Citizen Architect: Samuel Mockbee and the Spirit of the Rural Studio is a documentary film on the late architect Samuel Mockbee and the radical educational design/build program known as the Rural Studio.
Sam Wainwright Douglas (Director)
*avaliable on my course shelf in the UO PDX library ( I am in the process of getting the go ahead for you all to watch it in the Digital Arts theater room)
Discussion Leaders: Mica R. & Perrin W.
I found an article on a firm that highly related to the mockabee discussion this week. Both are two men i’ve come across in school/volunteer. Amazing practices/people
http://www.fundacionico.es/index.php?id=202
http://www.tyinarchitects.com/works/
http://johnpatrickcunningham.com/about-GAB
and one more
http://www.anna-heringer.com/
This is great! the TYIN website has even a tab for downloads, it includes sketches, sketchup models, pictures…. A great start for open source architecture.
This is the clip about the German fashion designer/ microbiologist who created textile from expired milk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Vri98Cyg8
Enjoy!