tingilinde

carpenter to the rich

Working in a curious niche of the 0.1 percent. (via The New Yorker)

 

 

a disturbing mcmansion

taking  tacky to a new level

a tip of the hat to Anne-Helen

 

on the winchester mystery house

They rarely build them like that 

A bit different from other brief accounts I've come across.

a tip of the hat to Anne-Helen

 

 

80 years ago

a very low cos 3d printed house

Printed out of concrete..  of course there are environmental issues with concrete, but not much is used here and it's aimed at a market in great need.

fancy masks

A necessity in hard-hit countries and soon to be necessary in areas as the second wave begins to hit.  Masks will be with us for some time and that means change. 

We need civilian covid mask standards and testing.  This seems like a natural project for more than a few universities.

 

 

 

 

reducing manhattan gridlock

A pedestrian/bike bridge - which claims to be inexpensive compared to the alternative.

 

the boldly go

my candidate for the clickbait of the week.  It involves NASA, but not how you might expect.

 

 

 

architecture and disease

A fascinating piece in The New Yorker.  What changes seem likely?

 

more mac fonts

If you use OS X, Apple has licensed more professionally made fonts.

a tip of the hat to John