Social Hallucinations

Taming the City

The cities are growing. We get surrounded by the constructions of concrete, steal and glass. Urban landscape we learn to thrive in. Inhuman and cold. Unmoved and inflexible. Humans against concrete. The architecture is the form of culture that tames human lifestyle nominating the paths we should follow. It describes the boundaries of human movement. Pedestrian crossings, bicycle lanes, pavements, doors... The city can have a completely different meaning. Let's take freerunning - the way to tame the city. It is a take over of immovable urban space. Freerunning defines it in the new way, turning it into utility, challenging the way we move and live. 

Walking Makes a Difference

2 days ago I wrote about the need for companies to give back to society, about the approach that is not about planning, modeling but DOING. Seeding in order to harvest. And this morning I stumbled upon this interesting solution - Pavegen.The idea behind is simple: creating energy from people's footsteps. So in fact people save energy, make a difference without any effort...well they walk but they would do it no matter what, so it is a win win for all parts: people and the Earth. Great idea!