A new tool that helps to assess the mix of uses needed for truly sustainable projects highlights the importance of looking at the big picture. Sustainable masterplanning will help engineers and architects win the battle for lower carbon emissions, something tighter Building Regulations alone cannot achieve. That’s the belief of Hilson Moran’s director of sustainability Matt Kitson. Via. BSD read more
Aranda\Lasch is proud to play a role in Matthew Ritchie’s upcoming exhibition, Long Shot, at the Andrea Rosen Gallery. Please drop by the opening if you’re available, tonight Friday 6pm, it’d be great to catch up. Information below.
YOU can get a good sense of the grandeur of Rome’s Colosseum by looking at photos, but can lots of snaps communicate the true extent of the ancient ruins that are scattered throughout Italy’s Eternal City? They can now, thanks to a team from the University of Washington in Seattle that has developed a method of creating accurate 3D simulations of entire cities using thousands of photos. Via:NewScientist read more
Of course, we all know this–the stimulus bill has provided a lot of opportunities to fund green projects in American cities. Thus, it’s hardly news that a lot of that money has yet to be allocated. But at a special session at the Clinton Global Initiative today, Obama’s Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop did reveal some interesting insights on how he plans on using those funds to further sustainable development in the US. Via:TreeHugger read more
The work above is part of Kipp Wettstein’s large format camera series that he has constructed himself. The 8×10 Carbon/Aluminum is amazing. “portable, wide-angle camera using a molded carbon fiber cone attached to a body plate machined from a solid block of 7075-T651 aircraft aluminum”. The lens is a Schneider 165mm Super Angulon, and “at four pounds, its weight nearly matches that of the camera body”.
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