2013 SUMMER FOUNDATION REFERENCES THEMES:
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Mobility (Urban and Housing scope). Living (Urban and Housing scope). Working (Urban and Housing scope). Public space-Leisure (Urban and Housing scope). Resources (Urban and Housing scope).
a- Energy. b- Materials.
TECHNICAL REFERENCES: - Construction techniques. - Arts and craft techniques. - Traditional techniques. WIKI-BIBLIOGRAPHY. - Architecture. - Art.
MOBILITY (URBAN AND HOUSING SCOPE). 1- Panamarenko: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamarenko http://www.panamarenko.be/home.php Panamarenko (Antwerp, 1940) is an exceptional and unclassifiable figure in contemporary art, who has been described as 'one of the great creators of the end of the century'. Artist, Engineer, Poet, Physicist, Inventor and Visionary, and has for thirthy years pursued a singular course of exploration of space, movement, flight, energy and the force of gravity. His work, fusing artistic and technological experiment, takes many forms: Airplanes, flying carpets, cars, flying saucers, submarines and birds. Spectacular structures of strange beauty, both playful and inspiring.
Aeromodeller: Panamarenko, 1969-1971
Raven’s Variable Matrix, 2000.
1968, human powered helicopter, Dussoldorf
Japanese Flying Pak 3, 2001
CATAPULT MAX, 2002
Submarine
2- Buckmisnter Fuller: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller R. Buckminster Fuller was a renowned 20th century inventor and visionary born in Milton, Massachusetts on July 12, 1895. Dedicating his life to making the world work for all of humanity, Fuller operated as a practical philosopher who demonstrated his ideas as inventions that he called “artifacts.” Fuller did not limit himself to one field but worked as a 'comprehensive anticipatory design scientist' to solve global problems surrounding housing, shelter, transportation, education, energy, ecological destruction, and poverty. Throughout the course of his life Fuller held 28 patents, authored 28 books, received 47 honorary degrees. And while his most well know artifact, the geodesic dome, has been produced over 300,000 times worldwide, Fuller's true impact on the world today can be found in his continued influence upon generations of designers, architects, scientists and artists working to create a more sustainable planet.
Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Car, Circa 1933 3- Robert Le Ricolais: http://tensegrity.wikispaces.com/Le+Ricolais,+Robert Robert Le Ricolais (1894-1977) was born in 1894 at La Roche sur Yon. His university studies in math and physics were curtailed by World War Iin which he was wounded and decoratedbut he was to go on in teaching and research anyway. As a practicing hydraulics engineer (as well as a painter and poet), in 1935 he introduced the concept of corrugated stress skins to the building industry and was awarded the Medal of the French Society of Civil Engineers. Then in 1940 his work on three-dimensional network systems introduced many architects to the concept of "space frames." After years of research and many patentsand the 1962 Grand Prix of the Cercle d'Études Architecturales he was well established as the "father of space structures." In 1951, at 57, he came to America to conduct "experiments in structure" workshops at Illinois-Urbana, North Carolina, Harvard, Penn and Michigan.
structural model for a bridge 4- Archigram: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archigram http://www.archigram.net/
structural model
structural model for a bridge
Archigram was an avant-garde architectural group formed in the 1960s - based at the Architectural Association, London - that was futurist, anti-heroic and pro-consumerist, drawing inspiration from technology in order to create a new reality that was solely expressed through hypothetical projects. The main members of the group were Peter Cook, Warren Chalk, Ron Herron, Dennis Crompton, Michael Webb and David Greene.
Walking City in New York, 1964, Ron Herron, Archigram
Seaside Bubbles, 1966, R. Herron, Archigram The Plug In City, Peter Cook, Archigram
The Plug In City, Peter Cook, Archigram 5- Theo Jansen: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theo_Jansen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N0IonPOy-I&feature=related http://youtu.be/WcR7U2tuNoY
Wind propelled sculptures.
Theo Jansen sculpture detail. 6- Commuting: http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/reference-pal-v-ultimate-freedom/ http://pal-v.com/
http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/reference-movement-and-machinery/ A walking machine based on the theories developed by Theo Jansen, constructed during the 2010 Cortège at Chalmers University of Technology in GÜteborg, Sweden.
LIVING (URBAN AND HOUSING SCOPE). 1- Society of the future: http://www.nesta.org.uk/news_and_features/britains_new_radicals http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/reference-tomorrows-society/ Radical new ideas people, left to right: Shireen Irani of non-profit law firm i-Probono, social entrepreneur Iris Lapinski, entrepreneur Michael Acton-Smith and designer Michael Korn. Photograph: Observer Last November, the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) teamed up with the Observer to launch a call to find 50 of Britain’s new radicals. We wanted to find people who were coming up with creative answers to the big issues of our times, working below the radar of national media. We wanted to celebrate people who were really doing good rather than celebrities famous for being famous. And we wanted to find examples of inspiration during a difficult time. 2- A crab solving the lack of underwater housing. http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/hermit-crab-moves-into-lego-shell-the-guardian/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/apr/02/hermit-crab-lego-shell-legoland 3- Santiago Cirugeda. http://www.recetasurbanas.net/index.php?idioma=ENG Santiago Cirugeda (Seville, 1971) studied Architecture in Barcelona and Seville, where he lives and works. Since 1996 he has developed subversive projects in the urban reality: from systematic occupations of public spaces with simple containers to the construction of prostheses on building facades, patios, roofs and attics taking advantage of the Urban Regulations gaps and the collaboration of different members of the community. Santiago Cirugeda’s advice: All the urban prescriptions showed next are public domain and may be used in all its strategic and juridical proceedings by the citizens who may try out to do it. Recommends a full research on the different urban locations and situations in which the citizen may want to intervene.
“I want a house”, 2007
Insect house 2001
institutional prosthesis 2 (eacc) Puzzel House 2002,
4- Andres Jaque: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Jaque http://andresjaque.net/wordpress/ http://vimeo.com/28586784
The rolling House, 2010
Sweet Parliament House, 2011
5- Izaskun Chinchilla: http://www.izaskunchinchilla.es/
Europan competition, 2003
Europan competition, 2005
Europan competition, 2005
Social Housing in Valencia, 2007
6- Lacaton et Vassal: http://www.lacatonvassal.com/index.php?idp=19 http://www.lacatonvassal.com/index.php?idp=21
Social Housing, Mulhouse, France, 2005
WORKING (URBAN AND HOUSING SCOPE). 1- Tim Jackso: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/27/opinion/sunday/lets-be-less-productive.html Tim Jackson is a professor of sustainable development at the University of Surrey and the author of “Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet.� 2- Win and Win negotiation boad: http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/NegotiationSkills.htm http://www.placementor.com/resources/win_win_negotiating.htm Effective negotiation helps you to resolve situations where what you want conflicts with what someone else wants. The aim of win-win negotiation is to find a solution that is acceptable to both parties, and leaves both parties feeling that they've won, in some way, after the event.
3- Coworking, Collaborative structures and participation. Coworking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coworking ) is a style of work that involves a shared working environment, sometimes an office, yet independent activity. Unlike in a typical office environment, those coworking are usually not employed by the same organization. [1] Typically it is attractive to work-at-home professionals, independent contractors, or people who travel frequently who end up working in relative isolation.[2] Coworking is the social gathering of a group of people, who are still working independently, but who share values,[3] and who are interested in the synergy that can happen from working with talented people in the same space. http://www.deskmag.com/en/coworking-spaces http://www.huddle.com/blog/10-very-cool-coworking-spaces-from-around-the-world-pics/ http://boingboing.net/2007/02/27/coworking-facilities.html http://www.avanta.co.uk/uk/offices/shared-office
Cocovico Coworking in Bocas del Toro, Panama.
Box Jelly, Hawaii.
Halffactory, Sanfrancisco. EEUU
Zonaspace, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Paul's Church, Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 7UY: http://www.growingcommunities.org/market/ Come and buy direct from the farmers and growers at the UK’s only all-organic weekly farmers’ market. When you shop at the market, not only do you get delicious food but you are also helping to support small, sustainable farms and farmers around London. By buying direct from the producers you can find out exactly how your food was produced and these small farmers can get the regular income that they need to flourish.
We sell organic meat (lamb, chicken, pork, rare-breed beef, rose veal, buffalo), eggs, organic raw milk, cheeses, yogurt and cream, organic breads, lovely veg from Kent and Essex, salad leaves, seasonal fruit, exotic mushrooms, seafish, cakes, homemade pasta, chocolates and ice-cream. Local producers sell readymade salads, homemade bĂśrek, pakoras and creole fritters to eat there or take away. Or you can enjoy a bacon roll alongside a latte from the cafe. All the farmers come from within 129 miles of Hackney - and most come from within 60 miles of the market, which is just up the road from Dalston. Reducing your carbon footprint We only have small-scale organic or bio-dynamic producers at the market. Organic farming can help cut greenhouse emissions: it uses less water and less energy than conventional farming, which is heavily dependent on the high-energy processes and fossil fuels used to produce fertilisers and pesticides. We believe that organic food production is also better for wildlife, livestock, people and the environment. The success of the market has enabled several of the farmers who attend the market to take on more land and convert it to organic production - over 400 acres has been converted since May 2003 when the market started. We now support a total of 23 small family-run farms and food businesses through the market. Most customers get to the market on foot, by bike or on public transport - 92% in our most recent survey which means that the market is also helping to cut down on car journeys. Buying direct Because all the produce here has been grown, reared or produced by the people who are selling it, you can find out everything you want to know about the food and how it was grown or cooked. The money
you spend goes directly to the people who actually do the work to produce the food you're eating - the farmers and makers - rather than supermarkets and wholesalers. Supporting ultra-local producers As well as supporting farmers from close to London, over the past few years we have also worked with food producers from around Hackney to help them set up and develop products to sell at the market. Current local producers include Hatice Trugrul who makes traditional Turkish börek from market ingredients; Global Fusion, who offer Creole-style vegan cakes and soda breads; Flo's Neighbourhood Bakery who bakes wonderful cakes and meringues; Prem and Charlot of Raw Ecstasy who make raw food snacks and juices; Anthony Ferguson of Niko B. Organic Chocolates, who creates chocolates flavoured with spices and seasonal fruits and Primo e Ultimo whose fresh pasta and homemade icecream have built up a lot of fans. Fair prices While organic food is necessarily more expensive than food farmed conventionally because of the labourintensive methods used to produce it, the farmers at the market charge a fair price for their produce and pay fair wages to the people who work for them. In June 2009, the Stoke Newington Farmers' Market also became the first farmers' market in London to accept Healthy Start vouchers. The vouchers from the government-backed scheme for low-income families can be used in exchange for fresh vegetables, fruit and milk. Our box scheme also accepts the vouchers in part payment for a veg or fruit bag. Seasonal produce Buying local also means you stay in touch with the seasons. There won’t be apples in May but, when they are in season, from August to March, the farmers will bring in many different varieties. You’ll also find seasonal produce you may not have come across before, such as sloes, medlars, wild mushrooms and raw cow and buffalo milk. Have a good look round the market before you buy – just to check what’s in season – if you don’t know how to cook something just ask! Selling at the market If you are interested in selling at the market, please see the Getting A Stallpage.
"Now We Are 4". The London Car Boot Co is pleased to announce our fourth carboot sale which is open on Sundays in Queens Park. We are proud to organise 3 of 'Timeouts' Top 10 Car Boot Sales 2011. http://www.londoncarboot.com/ 4- William B. Fisher, cooperative office space (Space reuse during 24hours) 2011-2012: http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/05/28 /final-portfolio-2011-2012-will-fisher/ Cooperative office, zoetrope model: http://vimeo.com/42966813 The brief for the project was to investigate how spaces in which people carry out office work can enable them to be more productive, more in control and happy with their work, and better placed to integrate work into a balanced life. It asked to what extent does the environment created by a building affect the work activities that can take place within it. The project took as it’s client the different communities of people who centre around Euston Station. These were local residents, people arriving in Euston by train, the businesses who have offices there,
students and others. The project tried to find ways in which these different communities, with their conflicting approaches and values, could share a common workspace, a public resource that all would have access to, a cooperative office space. The building is sited to the side of Euston station, and is to tackle diffculties people have in accomplishing office work. For example, The Co-Office is intended to offer a new office typology that could be suitable for established businesses, startup companies, and individuals working on a self employed basis. It offers a range of office accommodation from open plan work spaces for individual working, to spaces where people can meet in different sized groups, and with different levels of privacy. These spaces are available at a spectrum of occupation levels, from permanent occupation for an established company who needs a base from which to operate their business; to semi permanently for small companies who need short term facilities as their requirements develop; to short term uses, for a local mother who needs somewhere to carry out a few hours work while their child sleeps, or a group of people who need to hold a meeting near Euston station. Integrated within these spaces are a full range of support facilities – printing shops, computer/IT maintenance. These include facilities aimed at improving the working conditions for the users – cafe, library, exhibition space, swimming pool and ballroom. These support facilities extend to include programmes to enable different user groups to carry out their work – a laundry and childcare facilities. 3- Google spaces and other contemporary office spaces. http://www.home-designing.com/2010/04/googles-sydney-office http://www.designjuices.co.uk/2011/03/20-inspirational-office-workspace-designs/
PUBLIC SPACE-LEISURE (URBAN AND HOUSING SCOPE). 1- Lina Bo Bardi: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Bo_Bardi http://www.institutobardi.com.br/eng/lina/biografia/index.html Lina Bo Bardi (Born Achillina Bo on December 5, 1914 in Rome, Italy — Died March 20, 1992 in São Paulo) was a Brazilian modernist architect born in Italy. After graduating from the Rome School of Architecture in 1939 at the age of 25, she began her career in the office of Giò Ponti in Milan where she was very successful despite the war and gained a vast amount of knowledge about furniture, industrial design, and architecture through her years of experience. She put this experience to use when she opened her own office. However, she didn’t receive many commissions before her office was destroyed by an aerial bombing in 1943. The event prompted her deeper involvement in the Italian Communist Party. She spent the years following the war documenting destruction across Italy, participating in the National Congress for Reconstruction. She also founded a weekly magazine, A Cultura della Vita, with Bruno Zevi, and became a deputy director of Domus in 1946 and contributed articles and illustrations.
Secs Pompeia, Sao Paolo, 1977-1982 2- Re-Using Infrastructure For Public Space (London and NY): The High Line Park, NY (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Line_(New_York_City) ): http://www.thehighline.org/ http://www.sustainablecitiesnet.com/models/re-using-infrastructure-for-public-space-high-line-ny/
The High Line is a 1-mile (1.6 km)[1] New York City linear park built on a 1.45-mile (2.33 km)[2] section of the former elevated New York Central Railroadspur called the West Side Line, which runs along the lower west side of Manhattan; it has been redesigned and planted as an aerial greenway. The High Line Park currently runs from Gansevoort Street, three blocks below West 14th Street, in the Meatpacking District, up to 30th Street, through the neighborhood of Chelsea to the West Side Yard, near the Javits Convention Center. The recycling of the railway into an urban park has spurred real estate development in the neighborhoods which lie along the line. Parkland Walk, London (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkland_Walk): http://www.haringey.gov.uk/index/community_and_leisure/greenspaces/parks_and_open_spaces _parks_facilities/parklandwalk.htm The Parkland Walk is a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) linear green walkway, in the London Boroughs of Haringey and Islington, which follows the course of the railway line which used to run between Finsbury Park through Stroud Green, Crouch End, Highgate and Muswell Hill to Alexandra Palace. It is a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) and a Site of Metropolitan Importance.[1] It was declared a Local Nature Reserve in 1990 and is London's longest LNR. No trees were permitted to grow close to the track when the railway was operational. The range of trees found today has grown up in the last fifty years. Most arrived naturally (oak, ash, birch, hawthorn, cherry, apple, holly, rowan, sycamore and yew), but a few additional species have been planted (field maple, hazel,black Italian poplar and white poplar). More than three hundred species of wild flowers have been recorded on the Parkland Walk. They range from commonplace to exotic. Species sighted include Michaelmas daisies, golden rods, buddleia and Guernsey fleabane. The great variety of plant life sustains a wide range of animals. Twenty two species of butterfly have been recorded. Hedgehogs benefit from the proximity of adjacent homes and occasional feedings from homeowners. Foxes are plentiful and muntjac (a small species of deer) are seen occasionally. A colony of slow-worms thrive along the grassy embankment. More than sixty species of bird have been seen along the walk and many breed here. Parkland Walk is known to be an important site for bats in the London context, providing important foraging habitat and an excellent dark commuting route. A significant bat roost is known to exist in the vicinity.
The High Line, NY, 2009 Parkland Walk, London, 1984, Natural reserve 1990. 3- Copenhagen Public space: http://www.mypublicspace.eu/where/copenhagen
Copenhagen is a laid-back and happy capital. Recent research has concluded Danes are the happiest population in the world. The Danish economic model, so called flexurity, a combination of free-market liberalism and luxurious welfare, is regarded with envy by most other European countries. Blessed with a vanishingly small unemployment rate of 2.8%, steady growth, the second highest per capita income in the EU and one of the fairest income distributions in the world, Copenhagen is the capital of social democracy as its best. But happiness comes at a price. Danish effective tax rates are the second highest in the world, reaching 70%, and cars are taxed at 180%. One person in three is employed by the public sector. This year Copenhagen was rated the world’s best cycling city and it ranks as one of the cities with the best quality of life. Although the national government shifted to the right with a conservative liberal majority in 2001, Copenhagen has remained a bastion of social democracy with a strong labour heritage. Welfare is the emblem of social democracy and the public space of Copenhagen is its show-case. 4- Hellen&Hard: http://www.hha.no/ http://www.hha.no/projects/geopark/ Helen & Hard was founded in 1996 in Stavanger on the west coast of Norway by Norwegian architect Siv Helene Stangeland and Austrian architect Reinhard Kropf. Today, the company has a youthful staff of 20 drawn from 8 different countries, with offices in both Stavanger and Oslo. We design in different scales and scopes, on a wide spectrum of projects ranging from single family houses to large public buildings, from offices and multi-family housing projects to master planning. We aim to creatively engage with sustainability, not only in the design of spaces, but also in the conception and organization of the design process, including construction and fabrication. Our goal is move away from a solely technical and anthropocentric view, allowing the project to unfold in relation to its physical, social, cultural and economic context.
5- Barcelona front seaside: http://www.mypublicspace.eu/content/320885/barcelona http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/24/travel/barcelona-s-great-urban-spaces.html? pagewanted=all&src=pm Santa Caterina Market (MIrallesTagliabue EMBT): http://www.mirallestagliabue.com/project_cm.asp? id=59 .Ciutat Vella, unlike other quarters of Barcelona, is a city in itself‌ this city within a city seems to be the main feature of historical centers starting from this point everything gets complicated. The present planning is unable to manage the complexity of the situation. and looking for short-term results, has unbearably limited the rules of the game. To repeat. To make it again. The project must not exsist in a particular moment in time, but in inhabiting it. Our projects starts by criticising the actual planning and
proposes a model that allows for adaption to the area's complexity. Planning rules which contemplate something more than the street width and the building height. A first scheme which allows for the development of the city complexity and which complies with the commitments undertaken. We propose a model in which it is not so easy to distinguish between rehabilitation and new construction. Where the squares, the constant drawing of widenings overflying the street as the only urban mechanism. Creating public space, and residential density.
Santa Caterina Market, 1997-2005, Barcelona. 6- Hong Kong, informal configuration and use of the public space: http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/life/hong-kong-abandoned-furniture-740874 Every so often, while walking down a quiet alley or waiting for a minibus, you’ll notice a collection of mismatched furniture that seems to have been plucked from someone’s living room and deposited on the sidewalk. What’s up with that? Rosly Mok and Vanessa Chan wanted to know, so the two young designers set out to investigate the phenomenon, which has led to an ongoing project about Hong Kong’s so-called “abandoned furniture.” Venturing out into the places where the furniture is most common -- next to transport hubs, outside shops, in green areas where public benches are either absent or uncomfortable -Mok and Chan interviewed the people using the chairs. “At first they were afraid to talk,” says Mok. “They thought we were from the government and we were going to fine them or take their chairs away.” Eventually, they were won over by the pair’s ready smiles and started to share the stories behind the furniture. “The people who design the streets in Hong Kong ignore the need for seating areas, so people in the neighborhood put some furniture they don’t need to good use,” says Mok.
http://www.marisagonzalez.com/home_in.htm, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipinos_in_Hong_Kong There are around 140,000[1] Filipinos in Hong Kong, a lot of whom work as foreign domestic helpers. Filipino maids are known by the locals as fei yung (菲傭),fei being the first character in the Cantonese phonetic translation of Philippines (菲律賓) and yung means maid. They are also known by the diminutive terms bun mui (賓妹) and bun bun (賓賓) which can be used as disrepectful pejoratives. In some cases Filipino women with university degrees are willing to work as maids and nannies for the higher salary and better lifestyle they will receive in Hong Kong than they could make at home. On Sundays
(when most domestic helpers have a day off) and on public holidays thousands of domestic helpers gather in Central, Victoria Park and around Hong Kong Cultural Centre to socialise and picnic. http://artradarjournal.com/2012/03/14/filipino-migrant-worker-artwork-interview-arco-marisa-gonzalez/ ‘Ellas en Hong kong’, documentary trailer: http://youtu.be/Y1KuB-v-fCM Philippine’s salda class in Hong Kong streets: http://youtu.be/_sohaRW-dqc hong kong soap carving class: http://youtu.be/5IV1Hu2Logc hong kong soap cooking class: http://youtu.be/oEESPPC9mSs
Marisa Gonzalez, 'At the Atrium of the HSBC Bank' ‘HSBC Bank”, 2010.
‘Waiting alone’, 2010
'Resting Together', 2010,
Street restaurants and cafes in Hong Kong: http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/apr/07/hongkong-china-food-restaurants http://www.thethirstypig.com/2011/04/07/dining-on-hong-kongs-temple-street/
RESOURCES (URBAN AND HOUSING SCOPE). 1- The Environmental Hand Book: http://www.theenvironmentalhandbook.com/ 1- Tensegrity: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tensegrity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7agYb_rZ6U http://www.kennethsnelson.net/ Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression, is a structural principle based on the use of isolated components in compression inside a net of continuoustension, in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other and the prestressed tensioned members (usually cables or tendons) delineate the system spatially. [1] The term tensegrity was coined by Buckminster Fuller as a contraction of tensional integrity. The other denomination of tensegrity, floating compression, was used mainly by Kenneth Snelson.
Kenneth Nelson, Northwood II, 1970
Kenneth Nelson, Easy K, 1970
2- Solving Kinetic mechanism: http://www.robives.com/mechs http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/reference-kinetic-pavilion/ 2- Tensile structures, powerful fabrics and smart details. http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/reference-tensile-structures-powerful-fabrics-and-smartdetails/
Grip clips, http://shelter-systems.com/gripclips/ 3- Silo studio: http://www.silostudio.net/about_silo.html Silo is the design studio formed by Attua Aparicio and Oscar Wanless, currently based within a plastics factory on the southern bank of the Thames. Focused in the study through experimentation with industrial materials and processes aiming to adapt them to a more craft approach. Silo look at how industry makes things, trying to find a simpler and more expressive way, seeing new potential. Hand made-high tech.
2- ZULOARK http://www.zuloark.com/
Inca Cycle, Lima, 2011
Cultural Centre, Palomino, Colombia, 2011 3- Phil Bridge, Cardboard Bicycle.
Bridge, a Product Design student at Sheffield Hallam University in UK came up with a bike made with paper cardboard. According to BBC, the only non-paper parts are the wheels and the chain. But from the video it looks like the spoked disc is also metallic; maybe that’s part of the “chain”. In any case, this is one cool invention. It is hoped that by sharing this cool video by BBC widely that more people would be inspired to come up with ever more surprising and ingenious eco-friendly inventions for every aspect of our living that could contribute greatly to the protection of our environment and Mother Earth, so that our children and future generations will think fondly of us the predecessors rather than hate us for destroying their living environment. 4- Expansive designs: http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/reference-paradise-fan-table/ Fan Table’ explores the role of tables as the infrastructure for social interaction. Created from over 400 slats, the table can be quickly transformed into an array of different shapes and sizes to suit its context or use. The surface can freely expand, contract and revolve in an effortless fan like movement of the hand. 5- Alexandre Farto aka Vhils Walls – Alexandre Farto aka Vhils Selected Works. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHILS
Scratching the surface, Moscow. 6- Towards Energy efficiency: http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/reference-wonderbag-slow-cooking-eco-cooking-thatschanging-lives/
A Wonderbag being used in a kitchen in Soweto, South Africa. Photograph: Mark Lanning “I made a batch of chilli last night. Two, actually. One went into a verysleek and impressive slow cooker that Cuisinart sent me, the other into a brightly patterned, spongy bean bag of an oven called a Wonderbag. After six hours, both gave me a rich, smooth stew, and though the slow cooker’s was probably richer and smoother, the Wonderbag’s was more impressive for a number of reasons”. Jay Harman – An Alternative Cure for Global Warming Watch “TEDxMarin – Jay Harman – An Alternative Cure for Global Warming” Video at TEDxTalks. http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/03/07/reference-pax-scientific-technology-fluids-flow-andbiomimicry/ Tuture energy farms: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/feb/29/windfarms-that-float-or-fly?intcmp=122 http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/02/22/reference-energy-harvesting-aquamarine-power/ Philips Microbial Home Philips Microbial Home Helps Turn Domestic Waste Into Fuel » Home Trend, House Trends, Decoration, Gardening, Design Idea. Harvesting energy, the new alternative source of energy. La nova energia alternativa http://www.stbsystems.cat/es/stb-systems New system of producing energy, air preasure. http://www.pagina12.com.ar/diario/sociedad/3-164105-2011-03-14.html 7- Niels Shoe Meulman: http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/03/08/reference-fragile-water-graffiti-niels-shoe-meulman/ www.nielsshoemeulman.com http://youtu.be/JhQtN8R7fA8 8- Soil as an structural Material: http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/soil-as-building-material-reference/
9- Urban and housing farms: How to grow fruits in small spaces: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/06/how-to-grow-fruit-small-space Productive Kitchen, Philips. http://popupcity.net/2009/09/kitchen-farming-by-philips/
The London Orchard Project: http://thelondonorchardproject.org/ farms London: http://farmlondon.weebly.com/ 10- Inductance!: http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/reference-inductance/ 11- Deployable structures: http://unit22bartlett.wordpress.com/2011/02/17/deployable-structures/ This is one of his more special pieces: http://www.youtube.com/user/pararodri#p/u/20/2IhLmt6rx5Y Indian workshop: http://www.youtube.com/user/pararodri#p/u/13/Bkpk3vbb0g4 Biennale di Venezia, 2010: http://www.youtube.com/user/pararodri#p/u/9/Ipa7VXcKWQk References for those who are looking for structures easy to transport and capable to grow by themselves. The author of the videos is an Spanish architect called Rodrigo GarcĂa, who finish the degree in 2010.
Theatre reference ( look for the France theater company Megan TOWNSED showed me) Blade runner! Sinan’s self built examples.
Category: construction techniques.
WIKI-Bibliography.
objective: children architecture: http://www.zoomarchitecture.fr/blog/?p=386
http://www.zoomarchitecture.fr/blog/?p=312
http://www.raumlabor.net/?p=82
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http://www.raumlabor.net/?p=4108
http://vimeo.com/2203603#at=0
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http://www.raumlabor.net/?p=3563
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