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Architecture: Double Bay House III, Sydney, Australia
Video timeline: 00:00 – Introduction to the Peaceful House 00:37 – The View and the Location 01:20 – A Brief for a Young Family 01:56 – Focusing on the Curves 02:22 – The Site and its Surrounds 02:56 – A Minimalistic Programme 03:11 – Playing with the Natural Light 04:05 – A Crossover of the Architecture and Interior Design 04:29 – The Feature Fireplace 06:05 – A Walkthrough of the Home 07:58 – Favourite Aspects of the Home
TKD Architects creates a deeply considered, highly functional and sophisticated dwelling. Located in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, Double Bay House III benefits from its purposeful site located at the southeast corner of the block. Designing the home in this way celebrates its front garden and privately welcomes an abundance of natural light. Sitting across from a park and being surrounded by trees, the new form’s intention was to respect the surrounding landscape and make the most of the natural elements on site, creating a functional, peaceful home for a young family.
The home’s materiality is defined by a sense of harmony and calm, enriched by smooth lines and an ever-present play of light. The external curvature of the peaceful house extends to the rounded stone that dominates the interior, relaying a sense of peace. Natural light is welcomed through form, cut-outs, skylights and a positioning of glass elements to ensure the right amount of light enters the home at the right time. On the western side of the peaceful house, there are screens that open and close and the perforations of those elements are graded.
Travel: Inside A Datoga Tribe Village in Tanzania
The Datoga tribe are pastoralists who originally journeyed to Tanzania from Sudan, chasing better grazing for their cattle. But finding their place in Tanzania was far from easy. They are also renowned for their blacksmith abilities, crafting jewelry, and arrowheads out of scrap metal.
Sunday Morning: Stories From London & Bangkok
May 21, 2023 – Emma Nelson, Yassmin Abdel-Magied and Nina dos Santos on the weekend’s stories. We speak to Monocle’s Tyler Brûlé in Bangkok and Fiona Wilson in Tokyo. Plus: the start of this year’s Venice Biennale.
Front Page: The New York Times —- May 21, 2023
Democrats’ Phalanx Around Biden Has an Eric Adams-Size Hole
The New York mayor has loudly blamed President Biden for an influx of migrants, amplifying concerns many Democrats share but irritating Mr. Biden’s aides and weakening his political position.
Guards Brutally Beat Prisoners and Lied About It. They Weren’t Fired.
When New York State accused prison guards of abuse, the disciplinary proceedings tilted heavily in the guards’ favor, a review of records shows.
The U.S. Left Them Behind. They Crossed a Jungle to Get Here Anyway.
For thousands of Afghans, the American withdrawal from Kabul was just the beginning of a long, dangerous search for safety.
There’s No Ocean in Sight. But Many Hawaiians Make Las Vegas Their Home.
The scenery can’t compare. So why are Hawaiians increasingly moving there?
Travel: A Tour Of Tiburon In The San Francisco Bay
00:00 San Francisco Bay 00:29 The Tiburon Peninsula Historical Trail 02:40 Tiburon Railroad and Ferry Depot Museum 03:11 The Tiburon Peninsula Historical Trail 08:02 Paradise Drive 09:10 Bersot Capital Management 10:06 Point Tiburon Condos 11:53 Paradise Drive 12:31 Caffe Acri 12:42 Tiburon Blvd 14:31 Main St 18:41 Paradise Drive 19:08 Ferry Docks 21:17 Corinthian Yacht Club
It shares a ZIP code with the smaller incorporated city of Belvedere (formerly a separate island), which occupies the southwest part of the peninsula and is contiguous with Tiburon. Tiburon is bordered by Corte Madera to the north and Mill Valley to the west, but is otherwise mostly surrounded by the bay.
Besides Belvedere and Tiburon, much of the peninsula is unincorporated, including portions of the north side and the communities of Strawberry and Paradise Cay.
#NORTHERN CALIFORNIA #SAN FRANCISCO BAY #TIBURON #TRAVELVIDEOS #VIDEOS #WALKS #WALKINGTOURVIDEOS
London: Are Its Top Sights As Good As On Instagram?
Video timeline: 00:00 Intro 00:32 London Eye 02:08 Tower Bridge 04:25 National Gallery
#London #TowerBridge #LondonEye #NationalGallery #Travel
The Arts: Brick Literary Journal – Summer 2023
BRICK LITERARY JOURNAL (SUMMER 2023)
- Omar El Akkad swims from Doha to Orgeon
- Hanif Kureishi rediscovers his subject matter
- Rahul Bhattacharya on the greatest cricket photo ever taken
- Kaiama L. Glover translates Haiti’s revolutionary poet
- Eleanor Wachtel interviews Percival Everett
- Lorna Goodison leaves the dinner party
Fast Food: What’s Behind The Success Of Chick-Fil-A
World Economic Forum: Top Stories- May 20, 2023
0:15 Greece makes nearly 200 beaches wheelchair accessible – Seatrac bathing chairs glide into the sea. Wheelchair users reach the Seatrac by an accessible wooden path, transfer to a recliner, then ‘drive’ into the sea using a remote control. At the water’s edge, they can sit and cool off or go for a swim, heading back to the chair for a break. Seatrac chairs are solar-powered and Greek-designed. Enabling people with disabilities to enjoy the sea independently without negotiating the sand, which can be tricky for some.
1:39 This robot surfs over grain, protecting farmers – The robot crawls over grain heaps, while a smaller partner robot burrows in to check the grain is being stored efficiently. Farmers need to check the condition of stored grains such as wheat and barley regularly to protect them from mould and insects. Typically, a person walks on top of the grain bulk and samples it with spears but this method is arduous, time-consuming and dangerous as the grain can shift suddenly and trap them underneath. In 2019, 38 grain engulfments led to 23 deaths in the US alone. Some companies don’t monitor their grain at all because of the dangers involved. These robots are made by Edinburgh start-up Crover.
2:52 These simple measures could save 1 million babies a year – Globally, 1 in 4 babies are born either too soon or too small. Vulnerabilities like these are behind more than half of all newborn deaths and their foundations are laid during pregnancy. Doctors say 1 million neonatal deaths in the developing world could be avoided if we administer simple, low-cost measures during pregnancy. Such as progesterone, help to stop smoking and insecticide-treated mosquito nets. That’s according to a new study in The Lancet…
4:20 The link between green energy and forever chemicals – ‘Forever chemicals’ is a nickname given to some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Many PFAS are highly resistant to high temperatures, oil, water or corrosion. For this reason, they’re used in many products including some fundamental to the energy transition. From wind turbines to solar panels the batteries in electric vehicles and the semiconductor chips at the heart of energy technologies. They’re also used in thousands of everyday products, from non-stick pans to clothing and fire-repellent foam, but these chemicals pose risks to human health. PFAS have been linked to cancer, thyroid disease and low fertility among many other conditions.
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