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This Big City
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This Big City is a blog about 21st century cities and our increasingly urban world.
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"I really believe that architecture is not the goal but the tool - human life is what you want to..."
“I really believe that architecture is not the goal but the tool - human life is what you want to maximise the potential for. And in many literal ways our prime source of inspiration is trying to observe how life in the city evolves, and how the fr...
270,000 pounds of apples on a New York subway train, created by...
270,000 pounds of apples on a New York subway train, created by City Harvest to highlight the inadequacies of global food distribution....
How Much Energy Could Your Garden Generate?
America’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory has launched an online tool that lets you calculate how much energy you can generate through solar and wind power in your backyard, ideal for the endless sprawl of suburban neighbourhoods in the USA. ...
"Most of us have heard of engineering fixes, like swapping coal plants and SUVs with wind turbines..."
“Most of us have heard of engineering fixes, like swapping coal plants and SUVs with wind turbines and hybrid cars. Clean energy and green tech are critical, but they’re being eclipsed by a more system-wide approach: building bright green cities....
This time lapse video covers the one month period it took to...
This time lapse video covers the one month period it took to build Pike Loop in New York....
Machine Built Architecture
Pike Loop, located on the corner of Pike and Division streets in New York, is a 22 metre wall built by entirely by machine, a robot called R-O-B. Made from 7,000 bricks laid over a one month period in an interweaving pattern, the wall was built by m...
