Atlas Obscura
On a Small Italian Island, Ancient Walled Gardens Turn Fog Into Food
2 min · · There are very few Giardini Panteschi left on Pantelleria. · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
ArchDaily
Spotlight: Walter Gropius
3 min · · One of the most highly regarded architects of the 20th century, Walter Gropius (18 May 1883 – 5 July 1969) was one of the founding fathers of... · Shared by 29, including Rick Powell
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Rippling Waves of Bricks Formed Through Groundbreaking New Augmented Bricklaying Technique
3 min · · The teams at Gramazio Kohler Research and Icon.Ai recently collaborated on an architectural project that merges digital savvy with traditional craftsmanship to create a skillful new building… · Shared by 31, including Rick Powell, Jennifer Ouellette
Bloomberg CityLab
The Spine of San Francisco Is Now Car-Free
5 min · · The plan to ban private cars from Market Street—one of the city’s busiest and most dangerous downtown thoroughfares—enjoys a remarkable level of local support. · Shared by 82, including Brooks Rainwater, Desmond Williams, Esther Schindler, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Rick Powell, Tauno, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
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The Ladder Up
20+ min · · I’ve wanted to evade geographic determinism, but we’re still on another island: all of you and all of us.– Manuel Ramos OteroFor many years, my Puerto Rican homeland was not the island but the fried… · Shared by 17, including Rick Powell, Howard Getson
The Baffler
Staring at Hell | Kate Wagner
20+ min · · The artists of our time, with their ruin-porn coffee-table books, offer the world a glossy, anesthetized image of abandoned infrastructure from Chernobyl to Detroit. · Shared by 13, including Rick Powell, kate wagner (rilke era)
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The Killing of Qassem Soleimani and Drone Proof Cities
7 min · · by Leanne Ogasawara 1. It was at the height of Obama’s massive acceleration of George W’s drone program, when city planner Asher J Kohn began imagining his drone-proof “Shura City.” He did this, he… · Shared by 4, including Rick Powell
Dezeen
Architecture is overdue its own sexual revolution say Cruising Pavilion
15+ min · · Architects could be less squeamish about cruising and open to ideas around gender, sexuality and sex in public places say the Cruising Pavilion curators. · Shared by 58, including Rick Powell
Dezeen
Concrete spiral staircase disrupts linear interiors of House in Ashiya
2 min · · A spiral staircase breaks the linear geometry in House in Ashiya by Kazunori Fujimoto Architects & Associates, which is made nearly entirely of concrete. · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
Dezeen
SuperBee wax wraps offer an alternative to cling film
2 min · · Thai company BeeConscious has created wraps from beeswax-coated cotton, that can stand in for cling film and other plastic packaging for food. · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
Dezeen
John Ronan's affordable housing in Chicago has colourful balconies
3 min · · A spectrum of vivid hues were incorporated throughout a mixed-use building in Chicago by John Ronan Architects that contains a public library at ground level and low-cost senior housing up above. · Shared by 12, including Rick Powell
Dezeen
Rael San Fratello 3D prints mud structures as prototypes for low-cost construction
5 min · · Rael San Fratello has 3D-printed mud structures that use traditional techniques for earthen construction clay pottery at sites along Rio Grande river. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
Dezeen
BIG bridges river with twisting art gallery in Norway
3 min · · BIG has completed The Twist art gallery that twirls "like a deck of cards" and bridges the river dividing Kistefos sculpture park in Norway. · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell
Dezeen
Zuo Studio builds arching bamboo pavilion over water in Taiwan
2 min · · A pavilion of woven bamboo and steel by Zuo Studio arches over a body of water to create a shady place to sit in Huludun Park in Taiwan. · Shared by 7, including Rick Powell
TIME
The World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2019
1 min · · Discover the most groundbreaking travel spots across the globe · Shared by 15, including Rick Powell, Marc Benioff
Dezeen
Holland Harvey Architects converts supermarket into Shelter from the Storm
2 min · · Warm and tactile materials help create a domestic feel inside north London's Shelter from the Storm by Holland Harvey Architects. · Shared by 8, including Rick Powell