Thomas Schielke

School strike week 251. Today, I graduate from school, which means I’ll no longer be able to school strike for the climate. This is then the last school strike for me, so I guess I have to write something on this day. Thread🧵

The ultimate eco building – made of salt, sunflowers and recycled urine theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

British Museum ends BP sponsorship deal after 27 years theguardian.com/culture/2023/j…

Here’s my take on this year’s biennale theguardian.com/culture/2023/m…

The Latvians have turned all 506 previous Venice architecture biennale pavilions into a nauseating mini-market of lobotomised products, where visitors are invited to shop till they drop for meaningless platitudes in a never-ending game of supermarket sweep 👌

Drones of the desert: an ancient Aboriginal story comes to life with cutting-edge technology theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Sunlight Shadows for Slow but Colorful Façade Movements with Pierre Brault | ArchDaily ⁦@EzzatBaroudi⁩ ⁦@lightcollective⁩ archdaily.com/998225/sunligh…

Ok, you might want to hear this: On Sunday, Berlin will hold a public vote on its climate target. If a majority votes "Yes" Berlin will move its net-zero target to 2030 (!) The result is binding. Over night, Berlin could become the worldwide largest city acting in line with 1,5°.

The Complex Culture of Nightrise in Jabal ‘Amil, Lebanon | ArchDaily ⁦@EzzatBaroudi⁩ archdaily.com/997359/the-com…

Michael Gove thinks beautiful buildings must look traditional. Here’s why he’s wrong… theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

Architect Rafael Viñoly, designer of Walkie Talkie building, dies aged 78 theguardian.com/artanddesign/2…

@fromTGA I am looking forward to read it

It took me just 50 years to write this book, about the real Europe, where you can be 'at home abroad'. Published today. Hurry, while stocks last... amazon.co.uk/Homelands-Pers…

It's a crucial moment for Ukraine & Europe. My report & conclusions from an inspiring week in #Ukraine, talking to @CinC_AFU @AndriyYermak @DmytroKuleba @StefanishynaO @DmytroNatalukha @PenUkraine @yermolenko_v @IRF_Ukraine & many ors - & then @MunSecConf spectator.co.uk/article/the-ne…

Pilgrimage to MIT Chapel / Eero Saarinen with Harry Bertoia

City of London proposing to make skyscrapers dim their lights at night | London | The Guardian ⁦@EzzatBaroudi⁩ theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/f…

Learning From Europe: Beyond Symbolic Dark Landmarks to Save Energy at Night ⁦@EzzatBaroudi⁩ ⁦@IALD⁩ ⁦@IDADarkSky⁩ archdaily.com/996083/learnin…

Already last June, a tweet from @biz_ukraine_mag reported that “to ‘Scholz’ is now an accepted term in Ukraine meaning to continually promise something without ever actually having any intention of doing it”. ⁦@fromTGA⁩ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Long time readers might recall that when the Bay Lights appeared in 2013, I was the old guy standing with his feet in the water shaking his fist at the tide. Let's just say that the passage of time has not brought me around: sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

My first "Light Matters" article for @ArchDaily in 2023: How to Frame Dawn in England's Cathedrals archdaily.com/994793/how-to-… @EzzatBaroudi

Solar Decathlon Europe: Sustainable Lighting Combines Engineering and Design dlvr.it/ScnsPg