Raíz, brote, fruto: la relación secreta de árboles y tocones by Nicolás Boullosa on July 31, 2019 En España, las carreteras secundarias de la Meseta deparan paisajes condicionados por su uso y acondicionamiento durante siglos: latifundios, bosques …
La crisis de (la idea de) California como ejemplo y aspiración by Nicolás Boullosa on April 10, 2019 California. Mencionar el nombre del Estado más poblado y próspero de la mayor economía del mundo implica invocar una potente …
Can backyard tiny homes solve CA’s affordable housing need? by Kirsten Dirksen on March 24, 2019 Looking for a local solution to the California housing shortage, Clovis city planners bypassed legalizing tiny houses on wheels for …
Grid Beam modular system builds anything, furniture to bikes by Kirsten Dirksen on September 17, 2017 Grid Beam is a kind of LEGO, or Erector Set, for grownups who want to build real things. Its creators, …
Sequía en California: eficiencia, aguas grises y sensores by Nicolás Boullosa on July 7, 2015 California continúa en estado de alerta por la prolongada sequía. De acabarse de manera abrupta, remitiría el renovado interés tecnológico …
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 …
Art of making handmade bicycles (custom tailored in NorCal) by Kirsten Dirksen on March 2, 2015 Jeremy Sycip was in art school when he first started thinking about making his own bikes. “I was into riding …
Aquaponics home-farm kit could grow food anywhere by Kirsten Dirksen on February 9, 2015 Paul Holowko is an electrical and computer engineer who has turned his technical skills on his garden. About a decade …
Norcal veteran coder customizes off-grid home with sensors by Kirsten Dirksen on May 26, 2014 Loren Amelang once helped code for Silicon Valley companies, but he’d always been sensitive to environment so when his employer …