https://www.snipit.org/public/alan/viewchannel.php?catid=72716 2016-09-27T20:39:40Z https://www.snipit.org/images/scissors.gif https://www.snipit.org/public/alan/viewchannel.php?catid=72716 Snip!t channel - Alan Dix: Channels > cognition and art > architecture You would need a strong head for heights and nerves of s... live in this vacation home built on the side of a cliff ... https://www.snipit.org/public/alan/viewsnip.php?id=1579916 http://dailynewsdig.com/vacation-home/ 2016-09-27T20:39:40Z Despite their prevalence, building standards really only... the last century. A major turning point in their wild pr... in the 1920s, when the German government made the then-r... standardize the size of office paper. This seemingly bureaucratic move i https://www.snipit.org/public/alan/viewsnip.php?id=1579859 http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-revolutionary-concept-of-standard-sizes-only-dates-to-the-1920s?curator=MediaREDEF 2016-09-27T10:23:19Z A town council in Germany has decided the best way of im... From September 12, all traffic controls will disappear f ... In an area used by 13,500 cars every day, drivers and pe ... "Traffic will no longer be dominant," he said. The idea of removing sign https://www.snipit.org/public/alan/viewsnip.php?id=1506676 http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/09/11/us-germany-traffic-odd-idUSGOR14512420070911 2015-08-27T10:30:12Z So, it was easy to live together in such a small space. So, it was easy to live together in such a small space. dailymail.co.uk This couple proves that bigger isn’t necessarily better. https://www.snipit.org/public/alan/viewsnip.php?id=1232896 http://www.viralnova.com/tiny-house/ 2013-11-26T21:59:22Z Nick Olson and Lilah Horwitz. Click here or on a photo t... slideshow: http://yhoo.it/GlassCabinPhotosBuilding the h... and hard,” Horwitz said. “Looking at it now, it’s ... insane. It’s huge. …“The house is an experience at... Olson said. https://www.snipit.org/public/alan/viewsnip.php?id=1139759 http://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/young-couple-quit-jobs-build-glass-house-500-204553074.html 2013-10-18T20:04:17Z Lina Bo Bardi Having completed the vast majority of her work in post-w ... https://www.snipit.org/public/alan/viewsnip.php?id=1023075 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/08/the-10-most-overlooked-women-in-architecture_n_2836782.html?utm_hp_ref=arts 2013-03-09T21:01:18Z A smart city is an open city. It runs on data, so public... demonstrate a presumption of openness, making data freel... in an accessible format. Data connectivity needs to be s... a privilege and as ubiquitous as water from the tap. https://www.snipit.org/public/alan/viewsnip.php?id=250742 http://www.guardian.co.uk/smarter-cities/community-is-king 2010-11-19T14:49:02Z Today the Twitter team moved into their new office which... by the super talented Sara Morishige Williams (@sara). ... existing shell of a building in downtown San Francisco. ... sneak peek last week while she was working on it, and wa... the photos https://www.snipit.org/public/alan/viewsnip.php?id=127398 http://blog.michellekaufmann.com/?p=2594 2009-11-26T07:54:54Z Ghost Towns of the American West are what come to mind f... think of abandoned settlements. However, there are fasci... abandonments all over the world. Some of these have a cl... reason for being deserted, while the abandonment of othe... mystery. He https://www.snipit.org/public/alan/viewsnip.php?id=72715 http://weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/ 2008-12-07T18:51:41Z