Donald Trump calls for unity, and at the same time talks about building literal and figurative walls, or denying people entry in based on their religious beliefs.
Donald Trump calls for unity, and at the same time talks about building literal and figurative walls, or denying people entry into the US based on their religious beliefs.
Mr Cardoso's talk of building was literal as well as metaphorical: his aides say extra spending on housing and sanitation can be expected soon.The political reasoning behind all this has to do with the strangely stubborn mood of depression currently afflicting the country.
The three partners are building a literal mobile network, using fleets of Toyota Land Cruisers equipped with Wi-Fi devices attached to their windshields.
These were some of my favorite chants from the march, and gosh, does it feel good to remember them: "Hands too small/Can't build a wall," referring to 45's tiny, weak hands and the administration's proposal of building a literal wall to separate Mexico and the U.S. "Fuck Mike Pence; Fuck Mike Pence".
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Contrariwise, the success of sustainable design and goods produced under humane conditions often depends upon the acceptance of new aesthetic paradigms, such as gardens consisting of wildflowers or edible plants, garments and furniture made with recycled or reused materials, and green buildings that reduce literal footprints on the land as well as carbon footprints.
Most of this metaphorical black hole was caused by building work on a literal one: the county's sewerage system.
As I understand it, human ash has no detrimental effect on the structural strength of concrete – being as effective as any other form of aggregate – and I imagine that there are quite a few people who would like the idea of contributing to a new building in this rather literal fashion, and would be prepared to pay for it.
We've covered a variety of vertical farming projects over the past several months from a sky scrapers adorned with a garden grove, to a literal living building that's one with nature but one architecture proposal seeks to bring agriculture to the skyline of Hong Kong in both a pragmatic and symbolic fashion. .
There are obvious jokes to be made about the Allianz Arena — one could say that it resembles the Michelin Man, or even a soccer ball — but Herzog and de Meuron are too good to play trite visual games, and the building easily transcends such literal-minded comparisons.
