An interesting read on living off the grid. This guy bought some cheap land, built a few structures and set about figuring out life in his own experiment that he named Field Lab.
“Following a long tradition of solitary back-to-the-landers, Mr. Wells came here to hash life out on his own terms. His focus is on taming this rough environment to his own frugal needs, and delighting in the mental and physical puzzles it presents. Wind power or solar? What’s it like to hand-mix cement? How much water can you snatch in a half-hour of rain? Can you dam a gully? How do you build a swamp cooler, or an icebox? How long does it take to cook chicken cutlets in a solar oven? What’s the best Spam flavor? (Hickory-smoked, as it happens.)”
hmn.
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Thula, Yemen
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nybg:
The Dutch build an edible house. Produce included radishes, bok choy, strawberries, lettuce, and various herbs. Brilliant!
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from Dominic Bradbury’s new book being published by Thames & Hudson
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Herzog & de Meuron - 17 Rue des Suisses social housing, Paris 2000. Via.
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Undercurrents video series about Ecovillages - an obsession with community and low impact living that began in Gower, Wales, traveled to Australia, Spain, Scotland and Ireland and returned full circle (or spiral) to where it began. People growing their own food, building their own homes and learning to be self sufficient.
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Offering Hope to Middle Class, Palestinian Suburb Takes Root: Rawabi is a mixed-use suburb now under construction in the West Bank. The AECOM-designed project is both the largest construction project ever undertaken, and the largest private, foreign investment ever made, in the Palestinian territories.
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We love an unexpectedly bright hue on top of decorous wood framing.
Two Sisters House in Latvia by NRJA.
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Biskra, Algeria, 1899
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Spaceport America by Norman Foster
Wood House w/ Terraces & Amazing Views /
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Buildings swaying in the Japan earthquake
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Wuhan International Finance Center- Wuhan, China
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Exactly what I have being touching upon. You do not rise from the ashes without knowing how to build and live better, stronger, wiser.
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Mayan Corbelled Arch, Uxmal, Mexico
via worldheritagesitesNo, this is not Art Deco, but I’m posting it because Mayan architecture was a major influence to Art Deco. There are examples of “Mayan” movie theaters, office buildings, public buildings, etc. This is an example of the original form and looking at it, you can see how it could easily, with only a few changes, be interpreted into Art Deco.
BTW, if you’re interested in other photos or links related to forms of architecture that influenced Deco, “like” this photo and I’ll take it as a hint to find more.