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LAST METER TALKS #6

LAST METER TALKS #6

BIM, Digital Twins & Beyond with John Manoochehri, Alain Waha and Melanie Robinson.

ECONOMIES OF SCALE

ECONOMIES OF SCALE

What are economies of scale and where do they come from? Explaining one root of economic efficiency, around the concept of 'transaction' surface'.

FOUR PROBLEMS OF AGI

FOUR PROBLEMS OF AGI

A true AGI will not behave like a human, and will not have any reason to attempt to take over or harm humans. Here are four problems indicating why.

TO PLAN OR NOT TO PLAN?

TO PLAN OR NOT TO PLAN?

Notes on Aaron Benanav's article in Logic Mag on a new model for the planned economy

LAST METER TALKS #5

LAST METER TALKS #5

Games, Engines & Design Tools with John Manoochehri, Oskar Stålberg, David Weir-Mcall and Andrew Heumann

LAST METER TALKS #4

LAST METER TALKS #4

Public Housing, Retrofit, and User Services For All with John Manoochehri, Michele Knapp, Erik Stenberg

WFC AND THE GENERATIVE TURN

WFC AND THE GENERATIVE TURN

From Chomsky to Procedural Design with WFC: An inspirational and cautionary tale that computational designers might want to know.

LAST METER TALKS #3

LAST METER TALKS #3

Architectural Optimization: Tools, Methods, Clients and the State of Play with John Manoochehri, Clifton Harness, André Agi.

LAST METER TALKS # 2

LAST METER TALKS # 2

Computational Design: Cultural, business and educational responses - with John Manoochehri, Andrew Heumann, Jonas Runberger

GPT-3 AND THE NATURE OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

GPT-3 AND THE NATURE OF HUMAN INTELLIGENCE

Computation assumes human intelligence it is logical, mono-dimensional and accessible. But what if it isn't? What is the real nature of human intelligence?

LAST METER TALKS # 1

LAST METER TALKS # 1

Sustainability: From Obligations to Incentives - with John Manoochehri, Federico Negro, Antony Slumbers

BIOREGIONALISM

At the margins of sustainability debates there's a discussion of bioregionalism. What is this? Is it important? Let's explore.

INTRODUCTION TO RESOURCES

INTRODUCTION TO RESOURCES

This section of the newsletter archive will include summaries, excerpts and links to resources supplied by BASE2 and partners on themes including service integration, sustainable housing, proptech, efficient and dynamic commercial spaces, urban density and innovation, platformization, digitalization, computational design and more. Content formats include: BRIEFINGS | Full technical briefings, to

LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE

LIVING BUILDING CHALLENGE

This categorization is comparable to the thematic organization of priorities under the main competing standards, LEED from the US and BREEAM from the UK.

SUSTAINABILITY NEXT - CONTEXT, TEXTURE, MEANING

SUSTAINABILITY NEXT - CONTEXT, TEXTURE, MEANING

The future of sustainability is the context all around, the textures under your fingertips, and the meanings they radiate: architecture, urban design and real estate can lead change.

SUSTAINBILITY NOW - THE LEVERAGE TURN

SUSTAINBILITY NOW - THE LEVERAGE TURN

The standard model of sustainability is not working. Applying it with more force may not work - and force is limited. What's emerging? Leverage - in built design, finance and more.

MICROMOBILITY

One reason we know that cannot predict the future is: who no-one predicted an explosion of urban micromobility. This an explainer, to clarify the basics.

MOVIES AND THE SEARCH FOR THE MODERN MALE

MOVIES AND THE SEARCH FOR THE MODERN MALE

Men need roles. And if it's not as patriarchs, or outriders of the patriarchy, what are they? I think Bourne is trying to find out.

LAYERS OF SERVICES - THE NEW REAL ESTATE

LAYERS OF SERVICES - THE NEW REAL ESTATE

What real estate does in the digital age is offer a basic service. What's next? Adding new layers of services. Here comes the servicization of real estate.

WWF URBAN SOLUTIONS HANDBOOK

WWF URBAN SOLUTIONS HANDBOOK

WWF Urban Solutions framework is 13 principles to guide system-scale action towards sustainability in cities.

INTRODUCTION TO TOOLS

INTRODUCTION TO TOOLS

Tools are great - frameworks, technical tools, methods, and more. This section will offer a curated set of important tools for sustainable built design, policy and other action areas.

NYA TEKNISKA NÄMNDHUSET - OFFICE + HUB

NYA TEKNISKA NÄMNDHUSET - OFFICE + HUB

Resource Vision was on a design team, led by BIG and Strategisk, to relocate the largest public offices in Stockholm. Creating a shared hub was the need and opportunity.

SHOULD GRETA MAKE US CRY? OR WHAT?

SHOULD GRETA MAKE US CRY? OR WHAT?

Greta Discomfort Syndrome is a thing. What does it mean, and what should we do?

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