Balmond is making the transition from structural engineer working alongside other architects to an architect in his own right. His structural thinking differs from that of others in his field, in its completely innovative conception of the engineer's contribution to architecture. The plasticity of a[...]
Hailed by friend and frequent collaborator Rem Koolhaas as having "almost single-handedly shifted the ground in engineering - and enabled architecture to be imagined differently," Cecil Balmond has achieved the kind of rock-star status and notoriety that is most often associated with architects. His[...]
Cecil Beaton (1904-1980) was a man of many facets and extraordinary skill. He was a successful theatre designer, a writer, a fashion and society photographer, as well as a gardener. As a photographer, he was world-famous. The secret of his success was probably his ability to capture with his photogr[...]
Czech artist Frantis?ek Skala (born 1956) presents a new comic book consisting of 322 photographs of the adventures of an easygoing protagonist named Cecil. The story is captured using a cine-film technique that involves photographing puppets in an outdoor environment, deprived of the conveniences o[...]
Den forældreløse pige, Tinke, bliver gode venner med den fattige tjenestedreng, Larus. Sammen lykkes det dem at vende egen skæbne og overvinde tidens fordomme og menneskers kulde.
Cecil Bødker skildrer landboliv og fattigkår fra en tid, da forskellen på fattig og rig var[...]
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Torben Ulrich, f. 1928, bosat i San Francisco. I en lille menneskealder tennisspiller på topplan, men har sideløbende været en fremtrædende jazzkritiker, ligesom han også har praktiseret som musiker, kunstner, filmmager m.m. Han har på Bebop udgivet to bind med såkaldte songlines, Terninger, [...]
På väg hem från en konferens totalförstördes Don Pipers bil av en långtradare som kommit över på fel körfält. Ambulanspersonalen som kom till olycksplatsen konstaterade att han omkommit omedelbart efter kollisionen. Medan hans kropp låg livlös i den kraschade bilen upplevde Piper himlens[...]