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Flexible Solar Cell Roof Shingles
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Earth Architecture
Casa Entre Muros: A House Between Walls
The Casa Entre Muros, built in Tumbaco, Quito, Ecuador and designed by al bordE Arquitectos (David Barragán and Pascual Gangotena), was generated from the starting point: "There is always another way of doing things and another way for living". Far from the pollution of the city, the house is set in the hillside of the Ilaló volcano in a indomitable land. It's limited by two streams opened to the landscape of the valley. A cut in the sloping land helps to generate a platform for the project and also to get enough raw material to build the massive party walls.
The waving form as a result of this cut in the land, defines the position and order of every wall. The succession of rammed earth walls and the different heights of the roof caused the division of the house even for the activity or the user. To avoid the domino effect, the party walls break their parallelism solving the structure and strengthening the character of each space within. A long corridor is used as an element that isolates the project from their immediate neighbours and reinforces the autonomy of every space.
This architecture aims to highlight the nature of the material elements that compose it, promoting the aesthetic, formal, functional and structural qualities as well as the maximum respect of the environment.
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GOOD NEWS, DESIGN LINKS JULY16/09
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Posted by Michael McKenzie on July 18, 2009 at 8:30pm
Taking Creativity Seriously
Yo-Yo Ma, right, at a performance with the Silk Road Ensemble of the classic Arabian love story of Layla and Majnun, known and beloved throughout Central Asia.
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Posted by Elizabeth on June 23, 2009 at 12:49am
Literacy and Regional Languages - Pratham Books is Building Libraries
Here is an example of one of their charming and educational books:
They specialise in books that:
- Are woven from the Indian fabric, rooted in the Indian origin
- Speak the child’s language
- Are beautifully illustrated, written for the child, and produced in a way he would love to keep reading
- Cost from Rs. 10 – Rs.25.
There are abou… Continue
Posted by Elizabeth on June 22, 2009 at 7:30am
Current Projects - Niamey and Kashgar
Special School in Niamey
A school that is a first in Niger—offering full access, gender equality, effective teaching methods and seminars for teachers of other schools—may set an example for schools across the country.
The new part of this unique school will be b… Continue
Posted by Elizabeth on June 15, 2009 at 11:34am — 2 Comments
Constructing Confusion
But this is also a pointer to how we complicate our lives by assigning meanings to things by letting our imaginations roam and fly of the h… Continue
Posted by PK(Pradeep maheshwari) on June 15, 2009 at 4:22am — 1 Comment
Mumbai~magic
You know it's the monsoon when...(3)
...everything's covered in blue!
Motorbike parked in Sion - it was covered last evening to protect it from rain at night..
Goods Tempo with blue tarpaulin lashed down.
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Verandah cover to protect the daily washingKeep your eyes open and you'll see bright blue just about everywhere!
You know it's the monsoon when... (2)
Dawn riding at the Mahalakshmi Race Course
Riding in the summer was hot and sweaty even at 6:30 am.
After the first showers, during the riding class, our instructor said "Aaj ghode fresh hain... mausam thanda hai na."
Indeed they were up to more tricks than usual... (prancing around, tossing their heads.. and the more badmaash ones bucking and almost throwing off their riders).
As for me, I enjoyed the cool, almost cold breeze at dawn.
You know it's the monsoon when...
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GE Introduces Green Gizmo Home
They call it the Net-Zero Energy home. It has ground source heat pumps (promising a 30% reduction in energy use), photovoltaic arrays, supplementary wind power, high efficiency appliances and battery storage, all talking to each other through a Home Energy Manager.
That's a lot of impressive technology. But are green gizmos the best way to achieve net zero energy?
... What's So Special About the Liquid-Cooled Hydralux LED?
All the blogs are covering the Hydralux-4 liquid cooled LED being distributed by EternalLEDs. Ariel at Fast Company thinks it won't be an instant hit; Wired just craps all over it, saying "We don’t really see the advantage of this over other LED bulbs. If Eternal LEDs had put a mini lava-lamp inside, though, we’d be happy to pay the $35."
Or, ... BedZED 7 Years On: Did This Pioneering Development Work?
Image credit: Bioregional Development Group
BedZED Residents' Footprints Analyzed
Back when TreeHugger was young, there was an awful lot of talk about BedZED - or Beddington Zero Energy Development - a groundbreaking housing project designed to reduce residents' impact through the holistic lens of ecological footprinting. It wasn't without its problems - BedZED's biomass regional heating system packed in, and there were rumors of a rift betwee... we can do
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY for Human Rights Projects by Disabled People Organizations (DPOs)
Disability Rights Fund Releases Second 2009 Request for Proposals, Extending Another Year of Grantmaking to Existing Target Countries and Opening Grantmaking to the Pacific July 15, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON, MA – The Disability Rights [...]
Helping Find Deaf Organizations Around the World
The Center for International Programs and Services (CIPS) at Gallaudet University is seeking assistance in identifying both national- and local-level deaf organizations around the world. Gallaudet is the only liberal arts university for deaf students internationally and is in Washington, DC. CIPS plans to develop a web site providing information for Deaf individuals and deaf [...]
Projects
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Academic Competition - Dance school
June 27, 2009 at 6pm to August 10, 2009 at 7pm – Paris
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L.A. in Wien / Wien in L.A.
July 24, 2009 at 6pm to September 13, 2009 at 7pm – SCI-Arc, Los Angeles
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Zerofootprint Building Re-Skinning Competition
September 1, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm – International
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Evolo Skyscraper Competition 2010
November 17, 2009 at 6pm to January 18, 2010 at 7pm – Evolo Magazine
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