Urso Chappell’s ExpoMuseum Blog: January 2010

30 January 2010

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  • 12:03 RT @QueensMuseum we're expanding! check out what we'll look like in a couple of years bit.ly/cLus3X #buildingmuseums #
  • 13:25 Chinese-American? Be part of the US Pavilion's United Chinese of America Wall: www.jointhewall.org/ #
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28 January 2010

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27 January 2010

The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 4: The New York World's Fair Reconstruction Project



Episode 4 of The World's Fair Podcast is now online and available to download.

We talk with Joey Chernov of The New York World's Fair Reconstruction Project about rebuilding the 1939 New York World's Fair as an online virtual world.

Links to items discussed in the podcast:
The New York World's Fair Reconstruction Project
The World's Fair Community

Listen to this podcast.

23 January 2010

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  • 08:59 RT @Lude3D Todays 3D FunFact: Since introduction of #3D ViewMaster at 1939 world's fair, there have been 1.5 billion stereo viewmaster... #
  • 09:19 RT @edmontonexpo17 Found a cool bird's-eye view of the #EXPO2012 site! bit.ly/4RoB8Y #
  • 16:12 Expo 2010 Question: Anyone know about handicap accessibility at the site? At local hotels? I've had 2 folks ask so far #expo2010 #shanghai #
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22 January 2010

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21 January 2010

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20 January 2010

19 January 2010

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16 January 2010

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  • 10:59 Chicagoans: RT@chiarchitecture Bring the kids & join us on 1/17 as we step back in time to the 1893 World's Fair.... bit.ly/5kVq22 #
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15 January 2010

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  • 12:04 RT @blooloop #expo2010 #shanghai #worldexpo Just added to Blooloop - Three Pavilions at Shanghai Expo 2010 tiny.cc/Xo8Zu #
  • 12:05 RT @whykay @martharotter From what I read, Ireland's exhibiting the changing cityscape at the expo. tr.im/KnFO #expo2010 #shanghai #
  • 12:06 RT @Expo2020 Shanghai Expo unleashes architects' playful side - bit.ly/53AxE9 #
  • 12:07 RT @Expo2020 Edmonton fast tracks Light Rail project for Expo 2017 - bit.ly/55ewzW #
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12 January 2010

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  • 13:19 Great essay and photos RT @newtonmatthew Visuals: The 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, TN - bit.ly/7Xja7H (via Annals of Americus) #
  • 15:36 RT @jembradshaw: Who's going to World Expo 2010 for Canada? Globe's got the list: tgam.ca/GWW #
  • 15:38 Great photo! RT @efourlon World Expo 2010 Shanghai test of illumination : bit.ly/5rvo7G #
  • 18:48 RT @tvipayitforward 2010 Shanghai World Expo: Unique Expo Tours from The China Guide bit.ly/8PEuqt #
  • 19:12 RT @shanghaidaily Expo organizer finis hed 90% of construction at Expo site, rest of work needs to get done by.... xpo.sh/8q #
  • 19:25 Absolutely amazing! RT @chrisfoley Short documentary on the Xenakis Poeme electronique at the 1958 World's Fair bit.ly/4osyge #
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11 January 2010

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  • 01:01 Episode 3 is now live at www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/ We talk to Peter Sams and Pete Ford of the #expo2010 Australia Pavilion! #
  • 14:16 RT @jaykay109 Another World's Fair souvenir: cli.gs/maSsr #
  • 14:40 RT @NightFlyyer ...See Vietnam, Hiroshima, and Japan's Expo '70 World's Fair in 13 min. www.youtube.com/watch?v=StZFIqVX6kM #
  • 14:41 RT @rg_urbanarch An excellent compilation of exuberant Shanghai World's Fair pavillions ... bit.ly/6B85gl via @archdaily #
  • 22:58 11 January 2010: 110 days until Shanghai's #expo2010 opens! #
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10 January 2010

The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 3: Australia at Expo 2010



Episode 3 of The World's Fair Podcast is now online and available to download.

In episode 3, John McGregor and I talk to Pavilion Director Peter Sams and Creative Director Pete Ford of the Australia Pavilion at Expo 2010.

It's a fascinating glimpse into the upcoming Australia Pavilion as well as what it's like planning, building, and operating a successful world's fair exhibit.

You can listen to it via iTunes or through our the web site:
http://www.WorldsFairPodcast.com/

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09 January 2010

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  • 16:28 RT @lazicd MVRDV: water cube proposal for thematic pavilion, yeosu expo 2012: the 'water cube' by MVRDV... tinyurl.com/ybcft3j #
  • 16:29 RT @_blogdolcevita Milan removes public phones: bring your mobile to Expo 2015: For the 2015 Expo in Milan, ... bit.ly/681zXr #
  • 16:33 New Expo 2015 video (which still uses the bid logo): www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oFaTnw2ga8 #
  • 16:35 RT @sfern Shaanxi looking to hire an Emperor Xuanzong and consort Yang Yuhuan to join robots.... at #expo2010 tinyurl.com/yk7848m #
  • 16:37 RT @lihuafang RT @shanghaidaily City unveils traffic plan during Expo on Website (xpo.sh/85). #expo2010 #
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08 January 2010

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05 January 2010

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  • 10:18 RT @bryantuniv Congrats to Christina Ho '10, who landed a highly sought-after spot staffing the US Pavilion... at... #expo2010 #
  • 10:36 The World's Fair Podcast's hosts: John is at @FExpo88 and Urso is at @UrsoChappell #
  • 10:39 RT @FExpo88 Interview with Pete Ford, Creative Director of the Aussie Pav. Shanghai 2010 tinyurl.com/yb2fwzb #
  • 13:26 Photo exhibition showing Shanghai's 2010 World's Fair in LA, NY, and Boston: english.eastday.com/e/100104/u1a4925520.html #
  • 13:27 RT @dkneupper Brent Young and I on ano ther Season Pass podcast, this time discussing Universal Studios Singapore.... bit.ly/8eIJOQ #
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04 January 2010

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  • 00:37 RT @HRCSA Interesting in attending the Shanghai World Expo? Apply for CSA's fully-expensed internship! harvardcsa.org/expo #
  • 00:47 RT @AdamMinter: New blog post: Lies, Damned Lies, and the US Pavilion at Expo 2010 bit.ly/5294Do #
  • 19:41 Episode 2 of The World's Fair Podcast is now up. We talk about the most anticipated pavilions at Shanghai's #expo 2010 tr.im/Jn4P #
  • 21:33 Just recorded Ep. 3 of the podcast... we expect to have up in a week. We talk with the pav. dir. and creative dir. of the Australia Pavilion #
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03 January 2010

The World's Fair Podcast, Episode 2

Our next episode of The World's Fair Podcast is now available for download via iTunes and at WorldsFairPodcast.com.

In episode 2, we celebrate the new year by talking about the most anticipated pavilions at Shanghai's Expo 2010, which opens in just 4 months.

We talk about the upcoming pavilions to be hosted by Australia, the United States, Denmark, Switzerland, Nepal, South Korea, Netherlands, China, and others.

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02 January 2010

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  • 02:00 1 January 2010: Just 120 more days until Shanghai's #expo2010 opens! #
  • 13:42 RT @rec_examiners Expo 2017 in Edmonton? ow.ly/16fqgH #
  • 13:42 Expo 2017 suddenly seems a lot sooner than it did a few days ago. #
  • 14:54 Just saw the Expo 2010 float at the Tournament of Roses Parade (on TV): www.flickr.com/photos/expomuseum/4234492033/ #
  • 17:34 Big world's fair anniversaries in 2010: Expo 85 in Tsukuba (25 yrs), Expo 70 in Osaka (40 yrs), Expo Universelle 1910 in Brussels (100 yrs) #
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01 January 2010

Yesterday's ExpoMuseum Twitter Posts

  • 10:21 Expo Shanghai Online is now available in English... you can spend hours there wandering around the virtual site: en.expo.cn/ #
  • 10:30 RT @FExpo88 twitpic.com/w0t38 - The World Expo 88 Nepal Peace Pagoda, and Wheel of Brisbane, New Year's Eve 2010, Brisbane #
  • 10:31 Happy 2010 to our friends in Australia and Asia! #
  • 10:41 I'm trying to figure out what kind of accent Haibao has in the new English version of en.expo.cn/ #
  • 11:41 RT @worldexpoblog Robots on vodka? Absolut-ly .... #expo2010 ping.fm/09xnf #
  • 13:26 Shanghai's Expo 2010 buildings lit up for New Year: en.expo2010.cn/a/20091231/000005.htm #
  • 14:40 Happy 2010 to our friends in Eastern Europe, Southeastern Africa, and Northeastern Africa! Only 120 days until Shanghai's #expo2010 #
  • 15:07 Happy 2010 to our friends in most of Europe and Africa! #
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