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'In laboratory experiments, the scientists found that the cooling rate of their elephant skin-inspired mycelium tile was 25 per cent better than a fully flat mycelium tile, and the heating rate was 2 per cent lower.

They also found that the elephant skin-inspired tile’s cooling effect improved a further 70 per cent in simulated rain conditions, making it suitable for tropical climates.'

ntu.edu.sg/docs/default-source

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Jacques Tati’s “Playtime” is a playful visual treatise on modernity portraying the innate incompatibility between human nature and the Modernist expectations of behavior in space. Almost completely devoid of dialogue, shot on a massive set located near Paris known as Tativille, the film dissects Modernist architecture through one of its epitomes: the office building.

#architecture #jacquestati #modernity #spaces #offices #buildings #tativille

architizer.com/blog/inspiratio

Journal · A Brief Guide to Modern Office Architecture Through the Movies - Architizer JournalThe following six films offer a unique glimpse of the birth of the modern office space and prophesize its inevitable disappearance.

Catholic News Agency: A Vatican video game? New Minecraft edition has students restore St. Peter’s Basilica. “Minecraft, the popular video game known for its blocky, pixelated graphics, has launched a new educational edition that challenges students to explore and restore St. Peter’s Basilica.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/20/catholic-news-agency-a-vatican-video-game-new-minecraft-edition-has-students-restore-st-peters-basilica/