patrick di rito | July 13th, 2012 
There arises in the centre of the city a great moat. Steep sides cut deep into the fabric. Its flow is quick and unrelenting. To cross without bride or careful navigation would be certain death. Few have tried and fewer have survived. This gash across the city splits it in two. The flow of this great body is more complex than most. Currents flow in both directions and speed is highly variable. Sometimes it becomes an almost stagnant crawl; heat rising lazily in the oppressive summer sun. Other times the pace quickens. Low tides speed up the flow to dangerous speed; the eye can barely track its motion.
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[ atlanta, city, collage, dystopia, flood, Future, rising tides, river, the american city, traffic ]
patrick di rito | January 6th, 2012 
options iii / design studio v
tristan al-haddad
beltline installation / dekalb ave / airline dr
an installation mediating a temporal terminus of a continuous loop. anamporphic projections converge with the voronoi pattern to create a lingering framing of both sky and proximate site.
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[ art, atlanta, Beltline, grasshopper, Installation, pavilion, rhino, rhinonester, signing off ]
hamza hasan | November 29th, 2011 
I had the pleasure of photographing the gray_matter(s) Flux 2011 installation. These photographs are from that memorable night. //
[ art, atlanta, castleberry hill, flux, flux 2011, gray_matter(s), Installation, photography ]
patrick di rito | November 22nd, 2011 
When the US decided to try their hand at protesting, having not seen serious political protests arguably since the protest of the Vietnam War they turned towards their northern neighbors for organizational support. The Adbusters Media Foundation is a Canadian based anti-consumerist, pro-environment group, who aligning themselves with the political goals of anti-corporationism of the Occupy Wall Street Protesters. //
[ adbusters, Ai Weiwei, anonymous, atlanta, expo 2010, occupy atlanta, occupy boston, occupy wall street, shanghai, wiki-leaks ]
deborah shinhudson | September 20th, 2011 
This weekend I rode MARTA downtown to set up my first encounter with Marcel Breuer’s (and your) Atlanta-Fulton Central Library. I recorded the events of my exploration via photography and notes. The moments in time surrounding the exploration proceeded as follows. //
[ atlanta, atlanta-fulton central library, exploration, library, marcel breuer, walk ]
patrick di rito | September 13th, 2011 
As the eve of the flux night approaches the team begins to make prototypes. the animals are restless. //
[ architecture, art, atlanta, castleberry hill, flux, Installation, jangal, model ]
anthony payne | September 6th, 2011 
As we return to the academic studio, escaping the reality of the Great Recession that left many of us unemployed this summer, I wonder whether the frustration and sense of injustice that resulted in protests and riots that ravaged Europe this summer will bridge the Atlantic? //
[ anthony payne, atlanta, politics, public space, riots, urbanism ]
abaan ali | March 16th, 2011 
The 2012 Summer Olympic in London, England have taken precedents from two successful Olympic host cities: Japan in 1964 and Barcelona in 1992. The comparative infrastructure and organization of these two host cities are analyzed in conjunction with the upcoming 2012 Olympics in London. Each of the host cities played a significant role in the way future host cities would function and London is forging its own path with the introduction of sustainability in the realm of urban renewal. //
[ atlanta, barcelona, London, Montreal, Olympics, Summer Olympics, sustainability, Tokyo, Urban Development, Urban D|Envelope|ment, Urban Renewal ]
emily bacher | March 8th, 2011 
In which this writer takes a walking tour of some of the forgotten spaces beneath the city. //
[ atlanta, emily bacher, forgotten, history, railroads, underground, viaduct ]
patrick di rito | March 8th, 2011 
[a flux proposal by Shota Vashakmadze, James Murray, and Patrick Di Rito]
A series of underdeveloped plots in the heart of Castleberry Hill stand in stark contrast to the district’s flourishing artistic community. Victimized by external political and economic forces, these sites situate the neighborhood in the city’s larger cycle of power relationships and urban development.
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[ architecture, art, atlanta, castleberry hill, flux, Installation, proposal, video installation ]
patrick di rito | February 22nd, 2011 
As he prepared his lecture, a glimpse of his computer revealed the emblazoned logotype of ‘Yes Is More,’ the mantra from his archi-comic monograph and a silent premonition of the evening’s refrain. He traced the etymology of this phrase through Mies, Venturi, Philip Johnson, and Barack Obama, recognizing them while slyly situating himself in their company. This playful, yet absolute confidence in his work swayed the talk imperceptibly from cynicism to sincerity, leaving the audience to question when, if ever, the shift had occurred.
[ architecture, atlanta, big, bjarke ingels, lecture ]
abaan ali | February 15th, 2011 
A comparative narrative analysis exploring Dubai & Atlanta’s kitsch architectural developments and disconnected urban framework creating the notion of “detached islands” within the each area. //
[ atlanta, atlantic station, dubai ]
patrick di rito | February 1st, 2011 
The latest addition and renovation by Cottle and Khan Architects for the residence of Mary Fisher and Steve McLaughlin. [part 1]
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[ architecture, atlanta, cottle khan architects, renovation ]
patrick di rito | November 23rd, 2010 
The latest addition and renovation by Cottle and Khan Architects for the residence of Mary Fisher and Steve McLaughlin. //
[ architecture, atlanta, cottle khan architects, renovation, v_02 | i_10 ]
milan jordan | November 9th, 2010 
glo def. Dutch: a group of individuals who congregate to witness a unique event. //
[ atlanta, dance, gaga, gloATL, Lauri Stallings, v_02 | i_08 ]
