Line/Shape/Space Ι Aug. 31, 2016 According to urban sociologist Ray Oldenburg, people need three types of places to live fulfilled, connected lives: Their “first place” (home) for private respite; their “second place” (work) for economic engagement; and their “third place,” a more amorphous arena used for reaffirming social bonds and community identities. This third place can be a… Continue reading Live, Work, Play: WeLive’s Live-Work Spaces Reveal a “Third Place”
Month: August 2016
AllTransit Reads Between the (Bus) Lines to Advocate for Urban Life
Aug. 17, 2016 Ι Line/Shape/Space AllTransit may be the most comprehensive transit database in the nation, but it won’t help you find the fastest route when you’re late for a dinner date. No, it’s much bigger than that. Instead, it peels back the layers of how transit intersects key quality-of-life statistics, using information from 543,000 stops across 800… Continue reading AllTransit Reads Between the (Bus) Lines to Advocate for Urban Life
Wolf Prix on Robotic Construction and the Safe Side of Adventurous Architecture
Aug. 2, 2016 Ι Line/Shape/Space In response to a conservative and sometimes fragmented building industry, some architects believe that improving and automating the construction process calls for a two-front war: first, using experimental materials and components; and second, assembling them in experimental ways. Extra-innovative examples include self-directed insect-like robots that huddle together to form the shape of a… Continue reading Wolf Prix on Robotic Construction and the Safe Side of Adventurous Architecture