A lot was written about open-source architecture by Kaspori (2003), Fuller & Haque (2008), Sallingaros (2011), Ratti (2011) and Ratti and Claudel (2015), but very was actually done, because the framework doesn't exists and the open-source architecture ideas have been related to "Architecture without architects", DIY architecture and Alexander's (1977) ideas. But open source isn't about the amateurs - it's about the professionals, delivering faster, inexpensive and better products."
A lot was written about open-source architecture by Kaspori (2003), Fuller & Haque (2008), Sallingaros (2011), Ratti (2011) and Ratti and Claudel (2015), but very was actually done, because the framework doesn't exists and the open-source architecture ideas have been related to "Architecture without architects", DIY architecture and Alexander's (1977) ideas. But open source isn't about the amateurs - it's about the professionals, delivering faster, inexpensive and better products."
As coworking explodes in popularity, its parallel movement, co-living, is being touted as the next disruption of surplus space. At its essence, co-living offers shared living space and amenities, more housemates than the typical roommate situation, access to a network of properties, and flexible lease options that allow long and short-term residents to live side by side.
There’s a revolution happening right under our noses. Across the country, people and communities are making their own housing and neighbourhood solutions, making sustainable and lasting homes, building resilient and confident local communities, developing skills they never knew they had.
Alejandro Aravena, the 2016 Pritzker Prize winner, is releasing his housing designs as an open-source resource to help tackle the affordable housing crisis
In September last year, I spent a month seeing if I could survive in the sharing economy in London. It was hard. However, one of the reasons it was so hard was I was traveling. I only had a backpack and laptop with me, so I could not leverage the two profitable areas of the sharing economy -- stuff and space.
The sharing movement is evolving quickly and in many directions. The growth of platform and worker co-ops, increased awareness of the commons, the evolution of coworking, an explosion of tech-enabled sharing services, and more are opening up promising if not challenging frontiers.
Winner of the 2013 Lexus Design Award, Abeer Seilkay has designed a sustainable tent that collects rainwater, folds up for easy transport and stores solar energy
This is article is about a woman who created a tent that can help support and sustain the lives of millions of displaced refugees across the world. This tent was made with refugees in mind as it is light weight, waterproof, water collecting, solar powered, and weather durable. It is easy to pack up and carry, but provides water and energy when set up. This tent connects to international relations as it can be used as something the higher nations in the world can give out to refugees. The UN could definitely adopt this tent and use it to help refugees in Syria, Palestine, etc. Personally, I believe this tent is a great idea, but is it cost effective? The article does not state how much a tent like this would cost and if it too expensive, I fear nobody will use it.
Cheaper apartments with vastly improved designs may seem impossible in Melbourne's skyrocketing property market, but scrapping developers from the process could change that.
Red Victorian Live-in Host Exchange Programme We are looking for 4 people to be live-in hosts at the Red Victorian. Hosts will receive free shared accommodations and board in an awesome coliving...
Help us raise the final funds we need to employ a coordinator to help build the housing movement in London! The Radical Housing Network was set up in 2013 in response to London’s growing housing crisis. The network helps facilitate mutual support and solidarity between local housing group
As open source advocates and newlyweds, Marcin Jakubowski and Catarina Mota decided to reinvent the home-building wheel a few years back. In the process, they have been developing an entirely open-source toolkit that makes the design and construction of eco-friendly, off-grid modular housing easier, cheaper, and faster through use of modular designs, rapid-build construction, social production, locally-sourced materials, and open-source machines.
As housing charity Shelter turns 50, the country is still plagued by overcrowding, rogue landlords, insecure tenancies and homelessness. How do we even begin to make things better?
Theres a power revolution heading for our homes – a device that allows you to take power into your own hands Its batteries home batteries and theyve been called the holy grail of renewables – th
Very high house prices aren’t an act of God or a fact of nature. They’re the result of all sorts of policy and design mistakes – which we should try to under...
“Things are getting a little ridiculous in New York City!" says Rafael Jose, Queens-based real estate agent. "Fifty or sixty percent of what people make goes to housing. Working-class people who have done all the right things — gone to school, saved money — are still getting priced out of...
Faced with the rising rents of commercial properties in cities, one New York organization is modeling a way for people to invest in permanently affordable, commercial real estate. The New York City Real Estate Investment Cooperative (REIC) leverages patient crowdfunding—small investments by a large number of people over time—to turn vacant municipal properties into sustainable community resources.
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