It is time to put the old "lead pipe poisoning" myth to rest.
This is how you do it. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/973066f4c075fce7110a1e7c50f518f701fe5b6169de27b8ce28866222779f90.file
This looks good. I also remember @stewartbrand doing fact checking on here online while writing it. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/284b56ae79d58cb144a6540c229bac317ad5288582fb4f16f699ae786ec914d7.file
What do we call this? A kakistocracy? We need to start making politicians and public servants personally liable again. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/67849ab7c864290e48843378ec793bc0ed1d6eb1ff0ccf78d3b60ad90d180007.file
Architectural Uprising International shares the 2008 reconstruction of the Palace KurlΓ€nder, Dresden, photos from 2002 and today. A better world is possible. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/d0bfac7aef45215700d927cf985ffe1ca519203c0af3587815f6135f49e9550d.file
Architect Martin Pawlik shares an idea for an empty lot/infill: an apartment building for Brandenburg, from sketch to rendering. Any city ready to hire this man? https://hell.twtr.plus/media/32ad5fd9cf8d7efed88d928b7bb456e13ecaea7655804f184830c0c335926fc3.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/a7e110a7e09e602fb65d04d5a1af6d6ca250803e9540d12b9308f122eb0ad958.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/16f9b8b53ea5ba1ee32b56e93d494c90a7576cc7da7775bcd1b7c901aa422cd6.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/0396d2c377dd364de2382d8dc2a7268d67f5242f02b0e0a678ee02c150c2fbb2.file
A proposal from Norway for a memorial for Professor James Stevens Curl (1937-2025). Which lucky town or city wants to build it? https://hell.twtr.plus/media/cbc3ee78f749ea19f2b32a6994fa2d1255a713b5c18918c9daa23ed9a7cac660.file https://hell.twtr.plus/media/5b66d02909154717351b7a66ae65ba39305bfa933ff23a9c7ae16b64d959c764.file
Running a cornice mold in plaster is really not complicated. Doing the same but in limestone requires heavier tools. Nice video here:
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Duncan G. Stroik Architect on Instagram: "The 3-foot tall Indiana limestone cornice will crown the new Pilgrim House 70 feet above ground! See the carving in progress"
9,053 likes, 63 comments - duncan.g.stroik_architect on November 14, 2025: "The 3-foot tall Indiana limestone cornice will crown the new Pilgrim Ho...
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The flooding season in Thailand is particularly bad this year, as the government has designated large parts of an entire province north of Bangkok as a flood control zone. They take the hit to save Bangkok but as the city grows the flooding keeps getting worse and worse. This article is from 2024 but gives a fair backstory to the current problems. Building a city on a river delta while sacrificing most an entire province doesn't sound like a sustainable solution.
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In Ayutthaya, farmers pay the price for Bangkok's dry feet
Ayutthaya has long endured devastating floods to shield the capital. Now, its residents demand a voice in Thailand’s flood management.
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Something for @380kmh to look into?