Posts Tagged with "Eco"

Metro Analysis

April 24, 2008

The benefits of a good public transportation system are numerous. It’s better for the environment, reduces energy dependence, and is a lot less stressful than driving during the rush hour commute. Several studies have concluded that people who take public transit are healthier than those who don’t; they walk much more between bus stops, metro [...]

Plastic Soup

April 21, 2008

You may have heard of the North Pacific Gyre. According to Wikipedia, “the North Pacific Gyre (also known as North Pacific Subtropical Gyre) is a clockwise-swirling vortex of ocean currents comprising most of the northern Pacific Ocean. It is located between the equator and 50º N latitude and occupies an area of approximately ten million [...]

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Cyclope Paris: Fixie Bike Culture

March 30, 2008

Despite the influx of hipsters, streetwear aficionados and à la mode youth around the world jumping on the fixed gear bike bandwagon, few cities remain capable of sustaining a profitable fixie-specific shop. With commercial space in Paris costing an arm and a leg, a few young leaders of the scene took it underground (literally) to [...]

Pasona 02: Underground Farming In Japan

February 17, 2008

I recently found out about Pasona O2, an underground rice and vegetable farm located beneath an office building in Tokyo’s Otemachi business district. Once the vault of a major bank, the 1,000 square meter facility now produces rice, tomatoes, lettuce, strawberries, and other fruits and vegetables, as well as 100 different flowers and herbs.
Hydroponics (a [...]

Reverse Graffiti

January 29, 2008

Earlier this month, Inhabitat reported on a unique form of street art known as “Reverse Graffiti”, where, rather than the artist painting or wheat-pasting their creations, “they seek out soot covered surfaces and inscribe them with images, tags, and even advertising slogans using scrub brushes, scrapers and pressure hoses”.
This unique approach has become so popular [...]

The Works Of Michael Jantzen

Last Sunday, The Discovery Channel aired a program exploring the multi-purpose creations of artist and designer Michael Jantzen. In particular, I found his Wind Shaped Pavilion to be incredibly fascinating. Made of lightweight fabric, each of the six “Jenga” like layers of the structure move in accordance with the wind around a central support frame. [...]

Air Tree

January 24, 2008

“The city of Madrid soon plans to add a striking new structure that will “climatically transform” its urban architecture,” Inhabitat reports. Built entirely from recycled materials and completely self-sufficient, “Air Tree”, as it’s called, is designed to better the environment and act as a social gathering spot.

The World’s Greenest Office

January 22, 2008

“The architect behind New York’s Freedom Tower - built on the former site of the World Trade Centre - has announced that it is to construct what promises to be the world’s greenest office building,” the Telegraph reports.
Located in Gennevilliers, an outlying district of Paris, the proposed building titled “Energy Plus” will be the first [...]

Ilkka Halso: Museum Of Nature

January 15, 2008

For global warming to be accepted as both a serious issue and reality, it took the Arctic and Antartic icecaps to start melting at a rapid rate, glacial retraction, extreme weather patterns, rapid spreading of tropical disease, and unexplainable shifts in agriculture.
Sadly, despite millions in corporate investment for green technologies, six of the world’s largest [...]

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