Day 47 - The city of angels
Last week I was in L.A. with Luisa; she attended a three-day conference organized by American Planning Association, a gigantic meeting collecting nearly five thousands people from all over the U.S. We both attended the talking dinner where "Planning Los Angeles" was presented. It was such a pleasant night.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Downtown L.A. by Frank O. Gehry.
Did I like L.A.? Well, actually I don't know. City of Angels is a country on its own, a car-based metropolis where a walking tourist can go pretty nowhere. Sure, I enjoyed Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills and deprecated Grand Central Market, but they are same aspects of the same place.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall from the street.
Our hotel was very close to the Walt Disney Concert Hall by Frank O. Gehry. Even if it's been a widely discussed project provoking with contrasting emotions, I was captured by those curves and surfaces. Details are not so well manufactured but they made the whole nine yards in a very evocative way.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall: detail.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall very elegant in its surfaces.
Me at Rodeo Drive 1/2.
Me at Rodeo Drive 2/2.
Staples Center, Nokia Live - Home of L.A. Lakers.
Microdrones used to film the next Transformers episode.
Transformers set at Staples Center 1/3.
Transformers set at Staples Center 2/3.
Transformers set at Staples Center 3/3.
Play it again Sam.
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Hai mai cercato un posto dove architettura, cultura geek e hardware vintage si incontrano davvero? Dal 2004 questo spazio è il laboratorio digitale di Simone Garagnani: qui si sperimentano idee, si collezionano storie nerd, si parla da tempo immemore di soluzioni BIM, rilievi digitali, computer graphics e retrocomputing. Ma non è nato tutto da solo: alle origini, fra i banchi universitari, c’erano anche Pasquale Squillace e Giuseppe Pernigotti. Da quei giorni, il blog è diventato una calamita per chi vuole sporcarsi le mani tra tecnologie d’epoca, cultura underground, digitalizzazione avanzata e creatività architettonica. Se ami la contaminazione tra passato, innovazione e un pizzico di ironia nerd, sei nel posto giusto.
Since 2004, this blog has been Simone Garagnani's digital playground - where geek culture, science, architecture, engineering ITs and vintage hardware come together. Here you can find hands-on experiments with retrocomputing, stories about underground nerd culture, and in-depth explorations of BIM, high-resolution digital surveying, and computer graphics for architecture, engineering, and construction. The blog was originally launched during my university years together with Pasquale Squillace and Giuseppe Pernigotti. Over time, it has grown into a hub for anyone interested in crossing wires between technology, creative design, and the hidden treasures of digital heritage. If you're passionate about mixing past innovations with new digital adventures, and enjoy a good dose of nerd irony, welcome, you'll feel right at home!
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