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Why We Should Build Wooden Skyscrapers
I have another TED talk I came across a few years ago which I'd like to share with you. It's a talk by Michael Green in 2013. He talks...
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Architecture for the People by the People
I covered about Architecture for Humanity's legacy in my previous post. Arriving from the same principle that architecture should not be...
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Sadiman, the Unsung Sustainability Hero
Dali is the name of a small village in Wonogiri District, Central Java, Indonesia where an old man named Sadiman live his humble life....
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Inequality in Indonesia
As an Indonesian, I'd like to share a little bit story of my fellow Indonesians. Indonesia is a very large country with a huge population...
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Biomimicry Explained
I reviewed a talk by Michael Pawlyn about biomimicry in architecture in my previous post. Now I would like to cover the implementation of...
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Slums, Urbanization and The Poor
I lived in Jakarta for a few years. I have spent enough time to experience the city and to understand how the city displays social...
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Biophilia: Reconnecting Human with Nature
Built environment is a part of natural environment modified by human to accommodate a certain purpose or activities. Human can learn from...
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Population Decline, Abandoned Areas and Neighborhood Revitalisation
Cities, like civilizations, are changing over time. Some are thriving, some others are failing. Some are getting more crowded and active,...
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The Sinking City of Jakarta
Previously I covered drinking water crisis and water privatization failure in Jakarta. Formal water supply system has failed to deliver...
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Are the Zero-Carbon Cities really Zero-Carbon?
There have been a number of new developments proclaiming themselves as zero carbon city. Two most popular cities we often heard of are...