Monthly Archives: April 2010

Planologie on Hiatus

Posted on April 4, 2010 by

The Planologie blog is going on hiatus for the month of April so that I can tend to some personal matters. I will hopefully begin reposting in May. My apologies.
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India Launches Children’s Right to Education

Posted on April 2, 2010 by

It is now legally enforceable for every child to demand free and elementary education between the ages of six and 14 years.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh said enough funds would be made available to ensure that children had access to education.

An estimated eight million children aged between six and 14 do not currently attend school in India.

Mr Singh said that the government was committed “to ensuring that all children irrespective of gender and social category have access to education”. Continue reading →

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Life Inside the Box: Container Cities

Posted on April 1, 2010 by

Invented more than five decades ago, the modern shipping container is the linchpin in our global distribution network of products. In the containers go toys from China, textiles from India, grain from America and cars from Germany. In go electronics, chocolate and cheese.

While a number of resourceful people have converted shipping containers to makeshift shelters at the margin of society for years, architects and green designers are also increasingly turning to the strong, cheap boxes as source building blocks. Shipping containers can be readily modified with a range of creature comforts, and can be connected and stacked to create modular, efficient spaces for a fraction of the cost, labor and resources of more conventional materials. Continue reading →

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