The Never-Ending Story

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Katerra Gets Bailed Out Again Ever since I entered architecture school many years ago, I have been preoccupied with prefabrication. Architects, engineers, and builders keep trying, and every time there is an economic cycle they get in trouble. And now the biggest and boldest companies of them all, with billions of dollars behind it, is in trouble and will probably get sold for parts. I am so happy that I discovered that writing about it is a lot more fun than trying to build it. READ MORE 6 Little Resolutions for a Better New Year Yes, clothelines actually work in winter; the ice sublimates. READ MORE Ana Luisa Makes Classic Jewelry From Recycled Materials Looks good on Zoom calls too. READ MORE How Can We Design For Intermittency of Renewables? Intermittency used to be a way of life. We should learn from this. READ MORE Artist's Retro-Futuristic Sculptures Are Made From Reclaimed Everyday Objects This sculptor is creating imaginative characters that seem to come right out of a science fiction movie. READ MORE Big Bumblebees Memorize Locations of the Most Rewarding Flowers Before GPS, there was "terrain matching" where a cruise missile would match what its camera sees to a recorded image. It seems that is what these bees are doing, without Google Maps. READ MORE This newsletter has been curated and edited by Lloyd Alter. We’d love to hear from you at lalter@dotdash.com. Thanks for reading. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to Treehugger newsletter. Unsubscribe © 2021 Dotdash.com — All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. A DOTDASH BRAND 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036