SYD MEAD
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Colliers Magazine, Sept. 27, 1952 issue - Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley is years ahead of his time with a plan for a 52,000-seat multi-purpose domed stadium in Brooklyn. The $6 million project included a movie theater, a shopping mall and the possibility of a retractable roof.
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1979 Sesame Street & Philip Glass “The Geometry of Circles #1″ animation
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The kitchen of the future, circa 1970, illustrated by Syd Mead for Philips Electronics.
IMSAI 8080 Personal Computer Kit, 1975. USA. Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
The IMSAI 8080 had no keyboard. The system was programmed by a series of switches on the front panel which could be flipped into an up or down position. Although selling in the tens of thousands, computers requiring a level of technical savvy in their construction and use remained limited in popularity.
Marcel Breuer & Associates and Hamilton Smith, Central Library of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, 1977-1980
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