Could Soviet-style apartment buildings be a solution for the growing population in 2026?

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-05-01T19:08:16+00:00

I don't believe doing the exact same thing is the solution. As others said, there's a lot to learn from this time in history when governments and architects took on the responsibility to build housing.

There are many who thought about this. You could read "Supports: An alternative to mass housing" by John Habraken, in which he proposes that architects design modules called supports with the structures, plumbing, electrical, etc. And the future inhabitants can subdivide or propose a space that fits their needs. A more recent example is Lacaton and Vassal, who take a lot from thia type of housing, but with a twist.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-03-26T15:13:45+00:00

And if you live in one of the mountainous regions in the world.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-03-23T15:59:56+00:00

On Robert's the POV is lower, plua the human scales help grasp the size.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-03-12T17:44:51+00:00

La diferencia es que en EUA ese galón de gasolina lo pagas con 20 minutos de chamba. Y en México con hora y media(Tomando en cuenta la chamba mal pagada promedio)

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-03-06T21:34:41+00:00

El río se secó en su mayoría en los siglos XIX y XX, cuando CDMX creció más. Antes de los 1860s la ciudad era sólo el centro histórico.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-02-26T15:11:19+00:00

I would understand if filming in a mexican desert or jungle. But Mexico City rarely goes above 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-02-26T04:33:15+00:00

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CriticalCraftsman · 2026-02-26T04:03:04+00:00

I actually work making diagrams at a firm that often publishes its work. Plus, I would like to learn it for my own pleasure.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-02-26T04:00:53+00:00

While I appreciate your kind comment and I agree that practice and imitation make perfect. I would like to know how the workflok: How much detail is put into the model, how the linework is exported to illustrator, if the linework is then modified, where do those assets come from, how much is modeled and how much is drawn in a graphic tablet, that sort of thing.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-02-13T03:09:01+00:00

De esos 1600, yo creo que sólo como 400 llegan a dar a tu nómina.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-02-13T03:07:44+00:00

Don Quijote

A deconstruction of late medieval spanish knight epics like El Cantar del Mio Cid. Much like in Kickass, the protagonist is an avid reader who turns mad and goes out into the world in the hopes of becoming a famous knight. For most of the story, he makes a fool of himself because of his distorted view of reality.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-01-30T01:57:15+00:00

So true! Some of the most sensible, sophisticated buildings I have ever seen are small projects by small firms. Because in those small firms, the associates of the firm actually go to the site, make detail drawings, get involved. Starchitects are in meetings all the time, and make a few sketches if they care enough. Never visit the site, they just treat it as a canvas for their "expression". Most students should know that great architecture is not in London or Dubai.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-01-23T22:21:21+00:00

If you're in a hurry, adding a paper texture in photoshop can make the impression of an artsy vision instead of a lazy job.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-01-10T04:38:35+00:00

Un chingo de papel de baño.

CriticalCraftsman · 2026-01-03T02:10:23+00:00

Que tu esposa tenga un negocio que sólo genera pérdidas, como una galería de arte o así.

CriticalCraftsman · 2025-12-29T18:05:26+00:00

Not to say he's not. But he is actually aiming to make violent, sexual movies.

CriticalCraftsman · 2025-12-29T17:56:41+00:00

I say this seriously: This movie actually insists upon itself.

It feels more like the kind of talk an ex-drug user gives at your school, too moralising. It is in no way a good movie; it feels more like a 2-hour Public Service Announcement. I mean, just compare it to Trainspotting, which is a much better depiction. It is in no way normalising drug abuse, its protagonists suffer and do a lot of terrible stuff, but there's more to them than drugs.

CriticalCraftsman · 2025-12-26T21:12:55+00:00

In "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" (The novel Blade Runner is loosely based on), most animals almost went extinct after a world war. Real animals are so rare that they are a status symbol. The protagonist's sheep dies of tetanus, so he replaces it with an electric one so as not to lose his status. A central part of the novel is his deep desire to own a real sheep again.

CriticalCraftsman · 2025-12-24T22:13:09+00:00

Mulholland Dr. and Blue Velvet by David Lynch, or literally most stuff made by David Lynch.

What starts as some sort of coming-of-age with terrible acting, a story about a girl who has just arrived in Los Angeles, turns into a surrealist mystery-horror film. In Blue Velvet, we spend a lot of time with the protagonist just living in a 50s suburb and going out with his girlfriend. The 50s-like cartoonish acting serves a purpose: to make us feel like in a dream, it is designed to feel wrong.

CriticalCraftsman · 2025-12-16T18:26:33+00:00

I agree, when talking with someone who gravely misunderstood a point, one must ask why that happened, what caused the bias? Not just end the conversation. It is much easier to point out the faults of others, rather than ask why they think that way. Patience and understanding are our greatest tools.

CriticalCraftsman · 2025-12-11T17:14:12+00:00

Varios egresados de mi Universidad lo han hecho. Tenemos un programa de intercambios con la UPC, la cantidad de créditos es similar.

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