Idea Suppression is the Gatekeeper’s business and it used to be a good business to be in. The pay was good and the costs were low. If you were in the Gatekeeping business, you really didn’t have to do a whole lot of work to do your job well. To suppress an idea all you...
A comment from Wednesday’s Post made me realize that not everyone who encounters this site for the first time are aware of the arguments that are buried in posts from half a year ago. That’s a mistake I made; and I apologize to any readers new to this site. With that in mind, here are 10...
A comment from Wednesday’s Post made me realize that not everyone who encounters this site for the first time are aware of the arguments that are buried in posts from half a year ago. That’s a mistake I made; and I apologize to any readers new to this site. With that in mind, here are...
This is the Stanserhorn Cabrio, a planned system for a mountain resort in Luzern, Switzerland. The system is not yet built (clearly) but the community is hopeful that they can raise enough money through local shareholders to make it happen. (That last part about ‘community’ and ‘local shareholders’ should catch your attention, but I’ll get to...
Of course they’re stupid. So what? Is that your only argument? Because if that’s your only argument, then you’re in trouble. Because every single person who encounters this idea also says it’s stupid. But then they think about it a little bit more. Then they think about it a lot more. Then they’re up late...
Please be aware that The Gondola Project is undergoing testing for its new design and rebuild (which you’re now reading). So if anyone’s noticing any glitches or problems, that’s why. Please note: Most (if not all) of the pages listed as “under construction” will be populated with content within the next two weeks, we promise. And...
. . . there was a club for urban planners who just happen to be avid skiers. If there were, then this would be the easiest thing in the world.
Toronto’s Prince Edward Viaduct (most commonly known as the ‘Bloor Street Viaduct’) is one of my favorite pieces of infrastructure in all of my hometown. This 1918 Art Deco masterpiece was the cornerstone of the city’s plans to connect the growing metropolis with disconnected suburbs across the Don Valley River system. Is it functional? Yes....
What happens when you plan for the future using assumptions from the present? Well, for one Swiss water engineer, you get a whole lot of sh*t. Or as he likes to call it, “sediment.” Let me explain:
As some of you already know, CUP Projects runs a Gondola Project Flickr Pool of images. Problem is, these pools are unwieldily beasts. Ours already has over 800 images in it and if we really put our minds to it, it could reach into the thousands. Very hard to search, very hard to organize, very...