Entropy fighters: on maintenance + Andy Campbell’s car (1.2 million km) by Nicolás Boullosa on August 13, 2025 Why paying attention to the small, unseen work makes the difference between collapse and endurance. From solo sailors to your …
Turning dark & narrow apartment into luminous, plant-filled home oasis by Kirsten Dirksen on June 5, 2025 In the heart of Barcelona’s Eixample district, a long, narrow apartment—typical of the city’s early 20th-century “shotgun” floor plans—has been …
Stone toolshed as timeless mediterranean tiny home (25m2) by Kirsten Dirksen on March 26, 2012 When Pascual Alberola and his partner went looking for a weekend house near their home in Valencia (Spain), they wanted …
Dematerialization: products with less atoms and more service by Kirsten Dirksen on March 1, 2010 “Do you know what the definitive solution for the world is?,” asks Spanish designer and architect Juli Capella. “I do,” …
How to turn your roof green by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 They’re as old as the hanging gardens of Babylon, but in the past half century, green roofs have made a …
High Point: saving a $104,734 Red Oak by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 When the builders of Seattle’s High Point community redeveloped the 130 acres, they tore down all the homes and tore …
A neighborhood with porous sidewalks & plants that clean by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 A sign at Seattle’s High Point Development explains what happens to rainwater here: “Native plants and grasses on gently sloped …
o2NYC: corn cups & sustainable skyscrapers by Kirsten Dirksen on May 30, 2009 In the late eighties, a group of European designers began to rebel against the throwaway culture questioning the design world …
