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On October 17th, 1989, the Oakland A’s were playing the San Francisco Giants in the World Series, but just as the game was kicking off—the television broadcast cut out. When the signal came back, it was no longer the baseball game. These were the early minutes of the Loma Prieta earthquake, which struck near Santa
A border is an idea so powerful that we never even have to see it to believe it. Or believe in it. Global borders can be sites of peace and conflict, violence and celebration, opportunity and confinement. And borders as they exist today – which is to say, increasingly militarized and clearly defined – are
Last year, an accident left my right arm and shoulder numb and paralyzed. After extensive testing, doctors determined that I had severely injured my right brachial plexus — a crucial nexus of nerve pathways carrying signals back and forth between my spinal column and right upper extremities. It was made clear that I shouldn’t expect
Memphis, Tennessee is home to many historic landmarks. Like Graceland, and Beale Street. But one of their biggest tourist magnets is their Bass Pro Shops. Usually, Bass Pro is the place to buy hunting and fishing gear. But the one in Memphis, it’s less of a store, and more of a camo-colored amusement park. On
In a limestone cave deep in Central Slovenia, an unremarkable insect lives in complete darkness. This tiny beetle, barely visible to the naked eye, has no eyes and a brownish-yellow coloration—adaptations to a life spent entirely underground. The beetle has survived for approximately two million years in this harsh environment, yet in the past century,
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Situated in San Juan Island Archipelago on the Salish Sea, this cabin is an open studio that pays tribute to the practice of building a tiny house in the woods in the tradition of Thoreau’s Walden Cabin and Le Corbusier’s 1952 Cabanon. Embracing a sense of floating, this 400-square-foot guest house is suspended within the forest on stilts above a sweeping terrain, with panoramic views of the Salish Sea. The compact 16’x20’ volume contains a small kitchen, a Murphy bed, one bath, and a loft for 2 bunks. Nestled between a large glacial erratic boulder and mature Douglas fir tree, the small footprint replaced a previous shack, seeking a minimal impact on the delicate ecology of a remote San Juan Island site. Program A suspended metal walkway wends through the woods and guides the arrival to the entry and opens to views of Thatcher Bay. The compact kitchen is tucked beneath the loft. At the northwest, a bathroom has a glass to glass corner window looking into the forest. Hardwood decki...
Surrounded by mountains and clear waters, the landscape of Siming Lake forms the site’s most pristine context. Perched on the lakeside highland, Wild Paradise breaks the stereotypes of traditional rural cultural tourism. Targeting the core demands of young visitors, it adopts contemporary minimalist architectural aesthetics, high-quality visual scenography and a layered relaxing experience, creating a lakeside public space where young people are willing to visit, photograph, share and revisit. By reinterpreting rural space from a youth perspective and revitalizing mountainous sites with lightweight design, the project offers a practical model for youth entrepreneurship, gentle rural renewal and youth-oriented cultural tourism scenography. Against the backdrop of rural revitalization and cultural tourism upgrading, the consumer base and communication logic of rural cultural tourism are undergoing profound changes. The new generation aged 18–35 is not only the core consumer group of ...
Durable homes, the return of the Walkman (?), and very rare video gaming artifacts
What if communities had more control over their transportation priorities?
Technology may reduce production hours, but that lengthier process has been a crucial learning time for younger professionals.
