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 …
Young priest turns forsaken farm into paradise homestead by Kirsten Dirksen on December 5, 2021 Five years ago, Catholic priest Johannes Schwarz left his parish to “withdraw for a few years” in the Italian Alps …
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 …
Jupe flat-pack prefab is built for comfort & fast deployment by Kirsten Dirksen on November 28, 2021 He lived in a dumpster, then designed a slick plug-and-play prefab that got stuck in permitting purgatory, but now Jeff …
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 …
Solar Alpine home warms up via 3-story greenhouse facade by Kirsten Dirksen on November 22, 2021 Emanuele Almagioni wanted to build a home in a cold and windy, but very sunny, town high in the Italian …
Crisis Urbanism: medieval citadels to Soleri’s arcologies by Nicolás Boullosa on November 19, 2021 William Gibson was 22 when he visited a 1970 exhibition hosted by Paolo Soleri, an idealist architect who envisioned self-contained …
LA tests Dutch/Japanese pocket communities. Skeptics like it by Kirsten Dirksen on November 15, 2021 When Barbara Bestor was tasked with turning 5 mostly-abandoned lots into 18 homes in LA’s Echo Park, she knew the …
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 …
Cork-clad home uses Trombe Wall & circular vents as free A/C by Kirsten Dirksen on November 9, 2021 When Nancy and her husband found a lot at the edge of Catalonia’s Garraf forest, they wanted a home that …