Patrick Chopson, AIA

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#twitter self own is striking but not taking #climate action is the ultimate self own

Architect Norman Foster is proposing ambitious plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine's second city, Kharkiv.

The British star architect caused a stir in April when he offered his services for the reconstruction of Kharkiv pro bono, entirely for free.

Kharkiv, known for its Art Nouveau architecture, was taken over by Russian forces in April. Before the invasion, 1,5 million people lived there, 40 km from the Russian border.

https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-how-architect-norman-foster-aims-to-rebuild-kharkiv/a-64195981

#Ukraine #Kharkiv #Architecture #ArtNouveau

Ukraine: How architect Norman Foster aims to rebuild Kharkiv

British architect Norman Foster is proposing ambitious plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine's second-largest city, Kharkiv.

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#AI will revolutionize #architecture by creating the ability to have fully coordinated plans in a Building Information Network (#BIN) at all times for all participants effectively ending #BIM as we know it. You will see this before the end of the decade for sure! Crazy things coming from @cove_tool!
ChatGPT is going to set off a massive productivity boom with far reaching and unpredictable effects.
God grant me the self-assurance of GPT-3 on a stats-related question.
Structural grids for #EmbodiedCarbon calculations. Automation is hard but super cool when it works!
When I see a hot #SQL get ignored it’s like watching a pile of money get lit on fire!
People don’t take climate action because the vast majority of people survive it’s current effects and it is always a “far miss” thus they feel invincible. Similar to the response to Londoners during the Blitz or Ukrainians from Russian bombings. Psychologically great for survival during war but bad for confronting systemic risk.

The Global North is responsible for 92% of climate breakdown and 74% of cumulative excess material use.

The Global North has roughly 25% of the world's population.

This is what #voters suppression in #Georgia looks like #VoteBlue