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Sharing and taking in vertical villages
“Airbnb is not accommodation sharing, it is formalised lending.Uber is not ride sharing, it is a transportation service,” so writes John Harvey of the University of Nottingham. And he continues, “The sharing economy is a harmful misnomer.
Read MoreThe vertical war on food waste
The month of May played host to International Compost Awareness Week – and if we lived in San Francisco, this would mean a great deal more to us as vertical dwellers.
Read MoreNot just droning on!
Last month a resident’s letter was published on drones in Docklands, raising concerns over privacy and safety.
Read MoreDouble duty furniture
“Vertical living is more than suburbia turned on its side”, so says Mond Qu, a Melbourne designer and creator of the DEBLE – a DEsk taBLE combo.
Read More3D printing vertical villages
At Melbourne’s Sustainability Festival in February, four RMIT students showcased their “green innovations”. Arthur Georgalas presented his project on Turning the Tide which re-imagines recreational boating, courtesy of a lightweight venturi hull, constructed using naturally derived resins and hemp fibre composites.
Read MoreModular means flexible vertical living
There is no time like the summer holidays to test our design ingenuity as we organise and reorganise our compact apartments to accommodate hordes of visiting friends and relations (e.g. Christmas dinner for 15 at my place?).
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Vertical dwelling energy hacks
Energy bill shock – it’s something that we all dread regardless of our type of dwelling.
Read MoreUse your apartment space better
Space may well be the final frontier, but it is the lack of it that is the daily challenge for many high-rise residents.
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Park name endorsed
MTC honours founder
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