MrGreen
@tagarchi
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Architecture + UrbanDesign + Design + Photography + Placemaking + Sustainability + Passivhaus
London
Joined July 2014
đŁď¸| Ange Postecoglou on keeping players happy: "Everyone keeps saying I have to keep everyone happy. Am I supposed to go around making them cups of tea or buy their wife some flowers? They should be happy with a smile on their face every day because theyâre doing what they love
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A timber frame Thatch panels Internal reed finishes Iroko cladding With 70% biomaterials The Enterprise Centre was basically grown in fields and forests https://t.co/gmaN6BboyH
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The unexpected cladding on the gable ends of this barn + cart shed at Harpsden, Oxfordshire is made up of wooden wallpaper printing blocks. Reportedly installed c1923 after the blocks were salvaged from a shooting lodge nearby. Do any wallpaper historians know more? #Woodensday
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READ THIS: Building without concrete? The huge environmental burden of concrete is generally assumed to be necessary. Robyn Pender argues we should ask deeper questions: How much do buildings truly require concrete? And do we deploy it wisely? https://t.co/CySf9O7azl
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No this is not a park, it is the future of the street (Barcelona). The big idea underpinning this is creating more proximity between uses, so that less movement by car is required, and then alongside this changing streets themselves to become places for nature and biodiversity.
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Social housing in Eindhoven, Holland âŹ620 a month rent, each flat has a tree, 20 bushes (yes 20!) and more than 4m2 of terrace. Architecture by Stefano Boeri, photo by Lorenzo Masotto
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Think about all the things that we have room for in our cities when we havenât surrendered all the space between buildings to cars. Haarlemmerplein in Amsterdam, gorgeous photo by @schlijper.
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Two generations ago, the UK made a mistake of historic proportions & ripped up its tram network. Itâs time to put that right now. Photo via @_dmoser
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To create a fantastic public realm, we do not lack space. What we lack is imagination! (made by @watgdesigns)
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In this paper sculpture diptych, titled âMixed,â I explore my mixed-race heritage by examining ancestral hometowns on both sides of my family: the Northern Minnesotan town of Two Harbors on the left, and the Gujarati fishing town of Diu on the right. 24âh x 36âw x 1.5âd ea. (1/4)
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Recycling plastic waste to make bricks that are stronger than concrete https://t.co/ecl06MzsIq via @thekidshouldsee
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Materials engineer and Gjenge Makers founder Nzambi Matee is transforming plastic waste into bricks that are lighter and five to seven times stronger than
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Last night we launched the #GoodGrowthbyDesign âMaking London Child-Friendlyâ report which sets out principles and best practice to improve the design of Londonâs built environment for the benefit of children and young people #MakingLondonChildFriendly @MayorofLondon @LDN_gov
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Paris isnât the first city to champion a âcity of short distances,â with hyper-proximity. Melbourne has been planning â20-Minute Neighbourhoods" with shops, parks, schools, medical assistance, etc. all within a 20 minute walk, bike or transit ride. V/@wef
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This is not a new problem and solutions have already been found! Great progress was made under 'design for manufacture' & 'code for sustainable homes' #Labour #sheppardrobson #zerocardon #bedzed #sustainablehousing SMART legislation is need to force it to HAPPEN! #planning
'Now is the time for all involved to up their game ... it is time to build neighbourhoods and not housing estates'
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The architect behind Hammersmith & Fulham College has called on the government to stop its demolition and to retrofit instead. #RetroFirst
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