Editor's Picks #526
Niall Patrick Walsh spoke with architect David Wallance FAIA, about his new book The Future of Modular Architecture and his proposed open-source modular system, designed to leverage "existing intermodal freight transport systems and global supply chains to create a highly-efficient, well-designed, affordable industrial product." When someone made a quip about "shipping containers" b3tadine[sutures] clarified "Where did you get shipping containers? I see a reference to the dimensions of shipping containers, but these aren't that." Philadelphia Mixed-Use Project, transfer truss concept. Image © 2021 David Wallance ArchitectDante Furioso shared an initial reaction to a video advertising Beyond the Street, a speculative project by the New York-based firm ODA, which proposes "opening the interior of city blocks to pedestrians and street-level retail." Though Koww was agreeable "this is a great idea...I'd love to have small corridors of shops and restaurants like you would find in Tokyo....
Niall Patrick Walsh spoke with architect David Wallance FAIA, about his new book The Future of Modular Architecture and his proposed open-source modular system, designed to leverage "existing intermodal freight transport systems and global supply chains to create a highly-efficient, well-designed, affordable industrial product." When someone made a quip about "shipping containers" b3tadine[sutures] clarified "Where did you get shipping containers? I see a reference to the dimensions of shipping containers, but these aren't that."
Dante Furioso shared an initial reaction to a video advertising Beyond the Street, a speculative project by the New York-based firm ODA, which proposes "opening the interior of city blocks to pedestrians and street-level retail."
Though Koww was agreeable "this is a great idea...I'd love to have small corridors of shops and restaurants like you would find in Tokyo....
