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There is a new video in two parts in the video section. Title is ARCHITECTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY part 1 and 2 (Start with Nr. 1 at right side!). It provides a very short outline of the program, of the methods and materials used to reconstruct the processes leading - in an evolutionary sense - to what we call architecture. In this way it also suggests to develop a serious study of architecture as a global cultural phenomenon which had great impacts on human culture.

Posted by Nold Egenter on July 2, 2009 at 12:20pm

“Los Angeles Freeways are the Ruins of the Future” – Dutton Architects

Below is part of Dutton Architects’ proposal for the systematic transformation of the freeway system of Los Angeles. Their observations about the extent of the sprawl and freeways linking many towns are correct. Los Angeles is not one city, but an aggregate of many, and Greater LA has an area of 12,562 km² (4,850 sq. miles)

Comparing Los Angeles’ iconic freeways to the fortifications or aqueducts of old cities, Dutton Architects makes a case for reclamation and reuse.

Their proposal strikes me… Continue

Posted by Elizabeth on June 22, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

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sustainable development 8 Replies

"sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without comprimising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (Bruntland Report - 1987) so, what do yo...

Tagged: development, sustainable

Started by yessy in General. Last reply by oz 5 hours ago.

Architecture, practise and the new mixed-economy... 2 Replies

...If the new economy is a global, mixed and knowledge-based economy ... Why don´t architects then stop competing ... and begin to share their knowledge and cooperate instead, on a global scale ...?

Started by Tomas Skovgaard in General. Last reply by Erica Petersen Jun 30.

Simple Genius 4 Replies

Elliott Montgomery's MicroCycle Solar-Powered Sewing Kiosks "How tightly can a product's lifecycle be compressed... and what are the ramifications of doing this?" These are the questions Elliott M...

Started by Michael McKenzie in General. Last reply by Erica Petersen 1 day ago.