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Earthships sound like they might just beam us beyond our current laws of reality, and they delightfully look like it too. Architect Mike Reynolds has been developing his Earthships for decades, traveling from their base in Taos, New Mexico to Haiti, China, and even the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
An Earthship derives its electricity from the sun and wind, its water from rain and snow, and its temperature regulation from the earth. An internal sewage treatment system means each drop of water is used four times, feeding lush wetlands of flowers and vegetables. The walls are literally made of trash: tires filled with dirt, glorious stained glass windows of old beer bottles. It doesn’t get much more radically self-sustainable than this, folks.
via unconsumption More: Hitching a Ride on an Earthship :: Etsy Blog
Jeffrey prefers the layout of these compared to just a little cob house, which is fine by me, they make so much more sense, and we can have a good yield of food indoors as well. I prefer the idea of having one long house instead of a few smaller buildings which is something we’ve also been looking at. No rush, we have to work on getting that land first :)
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proposed Tower Verre by architect Jean Nouvel
I’d like to see this built
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Peter Bristol - Corner light for Established & Sons, 2010.
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shell hall of sport ~ pier luigi nervi
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Ottoman architecture, via butdoasitfloat
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John Maniscalco Architecture: Russian Hill Residence
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Sustainable agriculture trailblazers discuss 'The Future of Food' at Georgetown University conference /
always nice to see intelligent things happening at my alma mater
From the Washington Post:
This conference brought together many of the world’s leading experts on food, including The Prince of Wales, a lifelong environmentalist and organic farmer, Eric Schlosser, author of “Fast Food Nation,” and Wendell Berry, winner of The National Humanities Medal. Experts from some of world’s biggest food companies, academia and nonprofits discussed trends in agriculture and consumer behavior that is shaping the future of food.
You can check out some of the panel discussions and presentations here and the transcript of The Prince of Wales’ speech here.
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Hotel Plaza Athenee, Paris
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Man, Long Beach is nailing it right now.
The spirit of sharing is growing at Long Beach Community Garden. Jeff Spurrier reports:
At Long Beach Community Garden, known for its stunningly high yields, all gardeners dedicate 10% of their harvest to one of five local charitable organizations. (Other community gardens also donate to food banks, but at Long Beach the giving seems to be on an entirely different level.) The biggest recipient is the Long Beach Rescue Mission, which provides three meals a day to 250 people.
Photo credit: Ann Summa
