edmund liang

2009-03-02T22:58:00.002-05:00

hello London. ....and the photo stream

2006-12-16T01:18:00.000-05:00

2007-01-21T13:29:00.000-05:00

zzzzzZZZZZZZZzzzzzz.....zzzzzzzZZZZZZZZzzzzzz

doZer!!

2007-03-25T12:56:00.000-04:00

some of these pics are of the 27th st project i'm working on. it's adjacent to the highline and will be on display at the arch league (courtesy of Corey Hoelker of FLAnk.) FLAnk's future office will be here as well, and that's our rooftop terrace. The high line is going to be nice! i can't wait to see it happen. doZer and I will have another place to walk soon!

on the flipside, not much is new here. just doing construction administrative work for IDP and a lot of drafting. IDP, for those of you that do not know is an Internship Development Program instituted to junior architects that must be fulfilled prior the architecture licensure process. I've been doing some design on the side of all of this, but mostly it's all boring work. i think, most of it is tremendously boring and tedious. especially the construction admin work. shuffling paper's not my deal. making it is.

it's been called to my attention of a residency at a paper mill/studio/gallery near my 'hood.

the anticipation and anxiety for this is building up. it's almost time to get back to my labor of love, if all will fall in place in the next few months.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY doZer!!!!!!

2007-04-12T22:38:00.000-04:00

2007-09-15T23:38:00.000-04:00

"where's my chinese food ed? i'm lonely and you don't know how to parallel park"

2007-10-12T13:01:00.000-04:00

2007-09-15T22:41:00.000-04:00

how much wheat can i grow in one year?
how much wheat can be produced on 1 acre? how much wheat can be produced on a land parcel in the city...of detroit?
how much can i sell a pound of wheat for?

...wait.

what tools do i need to harvest wheat?
water.
soil condition? lead? contaminants? re-soil?
how much would that cost?
i need a tilling machine.
i need seeds.
i need a shovel.
when do i plant?
when do i harvest?
when do i water?

i still need a hollander.
i still need boilers, can i use just fire?
need to develop presses/molds.

will this keep me busy year long?

how long will it take for wheat to grow?

...give me one more year.

2006-11-20T23:27:00.001-05:00

aaaahhhhhh, photo credits - (correction) robert eric stimmel.

2007-08-04T11:44:00.001-04:00

people that know how to take care of themselves means that there's one less person to worry about.

2006-09-29T23:43:00.000-04:00

feels good to be at home. it's much cleaner, believe it or not, than the city. reasons for why i'm in love with the suburbs, nowadays.

1. everywhere i walk, it doesn't smell like urine.
2. it doesn't take an hour to travel a mile.
3. space is cheaper.
4. people are nicer.
5. more honost people in the 'burbs.
6. grocery shopping doesn't take half a day.
7. not as many beggers.
8. when i talk to people, it doesn't feel like i'm getting ripped off or taken advantage of.
9. family
10. the doZer.

2006-11-11T16:20:00.001-05:00

curbed

i love the public! . . . sort of. maybe.

2006-11-04T23:42:00.000-05:00

57th street

by FLAnk

2006-11-02T23:24:00.000-05:00

i'm so frickn' scared of heights. that's rediculous. i guess that's how the city was built.

2006-10-27T08:23:00.000-04:00

hell yeah, back in detroit. GO TIGERS!!!

2006-10-22T14:35:00.000-04:00

2006-09-26T00:19:00.000-04:00

D. Vermeleun: "ED, GET BACK TO WORK!"

e. liang: "WHAT!...architecture goes good with beer."

2006-09-26T00:09:00.000-04:00

son of a b!tch!! gimme some publicity already. . . i'll never forget the last words of my time at cranbrook. "im afraid your work isn't public enough." give me a break. screw the public, it's making me more selfish. so, this is strike two. . .

i was thinking of proposing something for a project at emanate.org, but pro-bono work just wouldn't cut it for my situation right now. galleries in chelsea are cheezy to me, so i guess it's time to venture into something new.

"Dear Architecture and the Mail participant:

Several months ago we wrote to you to inform you that your project
was selected for inclusion in the Architectural League's project,
Architecture and the Mail.

I am writing now, with great regret, to tell you that we have had to
cancel the project. After much effort over the past several months
to work with the submissions we received, we determined that we did
not have a critical mass of material that would allow us to realize
the project in a way that would honor its original intention. This
has been extremely disappointing for us, as we're sure it is for you.

Thank you for your interest in and support of this project and we
appreciate your patience over the past several months.

Sincerely,

Rosalie Genevro
Executive Director, The Architectural League

Hunter Tura and Jeannie Kim,
Project Organizers"

2006-09-20T00:47:00.000-04:00

250 Bowery

. . . so here's what i'm currently investing most of my time on these days. CD's for a hotel on "the bowery." the renderings are by corey hoelker of FLAnk Architects. the facade is by Front Inc. it has a metal corten perforated screen and will rust over time. there will be an extensive green roof, and a vertical screen for ivy to grow vertically to provide shade on the west facade of the building. It is currently proposing a geothermal system (largest in nyc) and seeking LEED gold. CD's are scheduled to be finished mid-october. there's a lot of recycled material that will be used within the high end residential building. old timber from the previous buildings will be used in the lobby, stairways, bar, and club. there will be an art gallery on the bowery as well. it'll be the new hotness on the bowery amongst all the she she lounges in the lower east side.

...don't ask how i get from one place to another. sometimes i wonder for myself. going from the suburbs to a city, from building a strawbale house to a high end hotel. from going to school to downright practice and profession. i'm waiting for what's next and i'm somewhat anxious to find out.

2006-09-20T00:23:00.000-04:00

work is so un-inspiring. i'd rather be sifting.

2006-08-02T01:37:00.000-04:00

"Dear Edmund:

We appreciate your interest in exhibiting your work in this year's DaimlerChrysler Financial Services/Cranbrook Academy of Art exhibit. Unfortunately, since the choices were made, there have been budget cuts and a few pieces had to be eliminated from the show due to framing/pedestal/plexi cover costs.

Unfortunately, your piece was one of the ones eliminated. We will make arrangements to have it returned to you as soon as possible.

Please verify the address these will be returned to is:

xxxxx Lightsxxx
Novi, MI xxxxx

We hope you understand and we wish you luck in the future with your art."

oh well. . . it was a great oppurtunity, but i shall soon have it in ny! i can't wait to see it and be with it again! . . .my reservations for corp america haven't changed :( doh!

2006-07-02T11:05:00.000-04:00

FLAnk

architecture studio in chelsea. this is where i am now. . .i miss detroit and the farms. i remember there was a project by a colleague of ours titled "far from the farm." how true it is.

2006-05-23T01:41:00.000-04:00

So, I'm cross-pollinating out in nyc for a while, a long while. this past sat. i attended the icff.
co-lab's paper was represented at
material connexion's booth. nice to see some detroit representation!
i briefly met an artist doing some sililar stuff to my work for acoustical treatment.
some cool paper work here - www.molodesign.com
and maplexmaterial.com
†
ecroresin - polymer stuff. like crushed chopped pastic from bottles and stuff that was compressed into like a waxy substance. i like it.

www.dformdesign.com - punched patterns/furniture

carriaghousepaper is in brooklyn, i think williamsburg. i shall pay a visit.

2006-05-06T22:18:00.000-04:00

2006-04-29T22:22:00.000-04:00

"Today's mighty oak is yesterday's nut that held its ground"

confucious told me this off taft road while i was driving home today.