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Tagged with “buildings” (7)

1. 99% Invisible-66- Kowloon Walled City | 99% Invisible

   Kowloon Walled City was the densest place in the world, ever.

   By its peak in the 1990s, the 6.5 acre Kowloon Walled City was home to at least 33,000 people (with estimates of up to 50,000). That’s a population density of at least 3.2 million per square mile. For New York City to get that dense, every man, woman, and child living in Texas would have to move to Manhattan.

   To put it another way, think about living in a 1,200 square foot home. Then imagine yourself living with 9 other people. Then imagine that your building is only one unit of a twelve-story building, and every other unit is as full as yours. Then imagine hundreds those buildings crammed together in a space the size of four football fields.

   http://99percentinvisible.prx.org/2012/11/19/99-invisible-66-kowloon-walled-city/

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   Tagged with city planning kowloon china buildings slum community history

   —Huffduffed by Clampants 3 months ago

2. 99% Invisible Episode 66: Kowloon Walled City

   Kowloon Walled City was the densest place in the world, ever.

   By its peak in the 1990s, the 6.5 acre Kowloon Walled City was home to at least 33,000 people (with estimates of up to 50,000). That’s a population density of at least 3.2 million per square mile. For New York City to get that dense, every man, woman, and child living in Texas would have to move to Manhattan.

   To put it another way, think about living in a 1,200 square foot home. Then imagine yourself living with 9 other people. Then imagine that your building is only one unit of a twelve-story building, and every other unit is as full as yours. Then imagine hundreds those buildings crammed together in a space the size of four football fields.

   We can’t really imagine it, either.

   http://99percentinvisible.org/post/36086263396/episode-66-kowloon-walled-city

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   Tagged with kowloon walled city hong kong urban buildings architecture

   —Huffduffed by adactio 5 months ago

3. Buildings old and new capable of big energy savings - The Science Show - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

   Most buildings are capable of large savings in energy consumption.

   The building sector is seen as being able to offer great reductions in energy use and so reductions in carbon emissions. In the UK the residential sector is considered as being able to offer a further 30% reduction over the next decade. Alex Summerfield describes a new approach to measuring energy use in buildings and the savings that are anticipated.

   Guests:
   Alex Summerfield, Honorary Researcher UCL Energy Institute, Brisbane Qld (https://iris.ucl.ac.uk/research/personal/index?upi=ASUMM34)

   http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/scienceshow/buildings-old-and-new-capable-of-big-energy-savings/4323508

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   Tagged with radio:programme=the science show radio:presenter=robyn williams energy households buildings design sustainable

   —Huffduffed by theJBJshow 7 months ago

4. On The Media: Building Hype

   Ever notice that sophisticated architectural renderings make construction projects look impossibly attractive. Exactly, says Dwell senior editor Geoff Manaugh, who blogs at bldgblog.blogspot.com. That’s precisely the point.

   http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2008/05/30/03

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   Tagged with npr on the media architecture buildings

   —Huffduffed by adactio 2 years ago

5. Networked Architecture

   Networks of people, information, things, and energy are coming together in ways that redefine the practice of architecture. Duncan Wilson, an engineer with the global consulting firm Arup, joins host Jon Udell to discuss a variety of projects that illustrate the new synthesis.

   http://itc.conversationsnetwork.org/shows/detail4425.html

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   Tagged with architecture design infrastructure arup engineering transportation cities buildings visualizations asia

   —Huffduffed by Clampants 3 years ago

6. Scaling Up: From Buildings to Communities

   Futurist Peter Schwartz leads a diverse panel discussing the building of green communities in China and throughout the world.

   They explore how to make a city that is environmentally sustainable, economically feasible, and culturally appealing.

   http://fora.tv/2009/05/01/Scaling_Up_From_Buildings_to_Communities

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   Tagged with foratv buildings construction cities urban suburban working living communities future environment green sustainability design

   —Huffduffed by Clampants 4 years ago

7. Tangible Interactions in Urban Spaces

   The transition from physical to virtual spaces means that there is less opportunity to physically interact in public spaces. Historically public spaces were used for celebration, today they are used for anonymous mobile calls. We would like to explore the ways in which the tangible aspect of physical space might be re-introduced into our virtual interactions through an exploration and discussion of - among other things - responsive architecture.

   Mouna Andraos, Electronic Crafts

   Francesca Birks, Arup

   Molly Wright Steenson, Princeton University School of Architecture

   Ben [neb] Cerveny, AFK Stamen Gamelayers etc

   http://www.sxsw.com/node/1541

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   Tagged with sxsw urban city cities interaction physical space buildings architecture art networks tangible virtual information structure living culture

   —Huffduffed by Clampants 4 years ago