Compact Karst House / Dekleva Gregorič Architect

From the architect. The region of Karst was once covered with Oak trees that Venetians have extensively used for building up the City on water. They have left the wind to peel off earth revealing limestone grounds. In this landscape the tradition of small, compact, stony and almost windowless houses developed and remained until today.…

The srcooser, great product @Scrooser

Congested cities, rush hour, gridlock and air contaminated by exhaust gases represent the face of the urban environment. Our design and mobility concept stands out from the market through our approach of creating more mobility combined with less traffic and pollution. Since eMobility alone does not solve all traffic problems, our project also focuses on…

Compassion Demands Engagement

The central guiding principle of Buddhism is compassion and concern for the world in which we live. It’s the idea of interdependence—that our actions dictate the experience of others. I don’t think everybody needs to run out and join an aid organization and everyone should feel bad that they’re not doing more for people in…

LEGO Architecture: 12 Sets Explore Buildings Brick by Brick

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum One of New York City’s most recognizable modern buildings, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is another famous Frank Lloyd Wright creation. The design recalls the organic symmetry of a nautilus shell while simultaneously referencing the rigid geometry of modernist architecture. This particular LEGO set features a few pieces that are highly unusual for…

Dalai Lama concedes he may be the last

Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has said he realises that he may be the last to hold the title. But he told the BBC it would be better that the centuries-old tradition ceased “at the time of a popular Dalai Lama”. The Dalai Lama suggested the UK had taken a soft line with…

If we don’t have motivation, of course we’re going to sit there feeling bored, irritated, and in pain. With motivation, we can dedicate our lives: ‘I am here, fully present, and I vow to wake up fully so that all beings may be released from suffering.’ It’s that simple.

Fear of silence

I have the impression that many of us are afraid of silence. We’re always taking in something—text, music, radio, television, or thoughts—to occupy the space. If quiet and space are so important for our happiness, why don’t we make more room for them in our lives?One of my longtime students has a partner who is…

Creating Compassion

The idea of creating compassion for our environment, for something that we take for granted daily—something that, as a human race, we are just absolutely destroying, for the most part without a care—I think that connecting compassion to that is really, really powerful. – Emily Burke, “Meditating in Public”