A growing chorus of architects argue we have to build differently with concrete — which contributes to global warming and environmental destruction on a scale that’s hard to fathom — or perhaps abandon it altogether.
The flat-pack skyscraper: how wood can shape the cities of the future
The long read: Our buildings are monuments to extraction and extreme emissions. But what if we turned from destructive concrete to timber?
History of Concrete - Concrete and Cement History Timeline - Concrete Network
Concrete & cement history outlined on an interactive timeline, spaning from the Egyptian Pyramids to modern decorative concrete, complete with photos and descriptions of each event.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN CONSTRUCTION – MAXIMIZING RESOURCE EFFICIENCY AND MINIMIZING WASTE
How buildings learn : what happens after they're built
Originally published: New York, NY : Viking, 1994; Includes bibliographical references (p. 224-229) and index; Flow -- Shearing layers -- "Nobody cares what you do in there": the low road --- Houseproud: the high road -- Magazine architecture: no road -- Unreal estate -- Preservation: a quiet, populist, conservative, victorious revolution -- The romance of maintenance -- Vernacular: how buildings learn from each other -- Function melts form: satisficing home and office -- The scenario-buffered building -- Built for change -- Appendix: The study of buildings in time
Building China: Rise of the Superblock - RADII
How China came to repeat the urban development mistakes of the US and Europe, resulting in colossal building projects and car-centric living
Bioreceptive Concrete: When Moss Takes Over the Wall
Cities, often built from concrete and hard surfaces, suffer from a lack of nature. The innovation of bioreceptive concrete offers a new approach: a textured material capable of hosting moss (and other small organisms), gradually transforming grey facades into living walls. This concept is appealing not only for its aesthetic qualities but also for its potential to make urban environments more breathable.What is bioreceptive concrete?The term bioreceptivity refers to a material’s ability to be co
Rebuilding the Architecture of Science
Science built the modern world. It’s time to rebuild the world of science.
We could be building a better world with our students. Why are we disempowering them instead?
And why did our constructionism impulse die when it was most needed?
How Does Circular Economy Work In Sustainable Construction? - Construction Jobs
Circular economy in demolition: Repurposing waste to fuel new builds
Evelyn Long discusses the importance of the UK’s circular economy in demolition and how it should not only be maintained, but pushed further
Worldbuilding and Antifragility
Recently we talked about the idea of world building: World Building | alexdanco.com The main idea here was: the more complex or valuable is whatever you’re trying to [accomplish], the more importan…
Appropriate Technology, Permacomputing, Post Growth, and Ecomodernism.
To adapt to the changing climate, we need to radically rethink how and why we do the things we do. From technology, to social movements, to economics. The world is at stake. And we can change it.
The Future Worth Building Is Human
AI built for autonomy crowds people out, making us passive observers of what’s coming. We’re building toward a different future.
The Climate Movement Isn’t in Retreat, It’s Under Attack…and It’s Time to Fight Back | Newsletter
In 2020, a source shared a presentation with me from an internal branding workshop they’d been asked to attend for bp. It was fascinating for a number of reasons, not least because it indicated that the oil major felt genuinely threatened by a surprising new enemy: young people. There have always been ebbs and flows […]
We argue badly, and nothing accumulates. How could we do better? | Reason Commons — Issue Trees & Logical Thinking Process
Millions of people argue every day about the things that matter most — climate change, what to do about AI, how we might build a better world. Some of it is sharp, even insightful. And almost none of it accumulates.
