TX teacher builds space-saving container home at materials cost by Kirsten Dirksen on June 4, 2023 Micah Woods taught woodshop and welding to high school students, but he dreamed of using his skills to build his …
Arcosanti: Paolo Soleri’s futuristic utopian city in the desert by Kirsten Dirksen on June 20, 2016 Visionary architect Paolo Soleri began building Arcosanti, his utopian city in the desert, in 1970 and continued to work on …
A spaghetti western on lean urbanism (documentary) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 11, 2015 What makes a good shelter? For thousands of years we’ve been attempting to regulate the idea. Even the bible had …
A spaghetti western on lean urbanism (documentary trailer) by Kirsten Dirksen on May 3, 2015 It’s undeniable that building codes save lives, but something has changed in the past couple of decades. Now, thanks to …
Alquilar y compartir: auge del acceso flexible al bienestar by Nicolás Boullosa on May 8, 2012 Emerge una nueva economía basada en el alquiler y el intercambio de bienes como respuesta a las deudas acumuladas, la …
Alternative American Dream: less house & stuff, more travel by Kirsten Dirksen on June 13, 2011 Last year, Peter and Mary Rowan found the perfect home to provide more space for their family of five. Just as …
A lunch on urban (re)generation and in praise of cities by Kirsten Dirksen on April 26, 2010 More than half of the world’s population now lives in cities, and that number is growing. Even in the U.S., …
If you feel lost you can't be happy. 'The others' count by Flora on March 25, 2010 * A response to the video Call for submissions on documentary on pursuit of happiness. Let me start with a …
