Design and Architecture
New Meets the Ancient in Water Use and Burial
Can small actions lead to big savings in water? DnA explores two apps that aim to help save and conserve water. Plus, does the traditional burial need to be redesigned?
By Frances Anderton • • 29m ListenCan small actions lead to big savings in water?DnA explores two apps that aim to help save and conserve water. Plus, does the traditional burial need to be redesigned?
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In this episode
2 storiesMicro Solutions to Macro Water Challenges
Faced with a historic drought, Governor Jerry Brown has mandated a 25% cut in urban water use statewide -- and Californians are flooding him with big ticket ideas for bringing in more water from elsewhere. But how about small, local, actions that could make a large impact?
Read the story20 minAn Urban Response to Traditional Burial
Katrina Spade is an architecture school graduate and the creator of a concept she’s called the Urban Death Project , an ecological approach to burial aimed at dense cities.
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