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Just read this novel from Stefan Zweig wich i did appreciate very much. I did have this will to share with The Architects, but as i don´t have to much time as i wanted to write the article, i only share with you some editions covers of the book around the world and some links for whoever is interested in the matter (especially the article by Winter). http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/zweig.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Game

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXM3wrIhcwY&sns=em

That's it. Naked chess. http://vimeo.com/4165866

http://vimeo.com/22374613

For longer conversations this is the place. From the experience in other groups, some times you don't want to be constantly bother with notes. Sometimes the talk is annoying. Sometimes not. It's up to you, because here we are at ease. In the notes we will only post important news about matches, votechess, welcome messages to new members or other. Thanks.

.. .. Oscar Niemeyer. Brazilian Opening day of the Popular Theatre, the last building projected by the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in Niteroi, Brazil on Thursday, April 5, 2007. ..

Now and Forever, song writen by Peter Hammill for italian singer Alice released in 1989, album Sole Nella Pioggia.

Architects Now it's for real. Team USA didn't accept the challenge so we move on with the match against Croatian Chess Temple The link to join is: http://www.chess.com/home/view_message.html?id=273738019 I ask all members to join. This is an interesting competition for groups above 250 members. Let´s make it a project of our own! jpf

Have a good Haloween / trick-a-treaters

I'm playing bad! Really baaad! Loosing almost from the beginning and sometimes on time...Shame! Sometimes i even sacrifice a Queen!

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Rotational Villa Girasole "Villa Girasole is an extraordinary work built during the golden ages of functionalist architecture. It lies at Marcellise, in the region of Verona, Italy, and was designed by the navy engineering Angelo Invernizzi -- who had the apparently senseless dream of being the owner of a house that could follow the sun movement. This kind of building wasn't easy to be constructed, as it evolved many complex and expensive techniques. It began in 1929 and was concluded in 1935 -- a long time for a house." Read more: http://obviousmag.org/en/archives/2011/01/rotational_villa_girasole.html#ixzz1azbHV1gy

One of the most influent architect of the previous century was the Louis Barragán (Guadalajara 1902-México City 1988). Pritzker ("the nobel of architecture") in 1980.

What' s your opinion about this? Why Architecture's Identity Problem Should Matter to the Rest of Us John CaryWriter & Speaker "Perhaps it was the Legos, or watching Mike Brady belly up to his drafting board on TV. In recent months and years, the likes of President Obama, Brad Pitt, Lenny Kravitz, and numerous other public figures have divulged a love of architecture, going so far as to say they once—or still—wanted to be architects. They, like so many of us, have a romantic view of the architecture world. It makes sense when you stop to think about it: there are few more creative, more transformative, more direct ways to literally make the world a better place. Almost nothing influences the quality of our lives more than the design of our homes, our schools, our workplaces, and our public spaces. Architecture can enliven and inspire. Three decades ago this year, at the tender age of 21, Maya Lin, then a Yale student, captivated the nation with her minimalist design for the Vietnam Memorial. Her subsequent work has won acclaim the world over. We need more architects like Maya Lin to lift us up. But there’s a problem: Lin is not considered an architect by the architecture profession itself. You’d think those within her chosen field would at least embrace Lin as an architect—if not as a luminary, an innovator, or even a genius. Instead, the architecture establishment does something astounding, demeaning, and perplexing: they relegate her to the title of “intern” because she focused on making architecture, rather rites of passage. Earning a diploma from architecture school isn't enough to be awarded the title of "architect." Graduates must also complete a multi-year internship and pass a costly seven-part exam, steps Lin skipped because she was spending her time designing. It’s a long, arduous road that many in the field are either unable or simply unwilling to travel. Shaun Donovan, the U.S. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, who earned his architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design, isn’t an architect, nor TED Prize winner and showman Cameron Sinclair of Architecture for Humanity. Architecture school deans, firm owners, and countless others aren’t “real” architects either. These people are doing amazing, world-changing work, exactly what we want and need more architects to be doing. In fact, more than half of architecture school graduates don’t enter the profession. Fewer still get licensed, which means that the majority of the best and brightest are held in professional limbo or exit the profession entirely. This has been the status quo for decades, and it’s time for a change. We, the public, need architecture and dignifying spaces now more than ever. Lest you think this title stuff is just semantics, think again. The profession and the public are measurably worse off because of this issue. While diversity in architecture schools is comparable to law and other fields, architecture remains one of the most elite and homogenous professions, clinging to institutional barriers that have thwarted gender parity and diversity efforts. Massive resources are spent on bureaucracy instead of nurturing a more representative profession to serve our diverse society, and supporting architects to create better, more vibrant public spaces. Rather than spending their energy protecting their territory and titles, what if architects and their associations focused on resolving our nation’s housing crisis, improving our schools, or generally creating more inspiring environments for people to live their best lives? With buildings now accounting for almost half of greenhouse gas emissions, we need an army of architects to go back to drawing board and create more environmentally-friendly buildings, rather than an aging few tending to the drawbridge. I’m not arguing against professional standards, especially not for a profession charged with making sure buildings don’t fall down. Clearly, there must be ways to demonstrate one’s qualifications in architecture or any other field, and an exam is widely regarded as the most reliable way to do so. The difference is that medical school graduates are universally recognized among their peers and by the public as doctors even before their residencies and subsequent board exams. Graduates of law schools are considered lawyers even before passing the bar. But graduates of architecture school, who have at least five to seven years of schooling, are recognized with the lowly title of “intern.” They are forced into under-compensated internships as well as warned, policed, and even fined by architect-led state licensing boards for infringing on the word “architect” in any way. Is there any wonder why architecture graduates are defecting in droves? These inequities, when combined with the economic downturn, are pushing greater numbers of graduates out of architecture, and the profession is weaker for it. More importantly, the public is also losing out, as the creative skills of architecture graduates are channeled into an overly bureaucratic process, rather than into solving very real societal challenges. For years, even the leaders of the high and mighty American Institute of Architects have recommended reforming and broadening the rules of becoming an architect—starting with what we call graduates. Yet year in and year out, nothing changes due to institutional resistance, protectionism, and self-preservation. It is high time that architecture focus less on enforcement of titles and fortifying its barriers to entry, and more on creating an inclusive profession truly dedicated to the health, the safety, and the welfare of the public." http://www.good.is/post/why-architecture-s-identity-problem-should-matter-to-the-rest-of-us/

.. .. .. 2 Photos [immediately-below] = Bombala Farmhouse .. .. i think that this Modern PreFab [below] is about 3RD on my all-time list of PreFab Homes LV "kit" Price in the US$50,000 region ..

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This a painting from a portuguese artist. Paula Rego is maybe one of the most successful (alive) portuguese artists. Later on maybe we have the chance to know Vieira da Silva. Paula Rego is a figurative painter. Paints mainly women. The women are normally very masculine. We feel normally a certain tension in the air. (i'm talking to myself, if you want to know better you can read more about her at Wiki). Here is one of the paintings. Called "Ostriches Ballerinas".

Members Because i'm not a gold member anymore, i'm blocked from sending news to all the members. So, this is the only way to comunicate. We received a challenge from LAST RIGHTS a recent formed group with the "specific intention of Vote Chess destruction"!!! Seemed a interesting challenge since they were looking specificly for UNBEATEN votechess groups. Their message is clear "I have two challenges out right now waiting on response, hopefully they have courage enough to accept. Good luck everyone. I am anxious to see this team at work. Ought to be a thing of beauty. Well, what do you think? Shall we make a beauty out of that? http://www.chess.com/votechess/game.html?id=20431 jpf

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