Category Archives: transport

We’ll take the high road

6 Sep ’06 – 10:25 pm

The crazy proliferation of highways has left a century or more of rail infrastructure redundant. As it languishes it often turns into the only nature reserve in highly urbanised areas. The High Line in New York is a typical example. If you’ve ever been to Chelsea you’ve probably seen it. It’s a mile and a [...]

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On your bike

28 Aug ’06 – 9:04 pm

I always thought that Picasso’s bull’s head made from a bike seat and handles was his most banal work. These guys do much more interesting things with bike parts. But they’ll be out of business if the spokeless hubless bicycle takes off.

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Ramping it up

3 Jul ’06 – 8:51 pm

The Big Dig House is constructed from recycled steel and concrete panels used in the construction of Boston’s “Big Dig” highway reconstruction project. The house was built by Paul Pedini, an engineer and vice president of Modern Continental Construction, one of the principal contractors on the Big Dig. I like the interior more than the [...]

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Flying low

26 Jun ’06 – 11:45 pm

What LOT-EK can do with shipping containers has to be seen to be believed. Oh I do love a shipping container, but I could fill this whole blog with them so I’ll restrain myself. Instead, let’s look at what they can do with an old airplane fuselage. LOT-EK’s proposal for the Jalisco Library, Gudalajara, Mexico [...]

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