by efeinblatt | Jul 30, 2007 | argentina
Previously we mentioned the friendly welcome we received from Carlos Levinton and his research group at the University of Buenos Aires. We’ll write more about what promises to be a very fruitful collaboration with them in later posts, but want to point back to...
by efeinblatt | Jul 23, 2007 | argentina
Over the last few days we have been completely exhausted, stimulated, moved and frustrated by the conference ‘The Workers’ Economy: Self management and the Distribution of Wealth’. It is not news to the progressive that something interesting has been...
by cbaillie | Jul 22, 2007 | argentina, cartoneros
Last week we also met with Dante Munoz and Carlos Levinton from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Buenos Aires. Carlos directs the Centro Experimental de la Production (CEP) – Experimental Recycling Centre – and welcomed us as family members...
by efeinblatt | Jul 20, 2007 | argentina, cartoneros
We left North America two weeks ago with a handful of contacts in Buenos Aires, a sample 3inch x 3inch composite tile fabricated in Caroline’s Queens U. lab, years of experience as educational developers, scientific knowledge about waste plastics and natural fiber...
by Darko Matovic | Jul 18, 2007 | lesotho
Describing the Kingston Hot Press in the making at the site powered by the WordPress… The last in many coincidences that led to this involvement. Before going on with the story about the press itself, let me step back a bit and paint the background. This journal...
by Darko Matovic | Jul 17, 2007 | lesotho
Here at Queen’s University in Kingston we are making the first press prototype these days (July 2007). The whole process is quite exciting for us all, but sometimes frustrating, of course. In the pages below, I will describe the press design, point out the...
by teach12 | Jun 5, 2007 | argentina, cartoneros
Arriving in San Telmo, BA after a very tiring and annoying journey complete with delays and lost luggage, we opened the doors to our new apartment full of character, shuttered windows, and the charm of new discoveries. The neighborhood, with its cobbled streets,...
