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Poster for 2018 Moby-Dick Marathon Lecture

Sophia and the whale or poetry as a way to rethink the world

By Rebeca HernandezThe House is the CityNo Comments

The houses associated with our early memories often arise in our imagination as spellbinding spaces, shining or dazzling; sometimes in a pleasant manner, others in a disagreeble way. These places often…

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March 29, 2023
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KIOSK K67: System for Urban Imagination

By Dijana HandanovicMore in Less, Urban NomadismNo Comments

More than just a kioskmore than a newspaper stand, more thana lottery stand, more than a flower shop,a ticket booth, or a post office, … I am a stage –a…

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February 8, 2023
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Charlotte Perriand & Kazuyo Sejima: From the Chair to the City

By Marta RodriguezThe House is the CityNo Comments

“Marta’s dubbed the unconventional furniture and elemental cabins designed with so much panache ‘Petite Architecture.’ And she clearly demonstrates why we’ve all been idiotic to overlook the value of these…

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August 23, 2022
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The benefits of green

By Laura RojasEthics for the City, Urban vs RuralNo Comments

The benefits of green areas and gardening are widely known. Scientifically, it has been demonstrated that gardening or spending time in nature improves physical, psychological and social health and that…

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April 29, 2021
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Political Line

Every Line Drawn is Political

By Andrea BatarseUrban NomadismNo Comments

Every line drawn is political. Whether drawn by a politician or an architect or an urban planner, the line defines the space. It designates certain individuals to inhabit the spaces it…

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September 24, 2020
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City Creatures

City Creatures

By Double HappinessMore in Less, Urban vs RuralOne Comment

The notion of “city life” typically signifies the vitality of human life, but rarely does it evoke the idea of “life” more holistically, as a web of diverse and interdependent…

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September 10, 2020
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Ernest Akayeu

Designing Environments for Loneliness

By Annette AlfaroCollective Housing2 Comments

Loneliness is a problem that we all deal with from time to time. As humans, we have an innate need that makes us crave connections to other people. Mounting research…

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June 24, 2020
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Suburbs, 2012. Image © Ben Tolman

Suburban Lawns: Ecologically Negligent Land Use

By Sara HarpoleReinvention of Suburbia7 Comments

Americana ascribes itself to the lawn. The verdant blades behind the white picket fence. The home beyond with a happy nuclear family inside. The lawn laid out empty over their…

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June 17, 2020
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Paisaje Sensorial

Multi-sensorial landscapes

By Cristina PalmeseMore in LessOne Comment

In a culture submitted to the power of images, we hardly pay attention to the perceptual complexity of our bodies. Our perceptions are limited by geometry along with discreet and…

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June 3, 2020
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Louisa Bertman

The borders she carries

By Elizabeth Cummins MunozReinvention of SuburbiaNo Comments

It’s Friday evening, just before dinner. The house smells of citrus cleaner and a slow simmering stew. Two women stand on either side of the kitchen island. One leans her…

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May 27, 2020
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