Design Think Tank
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Darwinian Processes and Memes in Architecture
The conversation about the durability of the modern esthetic has been going on for some time. Modernism can be understood as meme, this provides a very reasonable explanation for its longstanding popularity. Modernism is great, but new ideas are welcome.
http://cfpm.org/jom-emit/2002/vol6/salingaros_na&mikiten_tm.html
http://cfpm.org/jom-emit/2002/vol6/salingaros_na&mikiten_tm.html
Friday, January 19, 2007
Serial Renovators
Mobile Shipping Container Facility Increases Food Security
One of our current projects is a mobile food processing facility, built from three shipping containers. It is designed for use by small farmers who are seeking to add value to their produce easily and inexpensively. A concern of many small farmers is storage of large harvests, this building allows for a wide range of food products to be easily and inexpensively processed on site. Another feature of this facility is that is can be quickly disassembled and relocated. With weather becoming more unpredictable the need for local food security is more important than ever.
Disaster Resistant Buildings
One of the most difficult to understand developments in the reconstruction of New Orleans is the lack of attention to disaster resistant building techniques. A relatively slight shift in construction standards has the potential for making small buildings much safer. The interview of luxury residential designer William Summers on "The Weather Network", a nationwide Canadian cable channel, provides a quick overview of disaster resistant building techniques.
http://www.designenvelope.com/television.htm
http://www.designenvelope.com/disaster_resistant_buildings.htm
http://www.designenvelope.com/television.htm
http://www.designenvelope.com/disaster_resistant_buildings.htm
Labels:
architecture,
buildings,
earthquakes,
fires,
floods,
hurricanes,
security,
storms,
weather
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