plastic futures blog
My latest research seminar, Plastic Futures, starts this week. The blog, in its embryonic form, has been set up. It can be found here, and …
emergent devolution
emergent devolution
If the evolution of species is a clear case of emergence, this article would seem to point to a case of emergent devolution, where the …
becoming animal
becoming animal
The rather mind mind-boggling news about the Californian woman giving birth to eight babies (and she already has six), made me think of Patricia Piccinnini’s …
Architecture and processing change
Architecture and processing change
For many, architects largely offer frameworks for boutique living and institutional arrangements. Ushering in formal expressions of individual luxury and collective organisation, they are servants …
radioactive journey
radioactive journey
chernobyl-land-of-the-wolves If you ever consider becoming a nuclear power supporter, have a read through this site. It is very illuminating. One inquisitive, brave woman on a …
Adaptation
Adaptation
As part of our ARC Discovery project (RMIT Architecture/SIAL & SymbioticA), we are focussing a number of our activities around a SymbioticA based project called …
open source urbanism
open source urbanism
Scott Mitchell and Rory Hyde’s project web site is worth a look. Two clever people, doing a very interesting project: opensourceurbanism
great physics-drawing game
great physics-drawing game
http://www.crayonphysics.com/ this is lovely, and exercises a particular kind of physics/machinic thinking. thanks to Paul Minifie for sending it.
on emergence and architectural models
on emergence and architectural models
link to a personal favourite of my papers
extreme change
extreme change
So what the hell’s going on in the Eastern States of Australia in the last month? Massive floods in the north, drought and unprecedented …