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"Roll-On"
January 01, 2012“Roll-On” is a calendar in the shape of a simplified (cylindrical) globe which is fed by a paint role. Each full rotation lets a day pass by; adding notes to the circumvention turns this calendar in a diary.
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The Image of Architecture
December 29, 2011Although architecture itself was a prime source of information during the Middle Ages*, its position has become increasingly marginalized down through the years, owing to the rapid growth of newer sources of information that also feature architecture from time to time.
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U Value
November 01, 2011Buildings account for 40 per cent of total energy consumption in the European Union. The most reliable and important way to reduce energy use in buildings is insulation, which can reduce the consumption of energy by as much as 78 per cent.
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Koran vs Bible
September 06, 2011Since the 100 mostly used words in the Quran and the Bible are almost identical, this comparison of the two books is not made to highlight the extreme difference between the two religions but rather shows the slightly different focus points within their extreme similarities.
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Iron Silk Road
June 12, 2011With China on the rise and Europe standing strong, Eurasia is rapidly becoming the world’s new economic centre. Clogged seaports and a vulnerable air-transport system have shifted the focus to a network of railways – also known as the Iron Silk Road – intended to shrink today’s supercontinent in...
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Communist World
March 29, 2011Communism is still alive. Although capitalism won a victory when the Berlin Wall went down, communism is triumphing as nation states continue to bail out banks in the wake of the recent economic crisis. Global capitalism is hugely unorganized and has no interest in a comprehensive plan for the future...
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Endless City
February 09, 2011The UN-HABITAT report ‘State of World Cities 2008/09’ claims that the phenomenon of the so-called ‘Endless City’ could be one of the most significant challenges for the way people live and economies operate in the next 50 years.
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Fortress Netherlands
February 09, 2011The Fortress Amsterdam / Fortress Netherlands is one of the results form the Liberty City exhibition which was shown this year.