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 …
Retired engineer builds transforming, offgrid, stealth campervan by Kirsten Dirksen on March 10, 2019 With two years and $20,000, retired winery engineer Dave Orton turned a Ford Transit into a completely off-grid van home …
Apple architect picks a small prefab to savor CA countryside by Kirsten Dirksen on September 23, 2018 When BJ and Danielle Siegel began planning their dream home in the hills of Sonoma County, California, they wanted something …
Earth-cooled, shipping container underground CA home for 30K by Kirsten Dirksen on April 18, 2016 As a kid Steve Rees played in caves and learned how the earth could cool. As an adult, he buried …
Refined home crafted from 2 cargo containers on NorCal farm by Kirsten Dirksen on August 31, 2015 In the late nineties, Alexis and Eric Koefoed moved onto a Northern California farm that had been abandoned for 30 …
Marin Center: arcología intemporal de Lloyd Wright en NorCal by Nicolás Boullosa on August 11, 2014 A primeros de agosto de 2014, entrevistamos a Ben Berto, director de planificación urbanística del condado de Marín, al norte …
DIY redwood estate: home + yurt + cottage + micro winery by Kirsten Dirksen on June 23, 2014 Thirty years ago King was making $12,000 per year as a fireman when he and his wife Lin found a …
Converted chicken coop as small home for NorCal family by Kirsten Dirksen on April 13, 2014 When Chris and Tanya bought their property in Petaluma (California) 15 years ago, it was what most people would have …
3 shelters homestead: small home, simple cabin, & treehouse by Kirsten Dirksen on March 31, 2014 After several decades as an airline executive (including Delta president, Virgin America CEO, and Lufthansa president & CEO), Fred Reid …
