Trees are better at designing habitat than we are. Can we use machine learning to get some tips?
Activists protest outside the Supreme Court before arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson on April 22, 2024, in Washington, D.C.
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Anti-camping laws are the centerpiece of the ‘hostile design’ strategies cities use to push the unhoused out of public spaces.
Individual rules against activities such as camping or just resting on a ledge may not seem like a big deal. But taken together, they make life more difficult for people without shelter.
Robert Rosenberger
The Met Gala explored fashion’s complex relationship with nature and the passing of time.
Enzo Mari in front of his works, The Nature Series. Left is No. 1: La Mela with Elio Mari and right, No. 2: La Pera (1961).
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Pared-down packaging designs send a subtle yet powerful message of purity to shoppers – and they’re willing to fork over more cash for these goods, regardless of the actual number of additives.
The Limerick medium-security prison.
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In the mid-20th century, civil servants in Ireland recognised the harms incarceration wreaks not just on individuals but their families and society at large.
WeChat aims to be everything to everyone but remain mostly in the background.
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Jianqing Chen, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis
The design philosophy of the everything app WeChat may seem paradoxical, being simultaneously pervasive and inconspicuous. But this idea of “everythingness” goes back to ancient Taoist philosophy.
UC Davis students learn the fundamentals of both engineering and brewing coffee.
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The 35 shortlisted structures from around the world showcase engineering ingenuity and big ideas for making construction more sustainable.
As July temperatures soared to triple digits, hundreds of homeless people lived on the street outside Phoenix’s largest shelter.
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As US cities struggle to reduce homelessness, two scholars explain how planners can reform shelter design to be more humane and to prioritize mental health and well-being.
People in the First Nations fashion industry see their work contributing to cultural tradition, economics and cultural sustainability, and blak pride and storytelling.
So far, Twitter’s rebrand = X + why?
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In a saturated market, fatigued by gratuitous partnerships such as Nike x Tiffany & Co., this collaboration has been praised for its timeless authenticity.