October 05, 2007: Reading namhenderson’s news item about Slow Cities is bound to make one question its feasibility for North America. Especially when considering that our prevailing ethos is geared for accelerated growth and the incessant stimulation of consumer appetites. However, there are examples of the movement’s appeal and there is certainly no shortage of heated debate on what constitutes a livable community. Perhaps we should give it time.
October 04, 2007: For the kind of money spent on the Large Hadron Collider, over $3 billion Euro and counting, I half expected it to show up in Halo 3 as a plot device. While the hunt for a “God particle” has made something of an impression in the noosphere, you’d be lucky to find three friends (present company excepted) willing to offer a decent working explanation of its merit. So for those whose eyes roll at the mere mention of a Theory of Everything, offer them subtect’s link to a virtual tour of the LHC. As for those who fear an Ice-9 Type Transition thanks to CERN’s new tech, why not add your speculations to Apurimac’s provocative thread, Apocalyptic Urbanism.
October 02, 2007: is your instructor qualified to teach? This seemingly innocuous question put forth by taboho provoked a great deal of discussion in the forum this week. Teachers, students and licensed architects all weighed in with their personal experiences relating to instructor suitability, workforce preparedness, fiscal constraints and the disdain for practice engendered in academia.
NB.
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Quilian Riano documents his research trip to Spain.
bryan boyer pens an Open Letter to the ICA Boston.
Arjun Bhat offers a stimulating defense of his hybrid urban form thesis.
To all Canadian ‘necters(ors/eurs) wherever you may be, Happy Thanksgiving!
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