A nice video to call for a diverse mass transportation system in Los Angeles. // 想像美國洛杉磯多元大眾運輸系統的精彩影片。
This is such a great video.
(Source: tamthientran.com)
Dutch Kids Pedal Their Own Bus To School
BY MICHAEL J. COREN, fastcoexist.comIn the Netherlands, bikes abound. And now, they even take kids to school. Behold, the bicycle school bus.
The Dutch are bicycle fanatics. Almost half of daily travel in the Netherlands is by bicycle, while the country’s bike fleet…
Test Kitchen Before-and-After
Dwell, dwell.comIn our February 2012 issue we featured the new experimental test kitchen and dining space of Tasting Table, a daily email service that serves up food and drink news from across the country.
CEO Geoff Bartakovics was interested in…
Great article.
Practice 2.0: Championing the young architect’s career, a lesson from technology startups
CASE, archdaily.comICON’s 20 Young Architects, photo via anarchitecture
By David Fano and Steve Sanderson, edited by Julie Quon
A well-known and often cited truism of architecture notes that forty (as in years) is considered young for an…
I really like this idea.
More fantastic progress coming out of Portland, Oregon, this time taking cue from the Copenhagen model* of street configuration. A welcome move - all American cities can and should be doing this. It works regardless of continent, I promise.
Interesting variation on the ‘Copenhagen Left’ as well - perhaps even ahead of Copenhagen itself, where space for cyclists turning left sometimes becomes vague amidst congestion.
*I realize many European cities possess cycle tracks, but Copenhagen has arguably pioneered these infrastructure designs beyond any other.
Bikes in the City: ‘On the Right Track’
From Vimeo:
Catherine Ciarlo, Transportation Policy Director in the Office of Mayor Sam Adams in Portland, Oregon, explains how cycle tracks and buffered bike lanes work.
The Musee D’Orsay in Paris, France. Click the image for the full post and more images!
This is what the future looks like:
A great proposal for rooftop greenery in the city of Beirut.
黎巴嫩貝魯特的綠色屋頂提案。
(via thisbigcity)
8 Counter-Intuitive Ways to Improve Your Well-Being & Creativity
Nice productivity article.
(Source: abetterfreelancer)
The Indicator: 101 Things I Didn’t Learn in Architecture School
1] Even if your boss is your friend he may have to axe you to save his business.
2] Read the book, On Bullshit, by Harry G. Frankfurt. Carry it with you. It’s pocket-sized.
3] Do not drink at work and especially do not get toasted around your colleagues under any circumstances.
4] No matter how highly you may think of yourself you may still be a minion in the eyes of others who hold more power than you.
5] Once you leave architecture school not everybody cares about architecture or wants to talk about it.
6] All eating habits and diets acquired during school should be jettisoned.
7] The hygiene habits you kept in architecture school are inappropriate for real life; bathe regularly and change your underwear.
8] The rush and exhilaration you experience in studio may be inversely proportional to how much you will enjoy working for a firm.
9] It’s architecture, not medicine. You can take a break and no one will die.
10] Significant others are more important than architecture; they are the ones who will pull you through in the end. See 49.
(Source: archdaily.com)
Luxembourg Apartment
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
A project by: Metaform atelier d’architecture
This is so amazing.
(Source: cherieboudoir, via architizer)
