too many incompatible connections.
the “home of the future – - utopia manque” painting depicts the idealistic fervor of the 1050′s. the digital home. in fact that dream of incredible comfort and convenience remains an unachievable objective.
the home of the future. coming soon.
“valleylist” plays catch up with the internet future. going private on twitter.
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mies van der rohe father of modern architecture is the “valleylist” avatar this week. new design and architectural ideas from the end of the 19th century shaped van der rohe’s concepts. starting with bruno paul in berlin then later working in the studio of designer peter behrens. architects attribute the evolution of van der rohe’s modern aesthetic concept to work with advanced structural techniques and prussian classicism. mies developed sympathy for the aesthetic credos of russian constructivism and the de stijl group.
working alongside walter gropius and le corbusier mies served as construction manager for the embassy of the german empire in saint petersburg. van der rohe later became an elite member of high society and designed homes for the wealthy based on traditional neoclassical concepts.
major commissions based unique modern style and perfect execution of their 20th century aesthetic were van der rohe’s contributions to modern architecture. major structures still standing include the seagrams building farnsworth house the german embassay st petersberg russia as well as illinois institute of technology where van der rohe later worked. for real fun go 360 and view mies’ influence on the chicago skyline most notably the ibm building and the illinois center. an influential master of modern architecture mies is famous also for “less is more described as “contemplative, neutral spaces through an architecture based on material honesty and structural integrity” and “god is in the details”.
van der rohe achieved his vision of a monumental ‘skin and bone’ architecture.
for more information look up the mies van der rohe society.
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the home of the future should be like living in the monsanto house still visitable as the disneyland house of the future or the xanadu house. instead it’s a small suburban bungalow or apartment with great home audio or home theatre like the panasonic sc-pt660 or the zvox 425 speaker system. it’s not martini’s at the bar. it’s bar code and portable music like the sony walkman. not just television. multi-media connections come through consumer data services like verizon fios and earthlink cable. municipal power services provide electricity though solar technology. new off the grid power sources are infrared light solar power and thin film solar. dependency on fossil fuels is gradually being replaced with electric cars. still it’s buy the best like the tesla sedan and the chevrolet volt. instead of endless domestic affairs or office intrigue the home of the future is the launch pad for extravagant travel.
time to act on dreams of civilian space travel on spacex or virgin galactic. media remains the manna of the 20th century thanks to broadcast television and the telephone [including mobile phones]. the digital revolution seems to finally be reaching it’s expiration date. digital photo frames are perhaps the last standard product to be digitized. try the estarling wi-fi digital or the sony s-frame dpf-d80. finally email has come to dominate all media including television radio print and magazines with it’s immediacy and ease of use. top 2 email services of the 21st century are gmail and windows live.
headlines and products from this edition of “valleylist” are included in the youtube playlist as are the favorite videos.
did sir george martin discover the beatles? was it emi? some people claim it was famed manager brian epstein.
correct response is brian epstein.
epstein’s next job was to land them a recording contract” the audition with decca records on new year’s day concluded with ”guitar bands were on their way out”. after several more rejections the beatles auditioned with george martin, director of emi’s parlophone records. martin is credited with being the 5th beatle and producing and recording the music that made the beatles the number 1 band in the world.
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while listening to the beatles and waiting for my san francisco home of the future to materialize i wrote a few articles for the phone company’s house organ “pacific telephone”. oddly it was all fiber optic cable versus traditional phone service and plans to replace everything with integrated services. probably deliveredd by satellite or cable. instead the plethora of service kind of pile up with lots of duplication and exta cost. videotext vs. teletext? cable or phone line based interactive services? audiotext or speech based interactive phone services? toughest question – - who will be the primary conduit for interactive media into the ”home of the future”? still broadcast television and telephone.
add cable and dsl telephone services and there you have the new technology needed to high-speed interactive multi-media services.
“valleylist” is lining up the digital future. the series of articles on electronic publishing is online. digital “movies film and video“ has a lot of articles that many describe as “gone digital”. electronic and digital music says a lot based on pop culture leading up to a beatles bonus track.
have to read the articles to find out if the digital revolution is yet complete.
the new “valleylist” planned titles – - home of the future
actual publishing schedule online at http://calendar.yahoo.com/g_mcpaul
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09/22/2011 – - – - – 28_home of the future [mies van der rohe] v176
09/29/2011 – - – - – 29_home audio home theatre [ ______ ] v177
10/06/2011 – - – - – 30_top 10 inventions changed the world [ ______ ]v178
10/13/2011 – - – - – 31_consumer multi media channels [steve case] v179
10/20/2011 – - – - – 32_off the grid power sources [tesla] v180
10/27/2011 – - – - – 33_top 10 electric cars [henry ford] v181
- – 10/31/2011 – - > halloween [holiday]
11/03/2011 – - – - – 34_civilian space travel [first russian cosmonaut] v182
11/10/2011 – - – - – 35_rank order high tech products ["valleylist"] v183
11/17/2011 – - – - – 36_digital photo frames [daugerre] v184
11/24/2011 – - – - – 37_email revisited [larry page] v185
- – 11/24/2011 – - > thanksgiving [holiday]
- – 12/25/2011 – - > christmas [holiday]
- – 01/01/2012 – - > new year [holiday]
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the new “valleylist” planned titles – - home of the future
actual publishing schedule online at http://calendar.yahoo.com/g_mcpaul
10 new editions of “valleylist” leading up to a total of 4 holidays. that’s the new “valleylist” publishing schedule.
for more information try the valleylist index. the valleylist syndication edition includes all editions starting with #1 “valleylist” - – the correct response.
locally it’s artspan open studios to the rescue. indian summer ennui replaced by a friday night preview at art explosion 2435 17th street also at 744 alabama street. highlights include free food and drinks and high level art from highly talented sf artists and designers. next up artspan art launch preview 400 artists at the annual artspan open studios fundraiser.
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a new vision of the future. disaster movies have failed to come up with a real picture of what’s to come. perhaps these visions of total annihilation warned us away from real disaster. still there are those out there chartered with designing future scenarios and trying to implement their bizarre designs. “valleylist” endorses competition and a free market economy. designing a future would require anything or anybody other than a government employee or civil servant pretending to act in the interest of the public.
competition makes for better products.
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