Posts by Lewis
German Power Mountains
Old mines in the German Harz Mountains may soon be getting a new lease of life, serving as a storage facility for excess wind power.
Helsinki up to 2030
Changing Helsinki: current developments up to 2030, south east end http://t.co/j74YIv6
When living in a digital glasshouse
In essence, we have been provided not only the means to be more free, but also to become new, to create and project a more perfect self to the world. As we become more reliant on these tools, they become more a part of our daily routine, and so we become more entrenched in this [...]
Chinese Secretly Copy Austrian UNESCO Town
The Chinese are building a copy of UNESCO listed Austrian town Hallstatt, against the towns will. Imagine it secret agent Architects lucking on the streets with rulers & cameras, buying building plans on the black market. (via pruned)
Graffiti
Sous les pavés la plage -Anon (Graffiti on Wall Paris May ’68)
Potential Futures for Design Practice
A great Lecture by Rory Hide (called Potential Futures for Design Practice) inspired my day.
Review of Up in The Air
As usual great writing by Jim Rossignol in his review of Up in The Air; Bingham is one of those postmodern characters – people who have rejected traditional norms and “family values” in favour of the professional exile of network society – that are traditionally portrayed as cruel robots, alienated servants, or pretentious jerks. Bingham [...]
Dark Tourism in Lithuania
Feeling nostalgic for the good old Soviet Union? Then head to Lithuania, where several theme parks let visitors feel exactly what it was like – right down to scary, abusive guards.
Inmotion
Inmotion my favourite new cafe in Helsinki.
Helsinki oy not in great shape
Helsinki will burrow more and increasing tax over the next few years. It’s only Helsinki Power which subsidises the rest of the city! That money should really be reinvested back into infrastructure.