December 8, 2008

Free floating


Online mag FLYP features Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut's idea for a new kind of island getaway. It is expected that global warming, and the resulting rise in sea levels, will create hundreds of millions of refugees. Callebaut's solution to this devastating problem are self-sufficient, amphibious cities called "lilypad".

A little (fish) food for thought...

To learn more about this looming crisis, and how it is already affecting millions of people around the world, check out the documentary "The Refugees of the Blue Planet" available in our film collection.

Able to leap tall buildings...

UW Urban Planning student, Michael Lee discusses the rising popularity of Parkour at UW and in the Waterloo Region in today's Hamilton Spectator.