Kris
@ksluice.bsky.social
Lives in Victoria, B.C. Thinks, teaches and writes about architectural creativity and sustainability: its histories, technologies and theories. Also cuts smol colorful crystals into sparkly objects to wear.
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‘They say, We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning.’ —Archibald MacLeish
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
May 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
‘They say, We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning.’ —Archibald MacLeish
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.
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NEW: Crowd now growing at the Capitol where Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are staging a sit-in on the steps.
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
April 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NEW: Crowd now growing at the Capitol where Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are staging a sit-in on the steps.
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
I just showed this to "someone" and they said, "oh, its you!"
Me to myself: This is annoying. This conversation is annoying, this person is annoying. I hope I’m hiding it well.
My face:
My face:
March 14, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I just showed this to "someone" and they said, "oh, its you!"
Something to give us hope: Northwestern U has pioneered a way to break down PET plastics into monomers. Safer, cheaper and cleaner, and can lead us to a circular economy for plastic that could incentivize the removal of plastics from our environment news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Plastic recycling gets a breath of fresh air
Scientists break down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air
news.northwestern.edu
March 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Something to give us hope: Northwestern U has pioneered a way to break down PET plastics into monomers. Safer, cheaper and cleaner, and can lead us to a circular economy for plastic that could incentivize the removal of plastics from our environment news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025...
Well, all right everyone—what are you thinking and how are you feeling?
February 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Well, all right everyone—what are you thinking and how are you feeling?
Do you know how bad you have to f**k up to make the Canadians mad at you?
February 2, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Do you know how bad you have to f**k up to make the Canadians mad at you?
In case my American friends need this reminder: beavers can be deadly.
Beaver kills man trying to pose for photo
It was the most serious in a string of beaver attacks on humans in Belarus, as the rodents have turned increasingly aggressive when confronted by humans after wandering near homes, shops and schools.
www.thestar.com
January 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In case my American friends need this reminder: beavers can be deadly.
So, count me in as a part of the "Army of Angry Beavers"
January 29, 2025 at 3:53 AM
So, count me in as a part of the "Army of Angry Beavers"
These two buildings express the values of their place. The remarkable restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the creation of The Bullitt Center in Seattle. Two very different but honest cultural expressions, both utterly inspirational.
January 27, 2025 at 5:44 PM
These two buildings express the values of their place. The remarkable restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris and the creation of The Bullitt Center in Seattle. Two very different but honest cultural expressions, both utterly inspirational.
Unlike the ephemeral world of digital creation, physical architecture cannot sustain illusions. Buildings don't lie - they can't afford to. The implications of this contrast are staggering. In a world of increasingly frictionless digital creation, architecture stands stubbornly, proudly physical.
January 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Unlike the ephemeral world of digital creation, physical architecture cannot sustain illusions. Buildings don't lie - they can't afford to. The implications of this contrast are staggering. In a world of increasingly frictionless digital creation, architecture stands stubbornly, proudly physical.
It took me years of learning and teaching architecture to grasp its most powerful secret: buildings can't lie. The victors might write the histories, but architecture owes its existence to an inescapable truth-teller: cost. When real money is at stake, pretense falls away.
January 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
It took me years of learning and teaching architecture to grasp its most powerful secret: buildings can't lie. The victors might write the histories, but architecture owes its existence to an inescapable truth-teller: cost. When real money is at stake, pretense falls away.
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Lot going on today, so here is the final score on the National Championship game
January 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Lot going on today, so here is the final score on the National Championship game
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Many years a ago a Child was born to bring peace and joy into this world. And though He left us too soon, we remember this day of His birth to spread love and happiness everlasting.
Happy birthday Jimmy Buffett.
Happy birthday Jimmy Buffett.
December 25, 2024 at 12:56 PM
Many years a ago a Child was born to bring peace and joy into this world. And though He left us too soon, we remember this day of His birth to spread love and happiness everlasting.
Happy birthday Jimmy Buffett.
Happy birthday Jimmy Buffett.
Roasting off some veg for tonight’s soup. Before /After!!
November 22, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Roasting off some veg for tonight’s soup. Before /After!!
Also same.
November 15, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Also same.
One of the stickiest problems to tackle in any sustainable building is how to design for reuse, adaptation, and retrofit. How do we design for what we aren’t yet conceiving in terms of technology and building systems, much less spatial arrangements.
The Centenary Building in Salford is barely 30 years old and in 1996 was crowned the best building in the UK. It is going to be demolished. Have the options to re-use or retrofit really been exhausted?
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/exclusi...
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/exclusi...
Exclusive: first Stirling Prize winner set to be demolished
The 29-year-old building, which has sat empty for nearly a decade, is due to be flattened as part of...
www.architectsjournal.co.uk
November 13, 2024 at 10:33 AM
One of the stickiest problems to tackle in any sustainable building is how to design for reuse, adaptation, and retrofit. How do we design for what we aren’t yet conceiving in terms of technology and building systems, much less spatial arrangements.
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HOW’S EVERYBODY DOING THIS MORNING
November 12, 2024 at 1:54 PM
HOW’S EVERYBODY DOING THIS MORNING
It’s just not fair because her show sold out in about 40 mins for Victoria Listening Room, but this has to be reposted. The bridge to her new song that she’ll be singing at every show. This is the reinforcing power of Crys Matthews:
November 12, 2024 at 4:58 AM
It’s just not fair because her show sold out in about 40 mins for Victoria Listening Room, but this has to be reposted. The bridge to her new song that she’ll be singing at every show. This is the reinforcing power of Crys Matthews:
So how are folks feeling given that decision?
July 2, 2024 at 2:20 PM
So how are folks feeling given that decision?
Beautiful day—perfect temps. Just need some whales to make it extra. #whale #trialisland #victoriabc #olympicpennisula #clouds
July 1, 2024 at 5:03 AM
Beautiful day—perfect temps. Just need some whales to make it extra. #whale #trialisland #victoriabc #olympicpennisula #clouds
The artist they hired can’t even make Victoria council’s plans for the square look inviting. Also, what’s with the overhead power lines—who designs for those??? #Victoria #centennialsquare #timescolonist #historicpreservation #midmodpreservation
June 30, 2024 at 4:05 PM
The artist they hired can’t even make Victoria council’s plans for the square look inviting. Also, what’s with the overhead power lines—who designs for those??? #Victoria #centennialsquare #timescolonist #historicpreservation #midmodpreservation
While this beautiful sunset tourmaline has already found its home, I am so in love with this cut, I think I will try it again. Blue zircon? Green tourmaline? More of this orange/pink tourmaline? What is your favorite color for a gem?
June 30, 2024 at 5:19 AM
While this beautiful sunset tourmaline has already found its home, I am so in love with this cut, I think I will try it again. Blue zircon? Green tourmaline? More of this orange/pink tourmaline? What is your favorite color for a gem?