A common problem for architects is designing a home as if space is no object, when in reality, the neighbors’ houses press up against the potential house on both sides of the lot. This home, shown at Trends Ideas is the perfect example, of both the problem, and a solution — via Home Design Find
Hanging map textiles and geographic rugs can add rich decorative touches to a space, but the form and materiality rarely reflect the topography they represent. This project makes 2D representations into 3D realities in a brilliantly tactile fashion.
It started with a plan by Laurens van Wieringen: each square on a large grid assigned a specific color and height. Next come boxes and boxes of soft packing-peanut-style foam cut to various lengths and curved along the top edge — via Dornob
The building replaces an old derelict barn, and complies a sheltered court yard together with the existing main building. It now accommodates a small apartment, sauna/fitness room and a double garage with storage space. The three pitched roofs represent a new interpretation of the old saddle roof, and gives extra useful space on the upper level — via ArchDaily
The Pampulha lagoon in Belo Horizonte is full of architectural significance and to build on its margins means to be close to the modernist legacy.
The building considers that recent history but also expresses its modern urban spirit with rural balconies and breezes. The land slope dialogues with the building and proposes fittings and suspensions — via ArchDaily
This is Part II of our interview with ethnobotanist and explorer Wade Davis where we discuss technology, culture and the slippery concept of human nature — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Anthropologist and explorer Wade Davis recently gave a talk at Medellín’s fantastic science museum Parque Explorer and myself and science journalist Ana María Jaramillo managed to grab some of his time to discuss altered states of consciousness and cultural diversity — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A dispute over the existence of God between four Russians, drunk on a litre of pure alcohol, resulted in two of them being killed, news agencies reported — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Classified Moto is the side project of Virginia-based John Ryland who, like me, works in an ad agency during the day — via Bike EXIF
Tokyo’s metropolitan government has restricted the sale of traditional comics and cartoons which feature illustrations of sex crimes — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Cystic fibrosis patients could benefit from a new experimental drug being trialed in the United States — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says it has not found any breaches of Australian law by Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks organisation — via redwolf.newsvine.com
More than 5,000 people died during or after surgery in Australia last year according to figures from the first audit of patient deaths under the care of a surgeon — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A blue-and-white Chinese porcelain dragon jar has sold for $7.7 million, more than 600 times its mid-range pre-sale estimate of $10-15,000, Bonhams auctioneer said on Wednesday — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The effort to have an insurance population of healthy Tasmanian devils has been given a boost.
In parts of Tasmania up to 90 per cent of the devil population has been wiped out by a contagious cancer-like facial tumour disease.
The Devil Island Program has seen the development of three enclosures at sites around Tasmania and the establishment of a fourth free range enclosure has begun — via redwolf.newsvine.com
All your communication is split between multiple services and inboxes—between your phone and your computer. Here’s how to turn Gmail into the central hub of all your SMS messages, phone calls, instant messages, voicemail, and more — via lifehacker
In research that further bridges the biological and digital world, scientists at the University of California, San Francisco have created bacteria that can be programmed like a computer — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Les échanges ont été tendus à l’Assemblée, mercredi soir, où l’atmosphère rappelait celle entourant l’adoption de la loi antipiratage Hadopi. Dans un hémicycle peu garni, quelques députés technophiles de tous bords se battaient contre une machine législative qui leur semble s’être quelque peu emballée. L’article 4 du projet de loi Loppsi 2, texte fourre-tout sur la sécurité intérieure, a finalement été adopté. Il permettra au gouvernement de filtrer Internet au moyen d’une liste noire établie par le ministère de l’Intérieur, sans intervention du pouvoir judiciaire. Une mesure que le gouvernement justifie par la nécessité de mieux lutter contre les sites pédophiles et la cybercriminalité en général.
via Google Translate: The exchanges were stretched to the Assembly on Wednesday night, where the atmosphere was reminiscent surrounding the adoption of anti-piracy law Hadopi. In a packed chamber just a few technophiles MPs from all sides were fighting against a legislative machine that seems to have somewhat excited. Section 4 of the Bill Loppsi 2, text tote on Homeland Security, was finally adopted. It will allow the government to filter the Internet using a blacklist issued by the Ministry of Interior, without the intervention of the judiciary. A measure that the government justify the need to better fight against child pornography sites and cybercrime in general — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Mitchell & Stout‘s describe as a home among the pines – is an uncomplicated shelter for several generations to enjoy the holidays together — via Home Design Find
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