January 05, 2007

An Interesting Idea...!!!

Pigeons: The Ultimate Urban Survivors
(by Michelle Stripling)

They are clearly the most visible form of urban structure. Take a visit to any city and you're almost guaranteed to see them. Adorning statues, fountains, parks, buildings, bridges, and other structures, pigeons have become a permanent fixture of urban landscapes, typically London. They can be found on the front steps of Central Libraries and are waiting beside park benches for handouts from visitors, young and old alike.

Pigeons have been remarkably successful in adapting to urban environments. They thrive in the most unlikely of habitats, a concrete jungle that naturally supports very little life. Yet, pigeons have found a way to coexist in close proximity with man in these areas and, remarkably, to rely on man's structures and garbage for food, water, and shelter.

Perhaps something to ponder...

Urban Structures Could be described as…

People
Bridges
Infrastructure
Transportation
Cities
Dust Bins
Walkways
Park benchs
Public ‘space’
Districts
Settlements
Structures
Canyons
Pyramids
Gardens
Temples
Lampposts
Statues
Parks
Buildings
Fountains
Lighthouses
Roads
Telegraph Poles
Etc, the list goes on!

Urban Structures are perhaps:

Man-made?
Artificial?
Unknown?
Everything?
Everyone?
Policies?
Rules?
Everywhere?


Some of these structures allow for things to take place, others are allowed to happen with larger conditions.

What they all have in common is that they shape our living environment, whether they are material or immaterial.

Back To the Brief

Urban Structure Definition...

Urban structure is the arrangement of land use in urban areas. Sociologists, economists, and geographers have developed several models, explaining where different types of people and businesses tend to exist within the urban setting.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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November 30, 2006

Isle Of Dogs:

The Isle of Dogs is a peninsula in the East End of London. It is surrounded on three sides (East, South and West) by the River Thames, which follows a horseshoe-shaped arc to the south of the peninsula. It is part of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and part of the London Docklands.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Dogs)

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October 13, 2006


Frei otto

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Egg Shell Structure

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Egg Shell Section

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Portable Single Person Dwelling

Natral Structure: Egg!!!
The egg is a biological structure intended by nature for reproduction. It protects and provides a complete diet for the developing embryo, and serves as the principal source of food for the first few days of the chick's life.

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