This is a competition proposal for the City of Brantford in Ontario, Canada. The challenge was to create a landmark project at the most prominent location in the city at the edge of the downtown core. This project had to accomplish several tasks, the most important of which was to continue to revitalize pedestrian activity…
Humans are foolish creatures, in particular when it comes to how we build. You know those crazy people who wear shorts and a t-shirt outside when the temperature is hovering around freezing? That is exactly what a poorly insulated building looks like. Put on a coat! What crazy fool would want to be so uncomfortable?…
Why? We are in a climate emergency and need to eliminate all carbon burning operations immediately. It is more efficient Cheaper operational expenses because there are less moving parts to maintain, no oil to change, etc. No need to haul in or go get fuel Less air pollution Less noise pollution In case you think…