Some designs are meant to last for ages. Some designs have unintended consequences that far outlive their creators. In this issue 'Works that Work' looks at designs from the past that have shaped the present, and designs from the present that will affect the future.
In this issue:
- Ultimate Backup.
- From Bunkers to Businesses.
- The Art of Peace.
- The Men Who Build Mountains.
- Pads for Potatoes.
and many more...
Some designs are meant to last for ages. Some designs have unintended consequences that far outlive their creators. In this issue 'Works that Work' looks at designs from the past that have shaped the present, and designs from the present that will affect the future.
In this issue:
- Ultimate Backup. An Arctic storehouse holds vital seeds from all over the world, safeguarding them against ecological catastrophe.
- From Bunkers to Businesses. Between 1973 and 1982 Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha built hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers intended to shelter his people in the event of an invasion. Thirty years after his death the bunkers still wait on the hilltops, along the beaches, in the fields and scattered throughout the cities of Albania. Some of them are being put to new uses.
- The Art of Peace. Artists who transform weapons into opportunities to reflect on the violence in our world and even to take action against it.
- The Men Who Build Mountains. Mountains are often used as a symbol of the unshakeable, immutable and eternal. And yet, creating ideal conditions for winter sports often requires reshaping tonnes of soil, rock and vegetation to achieve the best possible compromise between the needs of resorts, residents and ecosystems that share the mountains.
- Pads for Potatoes. Like the majority of rural Indian women, Arunachalam Muruganantham’s wife could not afford to buy sanitary napkins. Her husband’s attempt to make them at home grew into a quest that would consume more than six years of his life, bringing him into conflict with his culture, his community and his own family. Persistence, ingenuity and trial-and-error paid off in the end.
and many more...
