The creative process for this project was approached with the intention of achieving a new image that could adapt and reestablish a new dialogue with its context.
We took advantage of the site characteristics as well as the materials of the brand with the goal of enlarged them by embellishing the restaurant under a series of elegant and subtle interventions.
Sliding windows make up the facade of this apartment building in the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre, allowing residents to expose their living spaces to the elements (+ slideshow). (more…)
At this year’s reSITE conference in Prague, speakers attended from around the globe to present differing perspectives on the challenges of migration, with topics of interest ranging from economics, to city planning to architecture. But as revealed by the following presentations, migration is a topic that requires interrogation on a number of different scales and in a number of different contexts: from the global economic focus offered by Saskia Sassen in her opening keynote lecture, to the focused challenges of designing micro-apartments shown by Mimi Hoang of nArchitects; and even to the unusual case presented by Krister Lindstedt of White Arkitekter, when a migration is undertaken not by individual people but by a whole town at once.
Saskia Sassen
In her keynote speech, sociologist Saskia Sassen summarizes the forces that lead to migration and the ways that cities, globally, are failing to structure their economies and their design to take advantage of the opportunities presented by migrants.
Krister Lindstedt
In his lecture, Krister Lindstedt presents White Arkitekter‘s masterplan for the city of Kiruna, which due to the needs of a nearby coal mine is currently in the process of relocating two miles eastward.
Mimi Hoang
In her presentation, Mimi Hoang of nArchitects presents the firm’s design for Carmel Place, a residential building in Manhattan which New York City proposed as a pilot project to test out the effectiveness of micro-apartments in taming the city’s unaffordable rental market.
How Migration Will Define the Future of Urbanism and Architecture
Read more about the reSITE 2016 conference here.
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It is the relation between the mind, which Bucky so often talked about, and experience or experiencing that I found to be the key that unlocks his work and inspired my own.
As Buckminster Fuller explained in an 1965 interview with Studs Terkel, his relationship with his daughter was very close. Now, in a previously-unpublished essay written in 1995, the daughter of “Bucky” Allegra Fuller Snyder has shared her father’s best lessons with Metropolis Magazine – explaining how she has adopted her father’s approach to learning and understanding the world. Both of them engaged in “experiencing” the living environment, “involving one’s whole self, not being present at, or observing, something, but “doing” that thing.”
As Fuller aimed to “reorganize the environment of man by which then greater numbers of men can prosper,” physical experiences were essential to the understanding of this environment and thus, to his production. As his daughter poetically describes: “His fingertips were exploring the universe around him. His fingertips were his antennae to experience. What he processed in his mind was only ever processed through that link to experience.”
Read the full essay by Allegra Fuller Snyder “Antennae to Experience: What Bucky Fuller Taught Me” here.
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According to a recent Bankrate survey, about two thirds of millennials don’t own a credit card. But most savvy budgeters, the ones that consider themselves “good with money,” know how to take advantage of credit cards – and you should too. Not just because you can earn valuable rewards like 2% cash back or airline miles.
Below are 9 other reasons why you should reconsider your wariness and
56% of US consumers have subprime credit scores which can cost tens of thousands of dollars over the course of a mortgage, or can reflect poorly when applying to rent an apartment or lease a car. Using a credit card responsibly and paying your bill on time is the fastest, easiest, and only free way to improve your credit. Building your credit is important and takes time, so start now.
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Bringing a credit card with you is more secure than bringing along a debit card. This is because when your credit card is stolen, it’s the bank’s money. However, when it’s a debit card that’s stolen, we’re talking about risking your money. In this scenario, you will have to wait until the bank fixes the problem before you can get to your funds.
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That 1 year warranty on your new MacBook? Could be two years if you purchase it with a credit card. Many issuers will extend the manufacturer’s warranty by another year – one of the lesser known and underutilized benefits of credit cards.
Similarly, credit cards may reimburse you if a purchase you made with the card is lost or stolen within 90 days. Or maybe you just don’t like your purchase, but the store won’t take it back? Many credit cards offer return protection as well.
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A lot of institutions put a hold on your account for more than just what you bought. These include car rental companies, hotels, and even gas stations.
If you use a debit card, you won’t have access to these funds until the hold is cleared, and this sometimes takes a few days.
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That expensive collision insurance rental car companies try to sell you is likely already covered, for free, if you use your credit card to pay for the rental.
Many credit cards also offer protection if you have to cancel your trip, if your baggage is lost or delayed, or your flight is delayed or canceled – even in situations due to weather where the airline will not reimburse you. You can even get free emergency roadside car assistance.
See that big screen TV you just bought on sale somewhere else for less? Your credit card may reimburse you the difference.
Your card may offer a host of other perks as well, including concert ticket pre-sales, special discounts and offers, or access to exclusive events just for cardholders. Also, many travel cards some with perks such as elite status for a hotel chain, or early boarding privileges with the airline.
See Also: What Happens to Credit Card Debt When One Dies?
Not all credit cards have all these benefits, so make sure you check the terms and conditions first. Find one that is good for you, and try to avoid ones with annual fees (unless you plan to take full advantage of the additional perks the card offers), especially with your first credit card.
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The first sun rays at Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah cast light and shade over a stone forest of amazing rock formations. Photographer Daniel Madrigal was at the park to shoot this inspiring scene. “The shadow, texture and color explosion that is Bryce is absolutely stunning. The light changes by the minute. One could spend a lifetime there and never capture the same thing twice.” Photo courtesy of Daniel Madrigal.
From the architect. Three decades after the completion of its construction, the building covering an area of 102’000 m2 needed to be adapted to the new standards governing events and congresses. The main changes are intended to render the whole complex more flexible and give it a more attractive image. The project Vision 20XX is a concept which aims to give each space in the building its own specificity within the mega structure of Palexpo.
A new throughway ensures clear directions for the public; spatial continuity is guaranteed by a translucent, red, longitudinal wall, punctuated by rectangular signposts designating the entrances to the major function areas.
The renovation of Congress Centre 1 has made it possible to individualize and give more flexibility to the use of each hall, the ceilings of which are based on a meshed network generated by Voronoï’s theorem, and also to redefine the foyer and the means of access by a “kinetic piece of furniture”.
Congress Centre 2, which is situated beneath Hall 2, comprises eight new conference rooms made flexible by the provision of sliding walls.
The existing restaurant has been renovated by repositioning the different functions and reclassifying the spaces in specific fashion.
Located beneath Hall 2, the new kitchen of the centre has an area of 2’400 m2. It is at the centre of gravity of the whole complex and directly connected to all areas.
The extension of Hall 6 has been carried out by closing off an area of an additional 6’000 m2 under a cantilever. The corrugated, perforated metal facade is a prolongation of the existing facades, and constitutes an adaptation on the large scale of the motorway and the airport.
Sig Nordal 