Sunday, November 23, 2008

PS on refrigerators are stupid (wasted energy in buildings)

ParaSite using energy (heat + blowing air) to inflate and heat a homeless shelter. By Rakowitz
"...In April of 1997, I proposed my concept and first prototype to a homeless man named Bill Stone, who regarded the project as a tactical response. At the time, the city of Cambridge had made a series of vents in Harvard Square "homeless-proof" by tilting the metal grates, making them virtually impossible to sleep on...."
Fascinating stuff

( via 53 Miles one of my favorite blogs)

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