We use more than 5 senses: the symphony of perceiving reality by Nicolás Boullosa on August 12, 2022 It rained, and we walked out. It wasn’t as dark anymore, and the sun was coming and going in between …
Turns barren suburban lot into high-yield Microfarm & YT studio by Kirsten Dirksen on August 8, 2022 On a 1/3rd acre urban lot in Corvallis, Oregon, horticulture professor and youtuber Andrew Millison has spent the past 12 years …
Pop culture’s survivalist moment: stress-test for the future by Nicolás Boullosa on August 1, 2022 Like other interests driven by enthusiasts connecting with like-minded peers over the Internet, survivalism is evolving into many trends, some …
Self-actualization: chances we unlock when testing our limits by Nicolás Boullosa on July 12, 2022 When Ashland, Oregon-based veteran entrepreneur Asha Deliverance explained how she had started her thriving business of modular dome tents for …
Modern building, ancient A/C: wind-tunnel facade cools apartments by Nicolás Boullosa on July 7, 2022 For three millennia, builders in the Middle East (where temperatures can reach 50 degrees Celsius) have been cooling their homes …
An amateur’s take on building a cob house that ages well by Nicolás Boullosa on June 15, 2022 “Once a new technology rolls over you, if you’re not part of the steamroller, you’re part of the road,” has …
Friends build real castle from scratch with simple tools only by Kirsten Dirksen on June 12, 2022 Reality can beat the building frenzy in Minecraft, as seen in Guédelon Castle: in 1997, in a forest two hours …
Impermanence & patina: homes that learn to age with occupants by Nicolás Boullosa on June 8, 2022 Urban and personal decay don’t always go hand in hand. As life continues, empty nesters leave their big households for …
Tinkering with post-industrial scraps to innovate in housing by Nicolás Boullosa on June 1, 2022 Thomas Edison defined discontent as the first necessity of progress. Optimism and progress are naïve constructions of non-conformists who believe …
Their RV wasn’t up to code. Built Invisible Home instead by Kirsten Dirksen on May 28, 2022 Film producers Chris and Roberta Hanley (American Psycho, Virgin Suicides) dropped a tiny prefab onto their Joshua Tree land to …