Category Archives: The Future

Our Once and Future Future, again

August 20, 2010 – 2:35 pm

Good grief; the future is already here and I haven’t continued my blogging about the future.  Last time I had asked “What will make our world uplifting and sustaining in 2060?”  It’s time to bite the bullet (will bullets exist outside of museums in 2060?  I’d bet the mortgage they will), and imagine.  Again we’ll [...]

By Mark Simon | Comments (0)

The Ravages of (Not Very Much) Time

February 8, 2010 – 2:46 pm

I have a friend whose job is to maintain boats.  He labors on white decks varnishing, painting, and caring for wood and composite materials.  He’s been doing it for thirty years. Recently he told me he’s noticed boat materials are degrading faster than ever.  He said fiberglass and composites don’t resist chalking and pitting as [...]

By Chad Floyd | Also posted in Materials | Comments (0)

Our Once and Future Future

January 25, 2010 – 11:03 am

It is time for architects to think about the future; I mean REALLY think about the future, not try to “look like the future,” or contemplate next week, but consider the way-out-there tomorrows, say 30, 50, or 100 years ahead.  And not what it will be like, but what it SHOULD be like.  In this [...]

By Mark Simon | Also posted in Beloved Buildings | Tagged | Comments (1)