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Monday, 25 August 2008
Friday, 1 August 2008
When to use a T-shirt
"Architecture can not solve everything"
Photo by: ChristianA t-shirt is a thin piece of cotton that is dressed in a warm climate.
That allows our skin to be more exposed to the air, which will help to evaporate human sweat and cool down our bodies.
You can find many other definitions but non relates a T-shirt to the Winter!
Why do people use a T-shirt in the winter?
Either they are sick (like me) :) or they drive a bicycle instead of a car (like me) :) or they have bought an air conditioned device that allows them to wearing a t-shirt indoor even during cold seasons.
Is that the reason why you bought your heating system?
Nowadays we are used to compare things in order to realize facts quicker. So how is it that you didnt got that yet? We do remember not so long ago, (our parents time), they all use to dress more than a simple t-shirt while staying indoor in a cold season, right?!
So why do people want to live in a tropical climate in the cold season nowadays?
Compare the cost of a good wool shirt with the cost of an air conditioning unit. Are we really intelligent beings?
Our parents didnt had that technology, but more important than that is the "need"! Why do we need that?
This is of course just an example. Our new needs are leading us towards something totally artificial that WE will manage to survive, (of course, as always), even in an ecological way, but please notice that it is not the Human nature.
Artificial environments are and will weakness Man kind.
Not even sustainable architecture can solve that! OK?!
Helder Neves
in "Architecture cannot solve everything!"
Photo by: ChristianThat allows our skin to be more exposed to the air, which will help to evaporate human sweat and cool down our bodies.
You can find many other definitions but non relates a T-shirt to the Winter!
Why do people use a T-shirt in the winter?
Either they are sick (like me) :) or they drive a bicycle instead of a car (like me) :) or they have bought an air conditioned device that allows them to wearing a t-shirt indoor even during cold seasons.
Is that the reason why you bought your heating system?
Nowadays we are used to compare things in order to realize facts quicker. So how is it that you didnt got that yet? We do remember not so long ago, (our parents time), they all use to dress more than a simple t-shirt while staying indoor in a cold season, right?!
So why do people want to live in a tropical climate in the cold season nowadays?
Compare the cost of a good wool shirt with the cost of an air conditioning unit. Are we really intelligent beings?
Our parents didnt had that technology, but more important than that is the "need"! Why do we need that?
This is of course just an example. Our new needs are leading us towards something totally artificial that WE will manage to survive, (of course, as always), even in an ecological way, but please notice that it is not the Human nature.
Artificial environments are and will weakness Man kind.
Not even sustainable architecture can solve that! OK?!
Helder Neves
in "Architecture cannot solve everything!"
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