November 2008
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collective memory
Inspirations from Halbwachs “On Collective Memory”:
If we examine a little more closely how we recollect things, we will surely realize that the greatest number of memories come back to us when our parents, our friends, or other persons recall them to us. One is rather astonished when reading psychological treatises that deal with memory to find that people are considered there as...
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human s(c)en(t)ses
“Nothing is more memorable than a smell.” - Ackerman
Smell is one of our basic senses that we are not always conscious of (unlike, say, vision). It’s one of the more subtle factors in our daily environments, but has a huge impact on our overall perception, as well as our interactions with each other. Scents that we cannot readily describe or detect can strongly influence who...
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recycling a building
Over the weekend, I visited ERRCO (Environmental Resource Return Corp) in Epping, New Hampshire with the Design for Sustainability class. ERRCO essentially takes on construction demolition waste, and attempts to recycle different material streams to divert from landfill. In Massachusetts, regulations now prohibit landfill dumping of construction waste, so many contractors now have no choice but...