AMCT°_2-3-Rethinking cities
Architecture on TikTok
A strangely alluring cocktail of dad dancing and traffic chat From rants about famous buildings to unabashed property porn, TikTok is full of riffs on architecture and design. Our man enters a world of eccentric carpeting, lurid mansions and in-depth pavement analysis by Oliver Wainwright Tue 9 Nov 2021 Urban mysteries revealed … @louisatalksbuildings, @talkingcities … Continuer la lecture
An example of urban design and renewal in London
Blue Market, Bermondsey – how to revive your local outdoor trading hub for £2m Stallholders in south-east London have been instrumental in driving an exemplary urban design project to regenerate the community By Rowan MooreSun 7 Nov 2021 Bermondsey’s ‘charming and relaxed’ Blue Market with the clock tower at its centre: ‘The care and thought … Continuer la lecture
Rewilding our cities
Architecture Rewilding our cities: beauty, biodiversity and the biophilic cities movement New York’s Highline shows that even the densest city environment can be rewilded, creating habitats for native species and green spaces for the community. Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images Buildings covered in plants do more than just make the cityscape attractive – they contribute to … Continuer la lecture
Dressing for a Hotter Planet : Indian designers at work
Dressing for a Hotter Planet: In India, Designers Honor the Natural Sustainability of Artisan Crafts By Sneha Mehta Photography by Tenzin Lhagyal and Ashish Shah April 22, 2021 If there’s one thing that unites India’s 1.3 billion people, it is heat. Even in a country with a variety of regional climates—from tropical to Himalayan alpine—hot, … Continuer la lecture
Skinny towers in Sydney and Melbourne
Skinny towers: with few prime city sites left, Sydney and Melbourne are going tall and slim Sydney’s Pencil Tower hotel will be 6.4 metres wide, 100 metres high and 34 metres deep. An ingenious solution – or foolhardy? Neil Durbach, architect of the proposed Pencil Tower hotel, says ‘each [hotel] room is super compact, it’s … Continuer la lecture
Architects hope to tear down garden fences of England’s future homes.
Finalists in design contest plan communal gardens to boost social integration on estates Direct link to The Guardian By Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent Sun 23 Aug 2020 15.13 BST Igloo has proposed car-free, self-build estates with communal gardens. Photograph: Homes for the Future Could it be farewell to the traditional back garden? Architects shortlisted by … Continuer la lecture
Street Art Project in Bushwick-Brooklyn
Aborigenes : from The Dreamtime to Modern Australia
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Wwoofing : voluntourism focused on organic farming
WWOOF is a worldwide movement and networking platform whose aim is to link volunteers with organic farmers and growers, to promote cultural and educational experiences based on trust and non-monetary exchange, thus helping to build a sustainable, global community. As volunteers (or WWOOFers ) people live alongside their host helping with daily tasks and experiencing … Continuer la lecture
