John Oró, MDflipped into ECO ARCHITECTUREJun 7, 2014Rebuild By Design Competition Winners Announced - $1 Billion Awarded to Protect East Coast From Future Stormsinhabitat - by Joshua Marks“The winning proposals are truly transformative and serve as blueprints for how we can safeguard the region and make it more environmentally and …
John Oró, MDflipped into ECO ARCHITECTUREOct 11, 2017This 'genius' landscape architect just won $625,000 to save cities from rising sea levels — take a look at her solutionsverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Leanna GarfieldRising sea levels, coastal flooding, and biodiversity loss are stark realities for many cities across the United States. By 2100, there is a 90% chance that global mean sea levels will rise anywhere from eight inches to 6.6 feet, according to a recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …
John Oró, MDflipped into ECO ARCHITECTURE1 day agoGardens and square around Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris to get a green makeoverRFIA Belgian company has been selected to redesign the forecourt and gardens around Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. Among the possible changes is an increase in foliage of over 30 percent and the creation of a new underground reception area opening out to the Seine river. Out of four finalists,project …
John Oró, MDflipped into ECO ARCHITECTURE20 hours agoMona Vale’s Surf Life Saving Club brings nature and community togetherWallpaper* - Ellie StathakiThree low, timber and glass pavilions can now be found peeking out of the sand dunes in Sydney’s Northern Beaches. This is Mona Vale’s new Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC), which has recently been completed by architecture studio Warren and Mahoney (W+M) in Garigal, Cannalgal and Kay-ye-my country. The …
John Oró, MDflipped into ORIGINS18 hours agoWere Neanderthals capable of creating music? - BBC Reelverified_publisherBBC News - BBC WorldIn 1995, archaeologist Ivan Turk discovered a unique perforated bone in the Divje Babe cave in Slovenia. The artefact was found in the middle of a palaeolithic layer of earth, near the remains of a Neanderthal fire place, stone and bone tools. Extensive experimental research confirmed that the …
John Oró, MDflipped into ORIGINS14 hours agoOut of the forestAeon Magazine - by Patrick RobertsWe have thought of humans for a century or more as creatures of the savannah, shaped in every way by grassland life. Not so In a sweltering tropical …
