Wright Brothers to Ivo Zdarsky: Nature of makeshift aviation by Nicolás Boullosa on September 7, 2023 British historian and essayist Peter Frankopan opens his recent book The Earth Transformed (an attempt to write about the human …
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 …
Kristie Wolfe restores boat-shaped cabin in forsaken lake by Kirsten Dirksen on August 9, 2021 Kristie Wolfe has transformed a giant potato, a fire lookout, and an earthen hole into homes and now she’s converting …
Off-grid container home uses pulleys to lower/raise bed & deck by Kirsten Dirksen on July 19, 2021 Vojtěch Valda’s shipping container house runs on wind, solar, and pulleys. He and his carpenter brother converted the 20-foot (6 …
Vivienda mínima: el sueño de modelos que rompan la inercia by Nicolás Boullosa on May 13, 2021 El autodenominado movimiento de las casas pequeñas no puede entenderse sin el auge de los proyectos de bricolaje (referidos a …
Habitáculos y objetos planos que se despliegan como origami by Nicolás Boullosa on May 5, 2021 Una de las fronteras en arquitectura es la capacidad de desplegar un habitáculo completo (por tanto, un objeto tridimensional capaz …
Fermentos civilizadores: comer pan con levadura de 4.500 años by Nicolás Boullosa on August 13, 2019 Podemos imaginar la escena: una familia se dispone a realizar su alimento de la jornada, consistente en una mezcla de …
Dan Phillips turns backyard scraps in whimsical Texan houses by Kirsten Dirksen on April 4, 2017 Transforming wine corks and bottle caps into flooring, cow bones into countertops, frame samples into ceilings, and old deck boards …
Bio-electrodomésticos y futuro: producir alimentos en casa by Nicolás Boullosa on March 22, 2017 Cultivar plantas aromáticas, verduras, hortalizas, fruta y proteínas en un rincón de la cocina suena tan ambicioso como plantar patatas …
West Texas ghost town experimental construction & revival by Kirsten Dirksen on April 27, 2015 A century ago, Terlingua, Texas was a bustling mining town (by 1922 it was supplying the nation with 40% of …
