tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13232999359671611342024-02-19T16:52:02.527-08:00fertile groundssustainable food for thought...brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-12909427681837959802012-10-17T21:02:00.000-07:002012-10-17T21:02:53.038-07:00Slavoj Žižek: Don't Act. Just Think. <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I usually try to exclude any political slants on here, but given the current climate of the American presidential debates, I thought Žižek's ideas on progress and capitalism as both an ethical and religious category to be relevant and thought provoking. Whether you're for or against, it's still worth taking in all the way to the end.<br />
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(I must thank/credit Matthew Hartney for bringing this to my attention)</div>
brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-19508242711962784112012-10-12T03:11:00.001-07:002012-10-12T03:11:48.550-07:00Camper Bike by Kevin Cyr<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Since I'm on a bicycle kick at the moment, here's one more amazing design that needs to hit an assembly line in the near future. "Camper Bike" is a tricycle/motor-home hybrid designed by New York artist Kevin Cyr.<br />
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brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-65804166568813447852012-10-03T03:18:00.001-07:002012-10-03T03:18:45.399-07:00The Holstee Manifesto: Lifecycle Video<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-50640181384691415012012-09-17T20:42:00.003-07:002012-09-17T20:42:18.899-07:00Bikamper Travel Tent<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Introducing the <b><u>Bikamper</u><i> </i></b>tent by <i><b>Topeak. </b></i>This
personal travel tent utilizes the front wheel of your bike in place of
tent poles, and folds up into a small, space-saving bag which can then
be strapped to the handlebars/bike rack. The main body is constructed
of water-resistant
ripstop nylon and features three mesh panels for ventilation/stargazing,
with a fly for extra water protection.<br />
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<b>Stats</b>:<i> 3 seasons, 10" x 5,5", 1.6 m2 floor area, 3 windows/1 door, 2.98 lbs</i><br />
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Get yours:<i> <u>http://www.topeak.com/products/Bike-Tent/Bikamper </u></i></div>
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An interesting design utilizing runoff water from drying dishes to grow plants:<br />
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brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-2676825486997661032012-07-16T01:27:00.003-07:002012-07-16T01:27:22.782-07:00Duolingo: learning/translation exchange<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is such a worthwhile project it needed posting<b>. <u>Duolingo</u></b> is a non-profit, interactive language learning program that has the double benefit of providing language translation services for the world wide web. Users of all levels can gradually build their knowledge base in their chosen language, and in return actively participate in the translation of our international online information bank. Although there is a bit of a learning curve, the active format is a great way to start applying language skills right away, while contributing to a worthy cause. Highly recommended. (...did I mention it's free?)<br />
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Check out their home page to register: <a href="http://duolingo.com/" target="_blank">Duolingo.com</a><a href="http://duolingo.com/"></a><br />
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Some fascinating mass-comm factoids worth watching... like how China is the world's biggest English-speaking nation? Or
that India has more people with IQ's over 120 than the total population
of the USA? Or that a home computer in 2049 will have more computing
power than the total human species of 2008?<br />
Both inspiring and daunting; might leave you feeling a bit small and overwhelmed.</div>brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-6648811400785646902012-06-19T00:31:00.002-07:002012-06-19T00:31:34.135-07:00Solar-Powered Bionic Eye?!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It seems we're materializing all our sci-fi movie fantasies these days (I'm still waiting for my hover-board, btw...) - could this technology allow the blind the gift of sight again? Stanford University seems to think so. Although yet to be tested on humans, researchers at Stanford have invented goggles<a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/340650/title/Retinal_implants_could_restore_partial_vision"></a>
that can send information to chips – which behave like solar cells –
implanted into eye retinas. These new retinal implants would require far
less invasive surgeries than the limited options that are currently available.<br />
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The goggles have a miniature camera
embedded in the nose-piece, from which images are sent to a
tiny portable computer. In turn, the
computer generates the video images that are transmitted into the eyes
via infrared lasers inside the goggles’ lenses. The lasers then are
reflected onto tiny photovoltaic chips embedded under the retinas, effectively allowing the
patient to see hazy images. The device implanted behind the retina is essentially an array of mini solar devices, which use energy from the sun to provide power to the chip as well as to transmit data through the eye to the brain.<br />
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This new system is capable of producing vision of 20/200, which is
beyond what is considered legally blind, but the researchers reasonable
expect to achieve 20/100, which would produce a picture clear enough
that a person could recognize faces and read large print.<br />
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<b>Project: </b>Vancouver Land Bridge; The Confluence Project<br />
<b>Architect:</b> Jones & Jones <br />
<b>Location: </b>Vancouver, Washington<br />
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Kudos, Vancouver, good on you. This pedestrian overpass - designed to reconnect Fort Vancouver to its waterfront and link the Discovery Trail system - utilizes a rainwater collection system to irrigate its indigenous landscape plantings. Sweeping across the State Route 14 in a simple, elegant arch, the interpretive landscape or the bridge is meant to pay homage to the native peoples encountered by the Lewis and Clark expedition.<br />
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<b><i>"The land bridge is a link back to the Klickitat Trail, Lewis and Clark, and the development of the Northwest. It completes a circle that's been broken."</i></b><br />
<i> -Johnpaul Jones (architect)</i><br />
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<b>Project:</b> Casa Corallo<br />
<b>Architect:</b> Alejandro Paz<br />
<b>Firm:</b> Paz Arquitectura<br />
<b>Location:</b> Guatemala City, Guatemala<br />
<b>Constructed:</b> 2008-2011<br />
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Simply an amazing project that needed sharing - tree houses are already my weakness, and this project's modern geometry and raw materials make it everything I fantasize about... I am so in love with this house.<br />
Working with a site containing dozens of big trees, the design
team chose to fully integrate this modern home into the existing
landscape, laying the foundation around the trees with room to accommodate future growth.<br />
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In architect Alejandro Paz' s own words:<br />
<i>"The design process
began with the aim to preserve the existing trees, in order to have the
trees interact with the living space. The floor plan is free of
columns and the changes in level adapt to the existing topography.”</i><br />
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concrete, wood paneling, and glass, the juxtaposition of living trees within is made all the more striking. The large windows and openings really help connect the
indoors with the natural world outside. And the best part: the tiered home features catwalks on the highest level, which pass through the
trees to the home’s entrance. Perfecto!<br />
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brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0Guatemala City, Guatemala14.624795 -90.53281814.501882 -90.6907465 14.747708000000001 -90.374889500000009tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-87949434206654242102012-05-11T20:31:00.000-07:002012-05-11T20:31:19.691-07:00WOBO: Beer Bottle, Brick, or... BOTH!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is an old idea, but the growing interest in cradle-to-cradle design has shone the spotlight back on this innovative idea. Back in 1963, Alfred Heineken (yes, the beer guy)
and Dutch architect John Habraken devised the concept of the
beer-brick. The glass bottle was designed so it could be reused as a
building material. As the story goes, Heineken initially came up with the idea after visiting the
Caribbean, and witnessing tons of bottles littering the beaches.
Combined with the lack of affordable building supplies on the islands,
he saw the necessity of building in a double life into his beer’s
packaging.<br />
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The WOBO’s interlocking design was three years in the making, made to
work like brick and mortar construction. The final bottle designs came in two sizes - 350 and 500 mm. A thousand bottles
bonded with cement mortar could build a 10″ x 10″ shack, and
construction would be simple because the instructions could be printed
right on the beer label.<br />
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The use of bottles in wall construction dates back much earlier, like the famous example of Tom Kelly's house in 1902, nicknamed "The House of a Thousand Headaches" for all the hangovers it held. But the step to embrace mass production is credited all to Heineken - I'll drink to that! Cheers guys.<br />
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http://www.anneke-bokern.com/pdf/athousandheadaches.pdf </div>brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-9337617813482098772012-05-10T18:58:00.001-07:002012-05-10T19:00:17.033-07:00zecOO: new electric motorcycle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Designer: </b>Kota Nezu<br />
<b>Company: </b>Znug Design<br />
<b>Country: </b>Japan <b> </b><br />
<b>Speed:</b> 130 km/h<br />
<b>Charge time:</b> 6 hours <br />
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Completely electric powered, the <u><b>zecOO</b></u> was unveiled at the
Tokyo Motor Show this March and is reportedly headed for small scale
production at the end of the year. As a design artifact, the body impresses with its single-sided swing-arm,
hub-center steering and long, raking windshield (how aerodynamic the latter is, I'm not sure?). Although
the performance specs aren't quite as bad-ass as its sleek low-rider
aesthetic, it still promises to breathe new life into the e-bike movement. (Probably at a pretty penny, however... hey I can dream)<br />
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<b><u>http://www.zecoomotor.com/</u></b><br />
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I had to post this, as it is just pure awesomeness. I love convertible toys!<br />
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Find it at Bonbon: Compact Living Solutions: <br />
http://www.bonbon.co.uk/clei/doc.htm</div>brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-65512108401533299422012-05-09T16:06:00.000-07:002012-05-09T16:06:54.155-07:00Starry Night: LED Installations by Lee Eunyeol<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Photographer Lee Eunyeol constructs elaborate low-energy LED light installations that
appear as if the night sky was flipped upside down with glowing stars
and planets nested inside tall grass or between deep earthen cracks.<br />
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In his own words:<br />
"Starry night expresses private spaces given by night and various
emotions that are not able to be defined and described in the space.
I’ve chosen analogue type for the expression which attempts to install
electric bulbs in an object to be expressed using back space of night by
taking advantage of huge studio. There are two spaces in photographs.
One is a space before electric bulbs of familiar landscape are installed
and the other is a space after electric bulbs expressed by dispersing
personal emotion are installed. Unified light from these two spaces
generates a mysterious landscape"<br />
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</div>brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-32856691034039986552012-05-01T07:36:00.000-07:002012-05-11T20:34:03.962-07:00AirHotel: Mobile Hanging Hotel<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Time Circus, a group of Belgian artists, have designed a temporary mobile aerial hotel alternative – a pop-up installation comprised of sleeping pods made entirely of recycled materials. <b><u>AirHotel</u>
</b>will be moving to different festival locations, starting in the woods of Norfolk, England, and will offer guests themed pods such as The Drop, The Lotus, and El Ambassador. After a
healthy breakfast and visit to the sauna, you can request room service
(a love song, a sweet music box or a disco party) by "airhostesses" and waiters. Accommodations are ~$50 CAD/night.<br />
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For more info, check out the Time Circus website: <u>http://timecircus.org/en/airhotel </u><br />
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Another cool project: <u><b>Express Link West Kowloon Terminus </b></u>by <a href="http://www.aedas.com/Express-Rail-Link-West-Kowloon-Terminus-Hong-Kong" target="_blank">Aedas</a> & <a href="http://www.aecom.com/What+We+Do/Transportation/Market+Sectors/Transit/High+Speed+Rail/_projectsList/West+Kowloon+Terminus,+Hong+Kong" target="_blank">AECOM,</a>
will connect Hong Kong to the National High Speed Rail Network. The
distinctive terminal will be characterized by arching fins, abundant
natural daylighting, and covered with pedestrian paths and green roofs.
The Express Link West Kowloon Terminus will be the largest underground
facility of its kind, and it will reserve its above-ground area for
nature. The roofscape circulation will
link to retail and nearby subway and public transit points. (I don't know how legal those grades are from the renders, but looks pretty cool all the same.)<br />
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brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0Kowloon, Hong Kong22.3185673 114.179605722.259842300000003 114.1006417 22.3772923 114.2585697tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-39543575173667889742012-04-28T18:43:00.000-07:002012-04-28T18:46:14.351-07:00DIY Green Graffiti<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><u>You'll need:</u></b><br />
<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>1-2 handfuls of moss</li>
<li>2 cups of buttermilk or yogurt<a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Cultured-Buttermilk" title="Make Cultured Buttermilk"></a>
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<li>2 cups of water (or beer)</li>
<li>1/2 tsp. sugar</li>
<li>Corn syrup (optional) </li>
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<li>Paintbrush</li>
<li>Blender </li>
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<b><u>Steps:</u></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF9uMrO7WuW4ZsF0F0XxmnPH_8BRkR1Vr3hapK3zpIpWHAHlZtPRazuhfJCEzX8czhoh6qaBQ5tWcunvs6KgEW3QTHEOJ4_uyXzJ66-CQt0ZIuxTQOWcmZ5bYeIq5oDmN8Ute0ObQ1QY/s1600/moss+steps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF9uMrO7WuW4ZsF0F0XxmnPH_8BRkR1Vr3hapK3zpIpWHAHlZtPRazuhfJCEzX8czhoh6qaBQ5tWcunvs6KgEW3QTHEOJ4_uyXzJ66-CQt0ZIuxTQOWcmZ5bYeIq5oDmN8Ute0ObQ1QY/s200/moss+steps.jpg" width="200" /></a><span class="whb">1) Wash the moss to get as much soil out of the roots as possible</span>.<br />
<span class="whb">2) Break the moss apart</span> into manageable pieces and place in blender.<br />
<span class="whb">3) Add the buttermilk/yogurt, water/beer and sugar</span>. Blend the mixture until completely smooth. You'll want it to have a paint-like texture.<br />
<i><u>Note:</u></i> If the mixture is at a consistency where you feel it will drip, add corn syrup until the consistency you desire is reached. <br />
4) <span class="whb">Use a paintbrush to apply the moss-paint to the surface on which you wish your design to grow</span>.<br />
<span class="whb">5) If possible, check back weekly</span> to either spray the
design with water (to encourage moss growth) and/or apply more moss-paint.<br />
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</div>brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-13906732275350137712012-04-27T12:52:00.001-07:002012-05-31T13:50:32.389-07:00Reclaiming Osaka: Urban Renewal at its Best<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Project:</i> <b>Namba Park</b><br />
<i>Location:</i> Osaka, Japan<br />
<i>Architect: </i>The Jerde Partnership<br />
<i>Built:</i> 2003<br />
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Formerly a baseball stadium (abandoned in 2003), the Namba Parks project is yet another striking example of Japanese innovation at it's best. Being located at Namba Train Station, in a busy commercial area, NER finally decided to convert the stadium
area into an amazing rising public garden complex - a natural intervention in Namba’s dense and harsh urban condition.Within the park lie an array of towers, a
commercial center, as well as gardens, trees and waterfalls. The sloping
park connects with the street, giving cars and passers-by comfortable
access to the complex. Below the park there are also various
restaurants, as well as a shopping mall with eight floors of gardens.<br />
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brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com2Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan34.6937378 135.502165134.6415158 135.4232011 34.7459598 135.58112910000003tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-52649016895673347842011-08-14T17:31:00.000-07:002011-08-14T17:31:54.711-07:00DIY: Install your own dimmer switch!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Save power - and create instant mood lighting - by installing a dimmer switch on your existing household light swtiches (this does not require any technical proficiency, and should take you about 20 min max). Here's what you need to do:<br />
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<div class="step clrfix" id="step1"><h3 class="sub-header">Step 1: Turn Off the Power</h3>Shut off the power at the circuit breaker or fuse box (double check that the power is really turned off by flipping the switch on and off to make sure there is no flowing current flowing through the line) </div><h3 class="sub-header">Step 2: Remove the Switch Plate and Box</h3>Once the power is off, remove the existing switch plate using a screwdriver. <br />
Remove the screws that keep the switch attached to the box. <br />
Disconnect existing wiring from the box and remove the box (always unscrew the grounding wire last).<br />
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Carefully push the wires back into the electrical box. <br />
Screw the new dimmer switch to the electrical box and then replace the cover plate.<br />
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...and you're done! Instant sexy-time lighting slash energy conservation. Pat yourself on the back.<br />
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a database dedicated to all strains of the avant-garde, ethnopoetics, and outsider arts<br />
(with lots of hard-to-find film and audio clips to boot...)<br />
Enjoy<br />
<a href="http://ubu.com/">UbuWeb.com</a><br />
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</div>brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-53421770164397323732011-08-01T16:43:00.000-07:002011-08-01T16:43:53.368-07:00Speaking of vertical gardens...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">...a cool living-wall i saw in the CBD of Perth, Australia (on a trendy restaurant).<br />
fyi.<br />
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</div>brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-71969384695263915232011-08-01T02:00:00.000-07:002011-08-01T02:00:27.764-07:00DIY: Turn a skid into a vertical garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><u>You’ll need: </u><br />
- a wooden skid - a staple gun<br />
- 2 large bags of potting soil - optional: fertalizer<br />
- a small roll of landscape fabric - about 16 6-packs of annual flowers/plants<br />
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</a></div><span id="goog_892891429"></span><span id="goog_892891430"></span></div></div>brycehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14836537141759500280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1323299935967161134.post-17908086410914891532011-07-31T13:05:00.000-07:002011-07-31T13:05:48.030-07:00i like boxes: Plads Til Alle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">WITRAZ arkitekter + landskab (København, Denmark, 2009)<br />
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In refurbishing a run-down corner of the city, with notorious drug-use issues in public view, the City Council of Copenhagen decided to open up a Safe Injection Site (SIS), a public facility where users can consume drugs with a degree of professional monitoring and in safe, hygienic conditions.<br />
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"The idea was to make the best of it so as to infuse the space with a hospitable feel that might awaken a sense of belonging in the community. In sum, the project took on the ambitious goal of establishing a framework of coexistence that could be used both by drug users and by the residents and visitors to the neighbourhood. With this in mind, the project was baptised “Plads til alle” (Space for All)."<br />
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