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Indesem 2009, May 7th-May15th 2009
February 15, 2009International Design Seminar, shortly indesem, is held every two years at the faculty of Architecture of the TU Delft, the Netherlands. It consists of a workshop, during a week for 80 international students, combined with lectures, excursions, exhibitions, debates, documentaries and more.
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At Home in my Office
February 15, 2009At Home in my OfficeThe reason for working in an office changed fundamentally throughout the last two decades. Before the arrival of the internet the only possible workplace for office workers was the office. But nowadays office workers could basically toil everywhere.
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Suck - Direct - Release
February 15, 2009Here a list of the participating students with their project: Birgit Bachler - Windowstills Özalp Eroz - P.P. BastardKenny Henry - Hanky CodeMegan Hoogenboom - Phobias in RotterdamAlbert Jongstra - Rotterdam Dance ParadeDarija Medic - The South CollectionRenee Olde Monnikhof - Rotterdams Centers
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Lecture in Antwerp by Theo Deutinger
December 20, 2008Theo Deutinger gives a lecture at the Higher Institute of Architectural Sciences Henry van de Velde, Antwerp Its holistic approach makes TD a spatial think tank that can change from a newspaper editorial board into an urban planning department within a moment. TD is a kind of architectural task force.
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Vitruvius Killed by Water on Mars
December 09, 2008With the discovery of water on Mars it turns out to be feasible to erect human settlements on the Red Planet. But where, what and how? Old rules like the ones formulated by Vitruvius more than 2000 years ago won’t work here anymore.
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Water Better Than Wine
December 09, 2008Every bottle of water is a luxury product itself. Nevertheless global per capita consumption is on a sharp rise from 12.6 liters per person per year in 1996 to over 24.0 liters in 2004. In all of the countries with a high rate of bottled water consumption, the tap...
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Work Around the World
December 09, 2008Working 9 to 5, the global workforce is generating a day-night rhythm, as if the whole world would be a city. Adopting a 9 to 5 working habit (9:00 am 5:00 pm) all around the world and a global sleeping rhythm from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am, the following “daily...
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Avoid The Center
September 29, 2008The investigation into the relationship between the size of a country and its prosperity shows that extreme dimensions are an advantage. By reorganizing the countries of the world according to their physical size, an interesting phenomenon emerges that shows prosperity at the edges and meagerness in the middle of...