A couple of posts back, I mentioned, perhaps cryptically, that I’m interested in exploring the design of experiences within spaces. One of the ways that I’ve been doing that recently is through reading a wonderful selection of books, found of course through some diligent searching of Amazon. One of the books that’s given me the [...]
I’ve just come across Dan Lockton’s thoughtful post on Education, forcing functions and understanding, which looks at some of the ways in which textbooks and computer software can sometimes try to ‘force’ learning within educational contexts. The post is part of his Architectures of Control blog, a look at how design tries to force behaviour, [...]
Every morning, at around 9:20AM, and then at some time in the early evening, I stare out of my train window at the great Battersea Power Station, which lies right next to the train line on the route into Victoria Station. It’s one of the few highlights of my short commute, second only to the [...]
The National Railway Museumm, part of the NMSI group of museums that the Science Museum is also part of, has been granted planning permission to build a 200ft-high observation wheel. The wheel will become the second tallest structure in York (the tallest being the Lantern Tower). Comparisons with the London Eye are inevitable (particularly as [...]
Quite a few newspapers picked up on Macin Panpuch’s ‘pod’ house design, exhibited recently at the Future House London exhibition. It’s a spherical, energy-efficient home, designed to float on water, in rivers like the Thames. I didn’t go to the exhibition, but my Dad did, and he wants to live in one! As he explains, [...]