May 2 2013: Taylor Wilson is a very impressive young adult and is a great role model of the young can accomplish. That being said, his two ideas of Molten Salt Reactor and small scale reactors are nothing new. I doubt he was the first person to combine the two ideas.
Regardless, any extra publicity safe nuclear can get, the better! (until we can decentralize power with solar)
Apr 19 2012: Great timing on this post! I'll be presenting my current architectural thesis project, "Harnessing the Elderly", to a larger symposium tomorrow here in NYC. Love Carstensen's quote from her grandfather. Ignoring elders in our society is good for nobody!
To those saying there's not enough convincing evidence, this would be an atrocious talk if she had to explain the details of statistical research.
Google "Harnessing the Elderly" if anyone wants see my short video.
Mar 21 2012: Cameron, he has not said cities, skyscrapers, highways, and shopping malls are bad. Just the opposite. The point he was making was that building with such a narrow focus, which is purely based on profits, neglects other possible solutions. His examples merely showed the possibilities of other, non-typical, methods of creating a city.
He also specifically addresses that this is not an aesthetic issue, but a programmatic one. Not necessarily how something feels, but what it encourages. Right now we rarely have this discussion even though we're creating the world in which we live. Our physical environment affects us all so it stands to reason we should have a dialog about it beyond "does it make money?"
Nov 25 2011: Excellent timing! I'm doing my Architectural thesis project on integrating aquaponics into an old folks home of sorts, and was considering individual systems as well. Good to see communities building around this. I plan on making my project a reality so its especially great to see this stuff in real live action. Perhaps I should make one... Thanks Britta!
May 4 2011: Some great starting ideas, but, aside from the water wall, the execution wasn't yet impressive or new. If he is interested in interaction between the digital and people, then I say focus on both parts more equally.
Apr 2 2009: Love, despise, or feel indifferent about Frank Gehry's architecture and his speech, there's at least one valuable point he makes. After the generally accepted tenets of architecture (considering client and context) there's something more. The 'then what' is where individualism amongst architects lie.
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Regardless, any extra publicity safe nuclear can get, the better! (until we can decentralize power with solar)
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To those saying there's not enough convincing evidence, this would be an atrocious talk if she had to explain the details of statistical research.
Google "Harnessing the Elderly" if anyone wants see my short video.
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He also specifically addresses that this is not an aesthetic issue, but a programmatic one. Not necessarily how something feels, but what it encourages. Right now we rarely have this discussion even though we're creating the world in which we live. Our physical environment affects us all so it stands to reason we should have a dialog about it beyond "does it make money?"
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Also, such a saturation of "gaming" could easily lead to a backlash. Similar to the first point on our current craze for reality and nature.
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