I’ve always appreciated creativity especially when it involves architecture. Creativity is not a quality that everyone possesses, but it can be acquired with determination and effort. A student sent me this article showcasing this wonderful food-producing architecture that promotes self sustainability. I love ideas like this very much and I hope that one day,...
Tags: architecture, cities, creativity, farm, plants
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Creativity is not something that everyone is blessed with. But if we try hard and stay committed, there are so many things that we can achieve in a creative sense… we may not even be aware of our own talents and capacity for creativity! I recently came across a website showcasing cabins that were conceptualized...
Tags: architecture, art, creativity
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When I first shared with Malaysians about container homes and their benefits, most of them looked at me with a little hesitation… however, in the States, people have been using container homes for years! Some because they can’t afford the rising costs in housing property, and some because they’re cost-effective, you can get them...
Tags: architecture, Arts, creativity, culture
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This Couple Spent Decades Building Their Own Self-Sustaining Island Talk about extreme green. Artists Wayne Adams and Catherine King spend their days completely immersed in nature – the Canadian couple lives off-the-grid on a floating sustainable island appropriately named Freedom Cove. King and Adams say that the Cove, cast on Cypress Bay in Tofino,...
Tags: architectures, Arts, creativity
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Dear friends, When I was much younger, I would visit flea markets with my adult relatives and purchase as many books of all genres as I can with my savings. I would visit many libraries in the area also. I was a voracious reader and love books. I still love books. I recalled purchasing, at...
Tags: architecture, Arts, creativity
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I have always had a deep sense of appreciation for beautiful, minimalistic designs and architecture, especially the ones that makes us feel closer to nature.
Tags: architecture, Arts, creativity
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A few months back, Thailand was hit with a horrible flood. The cities and countrysides flooded very quickly, which meant that everyone had to act fast to save their lives. Take a look at the images below that a student of mine sent it to me via email...
Tags: art, creativity, flood, innovation, recycle, reuse, thai, thailand
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This is really a hilarious video. Take a few minutes out from your day and watch. It is not in English, but just watch..the expressions and body language are universal. It is a stunt pulled in the shopping centre to show the public how sheltered they are. It is amazing to see who some...
Tags: animals, creativity, environment, people
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Dear friends, I find Rupaul a great talent and enduring for all those who chose to be just themselves… Rupaul has tenacity, will power and incredible creativity as an artist. I like Rupaul’s talented artistry. Rupaul is intense and also highly intelligent. I enjoy some of Rupaul’s videos so much. I find them funny,...
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I decided to record what the cards are all about. Easier to talk and share than type… Enjoy my short video clip. Kechara has just produced a 3-part series of greeting cards!!! There are altogether 39 different scenes/cards/photos: 22 cards for the “Cool Kecharian” series 11 cards for the “Kecharian Life” series (comes...
Tags: Arts, cards, creativity, Kechara, students
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(Built 1960) This house is extra-ordinary. It was built on a very steep land that nobody wanted because it would have been very expensive to build on. So a clever guy with a small budget bought it and challenged John Lautner to build a house on it with …a budget. John Lautner recalls that...
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