ana001: Planning the Ruins | The Built Environment

Introduction to Anarchitecture and the built environment. This is the first of three episodes in the Foundations Series. You probably don’t know what a “house” is. Now you can learn from the experts! The Scales Framework makes a dazzling entrance. Use hashtag #ana001 to reference this episode in a tweet, shared post, or comment. View full show notes at anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana001. ----more---- Intro The Roman Forum was the power center of western civilization… until it wasn’t. Could we conceive of the power structures of our governments being engraved with the inscription Id Iam Non Refert – This Matters No More? Discussion Joe doesn’t know what a “Built Environment” is. Luckily, Tim looked it up on Wikipedia just before we started recording. Joe doesn’t know what an Anarchist is. Luckily, Tim looked it up on Wikipedia just before we started recording. Why are we doing the Anarchitecture Podcast? Everyone is excited about “The Scales Framework” Spatial Scales of the Built Environment Room House Property Neighborhood Metropolis/City Region Global Time Scales of the Built Environment. Cyclical and Acyclical changes. Hourly Daily Weekly Seasonal/Annual Decadal Generational Centuries Conclusion Links/Resources Photo of medieval ruins in Roman Forum (Trajan’s Forum) Powers of 10 Video Mending Wall by Robert Frost The Free State Project Bloody Weeds, Mate Mobile Phone Ad that summarizes this entire episode Dodging Bullets The Pitch Drop Experiment