Category: europe
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You Down with IPCC?
The connection to the science is vital to and expanded knowledge of climate change, as I mentioned in the post on the Foundations of Climate Change Inquiry. One of those foundations mentioned is the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which is the body of the United Nations focusing on the global science…
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Living Nature
I seem to be attracted to compelling pavilion installations this month, as this interesting proposal (via Archinect)for a project ‘Living Nature’ by Carlo Ratti Associati definitely caught my eye with it’s interesting take on climate and seasons. A short description from the CRA site: “International design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati has unveiled “Living Nature. La Natura…
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The Peregrine
While not specifically urban, some reading worth your time is JA Baker‘s slim volume, The Peregrine. Written in 1967, it was one The cover of the 2004 edition I own features an introduction by Robert Macfarlane (who I learned about the book from via his readings). Seemingly simple in format, a short blurb from Amazon gives…
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Rome: Urban Formation and Transformation
I was really happy to receive a copy of Jon Michael Schwarting’s new book “Rome: Urban Formation and Transformation”. As a self-professed lover of Italy and Rome, it is interesting to see the analysis of the form of Rome. A short blurb from Amazon via the link in ArchDaily: “In this book, Formation is ideal and utopian thinking,…
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Hemp to the Rescue
We’ve heard of many plants that have phytoremediative qualities, that is, the properties that can absorb and neutralize toxic substances in soils. For all the versatility of hemp, I hadn’t thought of it as possessing that ability until I read recent post on Roads and Kingdoms entitled Hemp and Change. The crux of the…
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Vegitecture Throwback
Oh, it’s been a bit since i’ve posted something in the category of Vegitecture (aka Vegetated Architecture). I still follow the trend closely and although more ubiquitous, there are still some showstoppers here and there. I thought it good to do a quick throwback to some interesting ones i’ve spotted recently, from an post from…
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Visualizing Sagrada Familia
An amazing architectural masterpiece worth adding to anyone’s bucket list is the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona. Besides its immense size and complexity, the process of development has taken from inception in 1882 and the involvement of the amazing architect Antonio Gaudi. Check out this video showing the final stages of the design that will be…
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L+U Travels – The Prelude
England, Spain, Italy. While a couple of weeks is not long enough to spend in any one of these countries (or cities for that matter), the agenda is set. Thus I’m considering an upcoming trip to Europe and actual vacation (what the hell is that?) and a scouting trip for further visits. The itinerary starts…