Too much familiarity (without [sentimental] attachment, especially) can breed disinterest.
The challenge, then, is to find the unfamiliar in the familiar. To create new narratives through experiencing things differently from how you did before.
This may be as simple as peeking from…
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Rebuilding the Philippines. Project typhoon-resistant houses by PicernoCerasoLab - Aramplus
There is a way to avoid what happened in the Philippines? A propose project developed by PicernoCerasoLab, on request of the Government of the Philippines.
The idea is to create a new type of housing that will be able to respond to emergencies typhoon. These design systems, create less damage in the destructive phase, has a very high speed reconstruction, low cost, and directed by the owners of the house so as to be self-built, without any intervention from outside companies, nor material storage.
This technology is currently used in the rebuilding of New Orleans, after the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. All areas of the world where are under the danger of natural disasters such as floods, are moving towards this new design ideas that allow specific solutions.
Typhoon-resistant Philippines Houses image / information from PicernoCerasoLab
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