The Coke family has owned land and property at Holkham for over 400 years and has a long-term interest in the land, The principle of responsible business has been practiced for many generations at Holkham Holkham has a total of 22 tenanted farms, made up of approximately 6,100 hectares, plus 1850 hectares that is farmed ‘in-hand’ by the Holkham Farming Company. Farming 3,000 hectares of estate land is managed by Holkham Farming Company. BUILDINGS & PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT In addition to the Grade I listed Holkham Hall the estate manages over 300 properties, many of which are listed. Most of the properties are over 200 years old and were built to house agricultural workers and estate staff. The estate has its own maintenance building team and we have a policy of using traditional and natural materials, wherever possible. Holkham State does have a very strong policy about nature conservation and restoration of natural environments to man made constructions The Holkham Estate owns lets and manages up to 290 residential properties across the north Norfolk coastline The estate is bringing forward a number of projects which aim to re-use redundant buildings, provide affordable houses, adopt renewable energy technologies […] Read More
I would like to analyse one of the concepts that were repeatedly reiterated in the classroom, this concept is to be heroes, an individualistic idea that without a deeper definition could help to maintain a concept that possibly does not fit modern times, it is possible That heroism is reserved only for a few with access to privileged positions, while others have to settle for the situation in which they are and sell their ideals for a superficially stable life, mainly I would like to define the meaning of hero: admired For their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. This definition could fit many people as it is very superficial and if I can contribute something to this definition would be the concept of saving lives, therefore I could classify as a hero a doctor however a soldier seems to me a public servant licensed to take lives, and depending on which side you are a soldier could be the enemy, almost the opposite of the definition of hero I seek, can be an architect a hero or is a public servant? architects have in their hands the ability to save many lives and indeed architects can be heroes, the […] Read More
How interesting the time of Henry Ford, admirer of Thomas Edison, these two great men are also two of the great contributors to the consumer system that we know today, their goal was to become immensely rich and succeeded were concerned to provide to his family of the best and they got it, all this under the blood of thousands who were condemned to death, to destroy the world was not in their plans I imagine, but not to improve it either, they are that kind of egocentric heroes that as black holes only absorb for themselves. Both Edison and Ford had in their hands the key to social liberation through technology and decided that generating benefits was the best option, and of course a number of people were provided work and livelihood, but they condemned thousands to live in the poorness, Tesla is a name that is very fashionable lately, and is that is closely related to these two men, Tesla sought social liberation through technology, while Edison and Ford sought multi-million dollar benefits. Why would it interest them to develop technologies such as those of Tesla in the wireless transmission of electricity with very low pollution, free energy […] Read More
Appearance and connections are one of the most important aspects in the workplace, if you do not have the same ideology and the same social circle many doors are closed, once you are inside the circle of work you are conditioned by the command chain and their commercial agenda, the space for cutting-edge research and development is very limited. In the movie The Fountainhead we can observe the classic Hollywood plot about the hero the villain and the lady in distress, we all know very well how the movie will end and for that reason it does not impress me at all the end is totally clear, what I like to highlight is how important decisions can be conditioned by love feelings, something that seems very damaging to a work environment I also see it as something difficult to avoid, but as I said it is part of the plot of a Hollywood movie so is totally normal. It costs me a little to analyze the film and place it in a real environment because many of the times I try to enter the world of work was impossible since I do not use suit and tie, and this makes it difficult […] Read More
As happened in the first industrial revolution machines and processes mechanized became an important part in the daily life of people and especially in the professional, in this case in the field of architecture, Professor Silenus gives us a clear idea of the profile of the architect of the time, the industrialization and the engineering is celebrated by the benefits of the automation, are being created and incorporating standards in the architectural design. ‘The main flawless building must be the plant, since that is worked to house machines, not men. Every evil originate from man’ D Read More
The classical forms in architecture are closely related to music and harmony thanks to mathematics, as for beauty we can observe how it is in the symmetry and the balance of forms, if we apply these rules we will always obtain in a certain way a Beautiful composition, there are many professional fields that are guided by these notions of balance and harmony. The development of the classical forms was conditioned by the studies of geometry and mathematics, but also by the methods and constructive materials, these being a determining factor of the result of the classic architecture, that is to say that in power what we know as modern architecture could have occurred in the classical era if the methods to create steel and other materials had been discovered at that time, then the paradigm would change completely. This development was not carried out in that era by the circumstances, the ideology of the time and that of the investigators who tried to calm the wrath of the gods by means of the construction of massive temples and statues that protected the inhabitants of the city, with this Example we can see how once the fear and irrationality brought […] Read More
The day before Donald Trump was elected many fears crossed my mind, and the principal one was the idea of this global set up, a big lie orchestrated by shady figures behind the curtains of this comedy called planet earth, is it true that there were no other good options for president of the United States of America, a country so powerful that has even taken the whole continent name and made it their own, because otherwise they wouldn’t have identity I mean an identity, they would be ok with, an identity that showcase how big they are and how united they are, so great nation they are supposed to be the whole American continent, how would you call them? north Americans? Yes, but Mexico, Canada are part of North America and they are not part of this great North American nation, yes Mexico is part of the North American continent, not central America, not South America but north America check your facts on a geographical map. And here we are just hours to decide the fate of the people from the north side of this marvelous American continent, at the same time the whole world is on jeopardy, I don’t feel […] Read More
From the beginning of time groups of privileged people have gathered to shape the social space or to create elements that occupy these spaces, these groups developed processes, knowledge and tools that have been mastered over time and preserved through the generations. Within these groups can be seen a clear hierarchy and system of command where the great majority is dominated by an illuminated minority that at its work works for another minority even smaller and more powerful, the relation between product, production, is linked to the Needs of the powerful minorities who need oppressed majorities to develop products and be able to reproduce them massively to meet the needs of the social space. On the other hand the work of art and the work of nature is differentiated by the advance preparation and the calculation, nevertheless they have a direct relation since the work of the artist is inspired by the work of the nature, at the same time this definition can Be subjective since depending on the viewpoint of the observer and his religious beliefs we could say that the work of nature is the maximum artistic expression developed by the architect of reality Almighty God. Both definitions […] Read More
How long does it take the capitalist system to turn a counterculture icon into a mainstream purchasable item? I have seen this many times happening everywhere lets talk about the Che Guevara t-shirts I sell at Download festival working for my friend and first employer in the UK a very friendly and honest Scottish man, let’s talk about Banksy street art turned into mugs or mouse pads or ripped off from the walls where they were painted and taken to ebay. Counterculture seems to be part of the capitalist system as a money making machine, an automatic stencil generator for a new mainstream brand and decorative items, is this the reason why nirvana singer lost his mind when he realized that he had just created a new mainstream music style? or it was just the heroine breaking down his brain cells? as we can see in the poem ‘Howl’ by Allen Ginsberg the use and abuse of drugs is a very important activity in the counterculture, through the use of psychostimulants substances the best minds of Ginsberg’s generations are able to find the path to a illuminated state almost connected to divinity. What can we find in this trance of altered mind […] Read More
First world problems are not real problems, like you don’t have nothing to eat, but much more a manifestation of the damages to the body, SPECIFICALLY the brain cells, by the excess and abuse of drugs and alcohol , I don’t think I may be exaggerating when I say that most of the population in developed countries are somehow addicted to legal or illegal substances, and this legality is very shady too, you got people divided for what should be available to the public and what should take you to court and jail. From a third world perspective a cry for help, in this case to the devil or lowest spectrum of human instincts, is very petty and shameful for a full grown man which besides that is a doctor, part of the elite of the academic environment, if you are a drug addict and you totally lost your mind and time in dragon chasing, well there you go all your time wasted and no way to come back in time to change nothing, but if you are successful and important part of the community, having this kind of crisis seams to me a bit out of place for someone […] Read More
