Smeden is an eco-village in JΓΆnkΓΆping, Sweden. In 1988 the local government decided to offer land for an ecologically themed housing development, and two architects were appointed to lead the work: 24 homes and one community building. At first they allowed local families to sign up for the project. The next step was public hearing where the families signed up would list what they wanted and what their budget allowed. From this wishlist the architects drew up the plans and the whole project was financed by the participating families in the form of a co-operative. Construction took place 1991-1996 and use's only natural building materials, wood, stone etc. paints are beewax based and each house has 7.5mΒ² of solar heating, as well as a mix of low energy heating options. Not everything went perfectly according to plan but today over 30 years later owners-occupants are happy with their community and homes. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/54a89005aec17d736bde6f320d3232db1e6e86c4f924a0b142c80bea8c75e098.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/af08c1097f7fce7edf97f17fd7150a71d06b0fb459d2cc1903ca271ccebe75ab.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/f31a5b6ad3325cff260de57aa48ea20b08c201da48a4f7cde06965888c76f61c.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/9dc345b23ecee2888ac8daf269e88d656c9ba161dca9ff4541ef97fcf6a041b4.file
Cities need more walled gardens: "Even in the early 19th century, the Collegeof Physicians and Surgeons in New York City still maintained a garden for teaching purposes.” β€” Daniel Boorstin, The Americans: The Colonial Experience, 1959 https://hell.twtr.plus/media/932049f15b56120800a12c2ae2dd1be300165405708b6556a992dc981f3e3e92.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/67cb4568db43ffcbe4f9fd9e9f495d2c99bfc7612f0015ae21e5ce6279394b0f.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/f225a2a5b0eee16462a1872ddc9b76795748c7ee705453e3c67ded466dc38f0d.file
I have never seen such low quality concrete work in a first world city. No doubt working at those heights is difficult.
Billionaires' Row skyscraper where J-Lo and A-Rod lived is covered in CRACKS and could be abandoned after developers insisted on white concrete facade | Daily Mail Online
The skyscraper - which only opened in 2015 - is covered in cracks and cavities, after developers insisted on an aesthetically pleasing white concre...
The future belongs to the fertile and increasingly faithful. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/2d01802c1fb99daf88bd86159b91ac1a30b3b2df7c1e1e055d93ca22994d2f8a.file
Quick, one of these but in Balinese. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/6700d58ae5ea05deff36b45ac9801cb5bb824f1fc17e479964713fe1648b2274.file
Chaotic overdevelopment, a tourism boom, and over 2,000 tons of garbage dumped in rivers and waterways daily leads to disaster in Bali.
France 24
Flood reckoning for Bali on overdevelopment, waste
Standing where her family home once was, Ruth Deidree Boelan closed her eyes and prayed for relatives missing in devastating flash floods that swep...
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Two cob (or bauge) homes in France. Most likely 19th century and constructed using slipforms. These would have been plastered when built, and not easily told from stone or brick constructions. Thick walls up to 80cm, they are raised 1-2 feet per day using local soil as material. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/5061449579ba3fc81a0ecea6500e258807675ce59c81f22ec50fa3bbc97551d0.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/8b08312b90aa25bd18d511abd1289d719ca5b10320f82913f5f84b641c4aca96.file
Someone translate and deliver to @elonmusk please.