Podcasts about Rachel Armstrong

Description Returning guest Rachel Armstrong joins Joe to discuss the classic graphic novel Persepolis. Created by Marjane Satrapi, this autobiographical graphic novel tells the story of her life in Iran after the Islamic Revolution. Persepolis is told in two parts, … Continue reading →

Six candidates are working to become the 78th Alice in Dairyland. That also signals the final phase of service for Halei Heinzel, our current "Alice." She visits with Stephanie Hoff about the learning journey the six will experience leading up to the May finale in Crawford County. The top candidates are: Allison Foster, Waupun, Michelle Stangler, Watertown, Mikalya Flyte, Coloma, Natalie Roe, Monticello, Olivia Lulich from Lyndon Station, and Sarah Hagenow from Poynette. Hosting the Alice in Dairyland finals is a big deal for a county. It brings statewide news coverage and drives local interest in the county’s agribusiness industry. Carol Roth is co-chairing the Crawford County Alice in Dairyland Finals Committee, the host this year. She says she applied for Crawford County to host the Alice program as a strategic way to bring attention to the county’s agribusiness sector. She says it's about time they showed off all they have to offer! After all, Crawford County has had three Alice in Dairylands in its history. Another beautiful day on the way for Wisconsin with temperatures in the mid 50's according to Stu Muck.Steffes Auction is back in the heat of the moment with active auctions before spring planting begins. Ashley Huhn with the Steffes Group tells Pam Jahnke that they're also offering financing options for buyers in 2025. It's a new service that they've found helpful as farmers face more difficult economics this year. Paid for by the Steffes Group.Today's the beginning of the Professional Dairy Producers annual business conference. Shelly Mayer, executive director of the group, says the scope of information they'll be sharing covers the gamut for any dairy regardless of size. Francisco Arriaga, UW extension specialist on soils and environmental studies says that farmers would be wise to fight the urge that the warmer weather may inspire. He says there's a lot to lose if you start field work too early. We're hearing stories daily about the federal funding freeze impacting USDA contracts. What can farmers and non-profits do if they're caught holding a binding contract with the federal government, that the federal government no longer wishes to honor. Pam Jahnke visits with Rachel Armstrong, attorney with Farm Commons, about mechanisms in place to try and help document and mitigate the process.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rachel Armstrong, attorney and founder of Farm Commons, is busy handling a lot of questions from farmers about federal funding freezes. What can you do if you're holding a signed, binding, government contract that the government has decided not to honor? Is there recourse? Is there a penalty if I don't go forward with a project given the unknown circumstances? Armstrong answers them all with Pam Jahnke, and reminds farmers and non-profits that the terrain is always changing and so are the rules. More sunshine today as the weather pattern around Wisconsin starts to change. Stu Muck says that by Friday, a cooler, wetter pattern will start coming our way. The Professional Dairy Producers annual business conference always packs a lot in for a two day conference. With the major focus on tariff's PDP welcomed in dairy guests from the Netherlands, France and Ireland. Ben Jarboe finds out how this tariff talk and sustainability goals demanded by the EU are changing a dairy's strategy in Ireland. David Hyland, Irish dairy farmer from the outskirts of the village of Clough beside Ballacolla in Co Laois, says that he thinks the EU's time estimates for making some of these environmental goals happen is unattainable. Skelly's Farm Market in Janesville has been named the 2025 Governor's Innovation Tourism Award winners. Skelly's has embraced technology since they started designing corn mazes in 1998. Today they continue to embrace technology with a smartphone app that turns a corn maze stroll into a video-like game challenge. Despite tariff talk swirling in the market, dairy is gaining. Why? Is there something about to happen? Pam Jahnke talks to Matt Tranel, dairy risk specialist with EverAg during the PDP annual meeting. Tranel says that the U.S. has continued a fairly steady dairy movement just waiting for tariffs to become more clearly focused.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Farmers and organizations across the country are feeling uncertain about government contracts tied to USDA programs like EQIP, CSP, and REAP. With funding frozen and contract decisions unclear, producers are left wondering what to do next. "We've been getting a lot of questions from farmers who already started projects or hired contractors," said Rachel Armstrong, Executive Director and Attorney with Farm Commons. "Many are worried they won’t get reimbursed as promised." Farm Commons is working to help farmers understand their legal options. Armstrong emphasized that communication is key. "The first step is to call your USDA contact and ask for an update," she advised. "It's important to document that conversation." For more information and access to legal resources, visit Farm Commons' website.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland welcome in 2025 with gusset plates and thumbtacks when they review Beyond's Heavy Lies the Crown, the annual New Year's Eve supershow, with a main event of Krule vs. Marcus Mathers for the IWTV title in a "fans bring the weapons" match, Timothy Thatcher vs. Aaron Rourke in a WWEID showcase match, Kris Statlander battles Bryce Donovan, and more. Plus, they look at the differences between the interconnected Beyond and Wrestling Open promotions. For VIP listeners, it's a look back at one of Chris's favorite matches of the year - Rachel Armstrong vs. Tre Lamar from Unsanctioned Pro, and from GCW, One Called Manders goes up against Tony Deppen.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support.

Description Returning guest Rachel Armstrong joins Joe to discuss the tv show Shetland. This is a BBC crime procedural set on the Shetland Islands that began airing in 2013. In the U.S. it has aired as part of Masterpiece Mysteries. … Continue reading →

In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland are taking the fight to Tennesee for the Battle of Sale Creek, a fun show featuring Adam Priest facing Action World Champion One Called Manders, loveable Satanic worshiping babyfaces Coven of the Goat colliding with the Good Hand in a Tennessee Street Fight, more of Justin's favorite feud when Ella Envy & B.K. Westbrook go against Rachel Armstrong & Jameson Shook, a referee job that drives Chris totally bonkers, and much more. For VIP listeners, they head over to Blitzkrieg Pro where Wrestling Coast to Coast All Stars Effy and Krule face off, plus Allie Katch vs. Ashley Vox.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support.

In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland review Action Wrestling's Welcome Home, a somewhat subdued show, with a main event number one contender's match between Alex Kane and Bobby Flacco, plus Ella Envy fights Rachel Armstrong in a highly anticipated rematch (by Justin at least), Colby Corino takes on Erron Wade, and more. For VIP, it's north of the border with the top two matches from C4 Wrestling's latest show - Mike Bailey vs. Donovan Dijak and, in a historic match, Miracle Generation clash with Fresh Air for the much-vaunted IWTV tag team titles.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pwtorch-dailycast--3276210/support.

Absolute Championship Match Chuck Stone VS. Joshua Bishop VS. Alec Price VS. Derek Dillinger Intense Championship Wes Barkley vs Anthony Greene AIW Tag Team Championship PME vs Motor City Machine Guns KENTA  vs Isaiah Broner Heath vs Eric Taylor Latinos Most Wanted vs Bang & Matthews vs To Infinity & Beyond vs Los Desperados Dominic Garrini vs 1 Called Manders John Wayne Murdoch vs Kaplan Mikey Montgomery vs Sam Holloway vs Dex Royal vs Tre LaMar vs Tyler Jordan vs Dr. Daniel C. Rockingham Joseline Navarro vs Rachel Armstrong

Description Returning guest Rachel Armstrong joins Joe to discuss the BBC murder mystery series Annika. Nicola Walker plays Annika Strandhead, a single mother who was just placed in charge of Glasgow’s new Marine Homicide Unit. Yes, she solves water murders … Continue reading →

"Your Wish Upon a Shooting Star" Rachel Armstrong spoke with WrestleZone's Ella Jay about her mini European tour in 2024, wrestling Maki Itoh at Black Label Pro, her goal to make people smile, John Cena's recent retirement announcement, the full-circle moment of seeing her former track and cross-country coach attend one of her matches, and more.

Description Returning guest Rachel Armstrong joins Joe to discuss the 2003 film Big Fish. Directed by Tim Burton, the film tells the story of an estranged father and son reconciling before the father passes on. Support Patreon Show Notes Big … Continue reading →

Description Returning guest Rachel Armstrong joins Joe to discuss Daniel Nayeri’s autobiographical book Everything Sad is Untrue (a true story). This novel tells the story of Daniel, his mother, and his sister leaving Iran and arriving in Oklahoma as refugees. … Continue reading →

This is the second episode of the “Women Leaders Series,” a collaboration between Brand & New and The Women's LeadershIP Initiative. The series celebrates the unique leadership qualities of women, including their collaborative and empathetic approach to success. It brings together women leaders in diverse roles and represents various organization types in the brands and IP ecosystem. These women are at the forefront of industry trends and the conversation around how the landscape for women leaders is being shaped today.Today is International Women's Day. Held annually on March 8, International Women's Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. In recognition of this, today's episode of Brand & New previews INTA's soon-to-be-published “gender indicator study.” Last year, a diverse project team of INTA members developed a survey investigating how gender affects the experience of trademark practitioners in the workplace, with a focus on representation, career progression, and work-life integration. The survey was sent out to INTA members late last year and respondents, including both men and women, from more than 90 jurisdictions participated and shared their views. Given the global and diverse nature of our community, the research aims to uncover deep insight into the gender-based experiences of trademark practitioners around the world today, reveal the key indicators shaping those experiences and defining our workplace, and capture how IP professionals feel about their own experiences. While the survey suggests that progress is being made, there is still much to be done to truly improve the experiences of women in the trademark field.Our guests are Rachel Armstrong, Shwetasree Majumder, and Muireann Bolger. Ms. Armstrong is a Partner at Gowling WLG and based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. Rachel serves on the Women's LeadershIP Initiative Project Team and on INTA's Brands and Innovation Committee. Ms. Majumder is a Managing Partner of Fidus Law Chambers, based in Nodia, India. She serves on the INTA's DEI Council and the Enforcement Committee. She is also a past board member. And, Ms. Bolger is Deputy Group Editor at World IP Review, based in London, England. She takes the lead on all DEI-related coverage for World IP Review and is a co-author of INTA's gender indictor story. Resources: About Rachel Armstrong About Shwetasree Majumder About Muireann Bolger International Women's Day 2024 (internationalwomensday.com) The Women's LeadershIP Initiative (inta.org) World IP Review's Diversity Channel (worldipreview.com) Women Leaders Series: Advancing Athlete Rights (Brand & New, February 2024) Striving for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion as an Outside IP Counsel (Brand & New, April 2022) Women's Empowerment in Intellectual Property (Brand & New, March 2022)

A farmer's relationship with legal counsel can be critically important to the overall health and function of a farm or agribusiness.  Rachel Armstrong has made this her career - forging those valuable relationships.  Charitee Seebecker dives deeper with the attorney about some of the do's and don'ts for planning success. Today's the day!  The beginning of the World Champion Cheese event in Madison.  Russell Swenson, Chief of Logistics for the event talks about the challenges no one sees about moving the volume of product around before the event. Warmer weather may be something we've been enjoying lately - but it also can inspire insects to get active.  Charitee Seebecker talks to PJ Leisch, state extension entomologist, about what he's keeping his eye on for this spring. Wisconsin soybean producers are expressing their disappointment after Chevron announced it would be closing its Madison biodiesel facility, citing poor market conditions.  The plant began operations in 2007, and produced about 20 million gallons a year.  Kelly Marzak, project manager with MEG Corp, a fueling consulting company in Plymouth, Minnesota, talks with Pam Jahnke about how municipalities have begun to focus a lot of attention and investments toward biodiesel as part of their sustainability plan. John Heinberg, market advisor with Total Farm Marketing in West Bend joins Pam Jahnke.  Taiwan was back in the U.S. corn market on Monday for the first time in a while.  Heinberg says it was due in part to China's activity in South America.  Taiwan essentially being forced to buy in the U.S. while prices are discounted.  So why is China buying?  Heinberg says news sources report that China's recently passed budget put an emphasis on building stockpiles of edible oils and food related commodities.  A sign they want to counter food insecurity.  Heinberg says they might be getting proactive in anticipation of weather challenges going forward both in their own country and around the globe.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People can be fairly uninformed about products they're buying and how those products got to them.  Wisconsin soybean growers are paying attention and trying to share that story.  Tony Mellenthin is a soybean grower in northwest Wisconsin who also sits on the United Soybean Board.  He and his wife are expecting their third child, and they're using soy based products to prepare the nursery.  Bob Bosold gets a tour.Covering Wisconsin with weather gear is the goal of Chris Vagasky, WISCONET coordinator.  He tells Pam Jahnke about how he's crisscrossing the state installing new weather stations.Wisconsin's weather is bringing another drastic change in temperatures.  Stephanie Hoff catches up with Jesse Wagner, owner and operator of The Woods Sugarbush in Manitowoc, to discuss if this expected surge in temperatures will spell the end of "sugaring" in Wisconsin.This is the time of year when farms are meeting with a lot of their advisors.  Tax planners, accountants, bankers and lawyers.  One tough question that can flummox farms is their structure. Is it a partnership, and LLC, a corporation?  Each option has details that must be minded.  Rachel Armstrong with FarmCommons is an attorney that loves to advise farms through those decision boxes.  Charitee Seebecker finds out about some of the common questions farms should be asking and considering.If you're a dairy farmer - you're already busy.  Finding extra time to be involved in leadership roles can be extra tough.  Stephanie Hughes is a mother of 3 young boys, married to an active military man, and dairy farming.  She shares why she makes leadership opportunities a priority with Pam Jahnke.  Part of FarmFirst Dairy Cooperatives paid monthly updates.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Finding the right legal structure for your farm can be overwhelming. From liability and taxation to overall sustainability. It's not a one-size fits all approach.  “While sole proprietorships and partnerships offer simplicity, they also come with inherent risks, as personal assets are exposed to business liabilities,” explains Rachel Armstrong, Executive Director of Farm Commons. “Alternatively, corporations and limited liability companies (LLCs) provide a layer of protection by separating personal and business assets, thus mitigating risk.” However, merely establishing a legal entity is not enough to ensure success. Equally important is the creation of governance documents, such as operating agreements for LLCs and bylaws for corporations. These documents outline key aspects of the business, including ownership structure, decision-making processes, and dispute resolution mechanisms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Winning the ACTION Futures Showcase Tournament, having matches against the likes of Billie Starkz and Miyu Yamashita or debuting for promotions like Beyond Wrestling, Wrestling Revolver or Warrior Wrestling - 2023 was a breakout year for Rachel Armstrong. She talks about all of this and much more in this week's episode of Straight Wrestling: Voices of the Indies.

In this Dailycast episode of Wrestling Coast to Coast, Chris Maitland and Justin McClelland review Action Wrestling's Wanna Play a Game, with a main event of Adam Priest vs. Alex Kane for the Action title, the Good Hand (Suge D & Kevin Ryan) facing Culture Inc. (Eli Knight & Malik Bosede) for the Tag titles, Billie Starkz battling Rachel Armstrong, and more. For VIP, it's a belated Halloween Celebration as Chris and Justin review the Devil's Last Dance Ultimate Hardcore Team War match featuring multiple friends of the show from the NWA Samhain PPV and Matt Tremont vs. Krule in a Buried Alive match.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3276210/advertisement

What's the role of microbes in urban design? How can biology dictate buildings of the future? Should a city have senses?Avowed concrete lover Roma Agrawal constructs a fascinating conversation with two experts on Urban Ecology:Carlo Ratti is an architect, engineer, inventor, educator and activist. He's a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where he directs his MIT Senseable City Lab. His work has been exhibited in international venues including the Venice Biennale, New York's MoMA, London's Science Museum and Barcelona's Design Museum.Rachel Armstrong is Professor of Regenerative Architecture at KU Leuven and a 2010 Senior TED Fellow. Her pioneering work examines how to harness the properties of living systems and scale them up to generate environmental solutions in the built environment. New episodes - conversations about how to rebuild the world better - every other Friday.Follow @QEPrize on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for more info. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Warrior Wrestling is getting set to have another stacked card October 6th in South Bend, Indiana… in this episode I sit down with Steve the owner/promoter of Warrior Wrestling to go over the amazing card which includes… Rachel Armstrong vs NWA superstar Missa Kate The Punk stock Prince Jordan Kross vs OVW Champion “The veteran” Jack Vaughn Koda Hernandez vs Sabin Guage FTC LLC Family Therapy Sky Blue vs Trevor Outlaw w/Frank the Clown Kenosuke Takeshita vs Storm Grayson w/Frank the Clown Mike Santana vs The Bounty Hunter Bryan Keith Warrior World Title: Encore Moore vs KC Navarro(C) w/Frank The Clown You can catch the show Live on Fite Tv and as a part of Fite Plus… Be sure to follow Warrior Wrestling on all their social media platforms… X(Twitter): WarriorWrstlng Instagram: warriorwrstlng Facebook: Warrior Wrestling YouTube: ​⁠​⁠​⁠ Warrior Wrestling Thank you to Reaper Apparel for having Drinkin At MO's as a Brand Ambassador… be sure to use the code below for 10% off your order.. https://www.reaperapparelco.com/discount/Drinkin?ref=ApFLTTMU Promo code:Drinkinatmos #prowrestling #independentwrestling #wwe #aew #ringofhonor #impactwrestling #gcw #czw #ecw #letsfngo #drinkingatmos #njpw #nwa #flophousewrestling #socalprowrestling #luchaunderground #luchaundergroundtemple #pwrevolver #warriorwrestling --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drinkinatmos/message

This podcast is a commentary and does not contain any copyrighted material of the reference source. We strongly recommend accessing/buying the reference source at the same time. ■Reference Source https://www.ted.com/talks/rachel_armstrong_architecture_that_repairs_itself ■Post on this topic (You can get FREE learning materials!) https://englist.me/115-academic-words-reference-from-rachel-armstrong-architecture-that-repairs-itself-ted-talk/ ■Youtube Video https://youtu.be/AfB3mcRXY1o (All Words) https://youtu.be/vhkakcFTOnc (Advanced Words) https://youtu.be/GCQimVRUeMw (Quick Look) ■Top Page for Further Materials https://englist.me/ ■SNS (Please follow!)

Today we talk Rachel Armstrong a rising upcoming, indie star from Indiana. We discussed her Luv for wrestling, how she got involved and influences in her life and career. We also dive into opponents that she has faced so far in her career. She's making waves across the indie scene and is ready to make her presence felt all over. FOLLOW RACHEL ARMSTRONG ON SOCIAL MEDIA : https://instagram.com/rachel__armstrong https://twitter.com/armstrong18rach FOLLOW WE LUV WRESTLING SOCIAL MEDIA: https://instagram.com/weluvwrestling https://twitter.com/weluvwrestling1 https://m.facebook.com/WeLuvWrestling/ Apple Podcast : bit.ly/AppleWLW Spotify : bit.ly/SpotWLW Google Podcast : bit.ly/GoogWLW PWTees : bit.ly/PWTWLW

Rachel Armstrong of Caliber Home Loans and Willie J. Davis (Willie Davis Realtor) of eXp Realty discuss the new Loan-Level Price Adjustment (LLPA) and what you need to know about it. LLPA is a new pricing structure that affects the cost of mortgage loans. We'll cover the basics of what LLPA is, how it works, and what it means for homebuyers and homeowners. We'll also provide some tips on how to navigate this new pricing structure to get the best deal on your mortgage loan. Visit www.williedavisrealtor for more real estate information. | Schedule Your Buyer or Seller Consultation: calendly.com/williedavisrealtor | Get Your Home Value: williedavisrealtor.com/homevalue --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/millennialrealestate/support

Description Returning guest Rachel Armstrong and first-time guest Matt Armstrong join Joe to discuss the 2007 film starring Hilary Swank and Gerard Butler. We discuss the positives of the film (most of it), point out a couple flaws (mostly just … Continue reading →

In this special podcast, Matt Galloway visits Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children to hear how staff are coping with a surge of respiratory viruses — leading to long wait times, shortages in beds and staff, and in some cases the cancellation of pediatric surgeries. Plus, we talk to Rachel Armstrong, whose son's heart surgery has been cancelled twice recently.

Children's hospitals across Canada are facing a tripledemic surge of flu, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases — leading to long wait times, shortages in beds and staff, and in some cases the cancellation of pediatric surgeries. Matt Galloway visited Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children to hear how staff are coping in a strained system. Plus, we talk to Rachel Armstrong, whose son's heart surgery has been cancelled twice recently; and discuss how the problems got this bad with Alex Munter, president and CEO of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario in Ottawa.

Description Returning guest Rachel Armstrong joins Joe and Producer Andrew to talk about the stories we love and have returned to at different points in our lives. We also talk about media that we associate with certain times of the … Continue reading →

Caroline has a stalker. Griff takes photos. Corpses teach classes. Join Zach, Charlie, and special guest Rachel Armstrong for a triple six-er episode with thrills, chills, and a box of kittens!

She's starting to make a name for herself for promotions like Girlfight in the Indianapolis area. On this episode Rachel Armstrong joins us to discuss her career, balancing college with wrestling, finding her niche, and more.

As the climate becomes more unpredictable, crop insurance becomes more valuable and necessary. For diversified producers, however, it hasn't been easy to find. The good news is there is a new crop insurance option out there just for you! In this episode we'll get you up to speed on Whole Farm Revenue Protection crop insurance and the new Micro Farm policy that is available to farmers and ranchers nationwide. Executive Director and attorney Rachel Armstrong brings us through the Micro Farm crop insurance policy, helping you decide whether it's a good option for protecting your crops and value added goods.Share what you learned in this episode with us by filling out a 1-minute survey and enter to win a $50 Visa Gift Card here! Recommended Resources:Micro Farm FactsheetRMA Cost EstimatorThis material is funded in partnership by USDA, Risk Management Agency, under award number RMA22CPT0012392.

We are very pleased to be joined by one of the most talented young wrestlers in the country Rachel Armstrong. Rachel has competed all over Indiana over the past couple of years against some of the top talent and has proven to be a star in her own right. She has a world of potential and has yet to really scratch the surface of it. If you are not on her bandwagon already then you should really get on it. We will sit down with her and talk about her journey to get to where she is in wrestling. Make sure to join us and get familiar with this fantastic talent. 

Description Returning guest Rachel Armstrong joins Joe to discuss Richard Poole from Death in Paradise. This BBC series sees a British detective assigned to a Caribbean island where he solves a murder each episode. We’re discussing the pilot episode, “Arriving … Continue reading →

Description Returning guest Rachel Armstrong and first-time guest Sarah Brinton join Joe to discuss The Blue Castle, a 1926 novel by L.M. Montgomery. Most famous for her Anne of Green Gables novels, The Blue Castle is a Montgomery story about … Continue reading →

Description Returning guest Rachel Armstrong joins Joe to discuss the film Kitchen Stories. Kitchen Stories is a 2003 Norwegian film. The director, Bent Hamer, came across Cold War era research that was performed tracking the movement of Swedish housewives in … Continue reading →

Description Returning guest Rachel Armstrong joins Joe to discuss Shannon Hale’s 2005 novel The Princess Academy. The novel tells the story of a group of girls from a small mountain town who are all recruited to attend a royal academy with … Continue reading →

In this episode of Building to Zero, Brendan Wallace sits down with Rachel Armstrong, Professor of Regenerative Architecture, KU Leuven (formerly Newcastle University). The two discuss how experimental architecture can enable buildings to function as a controlled form of nature through the use of life sciences and ecology.Short on time? Watch a snippet of the conversation at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBPdhO7CKZcLearn more about Fifth Wall at https://fifthwall.com/ This podcast is presented for informational purposes only, is not intended to recommend any investment, and is not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest in any current or future investment vehicle managed or sponsored by Fifth Wall Ventures Management, LLC or its affiliates (collectively, “Fifth Wall”; any such investment vehicle, a “Fund”). Any such solicitation of an offer to purchase an interest will be made by a definitive private placement memorandum or other offering document. Forward-looking statements and opinions as to carbon reduction initiatives and real estate markets or any other matters, as expressed in this presentation, are those of the individual presenters, but are not necessarily the views of Fifth Wall as a firm, and cannot constitute a guarantee of future success or profitable results. As a result, investors should not rely on such forward-looking statements and/or opinions, or on anything else contained in this podcast, in making their investment decisions. Moreover, certain information contained herein may have been obtained from published and non-published sources prepared by other parties and may not have been updated through the date hereof. While such information is believed to be reliable for the purposes for which it is used herein, Fifth Wall does not assume any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information, and such information has not been independently verified by Fifth Wall. This presentation speaks as of its publication date, and Fifth Wall undertakes no obligation to update any of the information herein. None of the information contained herein has been filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities administrator under any state securities laws or any other domestic or foreign governmental or self-regulatory authority. No such governmental or self-regulatory authority has passed or will pass on the merits of the offering of interests in any Fund or the adequacy of the information contained herein. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful. This communication is intended only for persons resident in jurisdictions where the distribution or availability of this communication would not be contrary to applicable laws or regulations. Any products mentioned in this podcast may not be eligible for sale in some states or countries. Prospective investors should inform themselves as to the legal requirements and tax consequences of an investment in a Fund within the countries of their citizenship, residence, domicile and place of business. No assurances can be given that any of the carbon reduction initiatives described in this presentation will be implemented or, if implemented, will be successful in effecting carbon reductions. Further, no assurances can be given that any Fifth Wall fund or investment vehicle will ultimately be established to invest in these technologies or that such fund or investment vehicle, if established, will successfully identify and execute on investments that meet its stated objectives. Investments targeting carbon emission reductions involve substantial risks and may not ultimately meet Fifth Wall's stated investment objectives. Investors should consult their own financial, tax, legal and other advisors in connection with any proposed investment and should carefully review all disclosures and descriptions of risk factors that are contained in relevant offering materials.

Everything is changing down on the farm, except for the laws.  How do farmers and ranchers keep up while they diversify in to direct to consumer sales, wedding sites, field dinners, local meat processing, pesticide drift, agri-tourism, cottage food, food safety liability, NIMBY neighbors, run off, carbon credits, etc?  The trusty local lawyer may not have all the answers.  That's why Rachel Armstrong created Farm Commons.

In search of new knowledge practices that can help us make the world livable again, this book takes the reader on a journey across time―from the deep past to the unfolding future. The authors search beyond human knowledge to establish negotiated partnerships with forms of knowledge within the planet itself, examining how we have manipulated these historically through an anthropocentric focus. Rolf Hughes and Rachel Armstrong's book The Art of Experiment: Artistic Research in Experimental Architecture (Routledge, 2020) explores the many different kinds of knowledge, and the diversity of instruments needed to invoke and actuate the potency of human and nonhuman agencies. Four key phases in our ways of knowing are identified: material, strengthening, reconfiguring, and extending, which are exemplified through case studies that take the form of worlding experiments. This pioneering work will inspire architects, artists and designers as well as students, teachers and researchers across arts and design disciplines. Bryan Toepfer, AIA, NCARB, CAPM is the Principal Architect for TOEPFER Architecture, PLLC, an Architecture firm specializing in Residential Architecture and Virtual Reality. He has authored two books, “Contractors CANNOT Build Your House,” and “Six Months Now, ARCHITECT for Life.” He is an Assistant Professor at Alfred State College and the Director of Education for the AIA Rochester Board of Directors. Always eager to help anyone understand the world of Architecture, he can be reached by sending an email to btoepfer@toepferarchitecture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/architecture

In search of new knowledge practices that can help us make the world livable again, this book takes the reader on a journey across time―from the deep past to the unfolding future. The authors search beyond human knowledge to establish negotiated partnerships with forms of knowledge within the planet itself, examining how we have manipulated these historically through an anthropocentric focus. Rolf Hughes and Rachel Armstrong's book The Art of Experiment: Artistic Research in Experimental Architecture (Routledge, 2020) explores the many different kinds of knowledge, and the diversity of instruments needed to invoke and actuate the potency of human and nonhuman agencies. Four key phases in our ways of knowing are identified: material, strengthening, reconfiguring, and extending, which are exemplified through case studies that take the form of worlding experiments. This pioneering work will inspire architects, artists and designers as well as students, teachers and researchers across arts and design disciplines. Bryan Toepfer, AIA, NCARB, CAPM is the Principal Architect for TOEPFER Architecture, PLLC, an Architecture firm specializing in Residential Architecture and Virtual Reality. He has authored two books, “Contractors CANNOT Build Your House,” and “Six Months Now, ARCHITECT for Life.” He is an Assistant Professor at Alfred State College and the Director of Education for the AIA Rochester Board of Directors. Always eager to help anyone understand the world of Architecture, he can be reached by sending an email to btoepfer@toepferarchitecture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Does your farm have the right legal structures in place to protect your livelihood and to keep your farm thriving?  We're joined on the show today by Rachel Armstrong, Founder and Executive Director of Farm Commons located in Duluth, Minnesota. Farm Commons' mission is to empower agricultural communities to resolve their own legal vulnerabilities, within an ecosystem of support. A single legal vulnerability can make or break a farm. But farmers, ranchers, and agriculture communities already have their hands full taking on behemoths like monopolistic agribusiness companies. Farms today are getting squeezed by overwhelming social and economic forces. They need shared tools for legal resilience. Learn how Rachel and her team can provide legal resilience for you and your farm!   You'll hear: What motivated Rachel to establish Farm Commons 1:03 What blanket farm personal property is 11:25 Why it's good to have a solid lease agreement in place 15:39 What legal structures farmers should have in place 23:32 What the rules are surrounding volunteers 27:36 What Rachel recommends for farms offering worker perks such as room and board 32:58 What advice Rachel has for farmers just getting started 37:35 About the Guest: Rachel Armstrong is the founder and Executive Director of Farm Commons, a nonprofit dedicated to empowering farmers to resolve their own legal vulnerabilities within an ecosystem of support. After a childhood and early career in agriculture showed her the vast need for legal education, Rachel went to law school with the exclusive purpose of creating an organization to address that need. Her game-changing vision for how farmers experience business law has been awarded a 2012 Echoing Green Global Fellowship and a 2018 Ashoka Fellowship. As leading authority on direct-to-consumer farm law she has authored dozens of publications and leads workshops nationwide. Rachel instructs continuing legal education classes for the American Bar Association, teaches farm law for the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and is a co-author of "Farmers' Guide to Business Structures," published by USDA SARE. She lives in Northern Minnesota with her husband and 3 children, not far from the old farm where she grew up.   Resources:Website - https://farmcommons.org/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FarmCommons Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/farm.commons/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/farmcommons

What if we can use architecture to connect our cities and nature in a very direct way. This is the mission of our guest today: Rachel Armstrong, who is investigating what we can call "living architecture". Rachel is a professor of Experimental Architecture at the Newcastle University School of Architecture.  

Orbital Turbine Launches the World's Largest Tidal Turbine, plus what the heck Is tidal power, anyway? Climate change futurist Rachel Armstrong, and what the heck is green architecture, anyway?

The Art of Experiment: Post-Pandemic Knowledge Practices for 21st-Century Architecture and Design (Routledge, 2020) is a handbook for navigating our troubled and precarious times. In search of new knowledge practices that can help us make the world livable again, this book takes the reader on a journey across time—from the deep past to the unfolding future. Hughes and Armstrong search beyond human knowledge to establish negotiated partnerships with forms of knowledge within the planet itself, examining how we have manipulated these historically through an anthropocentric focus. Rachel Armstrong and Rolf Hughes speak with Pierre d'Alancaisez about their approach to knowledge-making and organa paradoxa as an apparatus for incorporating the unexpected into research and practices. They also talk about sending cockroaches into space, living Shakespearean bricks, and about the value of experimentation in establishing productive cross-disciplinary collaborations. Some of the works discussed in the interview are described and illustrated in a Nature article. Caustic Ophelia from Brick Dialogues is on Bandcamp. The Hanging Gardens of Medusa can be seen here. They were also a subject of a study by the British Interplanetary Society. Hughes' and Armstrong's earlier collaboration with Espen Gangvik The Handbook of the Unknowable is available in full here. Pierre d’Alancaisez is a contemporary art curator, cultural strategist, researcher. Sometime scientist, financial services professional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/architecture

The Art of Experiment: Post-Pandemic Knowledge Practices for 21st-Century Architecture and Design (Routledge, 2020) is a handbook for navigating our troubled and precarious times. In search of new knowledge practices that can help us make the world livable again, this book takes the reader on a journey across time—from the deep past to the unfolding future. Hughes and Armstrong search beyond human knowledge to establish negotiated partnerships with forms of knowledge within the planet itself, examining how we have manipulated these historically through an anthropocentric focus. Rachel Armstrong and Rolf Hughes speak with Pierre d'Alancaisez about their approach to knowledge-making and organa paradoxa as an apparatus for incorporating the unexpected into research and practices. They also talk about sending cockroaches into space, living Shakespearean bricks, and about the value of experimentation in establishing productive cross-disciplinary collaborations. Some of the works discussed in the interview are described and illustrated in a Nature article. Caustic Ophelia from Brick Dialogues is on Bandcamp. The Hanging Gardens of Medusa can be seen here. They were also a subject of a study by the British Interplanetary Society. Hughes' and Armstrong's earlier collaboration with Espen Gangvik The Handbook of the Unknowable is available in full here. Pierre d’Alancaisez is a contemporary art curator, cultural strategist, researcher. Sometime scientist, financial services professional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/performing-arts

The Art of Experiment: Post-Pandemic Knowledge Practices for 21st-Century Architecture and Design (Routledge, 2020) is a handbook for navigating our troubled and precarious times. In search of new knowledge practices that can help us make the world livable again, this book takes the reader on a journey across time—from the deep past to the unfolding future. Hughes and Armstrong search beyond human knowledge to establish negotiated partnerships with forms of knowledge within the planet itself, examining how we have manipulated these historically through an anthropocentric focus. Rachel Armstrong and Rolf Hughes speak with Pierre d'Alancaisez about their approach to knowledge-making and organa paradoxa as an apparatus for incorporating the unexpected into research and practices. They also talk about sending cockroaches into space, living Shakespearean bricks, and about the value of experimentation in establishing productive cross-disciplinary collaborations. Some of the works discussed in the interview are described and illustrated in a Nature article. Caustic Ophelia from Brick Dialogues is on Bandcamp. The Hanging Gardens of Medusa can be seen here. They were also a subject of a study by the British Interplanetary Society. Hughes' and Armstrong's earlier collaboration with Espen Gangvik The Handbook of the Unknowable is available in full here. Pierre d’Alancaisez is a contemporary art curator, cultural strategist, researcher. Sometime scientist, financial services professional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

The Art of Experiment: Post-Pandemic Knowledge Practices for 21st-Century Architecture and Design (Routledge, 2020) is a handbook for navigating our troubled and precarious times. In search of new knowledge practices that can help us make the world livable again, this book takes the reader on a journey across time—from the deep past to the unfolding future. Hughes and Armstrong search beyond human knowledge to establish negotiated partnerships with forms of knowledge within the planet itself, examining how we have manipulated these historically through an anthropocentric focus. Rachel Armstrong and Rolf Hughes speak with Pierre d'Alancaisez about their approach to knowledge-making and organa paradoxa as an apparatus for incorporating the unexpected into research and practices. They also talk about sending cockroaches into space, living Shakespearean bricks, and about the value of experimentation in establishing productive cross-disciplinary collaborations. Some of the works discussed in the interview are described and illustrated in a Nature article. Caustic Ophelia from Brick Dialogues is on Bandcamp. The Hanging Gardens of Medusa can be seen here. They were also a subject of a study by the British Interplanetary Society. Hughes' and Armstrong's earlier collaboration with Espen Gangvik The Handbook of the Unknowable is available in full here. Pierre d’Alancaisez is a contemporary art curator, cultural strategist, researcher. Sometime scientist, financial services professional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

The Art of Experiment: Post-Pandemic Knowledge Practices for 21st-Century Architecture and Design (Routledge, 2020) is a handbook for navigating our troubled and precarious times. In search of new knowledge practices that can help us make the world livable again, this book takes the reader on a journey across time—from the deep past to the unfolding future. Hughes and Armstrong search beyond human knowledge to establish negotiated partnerships with forms of knowledge within the planet itself, examining how we have manipulated these historically through an anthropocentric focus. Rachel Armstrong and Rolf Hughes speak with Pierre d'Alancaisez about their approach to knowledge-making and organa paradoxa as an apparatus for incorporating the unexpected into research and practices. They also talk about sending cockroaches into space, living Shakespearean bricks, and about the value of experimentation in establishing productive cross-disciplinary collaborations. Some of the works discussed in the interview are described and illustrated in a Nature article. Caustic Ophelia from Brick Dialogues is on Bandcamp. The Hanging Gardens of Medusa can be seen here. The cockroaches’ journey into space also inspired a short story It by Rolf Hughes, which was published by the British Interplanetary Society. Hughes' and Armstrong's earlier collaboration with Espen Gangvik The Handbook of the Unknowable is available in full here. Pierre d’Alancaisez is a contemporary art curator, cultural strategist, researcher. Sometime scientist, financial services professional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/art

The Art of Experiment: Post-Pandemic Knowledge Practices for 21st-Century Architecture and Design (Routledge, 2020) is a handbook for navigating our troubled and precarious times. In search of new knowledge practices that can help us make the world livable again, this book takes the reader on a journey across time—from the deep past to the unfolding future. Hughes and Armstrong search beyond human knowledge to establish negotiated partnerships with forms of knowledge within the planet itself, examining how we have manipulated these historically through an anthropocentric focus. Rachel Armstrong and Rolf Hughes speak with Pierre d'Alancaisez about their approach to knowledge-making and organa paradoxa as an apparatus for incorporating the unexpected into research and practices. They also talk about sending cockroaches into space, living Shakespearean bricks, and about the value of experimentation in establishing productive cross-disciplinary collaborations. Some of the works discussed in the interview are described and illustrated in a Nature article. Caustic Ophelia from Brick Dialogues is on Bandcamp. The Hanging Gardens of Medusa can be seen here. They were also a subject of a study by the British Interplanetary Society. Hughes' and Armstrong's earlier collaboration with Espen Gangvik The Handbook of the Unknowable is available in full here. Pierre d’Alancaisez is a contemporary art curator, cultural strategist, researcher. Sometime scientist, financial services professional. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In this episode, we explore Farm Commons’ new membership program — why we have one, how it works, and how to join. You’ll hear insights into how our legal education work as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization has traditionally been funded over the past 8 years, and how the new membership program allows us to grow into our deeper goals of farmer accountability, long term relationship building, and increased access to farm law education across the nation. “Podcast intro” from Royalty Free by Kevin MacLeod. Released: 2020. Farm Commons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/farmcommons/~3/WJyTjufoOsA/ guid-3815 Fri, 02 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000 1800 false rachel@farmcommons.org (Rachel Armstrong)farming,legal,resources,non,profit,food,farm,law,employmenthttps://farmcommons.org/resources/podcasts/episode-34-growing-membership-at-farmcommons/https://farmcommons.

The Art of Experiment Post-pandemic Knowledge Practices for 21st Century Architecture and Design Rolf Hughes Rachel Armstrong Published by Routledge, 2021 ISBN 9781138479579 The Art of Experiment is a handbook for navigating our troubled and precarious times. In search of new knowledge practices that can help us make the world livable again, this book takes the reader on a journey across time—from the deep past to the unfolding future. Hughes and Armstrong search beyond human knowledge to establish negotiated partnerships with forms of knowledge within the planet itself, examining how we have manipulated these historically through an anthropocentric focus. Rachel Armstrong and Rolf Hughes speak with Pierre d'Alancaisez about their approach to knowledge-making and organa paradoxa as an apparatus for incorporating the unexpected into research and practices. They also talk about sending cockroaches into space, living Shakespearean bricks, and about the value of experimentation in establishing productive cross-disciplinary collaborations. Some of the works discussed in the interview are described and illustrated in a Nature article. Caustic Ophelia from Brick Dialogues is on Bandcamp. The Hanging Gardens of Medusa can be seen here. The cockroaches' journey into space also inspired a short story It by Rolf Hughes, which was published by the British Interplanetary Society. Hughes' and Armstrong's earlier collaboration with Espen Gangvik The Handbook of the Unknowable is available in full here.

In this episode, we explain and explore the many changes we’ve made to farm law education at Farm Commons in response to limitations of the global pandemic. We dive deep into our core mission of empowering farming communities to resolve your own farm business law issues in an ecosystem of support, and how that mission guided us in thinking creatively outside of the “Zoom” box to create interactive, engaging, and actionable farm law workshops and a brand new website! “Podcast intro” from Royalty Free by Kevin MacLeod. Released: 2020. Farm Commons http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/farmcommons/~3/e8pLyUcj6zU/ guid-3620 Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:00:00 +0000 2700 false rachel@farmcommons.org (Rachel Armstrong)farming,legal,resources,non,profit,food,farm,law,employmenthttps://farmcommons.org/resources/podcasts/episode-33-farm-commons-evolution-through-covid-19/https://farmcomm

Description First-time guest Rachel Armstrong is joining us to discuss the Korean drama Crash Landing on You. This tv series tells the story of Yoon Seri, a South Korean woman who has a paragliding accident and lands in North Korea, … Continue reading →

Jeffrey S. Nesbit is joined by Sean Lally, Joël Vacheron and Rachel Armstrong to reflect on the culturally constructed spaces and images envisioning air and other planetary forms in relation to the Nature of Enclosure. Learn more about Sean Lally's work: https://uic.academia.edu/SLally https://www.lars-mueller-publishers.com/air-other-planets https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1531-314X.2007.00136.x https://nightwhiteskies.libsyn.com/ https://urbannext.net/the-shape-of-energy/ Learn more about Joel Vacheron's work: https://ecal.academia.edu/Jo%C3%ABlVacheron Learn more about Rachel Armstrong's work: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/apl/staff/profile/rachelarmstrong3.html#background https://www.researchgate.net/lab/Rachel-Armstrong-Lab http://www.newconpress.co.uk/info/book.asp?id=99&referer=Catalogue https://urbannext.net/metabolism-as-technology/ https://urbannext.net/microbial-architecture/ Related content: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Shock_(Herbie_Hancock_album) This space has been sponsored by Actar Publishers and urbanNext.net. For the most engaging publications on architecture, urbanism, and landscape architecture visit: http://actar.com/ For access to exclusive digital content subscribe to: https://urbannext.net/ The urbanNext_exchanges series is curated by Ricardo Devesa and Marta Bugés. Feel free to contact us via email at inputbox@urbannext.net if you want to comment on the podcast or share your work with us.

Welcome to a very special episode of This Ain’t A Podcast. Today we discuss a few happenings in sports before we get to the world premier of This Ain’t A Game Show. A special thanks goes out to friends of the show Rachel Armstrong, Melinda Edwards, and the rest of the Hatteras House for helping make this the work of art it was. Intro: Theme from “Legend of the Hidden Temple”

Rachel Armstrong is Professor of Experimental Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, United Kingdom and Visiting Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Campus Sint-Lucas Ghent, KU Leuven, Belgium. Her career is characterised by design thinking as a fusion element for interdisciplinary expertise. She creates multi-disciplinary research teams to address strategic and even “wicked” real world problems through conceptually pioneering design prototypes that advance innovation at the point of implementation. Exploring the transition from an industrial era of architectural design to an ecological one, she pioneers an ecological, technological and humanistic practice called “living architecture” that considers the implications for designing and engineering in a world thrown off balance.In this episode we covered a lot of ground, from design, to architecture and its role in the future of humanity which may include us being an interplanetary species, what is innovation for, reconnecting the concrete jungle with the natural one, the cities of the future, and much more.If you like this conversation, let me know in the reviews! I truly appreciate your support.---Website: http://livingarchitecturesystems.com/people/rachel-armstrong/Twitter:  @livingarchitectBooks availabe at Amazon.---HIGHLIGHTS(0:42) Rachel’s trajectory and thoughts about what’s happening in the world.(16:00) Architecture in the 21st century.(25:45) Can we reconnect the concrete jungle with the natural jungle?(33:20) What is the role of education in the way our cities are designed today and in the future?(36:00) In a world of synthetic, artificial technology, can we bring back into the equation natural technologies?(48:00) Who is innovation for?(49:50) What will the city of the future look like?(56:45) What does progress mean in the 21st Century?(1:00:00) What should be our number one priority when it comes to redesigning our living spaces?(1:05:50) Can we design an interplanetary species?(1:13:15) What can space projects teach us about some assumptions that we’ve made about nature?(1:16:50) What are some projects that Rachel is working on right now?(1:21:22) Closing remarks.---Thanks for tuning in for this edition of Through Conversations Podcast!If you find this episode interesting, don't miss out on new conversations and subscribe to the podcast at any podcast feed you use, and leave a review. Also, consider sharing it with someone you think can enjoy this episode. I truly appreciate your support!Keep the conversation going:Instagram:@thruconvpodcastTwitter: @ThruConvPodcastWebsite: throughconversations.com---

Rachel Armstrong is Professor of Experimental Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, United Kingdom and Visiting Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Campus Sint-Lucas Ghent, KU Leuven, Belgium. Her career is characterised by design thinking as a fusion element for interdisciplinary expertise. She creates multi-disciplinary research teams to address strategic and even “wicked” real world problems through conceptually pioneering design prototypes that advance innovation at the point of implementation. Exploring the transition from an industrial era of architectural design to an ecological one, she pioneers an ecological, technological and humanistic practice called “living architecture” that considers the implications for designing and engineering in a world thrown off balance.In this episode we covered a lot of ground, from design, to architecture and its role in the future of humanity which may include us being an interplanetary species, what is innovation for, reconnecting the concrete jungle with the natural one, the cities of the future, and much more.If you like this conversation, let me know in the reviews! I truly appreciate your support.---Website: http://livingarchitecturesystems.com/people/rachel-armstrong/Twitter:  @livingarchitectBooks availabe at Amazon.---HIGHLIGHTS(0:42) Rachel’s trajectory and thoughts about what’s happening in the world.(16:00) Architecture in the 21st century.(25:45) Can we reconnect the concrete jungle with the natural jungle?(33:20) What is the role of education in the way our cities are designed today and in the future?(36:00) In a world of synthetic, artificial technology, can we bring back into the equation natural technologies?(48:00) Who is innovation for?(49:50) What will the city of the future look like?(56:45) What does progress mean in the 21st Century?(1:00:00) What should be our number one priority when it comes to redesigning our living spaces?(1:05:50) Can we design an interplanetary species?(1:13:15) What can space projects teach us about some assumptions that we’ve made about nature?(1:16:50) What are some projects that Rachel is working on right now?(1:21:22) Closing remarks.---Thanks for tuning in for this edition of Through Conversations Podcast!If you find this episode interesting, don't miss out on new conversations and subscribe to the podcast at any podcast feed you use, and leave a review. Also, consider sharing it with someone you think can enjoy this episode. I truly appreciate your support!Keep the conversation going:Instagram:@thruconvpodcastTwitter: @ThruConvPodcastWebsite: throughconversations.com---

The Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic has touched all parts of our lives--including the food system. While farms are considered essential businesses, farmers and farm workers are facing huge challenges, including getting food where it needs to go in a changing world, dealing with illness and unemployment, and much more. Rachel Armstrong is founder and executive director of Farm Commons, and she walks us through the many problems--and some solutions--in today's food system.

What is Living Architecture? What are alternative modes of being and building in the world? What are the implications of the Coronavirus as a living system and how might that impact what architecture might be?

Show Notes: In this episode, we're back with our director Rachel Armstrong for Part 5 to discuss COVID-19's impacts on workers on the farm through diversification into farmstand sales and delivery, as well as social distancing practices. Employment law is the gift that keeps on giving and our lively conversation covers important employment law considerations when combining other businesses' products with your own and home delivery, which may require overtime pay and workers' compensation. We also explain unemployment insurance as it relates to the farm, wrapping up with a response to the question – “Can I require social distancing on my farm?” For more information on these and other employment law considerations, check out our resources Farm Employment Law: Know the Basics and Make them Work for Your Farm and Managing the Risks of Interns and Volunteers. Disclaimer: We are working hard and fast to get information together about COVID-19 related programs to share with the farming community as quickly and accurately as possible. Please note that things are rapidly shifting during this time and what was accurate info 2 days or 2 weeks ago may not be accurate tomorrow. As such, please look for our most recent updated information on all COVID-19 issues. As always, the above communications are delivered for educational purposes only and do not constitute the rendering of legal advice. “Podcast intro” from Royalty Free by Kevin MacLeod. Released: 2020.

Show Notes: In this episode, we’re back with our director Rachel Armstrong for Part 5 to discuss COVID-19’s impacts on workers on the farm through diversification into farmstand sales and delivery, as well as social distancing practices. Employment law is the gift that keeps on giving and our lively conversation covers important employment law considerations when combining other businesses’ products with your own and home delivery, which may require overtime pay and workers’ compensation. We also explain unemployment insurance as it relates to the farm, wrapping up with a response to the question – “Can I require social distancing on my farm?” For more information on these and other employment law considerations, check out our resources Farm Employment Law: Know the Basics and Make them Work for Your Farm and Managing the Risks of Interns and Volunteers. Disclaimer: We are working hard and fast to get information together about COVID-19 related programs to share with the farming community as quickly and accurately as possible. Please note that things are rapidly shifting during this time and what was accurate info 2 days or 2 weeks ago may not be accurate tomorrow. As such, please look for our most recent updated information on all COVID-19 issues. As always, the above communications are delivered for educational purposes only and do not constitute the rendering of legal advice.

In this podcast episode, our executive Director, Rachel Armstrong, shares updates on what Farm Commons is working on and what to expect from us in 2020. We also discuss our new Farmer Solutions Sessions program, upcoming workshops, the new In-Kind Wage guide, and hot topic legal issues, including planning for employees and considerations for drafting a lease. Tune in here or find us on iTunes! “Easy Lemon” from Royalty Free by Kevin MacLeod. Released: 2012.

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador, interviews Dr. Josh Bongard, Professor in the Morphology, Evolution & Cognition Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Vermont. Ira Pastor Comments: On a recent ideaXme episode, we delved into the fascinating topics of "living architecture" and "living machines" and the principle of evolution in the built environment. Today, we are going continue along this unique area of the life sciences and segue into the area of "living robotics." Xenobots If you’ve been paying attention to the scientific literature over the last few weeks, you may have come across the term "Xenobots" in the press, named after the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis). Xenobots are defined as self-healing micro-bots that are designed and programmed by a computer (via an "evolutionary algorithm") and built from the ground up using living biological cells. A Xenobot is a biological machine under 1 millimeter wide, made of heart cells (which naturally contract) and skin cells (which don’t), which are derived from stem cells harvested from Xenopus frog embryos (an extremely important model in the world of developmental biology). A team composed of scientists from both University of Vermont & Tufts University recently created these novel living machines, which were capable of moving towards a target, picking up a payload, and healing themselves after being cut, which may help increase our understanding how complex organs are formed for purposes of for regenerative medicine, and which one day, might be able to do things like safely deliver drugs inside the human body or remove artery plaques, clean radioactive wastes, collect micro-plastics in the oceans, and even maybe help colonize and terraform planets. Xenobots can walk and swim, survive for weeks without food and work together in groups, can heal on their own and keep working. Dr. Josh Bongard Today I’m joined by one of the amazing members of this Xenobot team. Dr. Josh Bongard, is Professor in the Morphology, Evolution & Cognition Laboratory, Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of Vermont. Dr. Bongard completed his bachelors degree in Computer Science from McMaster University, Canada, his M.S. in Evolutionary & Adaptive Systems, University of Sussex, UK, his Ph.D. in Informatics, University of Zurich, Switzerland, and a post-doc in the Computational Synthesis Laboratory at Cornell University. Evolutionary Robotics Of the many fascinating things that go on in his lab, Dr. Bongard's group is focused on the unique domain of evolutionary robotics. In his evolutionary robotics work, the lab has a goal of directing the evolution of increasingly complex, capable, and autonomous machines to perform a widening array of difficult tasks and asking the broad question of "How can we automatically design a robot with little human intervention?" This work is quite cross-disciplinary in nature merges the disciplines of theoretical biology, embodied cognition, computational neuroscience, as well as psychology and philosophy. He is the co-author of the popular science books entitled "How the Body Shapes the Way We Think: A New View of Intelligence” and "Designing Intelligence: Why Brains Aren't Enough." On this show we hear from Dr. Bongard: About his background, how he developed an interest in computer science, and how he developed a passion for the convergent domains of computers and biology. The principles of "Evolutionary Algorithms" and "Artificial Ontogeny" in developing new organisms with AI. How Xenobot research can inform us as to how cells work together to form intricate complex anatomies. Future applications of Xenobots and how they inform us about non-neural intelligence and cognition dynamics. Credits: Ira Pastor interview video, text, and audio. Follow Ira Pastor on Twitter:@IraSamuelPastor If you liked this interview, be sure to check out ourinterview with Professor Dr. Rachel Armstrong, Professor of Experimental Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, at Newcastle University. Follow ideaXme on Twitter:@ideaxm On Instagram:@ideaxme Find ideaXme across the internet including oniTunes,SoundCloud,Radio Public,TuneIn Radio,I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.  

Ira Pastor, ideaXme exponential health ambassador, interviews Professor Dr. Rachel Armstrong, Professor of Experimental Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, at Newcastle University. Ira Pastor Comments: On past shows, as we've been navigating the biological architecture of life, we've spent time taking about the important differences between the properties of machines, and that of living organisms. One, the machine, representing a system of parts working together, each with a definite function, performing a particular task; all of which is organised, assembled, maintained, and repaired by external agents. In contrast to the organism, whose activities are directed toward the maintenance of its own organization, acting on its own behalf: self-organising, self-producing, self-maintaining, self-regenerating, all while undergoing continual bidirectional interaction and communications with the many levels of the hierarchy which it sits within, in order to maintain the integrity of the whole, as well as the parts. Today we are going to take this concept of "organicism", and apply it beyond our usual focus of the human body. Professor Dr. Rachel Armstrong Professor Dr. Rachel Armstrong is Professor of Experimental Architecture at the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, at Newcastle University. Professor Armstrong completed her PhD at The Barlett School of Architecture, and while conducting experimental work at The University of Southern Denmark, first explored the concept of "living architecture," delving deeper into the possibility that metabolisms in the natural world could be translated into more sustainable architectural practices, and her current work focuses on establishing the conditions for "living architectures" which couple the computational properties of the natural world with building structures and infrastructures. In addition to being Director and Founder of the Experimental Architecture Group(EAG), whose work has been published, exhibited and performed at a variety of international venues, she is also Coordinator for the Living Architecture project, which is an ongoing collaboration of experts from universities in the UK, Spain, Italy and Austria, which has focused integrating fascinating next-generation, bio-reactor systems that can work synergisticlly within these novel architectures, to do things such a clean wastewater, generate oxygen, provide electrical power and generate usable forms of biomass, so in essence recreating this bidirectional flow where the architecture not only takes resources from the environment, but gives back. Dr. Armstrong's Publications Dr. Armstrong is widely published in both academic and popular press. She has written a number of academic books including: Liquid Life: On Non-Linear Materiality; Soft Living Architecture: An Alternative View of Bio-informed Practice; Star Ark: A Living, Self-Sustaining Spaceship; and Vibrant Architecture: Matter as a CoDesigner of Living Structures. Her fiction books includeInvisible EcologiesandOrigamy. On this show we will hear from Professor Armstrong: About her background, how she developed an interest in the natural world, biotechnology and synthetic biology, and the fascinating domain of "living architecture." A discussion of "bottom up" versus "top down" architectural design thinking, such as using metabolic materials (properties of living systems) versus Victorian technologies. A discussion of "Proto Cells" or the "21st century unit of design," as well as a discussion of "Living Machines." A vision towards "Big Picture" / Moonshot ideas such as the repair of atolls; land reclamation (Venice); desertification. A discussion of astro-biological implications of such technology. Finally, a discussion of the "Intelligence of Nature." Credits: Ira Pastor interview video, text, and audio. Follow Ira Pastor on Twitter:@IraSamuelPastor If you liked this interview, be sure to check out ourinterview with Professor Dr. Kelly Drew from the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Follow ideaXme on Twitter:@ideaxm On Instagram:@ideaxme Find ideaXme across the internet including oniTunes,SoundCloud,Radio Public,TuneIn Radio,I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. ideaXme is a global podcast, creator series and mentor programme. Our mission: Move the human story forward!™ ideaXme Ltd.

I'm interviewing Rachel Armstrong who is a thought leader in quality and evidence based strategy, value based payments and the future of health care based quality outcome measurements. We take our first stab at trying to lay the foundation of how our field of medical sales is and will change as we move away from fee for service payments to Value based payments based on quality and outcomes. This is just an introduction to the topic and Rachel has agreed to do some follow ups where she can go deeper on just a few topics. Hold on tight, grab a pen and paper and start taking notes.

This week’s guest is author, culture critic, and philosopher of the weird Erik Davis, whose work has been one of my main inspirations for almost ten years. His latest work of epic scholarship, High Weirdness: Drugs, Esoterica, and Visionary Experience in the Seventies, is an exploration of topics I presumed inaccessible to academic inquiry so masterful I’ve been evangelizing it for months and basically forced a copy on my boss (David Krakauer, President of the Santa Fe Institute, who was a guest in Episode 75). In this episode we peer into the intersection of psychedelics, madness, systems science, postmodernism, and religious studies to ask about the truly other that refuses to allow us a clean answer to the questions, “What is the Real?” and “Did that just really happen?” Strap in for one of the headiest and most important conversations that we’ve ever had on Future Fossils…Join the Future Fossils Podcast Patreon for exclusive perks like an extra 10 minutes of this conversation, in which Erik & Michael discuss “black goo.”Visit Erik’s website to sign up for his email updates (always wonderful) and stay abreast of upcoming events, such as his talk at the SF Psychedelic Society on Thursday Dec 19.Get a copy of High Weirdness at MIT Press.Erik’s appearance on Future Fossils Episode 99 (a kind of prequel to this conversation).My 2011 and 2012 appearances on Erik’s podcast, Expanding Mind.Erik and I discuss over video chat (part 1, part 2) the revised and expanded third edition of his book Techgnosis: Myth, Magic, and Mysticism in the Age of Information.Shop through my Amazon storefront and support the show indirectly with your purchases:https://amazon.com/storefront/michaelgarfieldJoin the Future Fossils Facebook Discussion Grouphttps://facebook.com/groups/futurefossilsShow music by Evan “Skytree” Snyder feat. Michael Garfield, “God Detector”https://skytree.bandcamp.com/track/god-detector-ft-michael-garfieldMentioned:Jacques Lacan. Mark Fisher. Carol Cusack. Eric Wargo. Timothy Morton. Graham Harman. Jeff Kripal. Emelie Gomar. Bruno Latour. Albert Hofmann. Sasha Shulgin. Richard Doyle. Williiam James. Phil Dick. Cesar Hidalgo. Rachel Armstrong. Edward Snowden. Daniel Paul Schraber. We Discuss:The abyss is close to home.“The real, by definition, is not amenable to symbolization. Whatever kind of yen we have to sustain the symbolic in the face of the real is going to fail. And in that sense, the real is fundamentally traumatic.”Perturbations of the reality field.Extimacy.“That’s not me…or if it is, I’m not me anymore.”Refusing to remain within the purely human. To lean out. To open a portal.The Weird vs. The Uncanny.Fiction vs. Religion.“In some sense Burning Man and the spirituality of Burning Man, if you want to call it that – the invention of new subjectivities, the development of an ecstatic culture at this end stage of capitalism and modern mythology – in a way is a kind of later iteration of the things I saw in the 70s.”Material agency in the practice of science. “Science is not practiced by humans alone.” “Drugs as active participants in the enactment of their effects.”“The thing about thinking is that sometimes it’s really clear the way you are actively putting things together, or actively exploring. But then sometimes it seems as if you are almost kind of taken over by an idea, and then the idea has stuff it wants to do, and you are just the connector or vehicle for it. What it means to think is to be in relationship to enigmas that have things to say.”“With reductionism in general, it’s very difficult to explain novelty.”“A psychedelic compound sitting on the shelf is not psychedelic. It’s in the interaction that you explore and discover its phenomenological features.”“There’s no way out of environmental effects in the psychedelic experience - both in the set and setting, and in terms of whatever mysterious multiplicities lie in the material itself. So there’s no way to do capital S Science with psychedelics, despite the fact that they are material molecules that reliably have a certain kind of metabolic arc and can be explained in terms of how they are broken down in the body and even light up certain regions or the brain, etc., etc. I think it’s kind of wonderful. But I think that’s where the weird is: the weird is in that. The weird is in the way you can’t get out of the loop.”Psychogenic Networks and Maximal Entropy Production.“If attention is the fuel, then everywhere we turn, we’re producing self-fulfilling prophecies.”Living Fictions.Weird Studies Episode 36.Lachmann et al. 1999 re: Optimal Encoding & Fermi’s Paradox & “The symbols of the divine first emerge in the trash stratum.”“The revelation is always relativized. Once we’re in this cybernetic situation, then not only do we not know, ‘Is that noise or is that signal?,’ but even when you do get a message, you don’t get to know. Because you’ve knocked out that realm of certainty that in the past said, ‘What you’re thinking is true.’”“Now we get to see what it looks like when the symbolic order, consensus reality, breaks down, melts, mutiplies, becomes weaponized, and we try to make our way through that. And it’s not so fun. It’s not so pretty. It’s not so groovy.”Psychonautics as preparation for the insane world we now live in, where the weird has mainstreamed. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We wrap up our farm law series with this bonus episode with Rachel Armstrong as she helps us navigate employment rules when we venture outside of farming into value-added products, on-farm food service, offering classes, etc. While this diversification is great for spreading risk over a broad range of enterprises, it changes the rules for paying employees. Hear Rachel's recommendations to help you avoid issues. Rachel is the founder and Executive Director of Farm Commons, a nonprofit that empowers farmers to understand and create their own solutions to business law challenges in an ecosystem of support. She strives to make farm law approachable and relevant to every farmer.

Today, Rachel Armstrong helps us understand "human risk" on our specialty crop farms. Learn about the different categories of labor, from volunteers to paid staff, and how to navigate legally and safely for everyone.  Rachel is the founder and Executive Director of Farm Commons, a nonprofit that empowers farmers to understand and create their own solutions to business law challenges in an ecosystem of support. She strives to make farm law approachable and relevant to every farmer.

We continue our series with Rachel Armstrong of Farm Commons talking about empowering women farmers to take charge of our businesses and manage risk effectively. Farming is unpredictable with variables we cannot control. Rachel helps us navigate and plan for what we can control, with a particular focus today on direct marketing value-added products. Rachel is the founder and Executive Director of Farm Commons, a nonprofit organization that exists to empower farmers to understand and create their own solutions to business law challenges, in an ecosystem of support. She strives to make farm law approachable and relevant to every farmer.

In this episode anylabtalks featuring “Dezeen Day”, an international architecture and design conference took place on 30 October. The interviews were recorded in Dezeen Day at BFI Southbank, London. In this exclusive interviews Nurgul Yardim Mericliler and Emre Erdogan have talked with high-profile speakers and asked their motivation behind their speeches. This episode's guests are Paola Antonelli, Arthur Mamou-Mani, Rachel Armstrong, Liam Young, Benedict Hobson, Patrik Schumacher and Dara Huang. Thanks Dezeen for this opportinity! Enjoy the episode! Paola Antonelli is an author, editor and curator. She is currently the Senior Curator of the Department of Architecture and Design at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. Arthur Mamou-Mani is an architect and director of Mamou-Mani Architects and a specialist in digital fabrication and advanced bioplastics. Rachel Armstrong is professor of experimental architecture at Newcastle University, she is a pioneer of living architecture, an approach that seeks to give buildings some of the qualities of natural systems. Liam Young is an architect who operates in the spaces between design, fiction and futures. He is the founder of Tomorrows Thoughts Today and runs the programme on Fiction and Entertainment at SCI-Arc. Benedict Hobson is the Dezeen's chief content officer. We asked him what was his personal highlight of the day? Patrik Schumacher is the principal at Zaha Hadid Architects and founder of Design Research Unit at the Architecture Association. Dara Huang is an architect and founder of Design Haus Liberty and co-founder of Vivahouse.

We’re back with Rachel Armstrong of Farm Commons to talk about legal issues on the farm and dig into the concept of risk and how to manage that. Rachel explains how marketing through a regional food hub can be "the sweet spot" for farmers, providing the right amount of support so they can hit a home run in the farming business. Rachel is the founder and Executive Director of Farm Commons, a nonprofit that empowers farmers to understand and create their own solutions to business law challenges in an ecosystem of support. She strives to make farm law approachable and relevant to every farmer.

We kick off a new series with Rachel Armstrong, who grew up on a farm in Minnesota, headed off to law school, then saw the need for legal education for farmers and founded the nonprofit Farm Commons. Rachel’s story reminds us that there are many roles for women in the sustainable agriculture world and to experiment, research and—as she did—create new things that support our good food movement. Rachel is the founder and Executive Director of Farm Commons, a nonprofit that empowers farmers to understand and create their own solutions to business law challenges in an ecosystem of support. She strives to make farm law approachable and relevant to every farmer.

This week is with Rachel Armstrong, Professor of Experimental Architecture at the Department of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University. Rachel Armstrong leads Metabolism research in developing artificial biology systems showing qualities of near-living systems. Armstrong is the author of the books Origamy and Invisible Ecologies.

It's a trend that continues to grow - consumers interest in enjoying a meal on the farm that helped produce that meal.  Reba visits with Rachel Armstrong of Farm Common about why this has turned into such a value-added proposition for farms that accept the challenge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the Cakes & Ale Book Club! Every month we will be bringing you a mix of discussions and interviews about recent genre fiction we've been reading. This month, we cover Origamy by Rachel Armstrong.Origamy is the story of Mobius, an extra-dimensional being who is part of a 'circus troupe' of weavers able to explore and manipulate the fabric of space-time. This original and surreal science fiction tale follows Mobius' attempt to learn the mysterious art of origamy and face down the dark menace which has appeared to threaten the very threads of the universe. Origamy fuses mythic modes of storytelling with cutting-edge scientific concepts. Beautifully written and brimming with ideas, this book is unlike any other we have read in a long time.We give you our thoughts on the novel and bring you an interview with Rachel, who tells us about her academic research as Professor of Experimental Architecture at Newcastle University and how her multi-disciplinary approach imbues both her science and her science fiction.Time for Cakes and Ale, a podcast featuring geeky ramblings with Becks & Eeson, and also home to "Time for Cherry Pie and Coffee", a Twin Peaks podcast, and "The Tally Ho", a Prisoner podcast.Follow us on Twitter @TFCAALike us on FacebookVisit our Website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Recorded at the Pediatric Center on Cub Lake Rd. behind Papa Johns. In this episode Birdman chats with Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Rachel Armstrong with Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center about general pediatric health; at what ages a child should be seen for a visit with their primary doctor, growth/development/ranges (don't compare your child with any other child, they are all different), what symptoms/signs to look for for urgent attention, and blood work in older children.  Video @https://youtu.be/1sCJ8WhLIaw   Visit: http://www.summitphysician.net/locations/pediatrics/  

On this episode of Startup meet Corporate, we explore innovation in the IT industry. We learn about a new partnership between French startup Open Classrooms and IT service company Cap Gemini, and hear about Toyota’s newest self-driving vehicle. Gina then sits down with Rachel Armstrong, software program manager at Interactive, to learn how the business transitioned from selling hardware in the dial-up era to launching its new software-as-a-service marketplace, Alliance. 

Part one of a two-part basic introduction to farm employment law. Part one includes an overview, discussion of employees versus independent contractors, a tax paperwork checklist, and additional resources for farmers. Featuring Erin Hannum, Rachel Armstrong, Michael Duff, Chris Langone, and Matt Stannard.

Part two of Farm Commons' two-part general overview of farm employment law. This episode covers interns and volunteers, workers' compensation, and additional resources for farmers. Featuring Megan Fehrman, Josie Erskine, Michael Duff, Erin Hannum, Rachel Armstrong, and Matt Stannard.  

This podcast is a basic introduction to business entities for farms. You'll learn about sole proprietorships, partnerships, LLCs, and corporations as the hosts explore the big question: What's best for your farm enterprise? Hear directly from farmers about their personal experiences with tax issues, organizational documents, and more. This episode features Rachel Armstrong, Erin Hannum, Todd Ulizio, and Matt Stannard.  

A very basic introduction to contracts and sales agreements in sustainable farming enterprises. Writing sales agreements, working out ambiguities and contract disputes, and CSAs: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Includes a discussion of indemnification, and additional resources for farmers. Featuring Morgan Weinstein, Rachel Armstrong, Erin Hannum, and Matt Stannard.

A very basic introduction to various direct-to-consumer legal issues, including food freedom laws, food safety, navigating local cottage food laws, working with regulators, and more. Includes a list of additional resources on food safety for farmers. Featuring Bren Lieske, Erin Hannum, Rachel Armstrong, and Matt Stannard.

The plans to set up human colonies in space and spaceships that will take us to the stars. Richard Hollingham travels to the Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop in Chattanooga, Tennessee to meet scientists, engineers, doctors and anthropologists who are working on it. These are not dreamers - although they all have an ambitious dream - but well qualified experts. Several work at Nasa, others have day jobs at universities and research institutes. Richard hears of proposals to build giant space stations and worldships - vessels packed with the best of humanity. These caravans in space might be lifeboats to escape an approaching asteroid or perhaps the first step to colonising the galaxy. With contributions from Technical Adviser to Nasa's Advanced Concepts Office Les Johnson, Director of the Space Engineering Centre at the University of Arizona John Lewis, architect Rachel Armstrong and anthropologist Cameron Smith. This programme first aired in November 2016.

Hope interviews Rachel Armstrong, Professor of Experimental Architecture at Newcastle University, at the Barbican Gardens, London. What if you could paint your bedroom with a color that could “eat” the carbon dioxide you breathe out every night? What if instead of using gas or oil heat to make your mother’s tea, you could “fire up” a device that used living things to boil the water? Dr. Rachel Armstrong, a medical doctor who has a PhD in architecture, is working on these sorts of “what-if” technologies. “Our homes are not just part of our well-being, but a resource,” she told the Toronto Star newspaper. “Imagine [that] your house could feed you and clean your water.” If we could create tiny organisms that can grow, create heat, and trap sunlight, we could use them in our homes and buildings. Today she’s developing protocells, chemical agents that act like living cells and that could be used to build new structures and restore old ones we want to save. Her Future Venice project proposes using protocells to rescue the Italian coastal city, built centuries ago on wooden beams, anchored deep in the lagoon. Many of those ancient supports are rotting away— her proposal is to cover the underwater supports with limestone and grow an artificial reef. And save Venice from sinking into the Adriatic Sea forever. But Dr. Armstrong is also looking way, way ahead. Working with the Icarus Interstellar, she is devising a new kind of environmental design for a starship research platform, to be put in orbit around the Earth within 100 years! What does she think is most important for kids who want to design starships and decide what the world will be like 100 years from now? Don’t worry about the right or wrong way to learn or to do things, she stresses. Our imaginations are the most valuable tool we have for designing the future. “Nurture your creativity,” she says, “and find something that matters!”

Rachel Armstrong founded the nonprofit Farm Commons, a legal resource for sustainability-minded farmers, in 2012. And Cassie Noltnerwyss owns Crossroads Community Farm in Cross Plains, Wisconsin. And they’ve both joined me for this episode to talk about the legal side of employees and other workers on the farm. Rachel started her career working on farms and in community gardens before she transitioned into doing nonprofit and advocacy work for sustainable agriculture. She decided to go to law school when she realized that the resources didn’t exist to answer the kinds of questions small-scale and local growers were asking. Today, Farm Commons offers a variety of legal resources for farmers, from land use and business transfer to employment and contract law. Cassie owns Crossroads Community Farm with her husband, Mike. They raise about 20 acres of vegetables, sold through a CSA, farmers market, and wholesale to grocery and restaurants in nearby Madison. Now in their twelfth year of business, Crossroads has up to ten full-time employees at the peak of the season. While Cassie doesn’t have any formal business or law training, she had learned a lot along the way as the business has developed and grown. Together, Rachel and Cassie dig into the nitty-gritty parts of the legal side of having employees on the farm. We take a look at contractors versus employees, managing volunteers, workers compensation, minimum wage, overtime, navigating federal and state laws, payroll taxes, unemployment insurance, and more. The Farmer to Farmer Podcast is generously supported by Vermont Compost Company.

  Interview: Rachel Armstrong – Will We Ever Build StarShips Main Fiction: “Distant Galaxies Colliding” by Gareth L. Powell First published in Quantum Muse (2005) GARETH L. POWELL is an award-winning writer from the UK. He is the author of the novels Silversands, The Recollection, Ack-Ack Macaque, Hive Monkey and Macaque Attack. His alternate history thriller, Ack-Ack Macaque, won the 2013 BSFA (British Science Fiction Association) Award for Best Novel, and his story, ‘Ride The Blue Horse’, is currently shortlisted for the 2015 BSFA Award, in... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rachel Armstrong, scientific curator of the IDEA Laboratory in the Azerbaijan Pavilion where the exhibition Vita Vitale took place during the 56th Venice Biennale, talks about a set of surprising experiments designed to resolve the island city's environmental challenges. Listen to this conversation to learn about artists, scientists, and architects creating models for living architecture. Also featured, Davide de Lucrezia, Explora Biotech, Venice. Sound Editor: Kris McConnachie

Rachel Armstrong, founder of Farm Commons, which helps farmers with transactional legal issues, like leases, partnership agreements and employment matters.

How do you design the inside of a starship? Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham talk to space architect Rachel Armstrong about journeys to the stars. They also meet Luca Parmitano, the astronaut who almost drowned in space, and take a look at a new hi-tech satellite that will provide Google with close up views of your house. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

How do you design the inside of a starship? Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham talk to space architect Rachel Armstrong about journeys to the stars. They also meet Luca Parmitano, the astronaut who almost drowned in space, and take a look at a new hi-tech satellite that will provide Google with close up views of your house. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

How do you design the inside of a starship? Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham talk to space architect Rachel Armstrong about journeys to the stars. They also meet Luca Parmitano, the astronaut who almost drowned in space, and take a look at a new hi-tech satellite that will provide Google with close up views of your house. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

Rachel Armstrong proposes we should harness the computing power of the natural world to create new sustainable ways of living. Four Thought is a series of thought-provoking talks in which speakers air their thinking, in front of a live audience, on the trends, ideas, interests and passions that affect culture and society. Presenter: Rohan Silva Producer: Sheila Cook.

Rachel Armstrong, a native of Olathe, KS, has been ministering through song since the age of 4. As a singer, songwriter, and psalmist, Rachel uses lyrics that enrich hearts and change mindsets for the glory of God. She seeks to remind the world of the love of God. Armed with a boldness to see the kingdom of God flourish, Psalmist Rachel is not an average singer-songwriter. Her heartfelt passion goes well beyond the talent of singing a melodious tune or writing beautiful lyrics. Instead, she desires to draw people closer to God. Enlightened by the grace, love, and forgiveness of God in her own life, Rachel has been freed to share the message of Jesus Christ and His incomparable presence with the world.  Psalmist Rachel travels with Mercy Chose Me Ministries, declaring the love of God. With her first single, Everynite, in 2001, she has completed an album, entitled Daily. In 2013, her single, Best Thing, became the lead single for her new album, Passion, coming May 27, 2014. Besides singing, Psalmist Rachel has a heart for the youth. As a mentor, she speaks to young people about abstinence, and the importance of knowing their identity in Christ. Via workshops and vocal training sessions with choirs and individuals, she teaches the true meaning of praise and worship. Now, join us by calling in, listening, or chatting with Psalmist Rachel in our chat room to learn the story behind her story of her new album available on iTunes.

My apology for being very unproductive these last weeks since I am particularly busy with projects in which I'm directly or indirectly involved including the interview with Neeraj Bhatia (here and here) which, as I wrote in a previous post, may go to another platform. Again, when official, I will let you know where and when to read the interview. However, I may post not-selected questions/responses in this blog.Another project on which I am working is my first guest-posting but again I may content merely with posting abstracts as I'm thinking of publishing them. If so, this will be by 2014.                                              ****************************************Last week-end I was in Lisbon for the triennial whose theme is Close, Closer. This was my first-ever trip to Lisbon, a very beautiful European city with its port, its very lively streets, and colored buildings, and its famous tramway.The Lisbon Architecture Triennial has been founded in 2007. For this third edition, the committee has elected as Artistic Director a young and notable British curator Beatrice Galilee who has co-curated the Gwangju Design Biennial 2011 with Helen Hejung Choi. For this Triennial, she teamed up with three curators Liam Young, co-founder of Tomorrow Thoughts Today, Unknown Fields Division and Under Tomorrow Sky, Mariana Pestana and José Esparza Chong Cuy, and co-curator Dani Admiss. The curatorial team's aim was to draw on a political manifesto that claims that a new form, (rather new forms), of architecture practice is emerging out. Of what? The 21st century? Multifaceted crises? As the curatorial team states, Close, Closer tackles "the political, technological, emotional, institutional, and critical forms of global spatial practice." At issue is new forms of practice. New forms of practice, still stammering but seething, still fragile but resolute (see here and here).Close, Closer is presented as "an intense and multiple debate network on 'what architecture can be,'" says José Mateus, Chairman, also founding Director of José Mateus Arquitecto at a moment when Portugal, but many European countries a well, is struggling against a profound economic and identity crisis. Seven months or so ago, I interviewed the curatorial team for a first look at the curatorial content, strategies — even at a primary stage — and goals behind Close, Closer. Remember the website. The curatorial team regularly posted new questions about what architecture could be: What else can architecture do? When does produce architecture? What answers should architecture be giving today?, and so forth. This website, particularly dynamic since based on a participative mode, invited us to reply to these questions, be you architect or not. Beatrice Galilee said that:The premise of this event is not to give answers, but to position questions about the condition of architectural practice today. These questions — pregnant with meaning or innocent in their simplicity — contain both a statement and a call to action. They resonate on a public stage beyond traditional discourse in order to find their way to a conversation between disciplines of culture and structures of real power.The theme — a generation of young architects in the face of an ever-changing world— reveals architecture's position today.This, the third Lisbon Architecture Triennale, has been commissioned and procured in the midst of the yo-yoing economic fortunes of a faltering Eurozone country where, currently, unemployment for graduates stands at 40%. This is the generation of young architects who may ask themselves if they should be designing the architecture of networks and systems, of societies or conversations, rather than buildings.What interested me in this third edition is the curatorial function of architecture, how architecture can tackle these complex, multi-faceted issues within curating, or what position, role or function curating can play within the architectural apparatus. At stake is the potentiality that curating can offer to architecture in going out of its ivory tower, just as some of the participants of Close, Closer said, to push the architectural practice to be more engaged with the world from the smallest scale to the extra-largest scale. For that matter, I decided to focus on one of the exhibitions programmed there, namely Future Perfect. I will profit from this occasion to discuss the contingent trait of architecture.As an evidence what is at issue, albeit partly, in this third edition, at least in accordance with my interest, is the relationship of the architect and his discipline, and, beyond this, the world. A unquestionable fact: The architect cannot content merely with the scale of building, or, to push further, the very act of building. On one hand, the architect is now extending his skillness in operating at a larger system — not necessarily the scale of the city, but that of the regional, the territory, the planetary — I'm speaking of infrastructure. On the other hand, the architect, more politically-engaged, uses other forms of practice, that is to say, curating, writing and publishing. Although many of them do not build, their influence on architecture is strong. Other build but use these extra activities as a means of leveraging their built projects. But what is common is that they aim to repurpose the architectural practice.An example, present in Close, Closer: Andrés Jaque and his firm the Office for Political Innovation, for instance, examines "the potential of post-foundational politics and symmetrical approaches to the sociology of technology to rethink architectural practices," as he states in his website. He participated in a three-day event 'Super Power of Ten' at the Triennial including two talks 'Radical Pedagogies: A conversation', and 'Phaidon Atlas Talks'. He also took part in 'Definition Series/OLD: from elderly to lateness' at Storefront IS Lisbon, a project curated by New York-Based Storefront for Art and Architecture, which was also part of Close, Closer. The list of the participants is long. And you should have been there at the opening days to profit from the program: exhibitions, talks, performances, etc.For those who couldn't be present, other events were scheduled within these four months including Spatial Agency composed of Jeremy Till, Tatjana Schneider, and Nishat Awan, who curated a two-day event (17-20 October), The Institute for Radical Spatial Education, an event part of the Institute Effect. The event's ambition was to re-imagine professional and pedagogical agendas for architecture through a series of 'actions' that will alter the space within the gallery and beyond, the curators said. If you have read Jeremy Till's Architecture Depends, you certainly are familiar with the purpose of this event. In his book, he defends a new contingently educational methodology for a better — or real — engagement of architecture with the uncertainties of the world.Not far away from Spatial Agency was Design as Politics, another two-day event (20-23 November) curated by Wouter Vanstiphout and Marta Relats. The event is declined as an exhibition "of the work undertaken at the institute and through a series of talks." The participants were invited to vote in the line of participative exhibitions.I decided not to attend the opening week despite the fact that a large number of events were scheduled in September. I decided to go to the Triennial the last week.Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC, 2013Future Perfect ı Close, Closer 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013Which brings me to one of the strongest points. Of great interest, indeed, was Future Perfect, an installation curated by Liam Young with a large panel of contributors, mostly scientists, technologists, designers, artists and science fiction authors, including Rachel Armstrong, Marshmallow Laser Feast, Bruce Sterling, Bart Hess, Tim Maly, Cohen van Balen, Factory Fifteen, and Warren Ellis, among others. As the curator presentsFuture Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credit: ULGC 2013.Emerging in the shadows of the decaying towers of a post-oil Dubai, geo-engineered by climatologists and influenced by the imminent economic boom of the Indian subcontinent it is a terraformed urban island. A city is grown rather than built, a creature, living, breathing and computing, a seething ecology that has become a new metropolitan megaform. A speculative urbanism, an exaggerated present, where we can explore the wonders and possibilities of emerging biological and technological research and envision the possible worlds we may want to build for ourselves. For the future is not something that washes over us like water, it is a place we must actively shape and define. Through fictions we share ideas and we chronicle our hopes and fears, our deepest anxieties and our wildest fantasies. Spend time in the districts, read the fictions of those who live there, meet friends and strangers, listen to their stories and share their lives. Some of us will be swept up in what the city could be, others will be reserved and look on with caution. We have not walked these streets before, what things may come, in a Future Perfect.More explicitly,Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013Future Perfect is trying to present a vision of the future that is somehow ambiguous. I don't think it is completely utopian or positive, but neither is a classical dystopian vision of the future with dark skies and endless rain. It is somewhere in between. Right now we are in a really interesting moment where there are so many unknowns about the future: biotechnology, climate change, failing economies. All these things are massive issues, which as a culture we just don't know how to deal with.We began the projects with a think tank of scientists, technologists and futurists — these individuals are actually in the process right now of making the future. They are in labs and in companies and are building the things that we are going to be faced with in the next 20 or 30 years. And I think engaging them is a really unique thing to be doing — putting them in direct collaboration with artists, designers and visualizers, to communicate those ideas broadly. We have created an entire fictional world with all the subtleties of a real city, with characters and stories that describe their lives. This is an imaginary place but it is built out of the cutting edge research that is happening right now in places such as MIT Media Lab, or in the bio labs of Michigan University, a leading proponent of biotechnology, where extraordinary world class coders, digital artists and scripters are working. These practitioners, industries, companies and universities, are really shaping what our cities are going to be.Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013The installation was housed in the Museu Da Electricidade (the Museum of Electricity) occupying two spaces. In the first space, two installations: a Quarantine zone composed of lightning, and a model of a speculative, terraformed, land or decaying city. In the second room a large installation composed of five zones including The Looms, The Wilds (a forest including a video installation), the Supercomputer, The Garment District (prosthetic bodies), and The Lookout (a video installation).And Nowhere a Shadow | Cohen van Balen | Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013The common denominator of these speculative projects lies in the transformation of the individual body, or the collective bodies (the city) in the face of emerging technologies, climate change, ecological and economic crisis. How can human beings adapt to this transformation?And Nowhere A shadow | Cohen van Balen | Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013For the youth tribes of Future Perfect the body is a site for adaptation, augmentation and experimentation. They celebrate the corruption of the body data by moulding within their costumery all the imperfections of a decaying scan file. Shimmering in the exhibition landscape is a network of geometric reflective pools of molten wax. Their mirrored surface is broken by a body, suspended from a robotic harness, plunging into the liquid. A crust of wax crystallises around its curves and folds, growing architectural forms, layer by layer, like a 3D printer drawing directly onto the skin. Slowly the body emerges, encased in a dripping wet readymade prosthetic. It is a physical glitch, a manifestation of corrupt data in motion, a digital artefact. They hang from hooks like a collection of strange beasts and frozen avatars. Body prints, imperfect and distorted and always utterly unique.Chupan Chupai, a film produced by British Factory Fifteen, showed a group of children playing, running around the city. As Jonathan Gales and Paul Nichols, co-founders of Factory Fifteen, stated: "through their play the children discover how to hack the city, opening up a cavernous network of hidden and forgotten spaces, behind the scenes of everyday streets."Chupan Chupai | Factory Fifteen | Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013One may be attracted by the color of the images: yellow, blue, red, orange, green in contrast with brownish-colored buildings unfolding the fast-urbanization of the Indian society that will absorb tradition… or human contingency.Chupan Chupai | Factory Fifteen | Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013Watching this film, I was reminded of Zygmut Bauman's Wasted Lives: Modernity and its Outcasts, in particular this sentence "the birth of the new requires the death of the old." The children are innocently confronted with "an emerging technology and economic superpower." Put it simply, they are facing or will be swallowed by the machine, the interlinked facets of urban growth and globalization.The Garment District | Bart Hess | Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013The Garment District | Bart Hess | Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013The Garment District | Bart Hess | Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013Another video-based installation is And Nowhere a Shadow produced by Cohen van Balen, part of Future Perfect, consisting of a woodland including metal structures whose functions are to feed blueberry plants. Cohen van Balen describes this woodland as follows:And Nowhere a Shadow | Cohen van Balen | Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013We are wandering a new kind of wilderness, where the line between biology and technology is becoming increasingly indistinguishable. Through genetic modification, engineered meat, cosmetic surgery and geo-engineering we are remaking our world from the scale of cells to the scale of continents. The woods, wild and mysterious from afar, appear as a stage on which every element is considered. Genetically engineered plants, artificially sustained, are hanging from the trees, embedded in the ecology yet detached from it. Their scaffolding systems of gleaming steel and neon light sway in the wind, waiting. Grey wolves approach the structures during the night to scratch their body on the steel branches. In an intricate arrangement of devised symbiosis, the contraption takes on the role of host organism. The wolf's movements generate electricity for the system, while the blueberries are engineered to contain rabies vaccine in its fruit to protect the animal from self-destruction. Cameras transmit footage of the wolf's presence around the globe, adorned in invisible garlands of electric display, to be enjoyed by those whose passion for the spectacle of wilderness sustains its survival.Again, this reminded me R&Sie(n)/New Territories's Lost in Paris, in particular this fern, a plant that grows around the house. Not surprising since R&Sie(n)/New Territories develops a speculative architecture. In this project, and just like van Balen's And Nowhere a Shadow, technology is interconnected with nature. The plant is fed with an engineered nutrient mixture combined with harvested rainwater. This system, then, is monitored by the inhabitants to prevent the fern to decay and, in doing so, to protect the building and its dwellers from externalities.The Supercomputer/Pushing Boundaries | Marshmallow Laser Feast | Future Perfect ı Close, Closer, 2013. Image credits: ULGC 2013A disappointment, however, was another installation, the Supercomputer/Pushing Boundaries by Marshmallow Laser Feast. Not the project on its own but its curatorial approach. It seems to me that another curatorial strategy would have been more appropriate for this installation. Indeed, I nearly missed it. It is because I noticed a visitor intrigued by a wall that I raised my head and finally saw the projection on the wall. The room likely was too dark for that installation. Such curatorial decision raises the question of grouping a complex set of micro-projects with their own context when one of them probably would have required another option. Indeed, it seems to me that the other installations have overwhelmed the Supercomputer, unless it was intentional.Here lies the Triennial's conceptual center: architecture's agency. What position, what role can architecture play in an ever-changing world, when everything goes fast causing unpredictable, irreversible turbulence? What methodology? What is the architecture's agency in the face of this shift? Or, better, what could we do?The common denominator of these micro-installations resides in the exploration of bodies across a shifting society, technological apparatuses, connectivity, and uncertainty creating new potentials for design. Liam Young wrote in his statement that "Our familiar infrastructure of roads, buildings and public squares are giving way to ephemeral digital networks, biotechnologies and cloud computing connections." This paradigmatic shift is profoundly transforming our perception and relation with others, with space as well as time. It is also redesigning us. Transformation is going too fast to be controllable calling into question design's potentiality, say, what is design's agency in the face of this transformation? How design can tackle it? For my perspective, this is the message that this set of curatorial projects attempted to convey. What if architecture reconsiders its relationship with contingency? That architecture is bound to contingency, as Alisa Andrasek forthrightly wrote in the 25th issue (summer 2012) of Log Journal of architecture, this is an indisputable fact. And no-one will contest her statement. She, then, is right to claim that architecture, however, has not integrated contingency. In this context, this is indisputably that architecture must cope with contingency to problem-address a set of uncertainties. And no! Not everything is under control except if we, happy nihilist, continue to view our changing world as a… continuation (I am thinking of Timothy Morton's excellent essay "Same as it ever was"for the 35th issue of Volume Magazine.)Speculative architecture allows for trials and errors to stimulate creativity. An object, for instance, is too unstable or irreversible to be finished. It must be capable of absorbing contingency to adapt and respond to uncertainties. This is one of the characterists of speculation: never allow for finite product, accept processual, becoming. Second, society, as a large, contingent and complex system, becomes a laboratory to explore, or speculate a set of scenario that could leverage new ideas, new potentiality. Neither cannot its contours be fixed. Nor cannot they be hard. So are its structures. Society must be understood as fluctuating all the time. Remember what scientist Ilya Prigogine said about fluctuations: "[T]hese fluctuations are sometimes amplified on the macroscopic level and lead to non-equilibrium structures, to biological structures, and so on." Now failure. Failure is at the core of society. Society is based on trial and errors like nature. And yes, not everything is under control, once again in that you have to deal with contingency, indeterminacy, instability, fluctuation and change. See these hyperobjects like radioactive decay, weather, biological cell, the Earth, they are some examples of irreversibility. It seems to me that Future Perfect attempts to unfold the importance of integrating this very fact that we no longer must consider our modern world (or architecture,  or nature, or city, or any object) stable, finite. It also reveals that future should not be comprehended as something too blurry or, on the contrary, too predictable. Future is fluctuant and ever-changing, consequently creative and innovative. So must be urban space. As Liam Young explainsIn Future Perfect the city is being avidly redefined. For instance, I live in London and my friends live in London, but I spend most part of my time on Facebook or on my twitter network, therefore my experience of London is actually an augmented one. It is one distributed across luminous rectangles scattered around the planet. The city as a physical place is starting to disappear as a notion altogether. In this sense, the Future Perfect city isn't necessarily just about a place, but about a community, and this community is connected through technology. The Future Perfect city is an assemblage of devices, servers, proxy locations, IP addresses and of people positioned at the end of fiber optic cables and circuit boards, scattered across the world. And, in the end, the physical place that we describe is just one place. I wouldn't necessarily call it a city in the traditional sense — it is a community that is formed through technology. In general Future Perfect is interested in the idea that emerging technologies are fundamentally changing the way that we live and interact with each other. They are fundamentally changing the idea of what a community is or what a city is.Imagining the future allow for tackling the present. Liam Young continuesWe take emerging trends and we exaggerate them, we play them out in a series of different scenarios so that we can test them and access them. We can talk abstractly about something like climate change, we can see it on the news, we can hear scientists talk about how many degrees the temperature is rising or how many meters the ocean level is rising, but it is not very tangible.Hence the critical function of speculation, or science fiction:Science fiction has a great capacity to communicate these urgent ideas and present them in a way that generates a conversation. And that allows us to be more active in thinking about what our future is what futures we want. We can all collectively try and get to somewhere preferable, exciting and positive as opposed to just waiting for us to have the future thrust upon us by forces larger than ourselves.Let me put these fascinating problems aside for another moment. Back to the Triennial, and more explicitly to the curatorial function of and its articulation with architecture. How does architecture articulate curating?The reason why I have gone too far with my analysis of Future Perfect is that I wanted to stress a possible articulation of fiction, speculation, contingency and curating within the notion of potentiality. Fiction and speculation first (allow me for putting these two notions at the same level for that matter). Let me go back to Liam Young's statement about the potentiality of science fiction as a tool to "communicate these urgent ideas and present them in a way that generate conversation." Curating is a form of fiction or speculation. It lies in "critically examining the present". Curating can allow architecture for testing, experimenting as François Roche said about the role of exhibition in his design practice. I'm thinking of Une Architecture des Humeurs, this design research/exhibition for instance. For the architect, the exhibition can be "a suite of visual indices," as François Roche said, or a result of a research, this is, at least, how it seems to be articulated in R&Sie(n)/New Territories. In the case of Roche, the exhibition is part of his practice, like research, a process, or a speculation.First, the architect extends his role into a curator. Second, the exhibition elaborates, experiments, tests a scenario-based project that deploys, a "constantly mutating sequence of possibilities", to paraphrase François Roche. An approach not very different from Future Perfect to a certain extent.What interested me in this Triennial, beyond the theme of future practices as elaborated by Close, Closer, is the way the curator, Beatrice Galilee and her associated curators have articulated the potentiality that curatorial function can offer to architecture. Of course Future Perfect is not the only exhibition that stresses this potentiality. Other exhibitions and events have done it but differently. Galilee and her curatorial team have used curating to investigate the state of architecture practice in this new and intricate era, how the discipline of architecture is challenging this very complex mutation that is transforming architecture profoundly (and, in turn, how this mutation is challenging architecture). In this context, Close, Closer is an example of the potentiality of curatorial practices in enabling a discussion about architecture's agency in tackling these issues presented by the show.With an evidence, this form of curating may have not seduced everyone. Some critics have complained the lack of coherence or the dizzying problematic of the edition or, worse, its puerility. To the contrary, it seems to me that these critics reveal a misunderstanding of the potentiality of curatorial practices within architecture. Such criticism, in fact, is itself too accustomed to pre-codified exhibitions — the solo show, or the mid-career survey or the group show. Or, it also is possible that the format of the biennial itself should be clarified in its distinction from the Venice Architecture Biennial model and its national pavilions. The field of art has already engaged a reflection on it. Given the growing number of exhibitions, biennials as well as other forms of curatorial practices like lecture, conversation, or even, publication, it won't be a surprising if architecture is confronted with this task of engaging a serious reflection of the potentiality of curating as an expanded field, at least to avoid such misunderstandings.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.Neither did I find Beatrice Galilee and her associated curators' curatorial approach to this edition the best curatorial approach architecture ever has. Nor, on the contrary, would I say another curatorial approach would have been better, or something has not been deepened enough for a better understanding of the curators' statement.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.Beatrice Galilee is neither the first nor the only one to break with the tradition in curating architecture in this manner — I'm wondering, for instance, what curatorial methodology Think Space's curators will establish for their exhibition Money — a hint: the curators have opted for a competition-based curatorial strategy. These curators are no longer willing to merely fill up an available space. As I attempted to demonstrate, they aim to project their own ideas, their research into the space.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.The Institute Effect ı Close, Closer, 2013, Image credit: ULGC.Close, Closer was curated by Beatrice Galilee, and co-curators Liam Young, Mariana Esparza, José Esparza Chong Cuy, assisted by Dani Admiss as the third edition of the 2013 Lisbon Architecture Triennial, from September 12 to December 15, 2013.NotesAll subsequent quotes by the curatorial team and architects in this blog are drawn from their writings in the triennial catalogue.* Liam Young (ed.), Expect Everything and Nothing Else, Booklet for 2013 Lisbon Architecture Triennial/Close, Closer, 2013* 2013 Lisbon Architecture Triennial, Close, Closer ı Os Lugares Estão Para As Passoas e Vice-Versa, Catalogue Guide, 2013.* Thinking in Practice, Future Perfect ı An Interview with Liam Young, 2013* Zygmunt Bauman, Wasted Lives: Modernity and its Outcasts, Polity, 2003.* Jeremy Till, Architecture Depends, MIT Press, 2009.* Jeremy Till, "Scarcity contra Austerity", Design Observer, 10.08. 2012* Scott Timberg, "The architecture meltdown", Salon, 4. 02. 2012* Alisa Andrasek, "Open synthesis// Toward a resilient fabric of architecture", in Log journal of Architecture, Issue 25, Summer 2012.* R&Sie(n)/New Territories and Caroline Naphegyi, "Protocols & Process ı in Cahier Spécial du magazine Mouvement, pdf (in French. in English).* Timothy Morton, "Same as it ever was", in Volume Magazine, Issue 35 "Everything is Under Control", 20-22.* Catherine Rampell, "Want a Job? Go to College, and Don't Major in Architecture", The

Dr. Rachel Armstrong, the co-director of AVATAR (Advanced Virtual and Technological Architectural Research), talks about her concept of "Living Architecture" and why she believes it can prevent the sinking of Venice, how she is designing an interstellar "worldship" with Project Persephone, and why her favourite place is in the laboratory

Matthew Sweet speaks to acclaimed director Michael Grandage whose theatre company launches with a new production of Peter Nichols's celebrated play Privates on Parade. As a new centre in Cambridge is set up to assess the dangers that might arise from progress in artificial intelligence, Matthew talks to one of its founders Sir Martin Rees and sustainability innovator Rachel Armstrong. And Jonas Mekas, film-maker, artist, poet, and a leading figure of avant-garde and experimental cinema, discusses his remarkable and prolific sixty-year career.