Author: Michael Mehaffy & Nikos Salingaros | ArchDaily

Colonialist Modernism Strikes Again

Michael Mehaffy & Nikos Salingaros — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 04:00:00 +0000

Imagine the following scenario. It is 1902, and to the great shock and distress of the citizens of Venice, the beautiful campanile tower in its Piazza San Marco has just collapsed. That very evening, the city’s communal council votes to approve 500,000 Lire for the prompt rebuilding, “com’era, dov’era” — “as it was, where it was”. Future residents and visitors alike may now continue to enjoy this beautiful structure, which had also been restored and added to many times previously.

Ten New Findings From the Sciences that Will Revolutionize Architecture

Michael Mehaffy & Nikos Salingaros — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

In their latest book Design for a Living Planet: Settlement, Science, and the Human Future, Michael Mehaffy and Nikos Salingaros examine recent developments in science that will inform and possibly even radically alter the future of architecture. The following is an adapted series of excerpts that summarizes the content of the book.

Why Green Architecture Hardly Ever Deserves the Name

Michael Mehaffy & Nikos Salingaros — Wed, 03 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

The following article, by Michael Mehaffy & Nikos Salingaros, originally appeared in Metropolis Mag as "Why Green Often Isn't"

Designers Don't Get Science (And That's A Dangerous Thing)

Michael Mehaffy & Nikos Salingaros — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 00:00:00 +0000

This article, by Michael Mehaffy and Nikos Salingaros, originally appeared in Metropolis Mag as "Science for Designers: The Meaning of Complexity."