I'm going back to Krakow next Tuesday, there's an interesting photo project coming up, keep your fingers crossed, it's obviously going to be something I haven't done before 😆
“The winners of the 2024 Emerging Voices awards have been announced by the Architectural League of New York, celebrating the 44th cycle of honorees who are said to represent the best practices in addressing contemporary issues in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.”
Early birthday present from my family.
(my birthday is the 23rd. Got express shipping to make sure it delivered to my door)
So excited to look at beautiful robots.
Robots 1:2 is a photography book of the collection at Vitra Design Museum.
Picured is the first and last robot in the book (details in alt text). I've always been interested in these early tin robots
The Electric State by Simon Stålenhag is sort of an art book and a sci-fi narrative/(fantasy)American roadtrip.
Haven't read anything by him yet, but I fell in love with the illustrations. So excited to explore his world
Third is Anime Arcitecture - Imagined Worlds and Endless Megacities by Stefan Riekeles (more in next post)
I really tried with the alt text but am kinda guessing a lot
Did I want Anime Arcitecture just bc it featured Metropolis... Maybe.
It is a beautiful hardcover featuring early drafts, storyboards, original background paintings and exclusive material from some pivotal sci-fi anime movies - Akira, Patlabor: the Movie, Patlabor 2: the Movie, Ghost in the Shell, Metropolis, Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Tekkonkinkreet, Rebuild of Evangelion
I do wish it also had Steamboy and Memories, but I am so excited to deep dive into these sci-fi worldbuilding notes