Author: Marcus Trimble
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High Speed Rail for the USA
Obama administration unveils plans for a high speed rail network for the USA. Hopefully, this will lead to a me-too effort for Australia where a high speed rail, along the East Coast at the very least, would make interstate travel a far more sustainable and pleasant activity.
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Fiendish Carpet
My niece was watching Toy Story recently, a film which I have not seen in quite some time, when a small detail jumped out at me. The pattern of the carpet in the neighbour’s house where Buzz and Woody have been trapped is a match for the carpet in the Overlook Hotel in The Shining.…
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Dear Designer, You Suck
Dear Designer, You Suck — a post by Khoi Vinh on the importance of critique and a critical press in the design world. These are very true words, and apply equally to architects as to designers: “Sometimes I wonder, then: given that everyone in design seems to more or less know everyone else, are we…
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Unbuilt 2009
The AA Prize for Unbuilt Work for 2009 has been launched. I guess this award is going to become more and more competitive over the next few years…
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Mapping Piracy
The International Maritime Bureau’s live map of piracy incidents around the world. via NYT
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Procedural Landscape
A procedural landscape created in 4096 bytes.