[ENC 109] Videoconsolas que encogen hasta desaparecer

****** Fue en 1972 cuando comenzó la primera generación de consolas. Desde ahí se han ido sucediendo míticas máquinas de ocio. Los dos colores y los cartuchos intercambiables de la Atari 2600 dieron paso al color de las 8 bits, tras varias generaciones aparecieron los polígonos y la sensación de tridimensionalidad, cada vez mayor potencia, … Read more [ENC 109] Videoconsolas que encogen hasta desaparecer

[ENC 108] GAMEBOY: VIDEOCONSOLA ENCOGIDA

****** La GameBoy cumple 25 años ****** La miniconsola de Nintendo no era la mejor técnicamente, pero sí la más barata y ligera. Un claro ejemplo de encoger como estrategia comercial que ha modificado la forma social de relacionarse en el ámbito de los videojuegos. Cuenta la leyenda que Gunpei Yokoi tuvo un relámpago de … Read more [ENC 108] GAMEBOY: VIDEOCONSOLA ENCOGIDA

[ENC 106] PET Architecture

****** PET Architecture: Los edificios como mascotas ****** Tokio es una fascinante capital con un universo de arquitectura en épocas, estilos y escalas. Debe ser esto lo que ha llevado a Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, el japonés tras Atelier Bow-Wow, a crear sus propias definiciones para clasificar distintas tipologías. Pet Architecture es una singular relación entre los pequeños edificos … Read more [ENC 106] PET Architecture

[ENC104] Height Tax

Height Tax ****** Being tall is expensive. You need more of everything just to sustain yourself, and for most of it either you pay or the environment does. Tall people are an increasing burden on the planet. A 20% increase in height equals a 73% increase in weight. And all those tall people feed, transport … Read more [ENC104] Height Tax

[ENC102] Is Shoebox Living the Future?

****** San Francisco Considers Teeny-Tiny Apartments: Is Shoebox Living the Future? ****** It’s a conundrum any urban dweller is all too familiar with: not enough space, a constant influx of people, and skyrocketing rent prices. Some cities believe the answer is to shrink the minimum apartment size, to build ‘micro-units’ for singles and couples. The … Read more [ENC102] Is Shoebox Living the Future?

[ENC098] The incredible shrinking houses

****** The incredible shrinking houses: The average new British home is now just 925 square feet – barely HALF the size they were in the 1920s ****** Millions of Britons are living in ‘rabbit hutch’ family homes that have halved in size since the 1920s, it was revealed today. The average semi-detached house now has … Read more [ENC098] The incredible shrinking houses

[ENC096] Cracking the Code: Guide for Tiny Houses

****** Cracking the Building Code on Tiny Houses with Ryan Mitchell ****** This guide to building codes & zoning for tiny houses is designed to help you logically navigate all the red tape when it comes to housing. It helps you quickly familiarize yourself with some of the key bureaucratic road blocks, suggest possible pathways … Read more [ENC096] Cracking the Code: Guide for Tiny Houses

[ENC095] Apartamentos que encogen de Tamaño

****** Apartment sizes shrink as prices soar ****** Europeans have been living in apartments for centuries, but the idea of apartment living didn’t really take off in Australia until the mid to late 1990s. Since then, the idea of a low maintenance home, close to amenities, has taken hold. Melbourne and Sydney have embraced apartment … Read more [ENC095] Apartamentos que encogen de Tamaño

[ENC093] Shrink-Wrap

****** This text was posted based on a panel discussion Aaron Betsky led on Saturday, October 30, at the Venice Architecture Biennale, with Hani Rashid, Winy Maas, and Wolf Prix. Below is the text I gave those three gentlemen in preparation for the event. ****** » Last night, wrapping up the leftovers of the usual too-large dinner in that … Read more [ENC093] Shrink-Wrap

[ENC092] Menguan las oficinas de arquitectura

****** Number of mid-size architecture firms shrink, new entrants increased ****** The Creative Industries Innovation Centre report shows the number of mid-size architectural firms have shrunk between 2009 and 2011. Larger firms – those with more than 200 employees – more than doubled, with new entrants boosting the number of practices at the smaller end. … Read more [ENC092] Menguan las oficinas de arquitectura

[ENC088] Encoger para resistir la radiación.

****** Ingenieros eléctricos han fabricado el transistor de plama más pequeño capaz de resistir altas temperaturas y radiación. Estos transistores podrían entre muchas otras cosas conseguir que un smartphone almacenara y tomara radiografías médicas o que midiese la calidad del aire en tiempo real. ****** http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/03/140320100528.htm ******

[ENC076] El microcuento más corto

***** El Emigrante(2005) Es un microcuento del escritor mexicano Luis Felipe Lomelí. Constituye el relato más corto jamás escrito en lengua española. «¿Olvida usted algo?» – «Ojalá» La escritora argentina Ana María Shua, autora de cuentos breves, propone un microensayo para definir los microrrelatos: “Tienden a desaparecer si se los mira de frente: son demasiado tímidos … Read more [ENC076] El microcuento más corto

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