008 April 14 2021
Everything is a Remix
Everything is a Remix is a 4 part series by film marker Kirby Ferguson that does a fantastic job of showcasing how so much around us has been directly inspired by others. A fun look at how creativity actually works and why certain songs and movies seem to sound or look familiar.
Airo Electric Car
London-based Heatherwick Studio has revealed its concept for a compact electric car that will "vacuum up pollutants from other cars".
The car, which is set to go into production in 2023, was designed for IM Motors – a car brand created by Chinese car company SAIC Motor, online retailer Alibaba Group and the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Group.
Named Airo, the electric car will be fitted with a HEPA – high-efficiency particulate air-filtering system that’s designed to suck in local pollution and leave cleaner air in its wake. It will have both autonomous and driver-controlled modes.
HABITAT 67
or simply Habitat, is a model community and housing complex in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, designed by Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie
Brutalist Architecture
Comprising a three-dimensional landscape of 354 stacked concrete "boxes", Habitat 67 pioneered the combination of two major housing typologies – the urban garden residence and the modular high-rise apartment building.
The original masterplan involved over 1,000 residences, alongside shops and a school. This was scaled down to just 158 homes, forming a 12-storey complex located beside the Saint Lawrence River in the centre of the city.
By utilising a variety of geometric arrangements, making use of both setbacks and voids, Safdie aimed to create a series of properties with their own identities. Each one featured its own roof garden and could be accessed from an external "street" – one of Brutalism's key ideals.
