It's a companion website to the 1973: Sorry, Out of Gas show at the CCA in Montreal; it shows the approaches architects and designers used to deal with sun, earth and wind to live without fossil fuels back in the 1970's. It is a true time warp for anyone who went to architecture school in the seventies.
Showing posts with label energy shortage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label energy shortage. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
The Power Of Community in Cuba
In 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba experienced an 'energy famine.' Transportation and agriculture virtually came to a stop due to lack of diesel fuel and fertilizer shortages. This film explores what changes were put in place. The makers of the film The End Of Suburbia went to Cuba to explore it as a test case for what the conditions after peak oil would look like. This is that story.
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