FUNKY GREEN: 07/28/13

Sunday, 28 July 2013

Switched On: Played out

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Architizer Relaunches To Connect Architects With Other Architects, And Brands, And Clients Too!

For 100 years or more, architects have relied on a massive catalog sitting on their desk to find the right products to use in their architectural project — this brand of glass, or that brand of toilet. That catalog had a monopoly on the market for a century, but with the birth of the internet, that catalog never made the transition over to digital.

But a site that launched back in 2009 as a platform for architects to publish their work, Architizer, is relaunching tomorrow to finally fill that void.

Architizer is a two-sided platform that lets architects upload their work to get more potential clients as well as professional feedback from their peers. Meanwhile, brands can pay a subscription to connect their own product pages to Architizer projects in which their products were used.

How it works:

It looks a little like this:

Architects upload their work in any format they like, from PDF to a picture of a napkin covered in scribbles. Architizer’s curatorial team then deciphers that project, beautifies it, and publishes the project on the firm’s own Architizer firm page.

Within the project, other architects can comment and view all the materials used in the building, from the fixtures to the window systems and more.

Then, brands who had products used in that building can connect with that project. So let’s say the building used Kohler toilets, for example. Within the project page, Kohler would be listed as the plumbing provider, and that would automatically be hyperlinked to the Kohler product page on Architizer.

Architizer is free to use for architects and firms, while brands pay a subscription fee of anywhere between $95/month and $595/month for Architizer to hyperlink every mention of that brand on the site.

Competition:

Architizer launched back in 2009 as a self-publishing platform for architects who wanted a digital portfolio. Though the two sites were inherently different (one is an editorial curated blog and the other is a self-publishing platform), ArchDaily stuck out as the greatest competitor to Architizer at the time.

See, ArchDaily receives tips from architects who send in their work, and then features those projects in an editorial blog-style web site. Though Architizer’s content was all self-published by architects, Architizer had an editorial team that packaged and featured the top projects for browsing on the site.

At the time, most of the company’s revenue came from traditional advertising and running branded competitions amongst architects.

The Re-Launch:

Architizer grew from 200 projects published in 2009 to 55,000 projects published now, but founder Marc Kushner believed there was still a piece of the puzzle missing with regards to materials used in projects, and making information on those materials easily accessible to architects.

“Right now, architects know more about the sandwich they’re having for lunch then they do about the products they’re using in their projects,” said Kushner. “Right now they’re learning about these products from reviews on Yelp! and Amazon because there is no online destination to get credible information. We’re looking to change that.”

The site has been redesigned entirely from the ground up to make uploads a breeze as well as connect users to other architects and brands. As it stands now, the site sees 1.5 million monthly visitors with over 14,000 firms on the platform. The relaunch will include participation from 18 partnering brands including Sherwin Williams, Kohler, and Dupont.

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A Plastic iPhone Called The 5C May Really Be On Its Way

The Weekly Roundup for 07.22.2013

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Could This Packaging Confirm Apple's Rumored Budget iPhone?

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Y por esto sabemos que no existen los platillos volantes, Bigfoot, y similares

Resuelto - Original en inglés: Settled

Ya decía yo que en los últimos años se hablaba mucho menos de platillos volantes, hombrecitos verdes, Nessie, y todas esas cosas.

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What's The Most Water Damage You've Ever Done To A Gadget?

X-Arcade's rugged Solo Joystick: supports PC, Mac, Linux and nine gaming consoles

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Flechas inflables para ahorrar tiempo y combustible en los aparcamientos

Intuitivo, barato y de muy baja tecnología. [Lo bueno a partir de 00:25]. El vídeo es un poco viejo (del año pasado) pero no lo vi en su moento; lo encontré ahora rulando por Facebook. Al parecer es fue una idea de una de las principales empresas de carburantes surcoreanas.

Eso sí: de cara a temas medioambientales, consumo de recursos y demás no se yo –como menciona alguien por ahí– si consumir helio para esto compensa (dijeron hace años que «escaesea»). Ni si los inflables duran mucho o poco… Así a ojo probablemente es mayor el beneficio en ahorro (~25 litros de gasolina/parking/día ~ 9.000 litros/año) y limpieza del medio ambiente que lo que supone inflar las flechas indicadoras. Pero bueno, los expertos sabrán… Desde luego, ingenioso es.

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La Progress M-20M ya está en la Estación Espacial Internacional

La Progress M-20M poco antes de atracar - Fotos del lanzamiento en Soyuz-U - Progress M-20M Launch Photos

Tras su lanzamiento a la 20:45 UTC del 28 de julio de 2013 y gracias a utilizar la trayectoria rápida de cuatro órbitas la nave de carga Progress M-20M atracaba de manera automática en la Estación Espacial Internacional a las 2:26 UTC.

Lleva 2.366 kilos de suministros a bordo que incluyen entre otras cosas 131 kilos de hardware para el mantenimiento de esta, 233 de material higiénico, 257 de comida, 126 de suministros médicos, 136 de ítems personales para la tripulación, 42 de material contra incendios, y 40 de equipos de foto y vídeo.

Este tipo de lanzamiento incluye dos ajustes de trayectoria programados antes del lanzamiento y otros dos que se realizan una vez medidos los parámetros reales de la órbita, que siempre pueden variar un poco de lo programado.

Es el lanzamiento número de 143 de una Progress, de los que sólo ha fallado uno en Los 35 años de servicio del carguero espacial Progress , tal y como hemos contado para RTVE.es.

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