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21 hours ago
When design as an inducement to consume ceases to exist, and empty area is created in which, as on the surface of a mirror, such things as the need to act, mold, transform, give, conserve, modify, come to light. The alternative image is a more serene, distended world in which actions can find their complete sense and in which life is possible with a few magic utensils. Superstudio - Destruction, Metamorphosis, and Reconstruction of the Object Our story begins 40 years ago when critical theory manifests itself into physical form. A thin layer of reflective material leaks over New York City and slowly spreads until ultimately consuming the built world. Like the prophecy of Superstudio, all of architecture is neutralized leaving only its inhabitants, both real and reflected, to produce space. The architecture of the city is stripped to its most basic constituent: program produced by the spontaneous collective action of people.

When design as an inducement to consume ceases to exist, and empty area is created in which, as on the surface of a mirror, such things as the need to act, mold, transform, give, conserve, modify, come to light. The alternative image is a more serene, distended world in which actions can find their complete sense and in which life is possible with a few magic utensils.

Superstudio - Destruction, Metamorphosis, and Reconstruction of the Object

Our story begins 40 years ago when critical theory manifests itself into physical form. A thin layer of reflective material leaks over New York City and slowly spreads until ultimately consuming the built world. Like the prophecy of Superstudio, all of architecture is neutralized leaving only its inhabitants, both real and reflected, to produce space. The architecture of the city is stripped to its most basic constituent: program produced by the spontaneous collective action of people.

22 hours ago
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You are now entering Excess Heights See Excess Heights on ArchDaily The neighborhood of Excess Heights has implemented a new waste management initiative. Under the city council’s new recommendations, the collection of recyclable refuse will continue, but non-recyclable trash will no longer be collected or processed on the municipal level. The inhabitants of each private residence will be expected to compost all organic material and handle all of its own non-recyclable waste on-site. For all non-recyclable materials, a compaction system will be implemented whereby trash is condensed and deposited underneath the same residence in which it was generated. If residences are brought to excessive heights as a result of growing refuse stacks under building structures, then piers may be installed to provide stability. The use of green walls encasing refuse stacks is strongly encouraged to both cover the unsightliness of the trash and to promote green living.

You are now entering Excess Heights

See Excess Heights on ArchDaily

The neighborhood of Excess Heights has implemented a new waste management initiative. Under the city council’s new recommendations, the collection of recyclable refuse will continue, but non-recyclable trash will no longer be collected or processed on the municipal level. The inhabitants of each private residence will be expected to compost all organic material and handle all of its own non-recyclable waste on-site. For all non-recyclable materials, a compaction system will be implemented whereby trash is condensed and deposited underneath the same residence in which it was generated. If residences are brought to excessive heights as a result of growing refuse stacks under building structures, then piers may be installed to provide stability. The use of green walls encasing refuse stacks is strongly encouraged to both cover the unsightliness of the trash and to promote green living.

2 weeks ago
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THE WHITE - Honourable Mention Europan Norway

‘The Myth is dying. It is about to be defeated. There is a war between two worlds: Rationality and Myth.’ With reference to Adorno and Horkheimer, The White evokes a historical and mythological dimension of the High North in the European imagination. An expedition is made beyond the Kingdom of Reason to measure new territory, designating a northern odyssey in space and time between mythology and rationality. […]

The project brings a substantial amount of interesting momentum into the discussion of Vardø’s future, and ‘The Choice of Myth’. The White recognises the duality of mythology and rationality, the role they both place in driving human behaviour and the impact of myth in the context of Vardø – a city on the border of both worlds.  …