February 21, 2010
Category: ⚐ IT+architettura
Dal 22 al 26 febbraio 2010 sarò a Roma per un workshop presso la sede IED.
Il workshop sará un momento di riflessione, di proposta e soprattutto di azione, sugli spazi pubblici della città abbandonati e dimenticati; in particolare si presterà attenzione agli aspetti della mobilità, della gestione dei residui, dell’ acqua, dell’ energia, dell’ educazione ambientale e delle reti sociali esistenti in loco. continue reading
August 11, 2009
Como comentamos en un artículo anterior, se podría decir que existe un término medio entre usar software libre y software privativo, un punto de transición y convivencia al que se agarran los estudios de arquitectura que están intentando dar el salto. Una cosa es el software, y otra la plataforma sobre la que funciona, y pueden llegar a considerarse de forma independiente… o no. Veamos algunos argumentos. continue reading
February 18, 2009
FAVELA PAINTING IS A PROJECT BY THE FIRMEZA FOUNDATION
The Firmeza Foundation creates striking artworks in places where people are being socially excluded. The foundation collaborates with local people to use art to combat prejuducie, create sustainable solutions, and attract the world’s attention. continue reading
February 7, 2009
Architects Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson confront the challenge of redeveloping abandoned suburban retail space in their new book, Retrofitting Suburbia: Urban Design Solutions for Redesigning Suburbs (Wiley Press, 2009). The detailed text also explores several creative solutions in which progressive planning has reinvigorated suburban communities nationwide. PM spoke to Dunham-Jones about the challenge of replacing dying malls and the culture of the car with pedestrian-centered residential and retail development.
—Harry Sawyers
October 29, 2008
Shawn Frayne, a young inventor based in Mountain View, California, is the creator of Windbelt, a new device for wind-energy production based on an aerodynamic phenomenon known as aeroelastic flutter.
This phenomenon is a well-known destructive force and it caused, for example, the Washington’s Tacoma Narrows Bridge to collapse in 1940 (video). Researchers at Humdinger (this is the name of the company pushing forward the Windbelt technology) have discovered that it can also be a useful and powerful mechanism for ‘catching the wind’ at a variety of scales and costs beyond the reach of traditional turbines.
July 16, 2008
Si el mercado no ofrece lo que buscas a un precio razonable lo mejor es montartelo por tu cuenta, esto es lo que piensa este grupo de desarrollo finlandés. Electric Cars Now! es un proyecto finlandés que promueve la transformación de los tradicionales coches a motor de explosión en coches eléctricos. Esperan tener listo su primer vehículo un Toyota Corolla antes de final de año y compartir esta experiencia con toda la comunidad interesada en iniciar sus propios proyectos. continue reading
June 6, 2008
Hay que generar un debate sobre la posibilidad de una arquitectura autónoma: ¿es posible una disciplina arquitectónica que no pase por la figura del promotor público o privado y aluda directamente al usuario o usuaria final de los espacios?
