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- Inverted Infrastructural Monuments, pt.2
[Lake Berryessa, the Monticello Dam, and the largest drain, or spillway, in the world.]
Prompted by an excellent text entitled "Three Doors to Other Worlds" by Andrew Crompton in the JAE from last November, we are following him down the rabbit hole. (Get the complete PDF here.) Crompton positions architecture within the cognitive sciences with a [...]
- Inverted Infrastructural Monuments, pt.1
[Chand Baori Stepwell in Abhaneri, Rajasthan, India via Creative Commons]
As the looming threat of global warming persists, one of the most prominent effects has been the erratic nature of weather patterns with pronounced emphasis on weather extremes. Some areas of the world are accustomed to such polarity. In Western India, for instance, three months of [...]
- Student Works: Ecotone Hydro Park
[Hydro park adds a public park, animal habitats and water treatment to an existing dam ]
A recent thesis project at McGill University by Tania Delage takes Lebbeus Woods’ idea of the borderline and the ecological phenomena of the ecotone as an opportunity to cross-breed infrastructure, ecology and public amenities.
The borderline is the site where various [...]
- High Speed Rail in America
[A Siemens built Velaro high-speed train for service in Spain – anticipated to be the model for California’s fleet.]
By announcing $13 billion stimulus package aimed at the development of the groundwork for a high-speed rail (HSR) network, President Obama has catapulted intercity transportation to the front of infrastructural spending.
After peaking during the Second World War, [...]
- Space Elevato(we)rs
[space elevator, concept image]
Next week, the Space Frontier Foundation will kick off their NewSpace 2009 Conference at the NASA Ames Research Center. The opening day of the conference, entitled ‘Space Elevator Day’ will explore new technologies and possibilities associated with Space Elevators. The conference is strategically placed between an intriguing paper published earlier this month, [...]
