Theo Riofrancos, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism - WW Norton, October 2025 wwnorton.com/books/978132... @triofrancos.bsky.social

@forensicarchi.bsky.social Israel is besieging Gaza City from three directions, pushing the nearly 1m Palestinians currently sheltering there towards southern Gaza. (…)

“The architects of today can and should acknowledge and embrace the multi-species collaboration inherent in any ecosystem. We should be just as concerned with whooping crane-centered design, wetlands-centered design, atmosphere-centered design, or even hard-drive-centered design...” Liam Young

Reuters: As Madrid sweltered at the peak of one of Spain's longest-ever heatwaves, *the temperature in one of its poorest neighborhoods — Puente de Vallecas — measured as much as 8 degrees Celsius higher* than other parts of the city which had more trees”.

“NEW INV.: The disappearance of Namibia’s grasslands is not a natural occurrence but rather can be traced back to German settler colonial practices following their genocidal campaign against the Nama and Ovaherero peoples in the early 20th century.” @forensicarchi.bsky.social x.com/forensicarch...

China says it has talked with countries downstream about its new dam project in Tibet, a massive undertaking that will affect a key source of water for India and Bangladesh

Territories of Extraction: Mapping Palimpsests of Appropriation | Berta Flaquer How do we represent territories whose histories, economies, and ecologies have been shaped by centuries of extraction, yet are still often perceived as peripheral or empty? landezine.com/territories-...

Check out my new post on where Greenlanders live as #Greenland is getting more and more international attention for its new opportunities including new trade route, route for travel (tourism), untapped mineral resources (including REEs, oil and gas)… open.substack.com/pub/ulgc/p/n...

Why not using existing infrastructures rather than clearing a part of Amazon rainforest to build what? a… highway!?!?!?!

The recent conflict has devastated Gaza’s already fragile waste collection system. With hundreds of thousands of tons of waste piling up in the streets, health and environmental risks are escalating. Explore our latest Reuters Graphics piece 🗑️ #Gaza #ReutersGraphics www.reuters.com/graphics/GAZ...

Disappearing landscapes: The #Arctic at +2.7°C #globalwarming Julienne C. Stroeve et al #shiftingenvironment www.science.org/stoken/autho...

Why are minerals so central to geopolitics? How green are electric cars? Why is anti-mining protest increasing? Can the inequalities of the global economy be transformed? I tackle these topics in my book EXTRACTION: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism 👀 September 2025 @wwnorton.bsky.social

La planète Mars hier.

Note #4 Why Greenland matters? Inhabiting a disputed cold territory #landscapeecologies #extremeenvironments open.substack.com/pub/ulgc/p/n...

NEW INVESTIGATION: Israeli forces repeatedly attacked Gaza’s main port in the week following 7 Oct 2023. By Jan 2024, after months of continued attacks, all docked vessels had been rendered non-operational, devastating Gaza’s fishing industry and increasing Palestinian dependence on foreign aid.

Eyal Weizman: “There’s a clause in the genocide convention that is particularly architectural: ‘Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction’. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

We have a new 𝘊𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵 for you: "Water as a Boundary Actor" by Laura Otto, junior professor at Julius-Maximilians-Universität of Würzburg. You can rewatch the talk she introduced it in on our Youtube channel: lnkd.in/epDDpG8c #rcccriticalconcepts #rcc #envhum #water #culture

11 and 13/03/2025 if you’re in Turin, Fragile Cities: Tactics of Care in the New Climatic Regime including Andres Jaque, as inaugural symposium of Invisible Cities Lab.

China electrifying its economy? open.substack.com/pub/ulgc/p/n...

Why Greenland matters (part I)? #arcticregions #landscapeinfrastructure #landscapeecologies #greenland open.substack.com/pub/ulgc/p/n...

"This project of visual representation, through painting, is an invitation to dive into this collective imaginary and rediscover fragments of a shared memory, that of our Haitian culture. It’s an attempt to keep these extraordinary stories alive, –Shneider Léon Hilaire in The Funambulist 57

"...hospital design has been relegated to the expertise of a handful of specialized firms..., which coincidentally or not, often also have expertise in prisons. The architectural standing of hospitals seemed to change during the pandemic, when the future of the hospital became a popular topic..."

The Recess 022 A free newsletter for the latest on art & architecture. 🔵 Stefano Boeri chats to the ghost of Ebenezer Howard 🔵 WMF heritage at risk includes Gaza & the moon 🔵 Simeon Barclay’s post-industrial poetry 🔵 Libeskind to work on the Zone of Interest house open.substack.com/pub/recessed...

Some #Boulez celebration tonight! www.radiofrance.fr/francemusiqu... #NewMusic

When you read dam, you know you’ll meet our favorite author and arch/infra-enthusiast Geoff Manaugh 🤗. Damned why is he not yet on Bluesky 😭! #landscapeinfrastructure #landscapeecologies #landscapearchitecture #designpracticesmatter www.pbssocal.org/shows/lost-l...

I've been fascinated by Greenland's prehistory ever since learning about it in a series of fantastic lectures given by Professor Elizabeth Ashman Rowe during my undergraduate. Upon arrival in the 980s AD, the first Norsemen encountered remains of houses belonging to the Dorset Culture, a people...

In seminar teaching yesterday I talked to BA Architecture students about critical reading not only of historical texts, but also what's happening in the world today. I discussed trad architecture, ideas of purity & classicism in politics & used Create Streets, Trump & Humanise as examples. Today:

Must read! www.wired.com/story/how-in...

Hydrology Paper of the Day @gvagenas.bsky.social on calculation of macroinvertebrate habitat suitability curves for two North African rivers indicative of differences in climate: in- situ sampling of physical hydrology and biological characterization, and spatial mapping via the River2D model.

🧵1 A dramatic shift has gripped Syria after the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December, leaving many violent jihadists feeling frustrated and 🔴 unsettled. A fresh report by The Economist (14 January 2025) sheds light on the political, security and religious contradictions shaping this “New Syria.”

NEW: Maps showing estimated building damage from LA fires and latest fire perimeters and evacuation areas, huge thanks to Jamon Van Den Hoek and Corey Scher for the data. Read @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social's account www.ft.com/content/9400...

NEW: Animation showing how the LA fires have spread over the past 7 days. Near hurricane-force winds are expected later today which firefighters fear could fan the devastating wildfires. Read @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social and Myles McCormick's report www.ft.com/content/1304... #dataviz

Architecture from Public to Commons. Edited by Marcelo López-Dinardi. Ways to reconsider and recast architecture within ideas and politics of the commons and practices of commoning beyond the public. Preface Andrés Jaque. Contributions Marina Otero and many others. www.routledge.com/Architecture...

With all the news about the latest data showing that temperatures in 2024 were 1.6°C warmer than pre-industrial levels, many have asked what this means for the 1.5°C of the UN Paris Agreement. A short 🧵that aims to distinguish the signal from the noise (1)

Based on the excellent discussion with colleagues @rarohde.bsky.social, @timosbornclim.bsky.social, @richardabetts.bsky.social and others, which you can read in the comments, I’m updating the third line of this post to: “We (not the planet: it’s a human choice) currently sit at 1.2-1.4C of warming”

This short film explores how Indigenous communities are combining ancestral wisdom with cutting-edge technology to map and monitor their territories. From ancient traditions to modern tools, these approaches can help protect their biodiversity and heritage. @nature.org

Mark Zuckerberg appears to have personally approved training Meta's genAI models on an entire "shadow library" of pirated books: www.wired.com/story/new-do...

LA fire from a French point of view #environmentalissues #landscapeinfrastructure #landscapearchitecture open.substack.com/pub/ulgc/p/n...

No, the world has not breached the 1.5C global warming target. It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade. We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad. The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.

Appropriate mix of headlines. Climate change accelerates, while the business world, under pressure from US conservatives, abandons any attempt to stop it

Hackers claim to have breached Gravy Analytics, a US location data broker selling to government agencies. They shared 3 samples on a Russian forum, exposing millions of location points across the US, Russia, and Europe.

HUGE #GravyAnalytics data #LEAK A big location #DataBroker, has allegedly fallen victim to a major #cyber #breach. Its potential is to expose millions of users sensitive location data with details. Analysis by @fs0c131y.com in comments 👇🏻 #DataBreach #SOC #CTI #DHS #FBI socradar.io/gravy-analyt...

🛰️ The Gravy Analytics breach exposes how easily citizens can be tracked: - Seen at Space Launch Complex 36 - Work commute mapped - Stops at Home Depot & family visits near Kansas City logged 🔒 A stark reminder of the privacy risks in location data collection.

Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the thick ice shells of bodies like Europa.

Panama Canal will stay in our hands, minister tells Trump

Why is everyone from Trump to China obsessed with Greenland and the Arctic? It’s not just ice and polar bears. It’s about power, money, and the future of the world. Here’s why the Arctic is the new battleground 🧵👇 1/20

Gain an understanding of climate change basics from renowned scientist @katharinehayhoe.com. Whether you’re new to the climate story or a veteran reporter aiming to refine how you explain #climatechange to audiences, this guide is for you: https://buff.ly/41Kf63n

Wanted to repost a Bloomberg’s article on that breaking news but as it’s a paywall (with all respects), Reuters will be the best solution. China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...

“The loss and degradation of wetlands has a chain reaction, driving biodiversity loss, stressing food and water supplies, and exacerbating the impacts of floods, droughts and wildfires.” x.com/ramsarconv/s...

L'eau comme arme de guerre: conférence demain!