SimCity-like arcologies as self-sustaining living ecosystems by Nicolás Boullosa on January 19, 2022 When we recently visited the courtyard of 25 Verde, the condominium of 63 wooden-shingle-clad apartments on a five-story, corten steel …
Simone Weil fought alienation with humanism, overcame angst by Nicolás Boullosa on January 13, 2022 She was frail, opinionated, stubborn, short-sighted, and prone to get sick. Coming from an urban, intellectual family, she also excelled …
Exploration sagas: from the Greenland Norse to a lunar outpost by Nicolás Boullosa on January 6, 2022 During the so-called Little Ice Age, winters in temperate zones of the northern hemisphere became more prolonged and so severe …
Fast & cheap revamp of long-time abandoned small apartment by Kirsten Dirksen on January 2, 2022 David Tapias (Aixopluc founder) and Ricard Pau installed their first experimental home inside a former photographer’s studio that had been …
When pioneer air pilots brought mail, hope & life-affirmation by Nicolás Boullosa on December 16, 2021 When Joseph Kessel sat down to write about an aviator from the early era of airmail, his own experience as …
Tradition & free will: on the little things we can transform by Nicolás Boullosa on December 9, 2021 In our instinctive attempt to give meaning to events around us, our species has developed an ability to make stories …
Language & thought: why words’ nuances make it hard for AI by Nicolás Boullosa on December 1, 2021 In a short time, chatbots have evolved to the point of passing as “intelligent.” A machine passes as “intelligent” if …
Heterotopias: living lessons from destination communities by Nicolás Boullosa on November 25, 2021 Since they were born, our three children have visited a space whose layout they seem to naturally understand and benefit …
Zen and the ephemeral: why light and vistas improve our wellbeing by Nicolás Boullosa on November 11, 2021 Not only orientation and exposure to daylight but views from a room, a house, or an office affect our mood …
Futurism vs neo-Luddism: battle of frontiers of thought/tech by Nicolás Boullosa on October 25, 2021 For its proximity to San Francisco, mild weather, access to the outdoors such as Tamalpais, the old hippy enclaves by …
