as peaceful protest brings about change in algeria one of the country's leading intellectuals novelist and journalist. reflects on his latest novel and how it mirrors some of the social unrest in his country. and a brand new wooden high rise in norway has become the world's tallest timber tower we'll check it out. well it's hard to believe but the chair that you can see behind me here was created nearly one hundred years ago about how school of architecture and design may have only existed for fourteen years but its influence was far reaching as it sought to unite craftsmanship with art well for the bauhaus and teener e one german firm has in reinterpreted a line of classic furniture proof that its modernist philosophy has lost none of its punch today. this is vaulted copius is director's chair from one nine hundred
twenty two twenty three. and here's its twenty teams reinterpretation. this is brandon's table from one nine hundred twenty four. and here's the twenty eighteen edition. bauhaus now house presents design classics from about how school in a new book. these are the works of german furniture makers christiane to their show . i devoted followers we didn't want to put our house originals on a pedestal and view them as the museum pieces that they often are today off i'd still like the opposite we wanted to take them down from the museum pedestal and bring them back to life. and that's why that's our goal because we make furniture. so we got together with young designers to show this house furniture in a new light the balls move in the noise. pressure is an expert when it comes to bauhaus furniture for over forty years his company has been reproducing
classics from the one nine hundred twenty s. . strictly according to the original designs. one of the main principles of the bauhaus school was form follows function so every piece of furniture is suitable for daily use but that's not all. that's then this these are more than regular patiently on the trolley movie sure they're not just ordinary sofas and chairs was their furniture with spirit and somehow they transport and exude that. craftspeople and designers work together in the tech the workshops in the town of lower saxony. it's a work process that was also practiced by powerhouse founder ball took copious. basic idea of reuniting art with technology art with crafts was at the core of the powerhouse spirit and school of thought that thinks one of the balls was and it was
very important to the results produced by the school. and many of the classic pieces have now been reinterpreted by young designers from about house now house. based designer cuts being dryly tackled in a fifty one vote to go p.s. this director's chair. using new surfaces and upholstery created six different versions of the chair. they still look modern today and for her that's proof house designers were far ahead of their time. and it's nice amazing to look at the collections from a century ago but they were full of strange and utopian ideas which never became socially acceptable now you know just so what. if i took a look at us and the others made back then in an ordinary house. in them and their minds how. in this one hundredth anniversary year of its founding about house
designs still have the power to inspire. jennifer but off months from berlin creates bashings which pay homage to the design school. german croatian industrial designer constantine burchett's creates bauhaus inspired pieces. and austrian label know about i wear has dedicated design. for sunglasses to architect about to go p.s. and painter. furniture maker custom on the fresh level leaves that the current popularity of bauhaus classics is more than just a recurring trend. in movies and furniture is timeless you know that as were the other things that were created there and the architecture. but what really excites us and spurs us on is the spirit of the school of thought that think sure. whether bauhaus or now house whether from one nine hundred nineteen or twenty nineteen these pieces of furniture only reveal their true age at second glance.
over almost two months now streets across algeria have been flooded with protesters with over half the population under thirty their young people who are demanding an end to the twenty year rule of ailing president. i'll jury and write or comment that would has often been called to comment on what he calls an arrogant regime that would shock to prominence in twenty fourteen with his prize winning first novel the next zero investigation and as his second novel zumbo hits the german market here are some of his reflections. people taking to the streets young old entire families the fact that they're demonstrating here at all is in itself something of a revolution. in algeria people were forced into the private sphere the streets and everything else belonged to the regime in order to gather you needed thousands of applications and we were in our homes and everything else was a government matter now algerians around side they demonstrated even clean the
streets after the demonstration and do you know why because for the first time they feel like they are the owners of their own country even if. it is one of algeria's leading intellectuals in his latest novel is a bore you can find parallels to the current social situation in the country. the main character is a boy named sub or his mother is dead and he's rejected by his father but he has the gift of writing and believes that through writing he can save the dying from death only the power of the word can keep them alive for as a book writing means not only survive but absolute freedom. i wanted to remind people that literature is not a right in itself writing can have a high cost of fuel in some countries buying a book is completely harmless but somewhere else buying one printing one defending one can be a matter of life and death both of your. books contain open criticism of
organized religion the character of the boer has lost his faith he values the power of his own words more than those handed down by religion the author's writings have made him the target of religious fanatics and in twenty fourteen a fact was issued against him as much as download as excited by the enthusiasm of algeria's youth he's also concerned that those demonstrating have no clear political direction for years those in power repressed any and all opposition in the country intellectuals are arrested driven into exile or defame. this is a pathological relationship that needs to be healed as quickly as possible a revolution without political elites will either become populist or will exhaust itself. come eldo day is working for a revolution with a future. well it's been lauded as
a benchmark for sustainable construction the musa tower in norway is the world's tallest high rise made of timber soaring eighty five point four metres into the air all the wood was of course locally sourced but it's also an incredible feat of engineering for its anti fire features because thanks to the use of glue lamb which is glued laminated wood it's mighty beams won't even burn so we went to see it just north of the capital off. the wooden high rise on the shore of lake mead norway's problem and valley has eighteen stories and is eighty five and a half meters high. it's the tallest wooden building and. the project was the fulfillment of a personal dream for developer arturo. it's a symbol of what is possible. to make inroads complicated
buildings and also high rise buildings and how to reduce c o two this is sixty percent lower c o two than in steel and concrete you think clearer and clearer so it's healthier both for people but also for nature. life. has an apartment on the fifteenth floor. he thoroughly enjoys being surrounded by. like this i feel degraded you can smell the word all the good you see makes. doing something with you. so i think it's more like really is living. scene
concrete right so you feel that the building is living actually reviewed. this took years of pioneering work to make the wooden tower resistant to wind and weather for the designers including project coordinator and his office the lightness of the building material presented them with new architectural territory so they collaborated with a company specialized in timber construction. the load bearing columns had to be sunk deeper into the ground than usual but fire proofing was never a major issue the thick wooden beams can withstand a blaze even longer than steel another factor in the trend in building with temp. this eighty four metre building under construction in vienna is also made of wood. bordeaux france is building an entire development with eco friendly material and architects in london are planning a three hundred metre tower made of photos i think it's a symbol of the green shift you have the environmental to think about and you're
seeing timber it's. a friendly method of building. for the future not necessarily tall buildings but you know every building here can you start in. the wooden high rise also our first hotel and conference room. the higher you go in them you're so tower the more you sense the wooden surround. residents of the upper floors have to get used to the creaking and swayed to timbers and so. if we in this area would have storms i think you can feel it a bit more like you know you think you feel it. but it's living material so sore i think it really hear something and that's normal and this is good. so far but in high rises remain the exception. but them yes the tower
is a good example of what apartment buildings could look like in years to come. a vision of a sustainable future well that is all for this time but don't forget to visit our website any time should you need to catch up on the program just go to w dot com slash culture and happy viewing and you can also find us on twitter in the meantime all the best from us here in berlin bye for now and. oh boy. in.
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