Weekly Filet #54: Hedonistic Sustainability. And more.
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This week's top recommendation
Sustainable lifestyle needn't come at a cost, but is rather a design challenge. This is the core of Bjarke Ingels concept of hedonistic sustainability. In a captivating talk at TEDxEast, the Danish architect showcases how he translates his idea to fascinating buildings. My favourite: The city hall in Tallinn with a built-in "democratic periscope" in order to visualise a form of radical political transparency.
→ Bjarke Ingels: Hedonistic sustainability (TED)
Further recommendations
As the USA are getting ready for yet another money-splashing election, the NY Times lets you compare the funds each candidate is raising in a great interactive visualisation.
→ The 2012 Money Race: Compare the Candidates (New York Times)
I like this idea: Swiss philosopher and writer Alain de Botton wants to build a temple to atheism at the heart of London.
→ Alain de Botton reveals plans for 'temple to atheism' (The Guardian)
The car of the future does not fly, but drive itself. Wired has a great roundup of the current state of science not much longer fiction.
→ Let the Robot Drive (Wired)
I want this coffee table. Now.
→ MARC coffee table by Gauzak (Quattria)
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