Design and Architecture
Architecture and the BIG Idea
A wow factor without waste, SF MOMA's How Wine Became Modern, Facebook's design "hackathon," and engineering to withstand catastrophe.
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenCan you have the wow factor without waste? Danish architect Bjarke Ingels thinks you can. Also, Henry Urbach talks about How Wine Became Modern, at SF MOMA, and Bryn Garrett tells us about working on Facebook's design "hackathon." Also, following Japan's 8.9 earthquake, Arup's Santosh Shahi weighs in on what engineering can do to withstand catastrophe.
Banner image: BIG Architects' Waste-to-Energy Plant in Copenhagen
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4 storiesEngineering In Disaster
The world mourns for Japan in the aftermath of its 8.9 earthquake. The size of the quake and the tsunami that followed raise questions about just how far human engineering can resist catastrophic natural events.
Read the story3 minFacebook Gets a New Face
Facebook's 2000 employees will soon be moving soon from offices in Palo Alto to the former Sun Microsystems building in suburban Menlo Park.
Read the story11 minBIG Ideas, Big Impact
During the boom years, architects like Rem Koolhaas and Zaha Hadid built bold, iconic buildings. Then came an economic crash and a backlash from people who criticized what they saw as "excess" and called for less wasteful, more modest buildings. But some say you can have your cake and eat it too.
Read the story11 minWine and Design
In the last couple decades there has been a transformation in the branding of chocolate, of coffee and other essential elements of the Good Life. But nowhere has this been more prevalent than with wine. Henry Urbach is curator of design at SF MOMA.
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