Misinterpreting Architecture Worldwide

German Buildering Vid

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german vid

Thanks to Stephan for pointing out this well produced German buildering video, made for the 2008 Buildering (European and not World) World Cup.

After a month in Germany, I recognized "mit", "scheisen", and "beware of limbo dancers." I'm a regular James Bond.

Urban Climber Interview Online

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urban climber

Hey! That's me!

The ArdArvin Urban Climber interview is now online, with a whole bunch of stuff that didn't make the print version -- like dodgeball, scrabble, and Kevin Rose.

Freight Across Canada: A Hobo's Journey

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pass

In the hole. Unity, Sask. km 1612.

"I consider buying a scanner, but surmise that knowing exactly where a train is going and when would reduce the experience to that of the engineer. Adventure lies in the unknown, however contrived that unknown may be. In the future, should I decide that waiting countless, mind-numbing hours in the bushes for the next train to leave isn't adventure, I will undoubtedly invest in a scanner."

Urban Climber Magazine

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be stupid

Titties. Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin.

Urban Climber interviewed me for this month's magazine, but I'm in Germany for a month and haven't seen a copy. I have seen a lot of titties though. Not real ones sadly, but in magazines, TV, and billboards -- including this gem of an ad in Berlin. Germans certainly aren't ashamed of their mammary glands. And why should they be? Tis a beautiful thing.

The only things affordable here are beer and sausages, which I'm at peace with since I like both and it's the only two things that Germans do well. I spend every free moment in a pub founded in 1509 -- senselessly trying to make my existence matter to this ancient building. It's also bloody cold here, atypically so. Lakes and rivers that never freeze over are frozen, to the delight of the locals. They run out onto the ice in droves. One man died trying to save his dog who fell through the ice. (Heavy dog, light man?)

Anyway, go pick up a copy of the mag. And skate safe. We here at buildering.net promote brains and balls. Having only one will make your life either very boring or very short.

University Wall(s)

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u wall

Ivan Hughes, the local filmmaker who put together the University Wall short film, has written a new article for Gripped Magazine entitled University Walls. It describes the pioneering exploits of the 1968 Cragrat's Guide to UBC builderers, both on campus and on Squamish rock -- the latter with a detailed first-ascent description of the aid/free climbing classic University Wall.

Confused yet? Don't worry I'm keeping track. University Wall(s) is now:

1) A classic aid/free route in Squamish.
2) A short film re: UBC buildering.
3) An article in Gripped magazine detailing the above two.

Music Building: The Video

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Check out the HD version.

I'm a little late on this -- I was hoping that Ryan would post the video to something other than Facebook. But Robin figured out how to embed Facebook videos, so I stole the code from his blog. Enjoy.

I am the God of hellfire...

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...by Arthur Brown would be the background music for this video if I didn't want you to hear all the funny shit drunk people say. I laughed my ass off editing this vid. Thanks to Chris Luco for the footage.

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AK45 Mix: Halloween '09

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Once again, thanks to everyone who came out to biggest and best Halloween house party in all of Marpole -- at least that's what the creepy "neighbors" said, who I later caught stealing my beer. Sorry I didn't get a chance to catch up with everyone. The costumes were great. Half the fun is going through the pictures afterward and figuring out who you guys were dressed as. I discovered three new movies in the process.

The live mix from the night sounded like it was under water due to dusty needles. Apparently Serato is finicky about such things. So I redid the mix, it's the same songs from the night but pared down to one hour.

-Pac-Man

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Featured Route: Music Building

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See: http://www.buildering.net/guidebooks/ubc#route703

Robin Avery recently sent a new variation of a classic route on campus, the Music building. In the past the chimney was the only practical way of climbing the building, as the crack in the back offered the only protection. However some large air ducting pipes were placed (haphazardly slapped?) on the outside of the building in the last few years, offering some new points of protection. Robin tackled the right rib of the left chimney, i.e. "the arete".

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Brutalism

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Buildering.net submitter Kiell has a couple new galleries up at www.kiell.com :

"The housing estates featured are either Brutalist or heavily influenced by Brutalism, giving the collection of photographs its name. "

I never went to art school, so I don't know how to properly say this in such terms, but Kiell's shit is dope yo. He understands lines, n' compozishun, n' shit.

But seriously, his shots elevate the realm of dude-climbs-building, dude-jumps-off-of-building to an art form.

Main Entry: builder
Pronunciation: 'bil-d&r
Function: verb
Etymology: from boulder, to climb boulders.
Date: circa 1970
Synonyms: urban climbing, stegophilism
1. to climb a man-made structure designed for purposes other than climbing.