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Movember
An introduction to Studio12
Cities create things, consume them and produce their by-product which we call waste. The efficient functioning of a city depends on its ability to deal with this waste. In our economy the patterns of production, consumption and waste management are global, but the effects are localised.
We believe that we are embarking on a new era in which we cannot afford to throw 'away', hide or ignore the unwanted things we produce. This is beginning to affect the producers, making designers and manufacturers responsible for the eventual recycling of the products they make, as well as the consumer, demanding that we take responsibility for our own waste.
This begins to re-conceive the basis of our relationship with goods and materials. In place of the current linear process (produce, consume, discard), goods we no longer want or can use must become the beginning of something else, forming a cyclic process.
We will speculate on what this might mean for architecture, for our lives and for the city.
We believe that we are embarking on a new era in which we cannot afford to throw 'away', hide or ignore the unwanted things we produce. This is beginning to affect the producers, making designers and manufacturers responsible for the eventual recycling of the products they make, as well as the consumer, demanding that we take responsibility for our own waste.
This begins to re-conceive the basis of our relationship with goods and materials. In place of the current linear process (produce, consume, discard), goods we no longer want or can use must become the beginning of something else, forming a cyclic process.
We will speculate on what this might mean for architecture, for our lives and for the city.
Sunday, 27 December 2009
Wednesday, 23 December 2009
Monday, 21 December 2009
Friday, 18 December 2009
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http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=106269908638693327442.00047b0204026d4010545&ll=52.118945,4.343719&spn=4.074969,8.679199&z=7
Merry Christmas
Wednesday, 16 December 2009
Friday, 11 December 2009
Wasted or best use of finance
This is a really interesting website showing recent trends in public spending. Very graphic
http://www.wheredoesmymoneygo.org/prototype/
http://www.wheredoesmymoneygo.org/prototype/
Thursday, 10 December 2009
Wednesday, 9 December 2009
Panorama - Can Tesco Save the World?
http://bbc.co.uk/i/p67m8/
Broadcast on: BBC News Channel, 8:30pm Sunday 6th December 2009 Duration: 30 minutes Available until: 8:59pm Tuesday 30th November 2010
It has been blamed for concreting over the countryside, and running up endless air miles importing food and trucking it the length and breadth of Britain, but is Tesco now leading the business fightback against man-made global warming?
Local communities and a new breed of business entrepreneurs increasingly see delivering a low-carbon economy as an opportunity to make money, while politicians are wary of forcing the pace of change because of its potential to lose votes.
Local communities and a new breed of business entrepreneurs increasingly see delivering a low-carbon economy as an opportunity to make money, while politicians are wary of forcing the pace of change because of its potential to lose votes.
Tuesday, 8 December 2009
Monday, 7 December 2009
Ferry option
This is the ferry company I mentioned last thursday. The crossing is from Dover to Dunkirk, so a bit more driving, but if anyone is dead set on driving but unable (too young!) to hire a car, it might be a option.... We really need to decide and let SWA know - maybe have a chat about it when we're compiling the presentation tomorrow?
Heras Fencing (Design Module)
The design module is lowered into construction site (Heras) fencing. When the architect opens the structure to being work he/she makes the site part of the public realm. The passers by can then be observed as a 'sustainable' source of inspiration for design.
Sunday, 6 December 2009
project b >> wasted knowledge
Tourism is a Valuable Commodity to a Region's Economy
Tourism Can Cause an Area to Push Aside Tradition and Culture in Pursuit for Increased Financial Gain
The Desire of a Tourist for a More Connected and Often Westernised 'Feel' Can Create a
Similar, Almost Homogenous Village/Town/City the World Over
Tourism Can Cause an Area to Push Aside Tradition and Culture in Pursuit for Increased Financial Gain
The Desire of a Tourist for a More Connected and Often Westernised 'Feel' Can Create a
Similar, Almost Homogenous Village/Town/City the World Over
The 'Local' has become less. This Development has Meant that the Vernacular has Often Become Less Important,
Homogeneous Cities Appearing the World Over, all Having the Same Key Components to those Across the Globe
- Is the Airport the New City Center?
Homogeneous Cities Appearing the World Over, all Having the Same Key Components to those Across the Globe
- Is the Airport the New City Center?
Saturday, 5 December 2009
Friday, 4 December 2009
links
hi all
here some links we found that might be of interest for some of your projects (might still be interesting for the rest of the studio too):
luke:
http://domevillage.tedhayes.us/
amy:
http://d-thinkfashioning.blogspot.com/2009/07/next-gen-notables-no-waste-pattern.html
http://www.tea-makipaa.eu/parasite.htm
http://fakemuseum.egloos.com/4445783
http://gizmodo.com/363823/backpack-house-plummet-to-your-death-in-style
adam:
http://www.tom-carden.co.uk/p5/tube_map_travel_times/applet/
http://bioval.jrc.ec.europa.eu/products/gam/sources.htm
http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2004/12/14/space-and-place-anamorphosis-maps-of-europe/
here some links we found that might be of interest for some of your projects (might still be interesting for the rest of the studio too):
luke:
http://domevillage.tedhayes.us/
amy:
http://d-thinkfashioning.blogspot.com/2009/07/next-gen-notables-no-waste-pattern.html
http://www.tea-makipaa.eu/parasite.htm
http://fakemuseum.egloos.com/4445783
http://gizmodo.com/363823/backpack-house-plummet-to-your-death-in-style
adam:
http://www.tom-carden.co.uk/p5/tube_map_travel_times/applet/
http://bioval.jrc.ec.europa.eu/products/gam/sources.htm
http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2004/12/14/space-and-place-anamorphosis-maps-of-europe/
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