The High Line: final section designs
Last month while in NYC, I had the pleasure of walking down the High Line, an old rail line that has been converted into a park hovering above the west side of Manhattan. It was one of my favorite places in the world. Not only because it was well designed and provided cool views of the city. But because it represents the kind of transformation we need in cities. With rapid population growth, urban density is becoming increasingly important. It’s crucial that we take steps to renovate and design green spaces into our urban landscapes.
The walkway is 2/3 complete. The designs above are for the final section, which is expected to be finished by the end of next year.
Open Source Ecology
The ultimate in agricultural nerding. Open Source Ecology is a network of farmers and engineers that has been creating an open source, low-cost, high performance technological platform that allows for the easy, DIY fabrication of the 50 different Industrial Machines that it takes to build a sustainable civilization with modern comforts.
The Carl Sagan-inspired surrealist GIFs of Ignacio Torres, featuring humans as star stuff.
(images by Ignacio Torres, full gallery at The Morning News)
Passed this A-frame on my way to a hike. I’d move in tomorrow if I could.
A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica.
Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, El Salvador, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon. Also visible is the earths ionosphere (thin yellow line), a satellite (55sec) and the stars of our galaxy.
FULL SCREEN THIS BITCH!
Nice photo set at Inhabitat of the latest addition to NYC’s High Line, a park that follows an old train track through the city.
Everyone loves Rube Goldberg machines, and apparently this is the world’s most complicated one. It’s pretty damn good.
