❝Be of service. You are taking your degree into a society dominated by concentrated poverty and a vulnerable middle class, a society where it is harder to pay for education, harder to find a job, harder to buy a house and harder to hold onto those things even if you manage to get them. You are entering adulthood during a period of mass incarceration and near constant war. There is a lot for you to do. Service is the rent you pay for the space you take up on the earth, and as a relatively privileged American you take up a lot of space. We are the most consuming, polluting, wasteful nation on earth. So your rent is steep. Pay it with service.
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Dr. Melissa Harris-Perry’s advice to Class of 2013 (Via)
Refreshing straight talk.
(via
climateadaptation)
urbangreens:
landscape-a-design:
Private Garden Paradise in Chelsea | HomeDSGN
“the garden is simply spectacular. The mature, fully-landscaped rooftop spreads over 1,600 square feet on multiple levels with fascinating architectural elements, making for intimate seating areas, sensory dining opportunities and infinite possibilities for entertaining. A rare, sensory retreat in the heart of the city.”
I love plants and I love cities. A garden like this would be paradise for me
studiofluxus:
I want to go to Spain and I want to go HERE!
Pedreres de s’Hostal is was a disused stone quarry on the island of Minorca, Spain turned post-industrial heritage park.
Looks like the excavated ruins of an ancient city.
Photos byNuria Artés’
urbanexcursioncph:
Hailing from Manchester, Joe Synkro’s talent for creating elaborate, emotive & intellectual soundscapes over any chosen tempo is second to none.
I really like this mix as its gets me in a productive mood while still reflecting the beautiful summer weather in Copenhagen right now. Its a lovely mix, and its a free download on soundcloud!!!
Check it out!
fortheflowers:
Thomas Woltz of Nelson Byrd Woltz reveals how the landscape firm used native plants and some bold structural moves to make a contemporary Connecticut house feel asif it really belonged in its hillside surroundings. (Gardenista)
I love this because it exemplifies just one of the things we do as landscape architects - we go beyond what people commonly perceive as our job (aka, designing gardens/mowing lawns) by incorporating structural elements or manipulating landforms to enhance the landscape. A building never (or rather, should never) sit atop a landscape as though someone copy pasted a 3D model into the real world. Landscape architects bridge the gap between the built environment we humans create and the natural environment that we are fortunate to have and to which we must pay more respect.
remash:
d house | tile ~ donovan hill
urbanexcursioncph:
anitaleocadia:
The Sequence - Urban Sculpture by Arne Quinze in Brussels
(Via HomeDSGN and Afflante). On Tumblr.
Awesome art work!!! Love it!
Could be a possible great installation for Ørestad in Copenhagen
