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January 2012 | N° 276
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   Editoriale: It is time to change  
Cesare Maria Casati E´ il momento di cambiare - It is time to change
Citterio + Baldi Mai usato 60 secondi per realizzare che è possibile? - Have you ever taken 60 seconds to realise it is possible?
Foster ? Partners Spaceport America - Upham, New Mexico
Architecture and Vision Mooncapital - Future Codex
James Law Cybertecture International Technosphere - Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE
Floating Permaculture
Airbus 2050
Stratocruiser
Ecco Camper
Hassel Australian High Speed Vehicle (A-HSV)
Jacques Rougerie Seaorbiter
Energia & Sostenibilita´ - Energy & Sustainability
Joseph di Pasquale E ora disegniamo il sole! - It is time to design the sunshine!
Impianto solare di Mées - Mées Solar Plane
Rafaa Architects Impianto solare termico - Solar Plant Tower, Ivanpah
Pasquale Amideo Tecnologia fotovoltaica - Photovoltaic Technology
Parco d´attivita´ de l´Argile et du Tiragon - Activity Park
Centrale solare - In Callian
Anna Conti Anello solare - Space Energy Belt
Imbarcazione Solare - Planet Solar Yacht
Giancarlo Zema Design Group Lotus - Modular Eco-Urban Furniture System
Moduli flessibili - Global Solar
Parco sperimentale - A Multi-technology Park
Camminare sul fotovoltaico - PV Walkable Pavementark
l´Arca 2
The whole of the Western world is going through a period of economic recession, which, in addition to the effects that are already being felt, seems to be robbing the younger generations, particularly in Europe, of the will to try and "change the world" they have always had in the past. There has never been a more opportune moment to take up the rebellious gauntlet of the avant-gardes to attack present-day society in the part of the world, which, until yesterday, considered itself rich enough to innovate and change in a decisive way. So-called globalisation is destroying all the material values, old-fashioned ideologies and customs of the tired and rather aged middle classes. Until yesterday, thanks to its scientific discoveries, industrial manufacturing processes, computer network and aesthetic languages in the arts, music, architecture and design, our part of the world believed it could never be attacked and thought it could carry on getting wealthier by importing riches and exporting goods, customs and ideas. This system is now in a deep crisis, because globalisation, particularly of a cultural and aesthetic nature, is turning against us and forcing us to get into debt by importing goods similar to our own that allow us to increase our well-being at much lower manufacturing costs and forcing us for the first time to export our riches and hence become poorer. Of course, on a smaller scale, all this is also happening in the world of architecture and design, where Americans and Europeans are trying and succeeding in exporting projects at least. This is why I thought the time had come for Europe in particular (or at least its emerging professional generations of artists, designers, politicians and philosophers, not yet infected by present-day standards of well-being bearing the hallmark of being "green", "eco" or "post") to really take advantage of the authentic globalisation of the communication of images and concepts provided by the web, in order to shake up the stylistic, cultural and financial conformism which, until now, we have exported to and enrooted in wealthy Eastern nations to formally and economically show how our "world" has radically changed. Change and cultural revolution, which, thanks to our history and culture, only we can plan, transform and help progress because we possess a cultural "process", which, century after century, has allowed us to innovate, modify and hence progress. A process that is only possible if every subsequent generation has the ability to change and build on the past. A procedure which the Eastern world, whose culture and linguistic thinking is mainly based on conserving spiritual and material values, cannot alter because its own aesthetic and decorative language, always so jealously handed down, will never change despite the fact that nowadays, thanks to globalisation, it has shown it is capable of producing goods and making investments using our codes. Provided we mange to change and transform, it will be a long time before these codes are ousted without our collaboration. The two editions of l´Arca are also considering making radical changes so as to adapt as effectively as possible to comply with the latest changes in society and customs and hence become more genuinely European and international in line with the latest web activities. l´Arca is aiming to become a truly meaningful voice for younger of architects and businessmen, who will most certainly be called upon to give the best of themselves over coming years.
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