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... The title of this blog has to do with a Will Bruder quote I heard while attending the University of Arizona College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture (CAPLA) during the Fall of 1999 - "Learn to master the trash can and you might become something" - It really resonated with me and has stuck with me to this day. I suppose for me the concept hit hard that although you can discard an idea, concept, sketch, design, whatever for a certain project you may be able to revisit it at a later date under different circumstances - In other words designs never die, they evolve, they hibernate, they circle-back but they never die...Or maybe he was just telling us to quit our ideas of becoming Architects and to go live in a public park somewhere; which, given the current state of the industry probably would not have been such a bad idea...

That is what this Blog will be for me - With over a decade in the industry I have come to realize that what I thought I would be doing on a daily basis and what I actually do are pretty darn different - BUT - I still have ideas, I still have hopes and I still have my creativity; So, I figured this would be a good outlet...I will share my thoughts on work and the industry as well as whatever moments of creativity I can muster - And, yes, at the direction of my Wife I will keep the swearing to an absolute minimum.

Cheers...B.

Saturday, October 25, 2014

ALL THIRTY NBA COURTS - RANKED:

... Hey look you guys, the NBA is back!!! - So I guess that's pretty cool. Final preseason games are wrapping-up this weekend and the actual season starts next week - In honor of this momentous occasion Grantland took the time to rank the court design for all thirty teams...Here is the link:


Glad to see that my Bulls placed relatively well and near the top of the list at number five - AND - That Urban Legend about Phil and Tex ordering the placement of the four Bull heads opposite the free throw lines as a visual identification point for wing players to set-up the Triangle Offense is pretty dang cool - I wonder if it is actually true?

... Here is the court design for my beloved Chicago Bulls:


The Hornets' new court design earns high marks with this subtle honeycomb look and the striking teal border - This is pretty nifty; I for one am glad the Teal and Purple are back in Charlotte:


Toronto's court design is nice too - I like the greyish/silver text contrasted with the black background bordering the court...Looking sharp - BUT - Question...What exactly does "We the North" mean?" - I feel like it should say "We are the North" or "We are in the North" - Wacky Canadians:


The Lakers won this beauty contest followed closely by Boston - Typical - And the last place team is...Yup, you guessed it - Cleveland.

... I have to say, their court design it is pretty terrible and honestly Cleveland's entire franchise is SCREAMING for a re-brand.

Talk about BORNING!

It is almost like a bunch of fat-cat, white Ohio Executives sat around a wide mahogany conference table asking themselves just how 'meh' they could make that team look...And then they simply slapped a gigantic 'C' in the center of the court and drove home to their homes in the suburbs in their Lincoln Continentals...Yawn:


Fuck Cleveland.
Fuck LeBron.
Go Bulls,
See Red,
B.

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