“We encourage all architects and designers to do what we do best: face the future with optimism and creativity, and adapt to your present circumstance so that when the coronavirus pandemic passes, which it will, we will emerge ready to design a better future.” - ArchDaily
I believe this statement above and wanted to share it as a reminder and here is the list of tips for most people that will be working from home.
Be good and be well.
This instructables link is the best resource I’ve found so far for mass producing masks. It has scaled printable patterns and additional information at the end.
Here is another simple video tutorial shared by Auntie Jen at RecoverGirl.
My 13 yr old and I made these 2 masks last night. We added thin aluminum with rounded edges in the one at right to close down around nostrils. We’ll keep modifying more today.
We’ve just invited several neighbor over email to join our city block group (example: see left bar on attached image) on Nextdoor and will flyer the remainder of the neighbors for whom we don’t have contact info.
We imagine it might be useful for things like sharing supplies (flour, aspirin, cleaning goods, etc.), checking on those not connected online, assisting individuals or families with minor DIY tasks when needed, etc.
Reach out if you’d like learn more how we’ve done this and if you’d like to set this up for your block.
Here is more explanation on TechCrunch.
Seems like there could not be a better time to start planting seeds - we set up our future garden 2 weeks ago on our kitchen window sill. Here is a link from Plant Talk Colorado on how to start your seeds indoors.
Everyone be well.
This is a proposed project in TelAviv by Penda. Very impressive, thought it was an actual building at first.
I found this project when looking for geodesic greenhouse examples. The most interesting part about this house is - it has no frame, which, not surprisingly is based on a design by Buckminster Fuller. Read more about this tiny insulated geodesic dome project here.
Here’s a framed dome structure I found that seems like it would be fun to make with use of a CNC machine.
Drum roll please. Here they are.
Scott’s criticisms remind me of the no-bullshit reviews of Pauline Kael and Roger Ebert. Their perspectives on the history of film anchor their viewpoints.
Example: JOKER
“To be worth arguing about, a movie must first of all be interesting,” A.O. Scott writes. “It must have, if not a coherent point of view, at least a worked-out, thought-provoking set of themes, some kind of imaginative contact with the world as we know it. ‘Joker,’ an empty, foggy exercise in secondhand style and second-rate philosophizing, has none of that. Besotted with the notion of its own audacity — as if willful unpleasantness were a form of artistic courage — the film turns out to be afraid of its own shadow, or at least of the faintest shadow of any actual relevance.”
This is one of those dark and sometimes funny, sometimes beautiful (Netflix) shows that hits its mark consistently - often highlighting some near technology gone awry.
I do like how the greening of buildings is becoming more common. See more here about this project.
Check out video.
She is an impressive human.
Check out more here about this excellent modern idea for transforming the damaged cathedral.
Experimental community in China’s Morgan River Valley. See more info. here.
El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor best known for using common materials (e.g. bottle caps in attached photo) to make tapestry-like pieces. The idea is the use objects with which thousands of people have interacted. See more here.
Phenomenal research and development is going into smart prosthetics. Some are better than the real thing. Check out more here.
Mies was arguably one of the masters of minimalism. The image below is from the Farnsworth House - completed in 1951. His limited palette paired with bold moves (ext. walls of glass) highlight his impressive editing skills.
Check out this piece on how farmers are creating electricity from animal and food waste in Massachusetts.
I love how this brutalist architecture from the 60’s-70’s looks like a ruin from a 1000 years ago. It was this family’s experimental project. See more info here.
