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The Meaning of Sacred Geometry Part 2: What's the Point?

Randall Carlson
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Sacred Geometry is undertaken as a contemplative exercise. Each operation reveals fundamental processes of atomic and molecular organization, patterns of biological systems, and the structure of Space and Time.  (more)

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Blueprints of Utopia

stefaniesara
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HavAdda Island is a cybernetic-eco village in Turkey designed by NYC based designer, Dror.  (more)

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Geodesic Deconstruction

Hildemar
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Bent on expanding and modernizing the geodesic dome, two Danish architects, Kristoffer Tejlgaard and Benny Jepsen, exploded the design. (more)

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Uncovering the Ancient Science of Sacred Spaces

Richard Merrick
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Applying the principles of resonance to unlock the secrets of Scotland's Rosslyn chapel, Richard Merrick finds evidence that the orbital pattern of Venus was once used as a "temple template" to design psychoacoustical chambers capable of focusing and controlling entheogenic communion. (more)

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A Temple to Atheism

stefaniesara
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Writer Alain de Botton asks, "Why should religious people have the most beautiful buildings in the land?” (more)

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The Metropolis Essays

Nikos A. Salingaros
Our built environment should mimic essential geometrical qualities of the natural environment -- otherwise we become less alive.  (more)
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Architectural Myopia: Designing for Industry, Not People

Michael Mehaffy and Nikos A. Salingaros
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A culture based upon an abstract, disconnected conception of space is re-shaping our world for the worse. A parallel reality is replacing the living one. Architects have been commissioned to destroy historic buildings and urban spaces worldwide. Such interventions are praised by their promoters but are disastrous for the urban fabric.  (more)

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Post-Modern Ark

Caitlin McGrory
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Visionary Russian architect Alexander Remizov has created a prototype for what he calls "The Ark," a futuristic dome that sits halfway underwater and could withstand earthquakes, tornadoes, and biblical era floods. (more)

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Olympic Mind Power

John Topp
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Attendees of the Vancouver Olympics can manipulate the lighting on Toronto’s CN Tower using their mind. (more)

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Growing Green Building from Saskatchewan to Seattle

Matt Muhsam
seskatchewanthumb.jpgIn order to work, a green building approach must be elevated to a normal expectation and not seen as merely a costly luxury.  This requires educating the general public as well as homebuyers, and promoting an understanding of what green building is, how it works, and why it's better.  (more)
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Don't Fight Forces, Use Them! : The Integrity of Tension in Science and Architecture

Renee Verdier
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What do Buckminster Fuller's geodesic domes and the human body have in common? Both speak to the ingenuity of self-assembling structures and their methods of maintaining stability; when you use forces, you don't need to fight them. (more)

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