"Enlightenment, for a wave in the ocean, is the moment the wave realizes that it is water." - Thich Nhat Hanh … [Read more...]
Project Peanut Butter
Most of us have it as a breakfast staple every day and don't give it a second thought. But the humble peanut butter has the potential to save millions of lives every year. Sound like a far fetched pipedream? Then consider the possibility that malnourished children could be saved from death just by eating a food source that was easily accessible and cheap. Enter Project Peanut Butter, which is aiming to save two million children by 2015. … [Read more...]
New Bridge For Lima
Ooiio architecture have been commissioned to design a large bridge over a natural terrain slope to connect two areas of Lima, Peru. One of these neighborhoods houses large shopping centers which act as new urban poles where tourists usually stay on their arrival in Lima. The other, Barranco, is the bohemian area of the city which has maintained its charm and character. It is also where many museums are located. Ooiio proposes a bridge that … [Read more...]
Food For Thought…
Keep Calm and Save the Earth
A peer-reviewed article tallied, in financial terms, all the problems and all the benefits from El Niño in the US. Yes, the weather pattern caused storm damage, but it raised winter temperatures, which lowered heating bills and cut the number of people who died from the cold. It also reduced flood damage in the spring, created fewer transportation delays, and diminished the number of hurricanes in the Atlantic. While the total damage in the US … [Read more...]
Quote of the Day: 10/10/13 – Jean Houston
"There is something else that is trying to come through - that lure of becoming - and it does come from the realm of spirit, it does come from the quantum universe, it does come from the great spark that is the threshold of time and history trying to emerge and electrify us." - Jean Houston … [Read more...]
Our Mission…
“Let me tell you why you’re here. You’re here because you know something. What you know you can’t explain, but you feel it. You’ve felt it your entire life, that there’s something wrong with the world. You don’t know what it is, but it’s there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad.” – Morpheus, from “The Matrix”. You can find this and further information under our mission heading. Take a look. … [Read more...]
Eco-Home Made From Straw and Wood Should Please the Three Little Pigs
Designed by a group of young French architects from Studio 1984, the “Nest” is a compact home concept that is reminiscent of a traditional barn. The eco-home, which was conceived as part of the Archi<20 competition for low-cost, environmentally-friendly architecture in France, incorporates a simple quadratic structure that has been built using pastoral materials such as straw and wood. Could you live in something such as this? … [Read more...]
Friday’s Words Of Wisdom
PhotoFlow – Solar and Rainwater Collection System By NOS
In many countries around the world the supply of electricity and clean water is often sporadic and of poor quality. Consulting and design company NOS is looking to address this problem with PhotoFlow, a two-in-one concept design that combines solar power generation with water collection and storage. The PhotoFlow design is composed of eight identical triangular photovoltaic panels that are mounted on a 400 liter recycled polyethylene water tank. … [Read more...]
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