New Show Opening

New Show this Friday, September 10th at 7pm @ Le Gallery (1183 Dundas)  Hope to see you there.

Publications

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Feireiss, Lukas and Robert Klanten, eds. Imagine Architecture: Artistic Visions of the Urban Realm. Berlin: Gestalten. 2014. Link

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Print Press

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Let It It Be, Border Crossings Magazine, Iss. 124, Pg. 87, 2012.

Tom Ngo's Screen Prints, The Globe and Mail, Saturday July 7,  2012. (link)

(Front and Back Cover), Arhitext Magazine, Issue 216,  March-April 2011.

Architectural Absurdity, Junk Jet Magazine, Vol. 3, pg.16-19, 2010.

Drafting the Absurd, Indesign Magazine, Iss. 39, pg.36, 2009.

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Web Press

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Fastcodesign.com, Architecture Drawings That Gleefully Ignore Reality, March 18, 2013. By Kyle Vanhemert.

Dezeen.com, Architectural Absurdities by Tom Ngo, February 17, 2013. By Amy Frearson.

Butdoesitfloat.com, Civilization is the Process of Setting Man Free From Men, June 19, 2011. By Atley Kasky.

Boooooom.com, May 27, 2011. By Jeff Hamada.

Planforamiracle.wordpress.com, Improbable places, Sept 17, 2010.  By Elena Potter

Trishboon.wordpress.com, Sept 25, 2010. By Trish Boon.

Dezeen.com, Architectural Absurdity, July 21, 2009. By Rose Etheringtion.

MocoLoco.com, Ghost Town Precious, July 20, 2009. By Sabine Modder.

Apartmenttherapy.com, Architectural Absurdity, June 20, 2009. By Jessica Tata.

Architectsjournal.co.uk, Absurd Architecture, June 11, 2009. By Riya Patel.

Off the Walls and Off the Boards

A while ago I was asked to help organize an exhibit for Moriyama & Teshima Architects and Planners.  It opened on April 4th at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre  and was well attended even though it was easter weekend.  Here are some pics from the opening and if you have a chance to check it out please do.  Some great work produced through the years.  Flyer Credit: Cheryl Wang, Photo Credits: Hashem

Spoke Pieces

I'm back after website revamping.   Thanks again to Edward Solodukhin for the site face lift.  Here are some pics of the pieces currently up at the Spoke Club.  The work is being shown along side my friend Mitchell Chan's amazing  interactive sound installation and painted sketches.   The show is entitled Visions of the Amen.

The Contortionist

Coloured Pencil and Graphite on Paper. 14.5 in. x  22.5 in.

The Contortionist

This high-rise curves and bends on its way up while the midsection is concealed by a large white roof.  The image and building is informed by the old magic trick of sawing a person in half.

The Long Commute

Coloured Pencil and Graphite on Paper. 16 in. x  14 in.

The Long Commute

At a factory perched on three legs a lone worker makes a treacherous journey to work each day.

No Other Way

Coloured Pencil and Graphite on Paper. 13 in. x  18 in.

No Other Way

A dream house for a meat grinder collector.  The above building is constructed of four like facades presenting him a new home every time he arrives by balloon.  The structure below is a mental retreat from his constantly changing everyday.

The Swing-Set Houses

Coloured Pencil and Graphite on Paper. 15.5 in. x  12.5 in.

The Swing-Set Houses

A pair of houses are attached to a large swing-set structure.  The houses share a communal circulation core and next door is an individual swing for one person.

The Cheese House

Coloured Pencil and Graphite on Paper. 20 in. x  11.50 in.

The Cheese House

This is an exploration into a radially exploded axonometric drawing.  Counter to most exploded axonometric drawings which project orthographically, pieces of the structure are projected radially leaving a swiss-cheese like building.

Namby Pamby

Coloured Pencil and Graphite on Paper. 24 in. x  9.25 in.

Namby Pamby

The repetition of word endings in nonsense poetry creates phonetically appealing words to pronounce.  Phrases like Humpty Dumpy and Hey Diddle Diddle are examples of this nonsensical operation.  Namby Pamby is an attempt to translate the operation into form.

Ghost Town Precious

Coloured Pencil and Graphite on Paper. 16 in. x  14 in.

Ghost Town Precious

This construction combines the themes of permanence and the ephemeral.  Shoddily constructed with hints of integrity, the structure has a ghost-town quality.

The Carpet Park

Coloured Pencil and Graphite on Paper. 29 in. x  11.25 in.

The Carpet Park

This is a park where all carpets gather — Persians and Orientals alike.