and Claire Healy, Sean Cordeiro, Martin Blum and Simone Fuchs working collectively – were invited to develop site-specific installations which engage critically with the history, architecture and colonial structures – both social and political – that inform the Macleay family home, ‘the finest house in the colony’.

The curators will engage in conversation with each of the artists, unpacking the diverse and often complex ideas and concepts that inform the installations commissioned for ten[d]ancy.

Elizabeth Bay House | Sunday 9 July | 2pm - 3.30pm | Free with museum entry | Bookings not required"

See also related ten[d]ancy events at the link below.

W: http://www.hht.net.au/museums/ebh/exhibitionswhats_on

1 painting every day - blog

Jeremiah Palecek from the Czech Republic completes 1 painting a day and you can purchase these.

"The 1 painting every day blog started on may 8th 2005. Here you will find a new oil painting which I have finished every day. For this painting blog I intend on creating imagery from digital mediums, although occasionally I do more classical imagery. All paintings are for sale, email the title and date of the painting you are interested in, and I ll let you know the price. Smaller paintings begin at 100 dollars US. I hope to inspire others to do a painting a day..."

W: http://jeremiahpalecek.blogspot.com/

The Voice of Pod

Interesting article on podcasts and vodcasts (video casts) in the SMH with a few interesting links listed. "Homemade audio and video shows are making a big impact on the internet as their audiences grow around the world..."

W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/home-audio/the-voice-of-pod/2006/06/21/1150845243193.html

Young blood: designers market - 11-12 August

"Part of Sydney Design 06, 10th International Design Festival, 5 – 20 August 2006

After the enormous success of last year’s inaugural Young Blood: Designers Market, this year’s event returns for an extended two days during Sydney Design 06.
The Powerhouse Museum’s Level 3 courtyard will once again be transformed into a veritable feast for the senses, with over 60 stalls, plus food, refreshments and entertainment. Young Blood showcases original design, from fashion to furniture, jewellery, graphic, product, landscape and lighting design, and gives visitors the opportunity to meet the makers and talk about their work. The inaugural markets in 2005 proved to be a great launch pad for many designers who benefited greatly from the exposure and sales.

Calling all designers interested in applying for a stall
Download the entry form and return your application to the Powerhouse Museum.
This is your chance to get noticed in a high profile festival environment.

Entry closing date: 7 July
Email enquiries to: youngblood@phm.gov.au"

W: http://www.sydneydesign.com.au/youngblood/

Noise On Screen Ep 1 - June 27 and July 4

Meet six of Australia's most inspiring young artists.

NOISE on Screen Episode One
10pm this Tuesday night, June 27 on ABC TV

Featuring: Lang Leav, Dane Lovett, Anna Pogossova, Taz & Nick, Eugenia Lim & Neil Rabinowitz

Catch NOISE on Screen Episode Two next Tuesday, 10 pm, July 4, ABC TV
NOISE on Screen is a 2 part series on ABC TV profiling talented young artists.

W: http://www.abc.net.au/noise

Basix

Article in the SMH titled: 'Get the Basix right'. "The State Government is reviewing its guidelines for sustainable housing..."

W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/property/get-the-basix-right/2006/06/07/1149359784264.html

Desperate tenants in bidding wars

"Sydney's rental market has become so competitive that desperate house hunters are being forced to bid against each other to secure a lease. Critics say those with more money benefit and the auctions are not transparent...

- Last year median rents across Sydney increased by $20 a week.
- In January, vacancy rates fell to a five-year low of 1.7 per cent.
- Sydney's median rent in the March quarter was $300, up 3.4 per cent from the December quarter."

W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/desperate-tenants-in-bidding-wars/2006/06/16/1149964746442.html

Clearskin wines cheaper than water

Article in SMH titled: 'Cheers - at this price wine may as well be water'

"Water into wine? Why bother when in Sydney next week you can buy a bottle of 2003 chardonnay or a 2002 shiraz-cabernet for less than many leading brands of bottled water..."

W: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/cheers--at-this-price-wine-may-as-well-be-water/2006/06/16/1149964746445.html

Bill Gates bids leisurely farewell

"WASHINGTON: Three decades after founding the most influential US technology company, Microsoft's chairman, Bill Gates, plans to step down from day-to-day work to focus his energy full time on the $US29 billion ($39 billion) foundation he started with his wife 12 years ago..."

W: http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2006/06/16/1149964736750.html

Architecture lecture: Stefan Korschildgen - 22 June

UTS: Leading Architect Lecture - by Stefan Korschildgen

"For the first time in Sydney, Stefan will present work from his Architecture and Design Practice Kalhoefer- Korschildgen, Cologne, Germany. His innovative practice pursues adaptable spatial environments and systems, promoting interpretive user functionality through flexible infrastructure. The work seeks to challenge the common frozen architectural outcome."

Free admission
Date: 22 June 2006
Time: 6-7.30pm
Location: University of Technology Sydney, Peter Johnson Building, Building 6,
Level 3, Room 322, 702 Harris Street Ultimo
Contact Steve Hatzellis phone: 9514 8782

W: http://www.dab.uts.edu.au/newsevents/event_detail.html?ItemId=3740&ItemDate=2006-06-22

Stefan Korschildgen Website: http://www.kalhoefer-korschildgen.de/

Snowyfest International Film Festival - 16-18 June

"Our purpose is to encourage and support the wide range of filmmaking talent in Australia (and particularly the capital region) and to encourage the sharing of new film ideas, styles and skills from overseas with the Australian community..."

W: http://www.snowyfest.com