Wednesday, September 25, 2019

IDEAS for the future-9/25

A hydrofoil across the ocean: new, carbon-lite technology to facilitate long-distance travel.


  • Article discussing G.T.'s transatlantic voyage notes that carbon-lite oceanic travel may be available soon but not to the masses (would be expensive and slow). Notes at the end, cautiously (if not dismissively) that: 
    • Hydrofoil technology that lifts a vessel’s hull out of water – thereby reducing drag and increasing speed – does have the potential to significantly reduce journey times. But for this to affect transatlantic crossings, the size and weight of ocean-going vessels would need to tumble, which means using much lighter materials that either don’t yet exist or are cost-prohibitive.
    • What about using prizes?

An architectural school for LA: Can we have a style that in some way reflects on our city's unique qualities, is aesthetically appealing and can be applied to high-density 
  • How many spanish revival apartment buildings do we see for instance? Cookie cutter style. Emphasis on open space: problematic for density?