ICE At least they are doing something artistic in Detroit – although the artist is now a resident of NYC.
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the number of architects claiming unemployment benefit has increased faster than any other profession
According to the ONS statistics, published in the Guardian today (20 March), the number of architects claiming benefit between February 2008 and February 2009 rose by 760 per cent, from 150 to 1,290.
The second biggest increase was among architectural technologists and town-planning technicians. Other jobs related to the construction industry such as surveyors, engineers and scaffolders all feature prominently in those professions that have seen the biggest increases.
http://www.oobject.com/category/15-skyscrapers-on-hold
Maybe this is a good thing ?????
dubai towers - dubai
dancing towers dubai
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090323/ts_nm/us_financial_skyscrapers
Globally, work has been halted on 142, or 11 percent, of 1,324 skyscraper projects, including 29 of 301 U.S. projects, according to Emporis GmbH, a German company that tracks development. Work is stalled on the five tallest buildings on five continents, including the Spire — Emporis refers to these landmark buildings as “Babel” projects.
proposed 150 story chicago spire by Santiago Calatrava
http://www.chipchick.com/2009/03/8_web_sites_survive_recession.html
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7951949.stm
This is a scene that is likely to repeat itself around the world.
Hundreds of thousands of French workers have begun protests across the country during a nationwide strike.
Schools are closed and public transport is being disrupted, with demonstrations organised in about 200 towns.
Unions are opposing President Nicolas Sarkozy’s economic policies. Unemployment has reached two million and is expected to rise further.
commuters in Paris
http://cluborlov.blogspot.com/2009/02/social-collapse-best-practices.html
http://www.energybulletin.net/node/23259
As they used to say in the 70′s “Have a Nice Day!”
A pundit from Russia explains how his country managed a collapse in the 1990s that some say could be similar to what the U.S. will be experiencing. He notes that women manage the collapse better than men, that people who are already poor have an advantage (maybe … not sure about that).
Russians were able to muddle through the collapse by finding ways to manage 1) food, 2) shelter, 3) transportation, and 4) security.
Russian agriculture had long been ruined by collectivization, so people had developed personal kitchen gardens, accessible by public transit.
A Time Bank is a system for bartering goods and services. People provide a service and are paid in “time dollars.” They can trade these time dollars with other members of the Time Bank. It is self-consciously a “social change movement.” Perhaps if the traditional economy becomes unstable, this type of alternative economic model will become much more popular.
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/11/tent-city-report/?ref=us
A sign of the economic times ….. my understanding is that the city is going to shut it down … bad for the image and all that. (the chamber of commerce definitely does not approve).
Perhaps another consequence of the recession.
