by Nicola | Oct 27, 2010
IMAGE: All photos of the Cross(x)Species Adventure Club dinner by Emilie Baltz. Natalie Jeremijenko is an artist and designer whose background includes studies in biochemistry, physics, neuroscience, and precision engineering. She directs the xDesign Environmental... by Nicola | Oct 26, 2010
IMAGE: Cilantro harvested in Watts, photo part of a set taken by D C Anstett. A couple of quick Foodprint Project announcements: first of all, if you’re in Los Angeles this Thursday, October 28, I’ll be participating in an evening of conversation entitled... by Nicola | Oct 17, 2010
IMAGE: Cake, reformatted by Danklhampel, image via Strange Harvest. In the first decade of the twentieth century, Austrian architect Adolf Loos boldly proclaimed, “The evolution of culture marches with the elimination of ornament from useful objects.”... by Nicola | Oct 15, 2010
Over at the Glass House Conversations website, BLDGBLOG’s Geoff Manaugh has posed an interesting question, inviting speculation on the opportunities and pitfalls that might emerge as twenty-first century cities flex their geopolitical muscles in an increasingly... by Nicola | Oct 8, 2010
Earlier this year, I had the pleasure of hearing Jim Fleming address BLDGBLOG’s Glacier/Island/Storm class at Columbia University’s GSAPP. Fleming teaches the history of science and technology at Colby College, and is the author of a recently released book...