http://www.timdurfee.com Tim Durfee Sat, 19 May 2012 21:46:35 +0000 http://www.timdurfee.com en http://www.timdurfee.com/Banning-Museum http://www.timdurfee.com/following/timdurfee.com/Banning-Museum Sat, 19 May 2012 21:46:35 +0000 Tim Durfee 2095598 Renovation of Banning Museum and Visitor Center at Banning Park, and design of permanent exhibition: Improbable Gateway: The Los Angeles Transportation Legacy 2011 approximately 3,400 sf Funding Agencies: Friends of Banning; City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks Location: Banning Museum, Wilmington, CA Tim Durfee & Iris Anna Regn, with graphic designer Joe Prichard A former ballroom and gift shop at this landmark on the National Register of Historic Places were transformed to be a visitor center and permanent exhibition describing the establishment of the port and rail systems that launched the growth of Los Angeles from 1860 to 1914. Movement through the space is organized around large table height maps, allowing viewers to situate the complex story in the physical landscape. The viewer can engage in the history and geography of Southern California through first person text, historical film footage and images, three-dimensional maps, interactive routes and markers <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/banningplan.jpg" width="670" height="364" width_o="1530" height_o="833" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/banningplan_o.jpg" data-mid="10441278" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0673_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="591" width_o="1000" height_o="591" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0673_o.jpg" data-mid="10489082" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0735_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0735_o.jpg" data-mid="10489118" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0551_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="930" width_o="1000" height_o="930" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0551_o.jpg" data-mid="10489148" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0693_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0693_o.jpg" data-mid="10489171" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/untitled-0736_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="995" width_o="1000" height_o="995" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/untitled-0736_o.jpg" data-mid="10489187" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0615_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1333" width_o="1000" height_o="1333" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0615_o.jpg" data-mid="10489202" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0384_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0384_o.jpg" data-mid="10489210" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0328_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0328_o.jpg" data-mid="10489214" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0763_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0763_o.jpg" data-mid="10489220" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0688larger1300px.jpg" width="670" height="645" width_o="1300" height_o="1252" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095598/_MG_0688larger1300px_o.jpg" data-mid="11522311" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.timdurfee.com/Public-Survival-Works http://www.timdurfee.com/following/timdurfee.com/Public-Survival-Works Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:30:04 +0000 Tim Durfee 2095842 The official policy of US agencies for emergency management is for each household to store enough food and water to survive for at least three days. Is this a realistic expectation? As a plan, it does not account for the transient or families for whom stocking up is a luxury, let alone those who can but fail to do so. Many other species hoard food during times of abundance to enable survival in times of paucity—often creating specific structures to do so. Public Survival Works considers a city of the future that takes a cue from the natural world by building containers for life-sustaining materials for times of need into its physical infrastructure. How could a system with an indeterminate and distant benefit be politically and economically viable? How would equal distribution be guaranteed? How would such resources be maintained? Part of PLAN C at the Little Tokyo Design Week 2011 Despite Japan’s exemplary disaster planning, the suffering and property loss caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami have been of a scale one would expect befalling a less defensively equipped population. Indeed, gaps persist—around the world—between the effectiveness of many time-honored contingencies and the actual scope of devastation these inevitable forms of calamity bring about. If many well-meaning plans remain inadequate, perhaps it is time to reconsider the validity of our assumptions about disaster preparation. What responsibilities do cities have to their inhabitants for safety, post-disaster? Are some crisis situations caused by natural disasters simply unnecessary—brought about by developing regions with a blind-eye to obvious natural liabilities? When should the retailer-to-customer relationships that structure non-disaster economies shift to serve the real needs that exist during emergencies? Tim Durfee with Sean Donahue an amp project PROJECT TEAM Haila Adamo Shaina Conway Taylor Cunningham Brian Hardy <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/3_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/3_o.jpg" data-mid="10469812" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/diagram1_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/diagram1_o.jpg" data-mid="10469815" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/diagram 4_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/diagram 4_o.jpg" data-mid="10469817" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/diagram2_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/diagram2_o.jpg" data-mid="10469821" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/diagram3_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/diagram3_o.jpg" data-mid="10469826" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/1_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/1_o.jpg" data-mid="10470005" caption="Seen everyday, these elements - unexceptional, yet recognizable - would be accessible in times of need." border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/2_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2095842/2_o.jpg" data-mid="10470014" caption="A Public Survival Works project creates a freeway sound barrier." border="0" align="left"/> http://www.timdurfee.com/Board-Formations http://www.timdurfee.com/following/timdurfee.com/Board-Formations Sun, 06 Nov 2011 04:17:50 +0000 Tim Durfee 2258364 http://www.timdurfee.com/A-Few-Zines http://www.timdurfee.com/following/timdurfee.com/A-Few-Zines Sat, 08 Oct 2011 21:26:26 +0000 Tim Durfee 2120363 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2120363/110323_TimDurfee_ZinesPoster.jpg" width="670" height="865" width_o="774" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2120363/110323_TimDurfee_ZinesPoster_o.jpg" data-mid="10568536" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.timdurfee.com/Peaceful-alternatives-for-national-separatist-causes-with-examples http://www.timdurfee.com/following/timdurfee.com/Peaceful-alternatives-for-national-separatist-causes-with-examples Tue, 04 Oct 2011 05:20:51 +0000 Tim Durfee 2096013 http://www.timdurfee.com/Friendly-Looting http://www.timdurfee.com/following/timdurfee.com/Friendly-Looting Sun, 02 Oct 2011 23:42:21 +0000 Tim Durfee 2089205 If people are without nourishment for days after a disaster, and before help arrives, it is inevitable that the theft of food from businesses will take place. Friendly Looting: Democratizing the Inevitable proposes ways that plans could be made—before a crisis—for the effective, non-destructive, and democratic distribution of goods from businesses that carry essentials for survival. How could the relationship between commercial and civic responsibility be reconfigured? How could VONS actually become a “Neighborhood Partner” and Starbucks serve as the “New Town Hall”? Would such a system support local self-reliance over dependence on outside agencies? Part of PLAN C at the Little Tokyo Design Week 2011 Despite Japan’s exemplary disaster planning, the suffering and property loss caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami have been of a scale one would expect befalling a less defensively equipped population. Indeed, gaps persist—around the world—between the effectiveness of many time-honored contingencies and the actual scope of devastation these inevitable forms of calamity bring about. If many well-meaning plans remain inadequate, perhaps it is time to reconsider the validity of our assumptions about disaster preparation. What responsibilities do cities have to their inhabitants for safety, post-disaster? Are some crisis situations caused by natural disasters simply unnecessary—brought about by developing regions with a blind-eye to obvious natural liabilities? When should the retailer-to-customer relationships that structure non-disaster economies shift to serve the real needs that exist during emergencies? Tim Durfee with Sean Donahue an amp project PROJECT TEAM Haila Adamo Shaina Conway Taylor Cunningham Brian Hardy <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2089205/02_Durfee_Donahue_PlanC_PhotoJeremyEichenbaum_FriendlyLooting_lo.png" width="670" height="500" width_o="1497" height_o="1119" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2089205/02_Durfee_Donahue_PlanC_PhotoJeremyEichenbaum_FriendlyLooting_lo_o.png" data-mid="10410553" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.timdurfee.com/PSW-Grotto http://www.timdurfee.com/following/timdurfee.com/PSW-Grotto Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:42:02 +0000 Tim Durfee 2088436 The grotto is both a temporary monument for the Little Tokyo Design Week, and a full-scale prototype of a product of the Public Survival Works, one of the speculative proposals of PLAN C. photography by Jeremy Eichenbaum 2011 cardboard, plastic, vinyl Funding Agency: Art Center College of Design Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, CA Tim Durfee, amp Project team: Shaina Conway Taylor Cunningham Ryan Enz Liliana Gonzalez Brian Hardy Jeremy Eichenbaum Geoffery Ka'alani Michael Manalo Sarah Needham Steven Salito Gabriella Schnierle PLAN C - Little Tokyo Design Week 2011 from Jeremy Eichenbaum on Vimeo. http://www.timdurfee.com/Storyboard http://www.timdurfee.com/following/timdurfee.com/Storyboard Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:53:09 +0000 Tim Durfee 2088272 An object defined by creating a surface at the height of the knee, at the ideal angle for sitting. Similar to the old style of carrying books with a strap, this object can be host to a personal library. Part of the exhibition “The Page,” LA Forum Events at Woodbury Hollywood Exhibitions 2010 13.5” x 20’-0”, reclaimed pine beam, paint, nylon strap Photography: Mikey Tnasuttimonkol Model: Haelim Paek <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2088272/18_100723timdurfeestoryboardside_v2.jpg" width="670" height="167" width_o="2048" height_o="512" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2088272/18_100723timdurfeestoryboardside_v2_o.jpg" data-mid="10499709" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2088272/18_100516timdurfeestoryboarddetaillores.jpg" width="670" height="445" width_o="1000" height_o="665" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2088272/18_100516timdurfeestoryboarddetaillores_o.jpg" data-mid="10499769" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2088272/18_100516timdurfeestoryboardbrowsinglores.jpg" width="670" height="445" width_o="1000" height_o="665" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2088272/18_100516timdurfeestoryboardbrowsinglores_o.jpg" data-mid="10499775" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.timdurfee.com/Combustible-Housing http://www.timdurfee.com/following/timdurfee.com/Combustible-Housing Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:37:06 +0000 Tim Durfee 2081330 Choosing to live in a high-risk area, such as a location prone to forest and brush fires, puts strain on publicly funded municipal services when disaster strikes. Safe, Combustible Housing: a Modest Proposal for Development in the WUI is a form of housing in wildland urban interface (WUI) areas. Each house is built with spaces that are designated as either fire-safe or fire-integrated (expendable construction) to allow the natural cycle of fires to take place while people, pets, and possessions remain safe. How would zoning and code regulations adapt to such a form of development? Would people be willing to forfeit public defense from fire in exchange for living in Wildlife Urban Interface zones? What kind of insurance would be required for something intended to be destroyed? Part of PLAN C at the Little Tokyo Design Week 2011 Despite Japan’s exemplary disaster planning, the suffering and property loss caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami have been of a scale one would expect befalling a less defensively equipped population. Indeed, gaps persist—around the world—between the effectiveness of many time-honored contingencies and the actual scope of devastation these inevitable forms of calamity bring about. If many well-meaning plans remain inadequate, perhaps it is time to reconsider the validity of our assumptions about disaster preparation. What responsibilities do cities have to their inhabitants for safety, post-disaster? Are some crisis situations caused by natural disasters simply unnecessary—brought about by developing regions with a blind-eye to obvious natural liabilities? When should the retailer-to-customer relationships that structure non-disaster economies shift to serve the real needs that exist during emergencies? Tim Durfee with Sean Donahue an amp project PROJECT TEAM Haila Adamo Shaina Conway Taylor Cunningham Brian Hardy <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2081330/1 Living in the trees_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2081330/1 Living in the trees_o.jpg" data-mid="10469289" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2081330/4 building section_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2081330/4 building section_o.jpg" data-mid="10469293" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2081330/2 possessions safe- occupants evacuated copy_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2081330/2 possessions safe- occupants evacuated copy_o.jpg" data-mid="10469298" border="0" align="left"/> <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2081330/3 re-building the expendable areas_copy_1000.jpg" width="1000" height="1000" width_o="1000" height_o="1000" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2081330/3 re-building the expendable areas_copy_o.jpg" data-mid="10469318" border="0" align="left"/> http://www.timdurfee.com/MADE-UP-Design-s-Fictions http://www.timdurfee.com/following/timdurfee.com/MADE-UP-Design-s-Fictions Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:25:00 +0000 Tim Durfee 2000011 The Rather Large Array is the host for the MADE UP: Design’s Fictions exhibition at Art Center College of Design’s Graduate Media Design Program. Conceived as a 75’ x 50’ network of cameras and lights “folded” to occupy the large Wind Tunnel, the installation is comprised of 256 PVC pods of 3 strands each: 1 for data, 1 for power, and 1 for structure. Suspended from the array is a wooden beam weighing approximately one metric ton, which itself supports 14 video displays. As visitors view the work in the gallery, the RLA periodically scans the space with its 24 cameras. The images are then compiled and plotted onto the exhibition guide, producing a “live” catalog of the exhibition (one in which visitors often find themselves among the work.) In this way, the array positions the exhibition itself as a “fiction” – merely an elaborate prop to serve its digital re-assembly into the “reality” of the plotted catalog. The construction approach allows for nearly all of the material to be reused with no modification: only 4 of the fourteen 20’-0” Douglas Fir beams used were cut, and are returned to the lumber yard; most of the steel rigging materials were rented for the installation period, and – by using tape to join the non-structural “pods” – no holes compromised the integrity of the 768 PVC pipes, which will be donated to a non-profit housing organization. The RLA is a much smaller and less expensive cousin to the famous landmark of 1970’s big science infrastructure known as The Very Large Array – a network of radio telescopes constructed in New Mexico, occupying nearly 700 square miles. Dimension: 40’H x 50’L x 15’W 2011 The MADE UP project is organized by Tim Durfee and Anne Burdick Wind Tunnel Gallery, Grad Media Design, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA MADE UP: Design's Fictions Curated by: Tim Durfee with Haelim Paek Installation by: Tim Durfee and amp as the first of programs called LikeNow Project team: Haila Adamo, Haelim Paek, Laura Goard, Nicholas Paradowski, Fallon James Production, coordination: Kevin Wingate Engineering: Buro Happold Graphic Design: Brian Roettinger Cameras, LEDs, Lighting, Programming: Ewan Branda; Phil Van Allen, Dan Weinreber, Angelo Luchi Steel fabrication: Etelberto Duenez Additional assistance by: Rob Ball, Ji Su Choi, Jeremy Eichenbaum, Aurelia Friedland, Justin Gier, Link Huang, Dee Kim, Matthew Kizu, Hae Jin Lee, Mike Manalo, Matthew Manos, Jason McCann Joshua Moratto, Salvador Orara, Francisco Osorio, Rubina Ramchandani, Iris Anna Regn, Brandon Shigeta, Bora Shin, Jayne Vidheecharoen, Zhengxin Xi MADE UP from durfeeregn on Vimeo. <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2000011/110301_TimDurfee-PhotoJoshua White 2011-7155small.jpg" width="670" height="1004" width_o="1000" height_o="1500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2000011/110301_TimDurfee-PhotoJoshua White 2011-7155small_o.jpg" data-mid="10527570" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2000011/110301_TimDurfee-PhotoJoshua White 2011-7091small.jpg" width="670" height="983" width_o="1000" height_o="1468" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/4/142497/2000011/110301_TimDurfee-PhotoJoshua White 2011-7091small_o.jpg" data-mid="10527571" border="0" align="left"/>