Leah Altman
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Room One Thousand Issue 13
The built environment accounts for 40% of carbon emissions and the most sustainable building is, arguably, an existing building. Many architects emphasize adaptation and acts of care rather than new construction, working with patina, ephemera and action. Whimsical form making seems ostentatious, if not irresponsible, as we face climactic and humanitarian crises. Amidst our media saturated lives and the crushing complexities of globalization we seek comfort in the emotive, haptic, warmth of the local, and poetics of the everyday. The 13th issue of Room One Thousand considers the beauty of intimate projects that succeed in beating the odds and touch our hearts - the bricolage, hacks and appropriation often lost or overlooked that become protagonists for change. This year we celebrate the small acts of care, love and empathy that might have significant environmental or social impact when felt at scale.
Super Trivial Mega Small Extra Common Ultra Boring was published in 2025
182 pages
8" x 10"
Contributers: Michael Jasinski, Ten Studio, Arine Aprahamian, Maria Salaru, Ronna Welsh, Timothy Wong, Shelby Kendrick, Liam Cook, Dylan Kreuger, Te Palandjian, Gene Lee, Glory Nasr, Stefano Corbo, Kexuan Shang, Elliott Surber, Pamela Karimi, Adriana Giorgis, Zhifei Xu, Carlos H. Blanco, Priscilla Qizhen Zhang
Editors-in-Chief: Larry Peifer & Hannah Macmurray
Graphics Editors-in-Chief: Leah Altman & Laurenne Ross