Loans that change lives. Imagedump - Marcofolio.net. 2009 is not the year where I'll be stopping with the imagedumps: Just too many people like them, including myself! It's always a great thing to look back to, even when they're one year old, just to take a two minute break before you get back to work. Having said that, I'm presenting you yet another small collection of the best, funniest or coolest images for January 2009 to cheer up your day.
You can show these imagedumps to your friends and family during the holidays, just to give them a laugh too. Don't forget to check out the other imagedumps. Tags: imagedump image fun December best. TED: Ideas worth spreading. Living, breathing architecture: Today’s TEDTalks playlist. TED is taking its annual two-week vacation; during the break, we’ll post some of our favorite talks from the TEDTalks archive, arranged into playlists. Today’s playlist is about way-new architecture — using organic forms and living, growing materials to bring fresh life into the buildings, homes and infrastructure we occupy.
Magnus Larsson, for instance, has a bold plan to build in the Sahara desert sands using living bacteria: Bjarke Ingels’ buildings not only look like nature — they act like nature: blocking the wind, collecting solar energy … In 2002, IDEO’s David Kelley asked designers to focus on the human experience of design — rather than on simply making the next shiny gadget: Rachel Armstrong gives a first glimpse at new, living building materials — barely understood now — that could one day allow buildings to grow organically: More talks like this: You tell us: What are your favorite architecture stories in the TEDTalks archive?
And look for fresh TEDTalks starting on August 16!