After devastation caused by aerial bombardment during the Second World War, a city planning competition was held for the rebuilding of the central area of Berlin, following confirmation by the West German Bundestag in 1957 of the status of Berlin as capital of the Federal Republic.
Alison and Peter Smithson with P. Sigmond-Wonke, London, won the third prize. The main idea raises on a connected city through a network of pedestrian platforms that separated motorized mobility from pedestrian mobility by an irregular pattern. As you can see on images above their design uses three clear colour plastic overlays to show street patterns, site and traffic layout.
Many of the proposals emphasised the separation of motor and pedestrian traffic. For example, Hartmann, Nickerl and Scharoun which won the second prize, proposed most of the motor traffic underground. The project in the end could not be built due to the economic and political climate.
The city planning competition ‘Hauptstadt Berlin’ was widely published, including in a large format book entitled Berlin: Ergebnis des Internationalen städtebaulichen Ideenwettbewerbs Hauptstadt Berlin, published by the Federal Minister of Housing (Stuttgart : Krämer, 1960).
Image: Sketch from the southern part of competition area, Alison and Peter Smithson with P. Sigmond-Wonke. AA Archives
China is ELIMINATING global carmakers out of its massive market
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China is ELIMINATING global carmakers out of its massive market
P.S. The Chinese Communist Party’s regime used the greed and short-sightedness of the "useful fools" quite skillfully.
However, there is no reason to worry: Legacy automakers (actually, useful fools), who at least since 2016-2018 ignored the publicly well-known electrification plan of the Chinese auto industry and its consequences, get exactly what they earned - loss of competitiveness in the Chinese auto market!
Thanks to the strategic short-sightedness of the CEOs of the "old" car manufacturers, who ignored the issues of mass production of electric cars, Chinese electric car manufacturers with much more affordable products will have a very good chance very easily to take a significant share of the car market in many other countries outside of China as well...
Only large-scale losses and a painful lesson in the form of lost profits will force the old car manufacturing companies to seriously engage in electric car production technology. Of course, not all old companies will survive...Many manufacturers will follow the ICE vehicle Jeep brand, which was already forced to capitulate in the Chinese market and go away...!
Legacy Auto Collapse is HERE: Jeep is $20k MORE than a Tesla!
Dr. Know-it-all Knows it all
Has Jeep Ram priced themselves out of competition with the likes of Tesla? It surely seems that way! Brandon from Car Questions Answered looked at the price of Jeeps--particularly the low-end Compass and mig-range Wrangler Rubicon--and their prices are similar to much more expensive than a Tesla Model Y, which has much lower Total Cost of Ownership. No wonder Stellantis sales were down 13% last year and falling!
P.S. Some pretty shocking news in the US auto market: Many once-popular ICE vehicle models are now actually significantly more expensive than the electric Tesla Model Y and Model 3...It is not a matter of long time when even the most conservative part of society will discover this fact and nobody will want to buy anything from ICE vehicle dealers...
I've been shortlisted for the World Illustration Award WIA 2015
I've been shortlisted for the World Illustration Award WIA 2015 #WIA #illustration #award #noumeda
My playing cards, realized for a 3D House of Cards installation during the Amsterdam light festival 2015, have been shortlisted for the World Illustration Award. Noumeda Carbone the Queen of spades – WIA 2015 Noumeda Carbone the Queen of spades – WIA 2015 Noumeda Carbone the Queen of hearts – WIA 2015 Noumeda Carbone – The Queen of hearts – WIA 2015 ABOUT THE WIA For nearly four decades, the AOI…
Amidst the haze of the summer heat the time has come for YOU to challenge and defeat the Stronghold Crusader 2 team! Scheduled to begin on August 16th, our new tournament gives you the chance to win exclusive tournament-only prizes. All you have to do is sign up, train diligently and hold your nerve come August 16th. The quickest Lords to successfully siege three rounds of user-created castles, all defended by the folks here at Firefly, will win the following tournament-exclusive physical and digital prizes:
Winner
• All Crusader 2 DLC
• Signed physical copy of the game
• One Firefly Studios game on Steam*
• Firefly Studios t-shirt (Medium or Large)
Runner-Up
• All Crusader 2 DLC
• Signed physical copy of the game
• One Firefly Studios game on Steam*
Third
• All Crusader 2 DLC
• One Firefly Studios game on Steam*
* Choose between Stronghold HD, Stronghold Crusader HD, Space Colony: Steam Edition, Stronghold Crusader 2: Special Edition and Stronghold Kingdoms Starter Pack.
How to Enter
1. Submit a completed application form by 5pm BST on August 11th - http://bit.ly/1LiTQD3
2. Add us on Steam - http://bit.ly/C2Steam
3. Check your mail the days after your application to see if you’ve been selected!
The Crusader 2 Tournament will take place across three days: the first round will be held on Sunday August 16th, the winners of the first round will play the second round on Sunday August 23rd and the winners of the second round will play the third round on Sunday August 30th. Select games will be streamed live on the new Firefly Studios Twitch channel (http://www.twitch.tv/firefly_studios). You must be also available to play during the official tournament hours between 14:00 and 19:30 BST.
The new ‘Siege That!’ tournament will accept a total of 20 contestants, randomly selected from the pool of applicants and announced on August 12th. Contestant will receive an email containing the full tournament schedule, as well as the date and time of their first match, shortly after being selected. Winners will be announced following the end of the tournament on August 31st.
Full details of the tournament format and rule set can be found here: http://www.strongholdcrusader2.com/?p=1909
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