Rosslyn Redux

Tag: Repurpose

  • If You Lose Your Purpose, It’s Like You’re Broken

    If You Lose Your Purpose, It’s Like You’re Broken

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    Geo Davis
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    Everything has a purpose, even machines… They do what they are meant to do… Maybe that’s why a broken machine always makes me so sad, they can’t do what they are meant to do… Maybe it’s the same with people. If you lose your purpose… it’s like you’re broken. ~ Brian Selznick (spoken by Hugo Cabret…

  • Tito Ingenieri: Empty Bottles, Full Life

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    Geo Davis
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    Having invested so much life into Rosslyn, I often find myself wondering about other epic house projects, house design and rehab adventures that eclipse the normal homeowner/home balance. Let me introduce Tito Ingenieri. This creative Argentinian built a beer bottle house out of six million empty glass beer bottles. He will gladly teach anyone how to build…

  • Deconstruction and Reuse is Child’s Play

    Deconstruction and Reuse is Child’s Play

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    Geo Davis
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    Child’s play, you say? Legos are a perfect proof of concept when it comes to children’s instinct to construct and then deconstruct, reuse instead of demolish. Children intuitively understand adaptive reuse: Legos teach reuse at a young age. You build, take apart and rebuild using the same pieces. You wouldn’t throw away your Legos would…