Monthly Archives: January 2007

Saved?

13 Jan ’07 – 2:46 pm

(Photo Colin Gregory Palmer) It’s one of the most recognisable buildings in the world, certainly the most famous power station. You would think its adaptive reuse would be so obvious and simple, yet the devious twists and turns in its recent history, the trickery and betrayals, would make baby Jesus weep. Yes, it’s Battersea Power [...]

By Ian Milliss | Posted in architecture, heritage | Comments (0)

The Busycle

11 Jan ’07 – 12:28 pm

Last year we linked to Moz, the creator of one less ute, a load bearing bicycle designed to carry up to 200kg. Given a recent random encounter with the man at a new years festival, it was hardly surprising that Moz should show up again, this time as part of the crew behind the construction [...]

By Ben Denham | Posted in activism, art, transport | Comments (1)

Going batty

7 Jan ’07 – 8:05 pm

The world was does not belong only to humans, notwithstanding the deluded ravings of right wing religious extremists. We share it with a still unknown number of other species and most of them can be pretty awe inspiring once you get to know them better. What better way to spend your life than trying to [...]

By Ian Milliss | Posted in activism, architecture, art, Artists, building, planning | Comments (0)

Another new year

3 Jan ’07 – 11:03 pm

Happy new year wishes from all of us. We’re in the process of making a few changes to gear up for the coming year. Firstly a slight change to our name. This blog began on blogspot as a service that was part of our art and heritage management consultancy. We used it to showcase architectural [...]

By Ian Milliss | Posted in Uncategorized | Comments (8)

Fun bags

2 Jan ’07 – 2:37 am

So you’re down at the butchers buying a steak or two, a few sausages, then you whip off your bra and pop them inside. It’s gotta be worth a discount? That’s how adaptive reuse can be economically viable. Yes (or No!), it’s the bra that can be adaptively reused as a shopping bag, known unsurprisingly [...]

By Ian Milliss | Posted in accessories, clothing | Comments (0)

Don’t waste your energy

1 Jan ’07 – 10:49 pm

Part One There is nothing new about pedal power electricity in Australia, in fact throughout most of the twentieth century the adaptively reused bike pedal was essential to two of the mainstays of outback life, the Flying Doctor Service and the School of the Air. Both relied on radio powered by a pedal generator invented [...]

By Ian Milliss | Posted in electronics, gadgets, household, people, transport | Comments (0)