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Why do we make everything so complicated? We need radical simplicity right now.
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I thought this was an interesting article to share with UT. The author criticizes the style and approach of Bjarke Ingles and others in some Toronto and Vancouver buildings for being inefficient in terms of energy consumption among other problems resulting from an overcomplicated design.
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Why Do We Make Everything So Complicated? We Need Radical Simplicity Right Now.
The KISS principle applies to everything, including building design.
I thought this was an interesting article to share with UT. The author criticizes the style and approach of Bjarke Ingles and others in some Toronto and Vancouver buildings for being inefficient in terms of energy consumption among other problems resulting from an overcomplicated design.