Archive for June, 2009
University Oath
I propose that Aalto University should stand for …..an unconditional respect for life, and for the conditions that support life. (via) John Thackara proposes a new kind of oath for the forthcoming Aalto University based on a viewpoint that we are part of the Earths’ biological system not apart from it, and that the whole [...]
Pixel City
A procedurally generated city or in other words a city generated purely by code by Seamus Young. Click on the image above to watch the video.
Powerkiss
Powerkiss is a Finnish Startup which integrates power charging of your mobile phones and other gadgets into pieces of furniture with no requirement for cables. The future for this should be huge just put your laptop or mobile down on a table to charge it, you will no longer have to think about charging your [...]
County of London Plan 1945
I found a set of images from the County of London Plan 1945 booklet which marks a milestone in visualising and planning for cities. Already being produced before the end of WWII when it came out in 1945 the brainchild of Patrick Abercrombie. The set on flickr is however missing a great map of Social [...]
Gaming the City
Did SimCity programme a whole load of computer geeks with the failed assumptions of 60′s planning? Me, I think the idea is good but the wrong way around. Actually getting lots of people thinking about urban design or gaming the city is a fantastic concept and each iteration of the game has added complexity and [...]
Harvesting the Air
What if our buildings could harvest power from the air, not wind or solar but literally out of thin air? Its not as crazy as it first sounds with cities literally spewing out electromagnetic radiation from TV, Radio, and Mobile phones constantly. That’s just what Nokia is doing right now, actively researching this for future [...]
USA Flood control system Should Go Dutch
Flood control systems in the Netherlands are built to withstand storms of a severity seen once in 10,000 years, in the US the levees are built to stand up to storms of a severity anticipated once in a century. (via) As storm season comes around in the USA Mary Landrieu a Senator from New Orleans [...]