A conversation with Richard Best, the California architect who won "The Hydra Executives," an "Apprentice"-style reality show that was filmed in Abu Dhabi in early 2009.
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U.S. Architect Wins Reality TV Show—and $1 Million
30 Jun 2009 | 10:00 pmA conversation with Richard Best, the California architect who won "The Hydra Executives," an "Apprentice"-style reality show that was filmed in Abu Dhabi in early 2009. -
Avery Index Returns to Columbia University
30 Jun 2009 | 10:00 pmAs of July 1, ownership of the Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals has been transferred from the J. -
Obama Unveils New Standards for Lighting
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Visit the Continuing Education Center
2 Jun 2009 | 10:00 pmGo to the Continuing Education Center under the Resources channel to learn more about specifying ENERGY STAR Windows to Satisfy Energy Codes, by Silver Line Windows.
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From Shotgun to Modgun
1 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pmThose simple shotgun houses of New Orleans never looked so good. Urban planner Robert Tannen and architect Frank Gehry joined forces to create a new type of shotgun: the Modgun. No glittering stips of twisted metal here! A Modgun combines down-to-earth shotgun functionality with modular construction techniques. More: Frank Gehry's Rx for New Orleans, in Fast Company Modgun: Affordable, Sustainable, Compatible, in LiveGreenOrleans.com -
Celebrating Canada
30 Jun 2009 | 11:00 pmJuly 1 is Canada Day, a time to celebrate all things Canadian. Top on my list? The soaring CN Tower in Toronto. Any way you measure it, the CN Tower is a remarkable structure and, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers, a Wonder of the Modern World. Related: What Is the World's Tallest Building? CN Tower Photo © Bill Wrigley / Getty Images -
Born on June 30: Dominikus Zimmerman
29 Jun 2009 | 6:00 pmGerman architect Dominikus Zimmerman (1685 - 1766) spent his life designing rural churches in the exuberant Bavarian Rococo style. Zimmerman's masterpeice is the lavish Wies Pilgrimage Church (Wieskirche), which he created with his brother Johann Baptist, who was a fresco master. Photo: The Wieskirche, or the Pilgrimage Church of the Scourged Saviour, close to the town of Steingaden in Bavaria. © Flickr Member "Froutes" -
Got Trash?
28 Jun 2009 | 6:00 pmConfession: I used to dive in dumpsters. That was the only way I knew to find old doors, discarded light fixtures, and other construction debris. Then an architectural salvage center opened in my town. Wow! Here was everything, from antique doorknobs to stained glass windows. My favorite find? A marble fireplace mantel, rescued from a demolished law library. Have you ever used architectural salvage? Tell us about your favorite find. -
The Easiest Way to Draw Floor Plans
25 Jun 2009 | 6:00 pmA good home design software program will let you create some pretty fancy renderings with elevation drawings and 3D views. But, what if all you really want is a basic floor plan? Do you really need a high-powered software just to draw shapes and lines? Absolutely not! A variety of easy online tools will let you draw scale drawings to help with your remodeling and decorating projects. Most are free!
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Programs abroad
2 Jul 2009 | 4:04 pmOk so here is my situation: I have been accepted in 2 graduate planning programs for this next semester, one being Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, the other being the American University of Beirut (AUB) in Lebanon. Now I love both areas of the world, and plan on settling down in NYC once I'm done with school. However, the $1200 a unit (for 60 units) program at Pratt is weighing hard on me, as I don't have a job or anything lined up in the city at this point. At AUB, I have been offered an Assistantship which would cover my tuition for the 2-years I'm there. I'm seriously considering just going… -
Making the most out of internships
2 Jul 2009 | 1:41 pmI was wondering if any of you experienced planners and grad students had any recommendations on getting the most of internships (for both the students and for the employers). I've done a number of internships before, so I've got the basics down, but I was wondering if you had any industry-specific comments. -
Cooperative merging of public services
2 Jul 2009 | 1:09 pmI'm looking to find information/data on Cooperative Merging of Public Services (excluding merging with Counties). In other words, merging Law Enforcement or Fire Protection services between 2 or more local municipalities (Town/Village/City). A bonus is if the information pertains to communities within the State of Illinois or surrounding Mid-West States. The information might include pros & cons, approach/methodolgy, etc. HELP!!! Thanks! -
A few questions about my job search
2 Jul 2009 | 12:17 pmI graduated 6 months ago with a masters in city planning with an emphasis in transportation. Since then I have been unable to get an entry level job, with only 3 interviews. I have recently browsed through some books that provide advice on how to write cover letters and resumes and I came to the sobering realization that my cover letters had several flaws in them - they were too bland, they were formulaic, even repetetive. Since I have not been able to procure employment anywhere, I have taken up a voluntary position with a county planning department near me. I often find myself sitting at my… -
Good example of mobility plan?
2 Jul 2009 | 11:13 amDoes anyone have a good example of a multi-modal mobility plan done at the city level that you can send me? I am about to be the project manager for one and would like to see how others have been structured. Thanks! Yvonne
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Green Power Takes Root in the Chinese Desert
2 Jul 2009 | 4:25 pmAs the United States takes its first steps toward mandating that power companies generate more electricity from renewable sources, China already has a similar requirement and is investing billions to remake itself into a green energy superpower. Through a combination of carrots and sticks, Beijing is starting to change how this country generates energy. NYT -
Remembering Arthur Erickson's architectural triumphs
2 Jul 2009 | 4:24 pmHe may not have the fame of Frank Gehry or the kudos of Rem Koolhaas, but this versatile Canadian architect leaves a far-reaching legacy. Guardian / Images -
ShowCase: Bridge House
2 Jul 2009 | 1:16 pmShowCase is an on-going feature series on Archinect, presenting exciting new work from designers representing all creative fields and all geographies. We are always accepting nominations for upcoming ShowCase features - if you would like to suggest a project, please send us a message. Background The clients required a permanent home/office on their small property, located one hour�s drive from Adelaide. A bend in the winter creek that divides the property, creates a billabong (a deep waterhole) bounded by a high rocky bank. A house was required that would allow appreciation of the site… -
Featured Jobs Today: in New York & Houston
2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pmGrunig, Wertz and Associates, Architects seeking Intermediate Architect in New York, NY ArchiTECH Design & Development, Inc. seeking Detailer in Houston, TX RSG Casting seeking architects and interior designers for TV show in New York, NY View thousands of active job listings in our jobs section | Post a Job -
Marmol Radziner's Brand New Hollywood Hybrid Takes Shape in the Hills
2 Jul 2009 | 9:01 amMarmol Radziner Prefab recently installed their brand new Hollywood Hybrid, a 2576 sq. ft. sustainable, modern prefab home with killer views and a minimal carbon footprint. Responsible materials are used throughout, from the insulated glass to the denim jean insulation. Solar panels generate electricity and can feed excess power back into the grid. Decks, large sliding glass doors, and well-placed shading devices allow for cooling cross ventilation and seamless indoor-outdoor living. Head on over to Inhabitat to see first-hand photos of the installation.
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Now council pulls out of Lancaster public inquiry
2 Jul 2009 | 4:59 pmA controversial £140 million scheme to regenerate a huge stretch of Lancaster has been left on the verge of collapse after the city council pulled out of the public inquiry into the scheme -
Stride Treglown heads West
2 Jul 2009 | 4:59 pmPlanning has been granted for the second phase of a project at the University of the West of England, in Bristol, designed by Stride Treglown -
Stride Treglown heads West
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Now council pulls out of Lancaster public inquiry
2 Jul 2009 | 4:59 pmA controversial £140 million scheme to regenerate a huge stretch of Lancaster has been left on the verge of collapse after the city council pulled out of the public inquiry into the scheme -
Brits score in Iraq pitch
2 Jul 2009 | 4:57 pmJordan & Bateman Architects has been selected by the Iraqi minister of youth and sport to design a 65,000-seat stadium in Basra
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Biologic architecture brings design to life - Ode Magazine
2 Jul 2009 | 4:52 pmBiologic architecture brings design to lifeOde MagazineWhat is biologic architecture? Biologic architecture is the pure principle set of rules for design, construction and land use which utilizes the necessary and more » -
Piedmont Triad Regional Architecture Report Released - dBusinessNews Triad (press release)
2 Jul 2009 | 1:20 pmPiedmont Triad Regional Architecture Report ReleaseddBusinessNews Triad (press release)The internationally recognized architects worked with an assessment team consisting of regional architecture leaders in industry and education. and more » -
Survey Finds BPM Projects Lack Architecture - Redmond Developer News
2 Jul 2009 | 8:53 amSurvey Finds BPM Projects Lack ArchitectureRedmond Developer NewsOnly 52 percent of organizations classified as leaders have enterprise architecture teams leading their BPM efforts, a Web survey of 135 enterprises, and more » -
Warrior: Architecture integration key to Cisco market leadership - SmartBrief
2 Jul 2009 | 8:41 amWarrior: Architecture integration key to Cisco market leadershipSmartBriefIn order for Cisco to become a true market leader, the company will need to offer more than just a wide range of products and services, according to remarks Photos: Cisco, Live in San FranLight ReadingMeet Padmasree Warrior, Cisco's CTO [Video]Fast Companyall 3 news articles » -
Use SoaML to facilitate Model Driven Architecture - SearchSOA
2 Jul 2009 | 8:36 amUse SoaML to facilitate Model Driven ArchitectureSearchSOAThe Service-oriented architecture Modeling Language (SoaML), a UML profile created by the Object Management Group (OMG) seeks to help architects and and more »
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Sears Tower Debuts Glass Walk Out and Skydeck Experience
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$138 million price tag for Alle-Kiski rail line 'justifiable'
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Kentucky Transportation ACabinet Announces New Bridge over Tennessee River
30 Jun 2009 | 4:11 pmThe Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has hired an experienced engineering firm to design the superstructure for a new US 60 bridge over the Tennessee River at Paducah . -
Haskell, Sauer up for $250M in work
30 Jun 2009 | 12:01 pmTwo of the five construction companies eligible to tap into up to $250 million worth of military work are from Jacksonville. -
Malcolm Pirnie acquired by Netherlands firm
30 Jun 2009 | 7:45 amThe White Plains-based Malcolm Pirnie Inc. environmental consulting firm has been purchased for $222 million by a Netherlands company.
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Today's archidose #330
1 Jul 2009 | 9:00 pmHere are some views of the Castel Firmiano Messner Mountain Museum in Bozen, Italy by Werner Tscholl. Photographs are by Martino Pietropoli.To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just::: Join and add photos to the archidose pool, and/or:: Tag your photos archidose -
upto35
1 Jul 2009 | 7:45 pmNotification of upto35, an international competition for architects up to 35 years old, landed in my inbox earlier today. It asks for "proposals for the construction of a student housing unit in Kerameikos and Metaxourgeio (KM), an area in the historic center of Athens, Greece...Special emphasis is placed on exploring structures that consist of separate student housing units with the capacity to acquire a viral character within the urban tissue and sprawl into nearby empty lots." Sounds interesting, though unfortunately I just miss the cut. If only it were upto36...Click the image for more… -
Five-Volume Monograph of the Moment
1 Jul 2009 | 9:00 amThe Monacelli Press has announced a five-volume monograph on Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), spanning 1950-2008. Each volume spans about ten years and features introductions by Henry Russell-Hitchcock (1950-62), Arthur Drexler (1963-73), Albert Bush-Brown (1974-83), Detlef Mertins (1984-96), and Kenneth Frampton (1997-2008), as well as commentaries similar to their SOM Journals.The first three volumes are reprints of the original Verlag Gerd Hatje editions, while the last two are brand-spanking new, covering some exciting years when the firm's corporate sheen was enlivened with some… -
Today's archidose #329
30 Jun 2009 | 7:00 amPS1 Young Architects Program, 2009, originally uploaded by downtownBLUE. Afterparty, this year's P.S.1 Young Architects Program by MOS, 2009. The installation opened Sunday and runs until September 28. Also on display at the museum is YAP 10th Anniversary Review, "a visual chronicle of P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and The Museum of Modern Art's Young Architects Program, one of the most acclaimed architectural arenas for emerging talent of the last decade."Previously.To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just::: Join and add photos to the archidose pool, and/or:: Tag your photos…
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Accessorizing Your Aerial, Urban Future
1 Jul 2009 | 7:13 pmIcon A5 Light Sport Aircraft (Source)Here's a familiar image: you wake up early in the morning, read the morning news, drink coffee, and fly away to work. I call this image "familiar" in the sense that popular culture is teeming with images of people climbing into rockets, autogyros, helicopters, and other types of aircraft only to shuttle off to complete the day's errands. From The Jetsons to Blade Runner, personal air vehicles have been an almost necessary complement to popular visions of the future.Cleaning the A5 (Source)It continues to this day. I.D. Magazine recently gave the Icon A5… -
Have Book, Will Travel
30 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pmJust a quick note to let you know that the Museyon Film/Travel guides are out. Each guide features a "curated" tour of cities and regions ... with a specific "filmic" twist. I contributed essays to the North/South America and Europe volumes (see above images). For the former, I wrote a little bit about film production studios, facilities, and locations in D.F.. For the latter, I gave a more panoramic snapshot of the various film offerings in Scandinavia (and yes, I do include the Faroe Islands!). -
In Re Dürer
17 Jun 2009 | 5:30 amMontage of Ramparts and Plan of Dürer's fest schloß (fortified citadel), after his Etliche Underricht zu Befestigung der Stett, Schloß und Flecken (1527) [Source: Juan Luis González García, “Alberto Durero, Tratadista de Arquitectura y Urbanismo Militar”, in Alberto Durero, Tratado de Arquitectura y Urbanismo Militar (Madrid: Ediciones Akal, 2004), p. 39].In 1527, Albrecht Dürer published his treatise on military architecture, the Etliche Underricht zu Befestigung der Stett, Schloß und Flecken ("Various Instructions in the Fortification of Cities, Castles, and Towns"). Though… -
Music, With Occasional Architectural Eye Candy
15 Jun 2009 | 5:14 pmCheck out the latest video from Tortoise. "Bring Out Your Coffins" is shot very much in a style reminiscent of the cover to their 2006 singles compilation, A Lazarus Taxon. There are plenty of you out there who will immediately recognize the city where this was shot. Also, look out for a cameo appearance by a building from our favorite Swiss architecture duo. -
Oh, Inverted World
14 Jun 2009 | 11:07 amFac de Droit - Angers (Image by clic-me, via Flickr and creative commons license)Years ago I dreamed that I was climbing up a summit in a blinding snowstorm. The climb was difficult, the escarpment nearly vertical. I remember having trouble securing a handhold on the mountain's cold, grey face. But this ordeal was amplified by the simple fact that I was dragging, of all things, a kayak. I would look down below and see it dangling below me, a pointed, red fiberglass pendulum swaying in the freezing storm. I had no idea why I was carrying such a burden, but when I looked up, I knew where I was…
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Villa Savoye's Mini-Me
1 Jul 2009 | 2:12 pmphoto copyright by anarchitecture, christoph wassmannPoissy-sur-Seine, 33 kilometers north-east of Paris, features two buildings of Corbusier: the famous Villa Savoye and its "Mini-Me" – the gardener’s house at the site’s entrance. Likewise, the tiny building inherits the basic attributes of Villa Savoye: pilotis and ribbon glazing – the perfect mini-house.photo copyright by anarchitecture, christoph wassmanncontent by anArchitecture -
Mies van der Rohe's Basement.
17 Jun 2009 | 1:34 pmThe Tugendhat Villa in Brno, designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe, is an exceptional example of the international style in the modern movement in architecture as it developed in Europe in the 1920s. Villa Tugendhart - the basement's entrance is prominently located at the front facade, photo by anarchitecture The Villa Tugendhat was among the first to have central heating and central air conditioning. The basement contained a sophisticated air conditioning system next to the laundry and the darkroom, a combination of heating system, ventilator, and humidifier. [..] the large living area… -
Elections in the European Union. Vote!
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Building Outline.
4 Jun 2009 | 2:09 amimage by helmut k. lacknerSwitzerland is the country of direct democracy. Citizens have the rights to challenge the government's decisions and may overturn parliamentary decisions. Likewise, it can be not easy to obtain a planning permission in some cases. People might have a say in the final result. As part of the approval process, the municipality can demand the construction of the building’s outline: a framework of steel tubes showing the estimated building height.No chance to fiddle.image by helmut k. lacknercontent by anArchitecture -
Höhenrausch–High-Altitude Euphoria.
27 May 2009 | 1:47 pmCopyright: Andreas Kepplinger Giant WheelFrom rooftop to rooftop via stairs and bridges, this lofty art parcours will feature an array of installations and objects by international artists.The installation Höhenrausch is part of Linz 2009 – European Capital of Culture.The stairway to heaven by Atelier Bow-Wow (in collaboration with Riepl Riepl) serves as a bridge into a different land. Stepping onto it, you leave everything else behind: the daily rat-race, job stress and anxiety.Giant Wheel, Copyright: Luftbild Pertlwieser/StPL GCollaborating artists: Pierre Bismuth, Shaun Gladwell, Inger…
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Green Power Takes Root in the Chinese Desert
2 Jul 2009 | 4:25 pmAs the United States takes its first steps toward mandating that power companies generate more electricity from renewable sources, China already has a similar requirement and is investing billions to remake itself into a green energy superpower. Through a combination of carrots and sticks, Beijing is starting to change how this country generates energy. NYT -
Remembering Arthur Erickson's architectural triumphs
2 Jul 2009 | 4:24 pmHe may not have the fame of Frank Gehry or the kudos of Rem Koolhaas, but this versatile Canadian architect leaves a far-reaching legacy. Guardian / Images -
ShowCase: Bridge House
2 Jul 2009 | 1:16 pmShowCase is an on-going feature series on Archinect, presenting exciting new work from designers representing all creative fields and all geographies. We are always accepting nominations for upcoming ShowCase features - if you would like to suggest a project, please send us a message. Background The clients required a permanent home/office on their small property, located one hour�s drive from Adelaide. A bend in the winter creek that divides the property, creates a billabong (a deep waterhole) bounded by a high rocky bank. A house was required that would allow appreciation of the site… -
Featured Jobs Today: in New York & Houston
2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pmGrunig, Wertz and Associates, Architects seeking Intermediate Architect in New York, NY ArchiTECH Design & Development, Inc. seeking Detailer in Houston, TX RSG Casting seeking architects and interior designers for TV show in New York, NY View thousands of active job listings in our jobs section | Post a Job -
Marmol Radziner's Brand New Hollywood Hybrid Takes Shape in the Hills
2 Jul 2009 | 9:01 amMarmol Radziner Prefab recently installed their brand new Hollywood Hybrid, a 2576 sq. ft. sustainable, modern prefab home with killer views and a minimal carbon footprint. Responsible materials are used throughout, from the insulated glass to the denim jean insulation. Solar panels generate electricity and can feed excess power back into the grid. Decks, large sliding glass doors, and well-placed shading devices allow for cooling cross ventilation and seamless indoor-outdoor living. Head on over to Inhabitat to see first-hand photos of the installation.
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Coil
28 Jun 2009 | 1:40 am[Image: From OnSite.12, Bed Supperclub, Bangkok (2009) by Sebastien Wierinck].Sebastien Wierinck's public furniture projects seem to lend themselves to some interesting misinterpretations. For instance, when I first saw the two projects pictured here I thought not only that they were one project, but that they were the black tentacles of some kind of furniture-laying machine.[Image: From OnSite.12, Bed Supperclub, Bangkok (2009) by Sebastien Wierinck].In other words, I thought, a tangle of black tubes suspended from the ceiling would, when needed, come coiling down to take the shape of… -
Launch
26 Jun 2009 | 4:58 am[Image: All systems go... Original photo by Jim Grossman, courtesy of NASA].This is just a quick note to get the word out, but I'm falling out of my chair excited to announce that The BLDGBLOG Book – which is finally shipping throughout the English-speaking world, it seems, with people emailing from Australia, Canada, the UK, and the United States to say that their books have arrived – will officially go live on Tuesday, July 7, with a two-hour launch party hosted by the Architectural Association and sponsored by Wired UK.Here are the details:The BLDGBLOG Book Global Launch PartySponsored… -
Quick List 12: Of buried machines, ice tunnels, and stratigraphic euphoria
25 Jun 2009 | 1:57 am[Image: Photo of the Atlantic Avenue train tunnel taken by Joshua Lott for The New York Times; see below for more information].In the interest of cleaning out a long file of recommended links, here's a quick list of stories that I've otherwise missed:—Two brothers in Louisiana are ridding their property of 40-year old levees: "In what experts are calling the biggest levee-busting operation ever in North America, the brothers plan to return the muddy river to its ancient floodplain, coaxing back plants and animals that flourished there when President Thomas Jefferson first had the land… -
Origin and Detour
24 Jun 2009 | 2:31 pmIt's hard for me to read stories about human origins without feeling like there's some kind of agenda at work, buried just beneath the surface. Modern humans are not African at all, the Piltdown hoax would have had us believe; our ancestors, lost to deep time, were in fact properly English, an anthropological pseudo-discovery that came just in time, its advocates hoped, to help save the British Empire's reputation... or at least to boost a few specific careers. Nonetheless, I'm something of an addict for stories about human origins.[Image: A portrait of the Piltdown forgery in action, by John…
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Declan Shaw – Waiting and the Reconstruction of Imagination
2 Jul 2009 | 4:10 pmDeclan Shaw’s of Interactive Installation, Bird Soundscapes incorporate a dynamic three dimensional acoustic environment of birdsong which perform accelerated diurnal cycles. Individual ‘birds’ occupy positions in space, which move about in birdlike patterns and also reacting to the movement of the inhabitants. This is accompanied by a coloured light cycle which denotes the times of day. In this manner the listener may hear an accumulating dawn chorus of bird personalities while her environment is filled with an intensifying morning blue light. She may go on the hear crows and… -
Tom Foulsham
29 Jun 2009 | 4:47 pmThe Royal College of Art Show opened last week with some excellent work which no doubt wmmna will cover in depth. One project I particularly enjoyed was Tom Foulsham, an ex-Bartlett graduate and now graduate of the RCA’s Design Products programme. In some ways Tom’s work could be compared to Heath Robinson’s imagined machines and certainly he has that mad inventor spirit, but underneath this is a sensitivity that should not be underestimated. His intricate machines are both playful and though provoking. They are beautifully balanced and responsive objects that play with the… -
Jimenez Lai
28 Jun 2009 | 4:40 pmI first saw Jimenez Lai’s work when it was presented at Materials & Applications in LA. Finally he’s put together a website so I thought I’d cover 2 recent pieces of his work. Jimenez describes his work as an exploration of “hypothetical scenarios of experimental architecture. By pressing alternate conditions against our context, the projects aim at interrogating different points of views and broaden the ways we engage conventions. Graphic novels and physical installations are the two primary weapons of choice, and we believe representation is more than half the… -
Bartlett Summer Show 2009
26 Jun 2009 | 5:10 amIt’s that time of the year and the Bartlett Summer Show begins today. Over 450 students are showing innovative drawings, models, devices, texts, animations and installations. I find it usually takes a few visits to absorb everything. Location Main Quadrangle and Slade Galleries of UCL, Gower St, London WC1 Official show opening by Massimiliano Fuksas Friday 26 June, 19.00 Exhibition open to the public Saturday 27 June, 10.00 – 20.30 Sunday 28 June, 10.00 – 17.30 Monday 29 June, 10.00 – 20.30 Tuesday 30 June, 10.00 – 18.00 Wednesday 1 & Thursday 2 July, 10.00… -
Gulbenkian
9 Jun 2009 | 4:03 pmI just got back from Lisbon where I saw, amongst other things, the Gulbenkian Museum. Ok… it has very little to do with interactive architecture, but I was so inspired by it that I decided to write about it anyway. The thing that really struck me walking through the museum was the balance throughout. I don’t mean in a the-building-is-almost-falling-down-but-not kinda way: I’m referring to an unusually great combination of art and architecture, and how it felt. The museum building was designed by a team made up of the architects Ruy Jervis d’Athouguia, Pedro Cid and…
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Largest Eco-Village in the UK Will Boast Zero Carbon Homes
2 Jul 2009 | 3:00 pmThe United Kingdom’s Hanham Hall Development is the largest eco-village aspiration to date. Designed by HTA and funded by Barratt Developments and the Homes & Communities Agency, there are a rumored 188-195 zero carbon homes in the overall housing scheme. The development will include an onsite biomass CHP plant, strategically placed reed beds, shops for farmers to sell their goods, bicycle storage throughout, and a carefully crafted drainage system. Hanham Hall is the first major eco city underway that is part of the government’s Carbon Challenge Programme. The government has set a… -
Woolley Pockets: Build Your Own Garden of Eden
2 Jul 2009 | 1:30 pmWoolly Pockets is bringing the Garden of Eden indoors with their incredible planters for your walls and floors. These breathable little pockets of green are composed of 60% recycled plastic bottles and are made entirely in the USA. With containers costing anywhere from $29 for the Wee Woolly all the way to $247 for an entire Woolly Meadow, these little pockets ensure everyone can have their own little piece of green within reach in a container that keeps plants healthier than your average pot. Read the rest of Woolley Pockets: Build Your Own Garden of Eden Permalink | Add to del.icio.us Post… -
INABA’s Pool Noodle Rooftop Opens to the Public for the Summer!
2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 pmBububluooopppp! That’s the sound a pool noodle makes when it sinks in the water, and it’s also what these zany seating arrangements constructed out of oodles of the buoyant toys on a Chelsea rooftop spell out when viewed from above. We guess LA-based firm INABA really, really likes words with “oo” in them (pool, noodle, rooftop) because they are the ones that designed this insanely colorful space which will be used to host film-screenings and outdoor events throughout the summer. The rooftop will also be open to the public at select times, so don’t miss your… -
5 Cheap and Easy Last Minute Ways to Green Your Fourth of July
2 Jul 2009 | 10:30 amMaybe you simply didn’t have enough time this year to think about it. Or maybe you’ve already gotten so many biodegradable plates, composting bins and other eco-hookups for your Fourth of July shindig that you feel you can’t possibly get any greener. Wait! Here are a few super simple and practically free ways to make your BBQ, beach bash or rooftop gathering more about celebrating and less about waste. Uncle Sam would be proud! Read the rest of 5 Cheap and Easy Last Minute Ways to Green Your Fourth of July Permalink | Add to del.icio.us Post tags: eco-friendly july 4th,… -
Miniature Modernist Bauhaus Architectural Models
2 Jul 2009 | 9:30 amGood things really do come in small packages — as is the case with these mini modernist Bauhaus Models crafted by Auckland based painter and sculptor Gidon Bing and styled by Katie Lockhart. The diminutive Bauhaus dwellings were created as a promotional showcase for New Zealand paint company, Renese, to demonstrate their Karen Walker Paint charts. The inspiration for the dollhouse models was derived from “the Bauhaus school of the 1920s whose concept was to create and combine colors from an emotional point of view rather than a technical one.” This artful nod to Bauhaus…
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Sewer Zeppelins for the Era of Infrastructural Anarchy & Other Roman Tales
2 Jul 2009 | 9:55 am(“Stuck Inflatable Zeppelin,” part of a series of installations collectively called Sciame di Dirigibili by Héctor Zamora at the 2009 Venice Art Biennale. Photo by Stunned.org. Source.)Last month, a cadre of guerilla architecture critics (or just plain vandals) splashed the white walls of Richard Meier's Ara Pacis Museum with green and red paint, thus rendering the Italian tricolor in an unintentional homage to America's greatest living painter, though permanent Roman habitué, Cy Twombly.It was presumably the first outwardly visceral manifestation of popular distaste for the… -
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2 Jul 2009 | 12:18 am(Claudia Delisle, Karine Dieujuste, Philippe Nolet and Sami Tannoury, Poule mouillée!, 2008, 2009. Photo courtesy of Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens.)And still yet another installation at this year's International Garden Festival at Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens: with the caveat that we haven't yet seen any of the gardens in person — to repeat: not a single one — and thus we're only judging by image and text alone, our handicapped favorite is the entry by the team of Claudia Delisle, Karine Dieujuste, Philippe Nolet and Sami Tannoury.“This garden,” they write, “takes… -
Sonic Garden
1 Jul 2009 | 5:11 pm(Doug Moffat and Steve Bates, Soundfield, 2007, 2008, 2009. Photo courtesy of Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens.)Another installation at this year's International Garden Festival at Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens is Soundfield by Doug Moffat and Steve Bates.According to the brief, this avant-garden is “an intervention that frames and presents this experience by creating an electronic sound field amidst the poplar trees – building on it, transforming it, and ultimately creating a woven fabric of sound.”As visitors wander through the site they will become aware of slowly shifting and… -
Returning to Métis/Reford
29 Jun 2009 | 1:05 am(Réflexions colorées by Hal Ingberg. Photo courtesy of Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens.)Exactly four years ago today, in one of our very early posts, we noted the start of the latest edition of the International Garden Festival at Jardins de Métis/Reford Gardens. We would like to tip our readers again the start over the weekend of this year's festival, which will last until 4 October. Below are some photographs of the gardens to temp you to make a trek to Quebec.While the gardens look rather inventive, something you'd expect when the designers are given absolute creative freedom, however,… -
Par-veillance
15 Jun 2009 | 9:06 pm(Illustration by Graham Roberts and Bedel Saget for The New York Times.)In trying to absolve themselves of their litany of environmental sins, some golf courses have started using treated effluent water to maintain their unnatural lushness.According to The New York Times, “Golf courses are all but weaned from municipal fresh-water systems, with 86 percent now using some other source, liked recycled effluent water, surface water or water treated by reverse osmosis. Significantly, 70 percent of superintendents surveyed said they were keeping their turf drier.”Additionally, those that can…
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Super Colossal
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Publishing Practices – Book Survey!
2 Jul 2009 | 2:26 pmWe strongly encourage you to participate in a survey on architectural publications and their influence, for a research project currently being undertaken by Michael Kubo on publishing practices to be exhibited at Pinkcomma gallery in Boston in September 2009. The project is the second installment of an exhibition on the legacy of architectural publications, titled Publishing Practices, shown at the University at Buffalo in May as part of the Banham Fellowship for 2008-2009. The survey is intended to study the reception and influence of architectural publications for those who have… -
upto35
1 Jul 2009 | 5:22 pmupto35 is a design competition open to architects upt to 35 years old for a student housing project in Athens. In a nice twist on the usual judging process, in the second stage of the competition, the ‘public’ will have one vote on the jury, with this public vote being determined by SMS voting. -
Man on a Moon
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Click Opera on Michael Jackson
29 Jun 2009 | 6:54 pmClick Opera on Michael Jackson: “Jackson is what all humans will become if we develop further in the direction of postmodernism and self-mediation. He is what we’ll become if we get both more Wildean and more Nietzschean. He’s what we’ll become only if we’re lucky and avoid a new brutality based on overpopulation and competition for dwindling resources. By attacking Jackson and what he stands for — the effete, the artificial, the ambiguous — we make a certain kind of relatively benign future mapped out for ourselves… -
Fame After Michael Jackson
29 Jun 2009 | 3:55 amAs a crowd gathered in Union Square for a spontaneous memorial to Michael Jackson, David Segal asks whether fame on that level will be possible again? “There are plenty of upsides to the new unfiltered, multiple-choice pop culture of 2009. We get to decide what we want to listen to and watch, and we can listen and watch whenever we want…….. But there is something sad about our infinite menu of options. It could very well mean the end of true superstardom and with it, the end of the collective experience on display Thursday night in Union Square. Everyone there knew Michael…
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Planetizen
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Ten Fastest-Growing Cities in U.S.
2 Jul 2009 | 2:00 pmThe Christian Science Monitor reports on America's fastest-growing cities, many of which were slow to feel the effects of the recession and hope to use their momentum to push through it. read more -
Will a "New Direction" in Housing Policy Mean a "Return to Feudalism"?
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Tiny Submarines Run Real Cable
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Big and Getting Bigger
2 Jul 2009 | 11:00 amCities on the rise are growing faster and cities on the decline are shrinking slower, according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. read more -
Investing In and Revising Mexico City's Center Square
2 Jul 2009 | 10:00 amMexico City's Centro Historico is undergoing a broad redevelopment, which has resulted in more investment, more events, and more use. However, some there are worried that increased commercialization will tarnish the public square. read more
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Pond Meadows Special Needs School by DSDHA
2 Jul 2009 | 4:04 pmPond Meadows, a special needs school designed by London architects DSDHA, has opened in Guildford, England. (more…) -
Duplex by Pugh + Scarpa for Make it Right
2 Jul 2009 | 9:09 amAmerican architects Pugh + Scarpa have sent images of their duplex home design for actor Brad Pitt’s Make it Right charity. (more…) -
Vaisselier Système D by Matière A
2 Jul 2009 | 8:04 amFrench design collective Matière A have designed a kitchen storage system using a tree branch and some timber batons. (more…) -
Christmas Tree Furniture by Fabien Cappello
2 Jul 2009 | 4:07 amRoyal College of Art graduate Fabien Cappello has created a collection of furniture from unwanted Christmas trees. (more…) -
Campanas + LACOSTE
2 Jul 2009 | 1:03 amBrazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana have create a range of polo shirts for fashion brand Lacoste. (more…)
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Strange Harvest
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Now Showing: John Baldessari Sings Sol LeWitt
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Obscure Design Typologies: Life Guard Chairs
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Osama bin Laden Cigarette Lighter: Novelty Products as Congealed Culture
26 Apr 2009 | 9:14 amWhat can you say about a cigarette lighter that projects an image of Osama bin Laden? Except, that it provides more evidence that novelty products are the place where the most frightening conceptions of culture coalesce. Forget Milan and its multiple takes on what we would like to be. It's objects from the periphery where we see what we really are. The bargain bucket at the toy shop, knock-offs on the market stall, gift shop detritus ... these are the places where plastic is moulded into objects that hybridise the contemporary condition faster than we can comprehend. So fast, its hard to… -
Absurd Car Crashes: A Eulogy for J.G. Ballard
19 Apr 2009 | 6:29 pmI've no idea what this piece of video is, where it came from, or what it's for. But it seems an appropriate eulogy for J.G. Ballard, perhaps the only Briton who really understood modernity. -
Candy Pistol
19 Apr 2009 | 8:19 amPerhaps the most disquieting development in the candy novelty world is the 'Candy Pistol'. You place the barrel between your lips and pull the trigger to fire a candy bullet into your mouth. (These photos show a spontaneous quasi-performance piece that could have been titled 'Candy Darling' at the Lisson Gallery.)
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we make money not art
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Self-Portrait Machine
2 Jul 2009 | 1:38 amJen Hui Liao's Self-Portrait Machine is a device that takes a picture of the sitter and draws it but with the model's help. The wrists of the individual are tied to the machine and it is his or her hands that are guided to draw the lines that will eventually form the portrait continue -
Toys
1 Jul 2009 | 12:34 amA fictitious company called ENT International has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Some of the items listed in the catalogue of the bankruptcy clearance auction are perfectly mundane, others are fictitious. Put together they offer a detailed insight into the inner workings of a large corporation closely inspired by the Enron scandal continue -
The ExtraRoom, a space to achieve psychological alterations
29 Jun 2009 | 11:44 pmDirectly influenced by the 50s and '60s experiments, ExtraRoom puts the sensory deprivation practice in a near futuristic scenario, when mind reading technologies are in common use and thoughts are not private anymore continue -
Daimlerstrasse 38 or How to get a fox to shoot portrait of itself
28 Jun 2009 | 12:12 pmDanish artist and environmentalist Tue Greenfort's photo series, Daimlerstrasse 38 lured foxes living in the industrial area in eastern Frankfurt with frankfurter sausages towards a hidden camera continue -
Green Revolution
23 Jun 2009 | 2:22 amThe artists brought together for this show reveal an imagery that has been inspired by the current mutations in our environment. They deal with diverse matters such as Chernobyl, global warming and the rise in oil rates. At times close to science-fiction, these artists imagine new stories which pay witness to the curiosity and fears derived from this changing reality continue
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things magazine
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Space and life
1 Jul 2009 | 4:23 pmThis is a Champion, a project / The Graphing Calculator Story / Le Corbusier's furniture from Chandigarh, 'salvaged from a skip' / create background patterns / The Lives of Space, a site developed to accompany the Irish pavilion at the 2008 Venice Architecture Biennale, proceeding 'from the modest proposition that the designed spaces which architects produce play a crucial role in supporting, shaping and framing our lives.' What will happen to the Dwell Pre-fab, developed in conjunction with Marmol Radziner, one of the few architecture firms making a convincing stab at a factory-built home /… -
Things from here and there
30 Jun 2009 | 3:27 pmThe New Fauves seem kind of Stuckist. That's not a bad thing / Triangle Triangle is one of those abstract sites that seems to distil whole swathes of contemporary cultural production down into just one or two images / see also Aleatorio, a tumblr (occasionally nsfw) / Niemeyer in Paris / Pulse Laser, 'a blog on interactions and the new world of product'.A Tissue of Lies: the Stephen R.Glass index is sadly a forest of dead links / Allen Jones-esque work by Walter Raes / pHinnWeb, online since 1996 with its 'origins in the material of Finnish techno scene reports written for the American… -
Crowned
29 Jun 2009 | 8:59 amThe 2020 vision for developing Westminster Abbey got a lot of news coverage but precious little in the way of actual imagery was available showing what might actually happen: 'Should a new 21st century architectural feature, such as a 'corona', be added to the roof of the Abbey above the lantern to honour and celebrate the place of Coronation?' While a little bit of the Sagrada Familia's absurd unfinished spirit wouldn't go amiss in Westminster (and Westminster Cathedral was never finished either), the rather literal idea of putting a 'crown' atop a building where people are crowned should be… -
Slow infusions
28 Jun 2009 | 12:00 amFifteen images of not so secret secret service buildings, a light-hearted round-up of the architecture of information. Related, "Everyone is becoming like a Stasi agent", Moolies on information technology and privacy: '.... anything out of the norm is ripe for being filmed, photo'd and commented upon. Each little cluster of social activity surrounding a slightly unusual event is somewhat akin to far too many people dialling 999 around the scene of an accident.' This segues nicely into the introduction to Douglas Rushkoff's new book Life Inc. ('How the World Became A Corporation and How To… -
Reanimator
22 Jun 2009 | 3:41 pmIn the UK, the impending 'end of analogue' broadcasting is expected to be widely resisted, especially since recent plans brought forward the switch off date to 2015. In the US, all TV broadcasts are now digital, a switch that mattered less in a country with such widespread cable access (via me-fi). But apart from reducing the chance capture of errant signals, plus the crackles, whistles and pops that characterise analogue, what's happening here is the anticipated nostalgia for a lost technology (ham radio sounds). Nobody really cares about VHS videos any more. Charity shops in Britain…
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Locally Adapted Projections to Reduce Panorama Distortions
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handa: Winners of RAIC - Canada’s Highest Architectural Awards |...
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nevver: HotWheels
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Using Blender as an Interactive Editor for OpenSim
1 Jul 2009 | 4:37 pmEarly proof of concept by Toni Alatalo, Playsignhttp://playsign.fi/engine/BlenderOMVBookmark this: -
Avatar hits conventional 3D and IMAX 3D theaters on December 18, 2009.
1 Jul 2009 | 7:01 amHere is the latest clipped from http://www.comingsoon.net/news/avatarnews.php?id=56535:"James Camerom screened 24 minutes of his highly-anticipated Avatar at the Cinema Expo in Amsterdam on Tuesday and scooper 'The Insider' witnessed the footage and sent us this exclusive report! The footage utilized the RealD XL Cinema System. The 3D presentation was on a 55-foot screen with nearly 10-foot Lamberts of light, delivering the largest and brightest 3D presentation at Cinema Expo.I've just returned from a preview screening of James Cameron's hugely anticipated movie "Avatar" at the Cinema Expo in… -
Ray Kurzweil on Virtual Worlds - btw -The Eyeware is here Now.
1 Jul 2009 | 5:48 amClipped from WWN:Ray Kurzweil to Keynote This Year's SLCC Here is extraordinary and transformational news: I just got word that Ray Kurzweil, the legendary inventor and futurist, will keynote this year's Second Life Community Convention in San Francisco, speaking on the benefits of virtual environments and virtual reality. "I think Ray Kurzweil’s speech will change the tone of this year's convention compared to previous ones," SLCC director Nexeus Fatale tells me, which is an epic understatement. Among the world's greatest technologists, Kurzweil has often spoke about Second Life in… -
Torque 3D Web Demo
30 Jun 2009 | 7:25 amLive Asset Updating - Torque 3D from GarageGames on Vimeo.In this video, GarageGames showcases the new Live Asset Updating functionality for Torque 3D.Below clipped from: Ralph Koster's Website: "Torque 3D looks to be challenging Unity for the 3d game in a plugin market; check out this feature on their home page: Deploy any Torque 3D project from the World Editor to a web browser in seconds with our web publishing options. Torque 3D supports all major browsers and operating systems, including IE7, FF3, OS X and Chrome. Games perform at 100% native speed, with no performance cost, completely… -
GridHop a Region Database for OpenSim Hypergrid.
30 Jun 2009 | 6:34 amGridHop is mainly aimed for use with the clients built-in web browser. The simplest way to access the GridHop interface is to login to your favorite grid or standalone and type the URL http://gridhop.net/ into the chat window. Then just click it from the chat window. That opens the built-in web browser. Here you can browse and search the GridHop database and spot the place you like to visit.You use the hypergrid link when the destination is on another grid, the teleport link, when the destination is on the same grid.above via: Gridhop.netOther sources:Public Hypergrid NodesThe above link is…
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TreeHugger
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Oh No Mommy! Will the Greenies Take Fireworks Away From Us?
2 Jul 2009 | 11:35 amPhoto: Flickr, CC Obligatory Post About Green Fireworks for the 4th of July Fireworks are fun - who doesn't like explosions? - and a good excuse to get together with family and friends, but they're also not very clean. In Beijing, China, the smoke from fireworks during the new year celebrations tripled pollution levels overnight, and the toxic metals used to get the bright colorful sparks fall back to Earth, contaminating soil an... -
Never Search For an Outlet Again with Outlet Wall
2 Jul 2009 | 7:58 amPhotographer David Friedman appears to have solved the problem of never having enough places to plug things in. It also really tells a tale about consumption; he should stick a big meter in the middle of it. ... -
LEED Offices are Really Green, Elegant and Surprisingly Conventional
2 Jul 2009 | 6:41 amPhotos by Eric Laignel via Envision and Metropolis The LEED Program is managed by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) and has become big business, so they needed bigger offices. The renovation of an existing building was designed by a team led by Kendall Wilson of Envision Design, who cut their green teeth doing the offices for Greenpeace ten years ago. It is clean and sleek, but doesn't jump out at you as overtly green; as Suzanne LaBarre writes in Metropolis: It doesn’t feel green. The Eero Saarinen Womb chairs in the lobby, the sparkling terrazzo floors under your feet, the crisp... -
Rush on Australian Energy Rebates Create New Green Jobs
2 Jul 2009 | 6:18 amThe Australian Federal government are billing it is as the” largest-ever energy efficiency rollout” in the country. It’s their $4 billion Energy Efficient Homes Package designed to get ceiling insulation into the roofs of 2.9 million Australian homes, by 2012. Even in sunny Australia winter heat loss and summer heat gain through a residential ceiling is calculated to be between 25% and 35%, so there may be some truth in the government’s hyperbole. As you might expect, given that they are giving home owner-occupiers a $1,600 AUD insulation rebate and $1,000 to landlords or tenants for… -
Whither the McMansion? Opinions from the Wall Street Journal and the Atlantic
2 Jul 2009 | 6:16 amBrownstoner Last week, the debate was When it Comes to Green Building, Does Size Matter?; this week, it is Whither the McMansion.. June Fletcher in The Wall Street Journal thinks they will come back when the economy does: But don't write the obituary for McMansions just yet. Although mass-produced behemoths more than 3,000-square-feet in size have only been common (and commonly cri...
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Green Building : Jetson Green
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The Waxman-Markey Building Energy Performance Labeling Program
1 Jul 2009 | 10:57 pmThere's been a lot of talk about various green building provisions in the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (HR 2454 or "ACES"), but there's one specific section of ACES that deserves more attention. Section 204 needs to be included in the green building discussion, because this is where the Building Energy Performance Labeling Program is. With this program, as we predicted with our Seven Green Trends, the federal government could lay the foundation for true and legitimate building environmental impact labels. Let's talk about this unprecedented policy, with a little… -
Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos
30 Jun 2009 | 11:13 pmWhen you think of manufactured homes, you might think of the ranch house with vinyl siding that you gingerly pass on the interstate as it travels on the back of a wide-load truck. You might also think about a LEED Platinum home and imagine a roof spotted with photovoltaic panels, windmill in the front yard, and geothermal dug deep into the ground. The newest offering from New World Home turns both of these ideas on their heads. This home in Cobb County Georgia is the first LEED Platinum factory-built home in Georgia and the first in Georgia to obtain Platinum certification without the aid… -
June Monthly of Green Articles
30 Jun 2009 | 9:54 pmWow! The month went by quickly and the prefab world is ablaze, isn't it? There's a lot of interesting talk, but I think we all know that prefab won't go anywhere until it's like the iPhone: stylish, approachable, and dead simple (which is also why community development is the new 3G S). Simultaneously, talk of Passive House and tiny living is getting louder and more interesting. Relatedly, the USGBC wants to close the performance gap with their new iteration and energy reporting requirements, but federal level legislation could shake up the entire playing field. We're monitoring all… -
Vodafone Extreme Mobile Solar Home
30 Jun 2009 | 7:34 am"La casa movil de Vodafone," or the Vodafone Mobile Home, creatively combines glass house living, tiny house design, loft-like features, sustainable elements, and portable architecture all in one tight package. Design Boom recently reported that the portable home was designed by Waskman Design Studio, with CuldeSac, for Vodafone to showcase its fixed phone and wireless internet services. And blogger Marcos Morales and his family of four are vacationing throughout Spain with it as we speak. You can see the construction of this mobile home above. It was built with white polyethylene… -
Bike Arc Modular Bike Park System
29 Jun 2009 | 11:17 pmCommentators take pot shots at the bike storage and showers credit available in the LEED Green Building Rating System, but I've always liked it -- it's hard to ride a bike to work when there's no bike rack. Certainly bike transportation is good for the environment, and Bike Arc has designed a modular bike park system that I believe will be huge in the next few years. The company incorporated the system into several designs to suit different needs: the Rac Arc is low profile, the Umbrella Arc saves space (see video below), and the Tube Arc and Half Arc versions protect vehicles from the…
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The Dirt
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Climate Change Bill Passes U.S. House, Includes Energy Conservation Through Trees
2 Jul 2009 | 12:50 pmGiven building construction and on-going energy use account for nearly 50 percent of C02 emissions, aiming for significant reducations in building sector energy use makes sense. The American Clean Energy and Security, which recently passed the U.S. House along partisan lines, could mean dramatic changes for architects, designers, and planners. Read an analysis of emissions under the Act by World Resources Institute, and a detailed analysis on changes to the building sector from World Changing, and NRDC’s Switchboard – Part 1 and Part 2. The Act also incorporates two separate… -
Unpaving Philadelphia
2 Jul 2009 | 11:00 amThe Greenfield School in Philadelphia is re-doing a playground as part of a city water department pilot project to combat stormwater overflow, which overwhelms the city’s sewage system, and can lead to water, oils, and salts to be dumped in the Delaware River. The Philadelphia Inquirer writes that in place of asphalt, the playground will “plant a wide border around the perimeter of its schoolyard, nearly equal to half the playground’s total surface. The green areas are designed to let rain percolate gently into the ground, cutting the schoolyard’s contribution to the… -
Local Farming Projects
2 Jul 2009 | 8:02 amGood Magazine wrote about a new 6,000-square-foot rooftop farm that went up in New York City. The rooftop farm sits on top of an industrial building, a former bagel factory in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Ben Flanner, a former e-Trade employee, used a crane to dump some 200,000 pounds of dirt on top of the building. In addition to being a farm, the new rooftop also serves as a green roof. Goode Green, a green roof design and installation firm, found the building and helped with logistics. According to Good magazine, “the Rooftop Farms’s first salad greens are just being harvested and… -
NYC’s Living Tree Museum
1 Jul 2009 | 1:17 pmBldgblog wrote about NYC’s new Tree Museum, a creation of artist Katie Holten, which includes 100 selected trees between 138th Street and Mosholu Parkway, the stretch of boulevard that connects Manhattan to the parks of Northern Bronx. Bldgblog writes that each tree is labeled with its name in English, Spanish, and Latin, and tagged with a number to dial in order to hear that tree’s story. Holten selected professors, activists, geologists, and landscape architects to tell each “tree-story.” The artist Holten wrote to Bldgblog: “Klaus Lackner (professor in the… -
Retrofitting Cities
1 Jul 2009 | 11:40 amThe Boston Globe wrote about the challenge of making urban living sustainable, given more than half of the world’s population already lives in cities. The challenge relates to how to improve existing urban areas — tearing down whole cities and re-building them block-by-block would be incredibly C02-intensive. “We can invent all the green technologies we like, but we can’t tear down blocks full of drafty old structures and start from scratch – to say nothing of the networks of streets lined with wiring, pipes, and tunnels that might be decades, even centuries…
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Turned Earth
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Synthetic Lawns & Play Space Installations
2 Jul 2009 | 1:28 pmWe are just working on finishing up a couple of projects in San Rafael and Mill Valley that incorporate play friendly synthetic turf with play structures and basketball courts. The owners of both projects have small children and wanted to create a safe and low maintenance outdoor play space for their kids.In Mill Valley we installed a synthetic lawn with a play structure surrounded by rubber mulch. The rubber mulch is one of the most absorbent materials for play structures, which worked well in the compact space of the play area and the play tower and slide and this project. In San Rafael we… -
2009 CLCA Design-Build Award Winner
21 Jun 2009 | 10:18 pmFor the sixth year running we won an award for this year's 2009 North Coast Chapter California Landscape Contractors Association awards. The awards are a yearly competition of landscape projects in the North Bay in a variety of installation categories. Against some stiff competition, our submission for an outdoor entertaining space in Napa won first place.The project included a custom Rumford fireplace, Viking gas grill, refrigerator, ice maker and sink cabinet. These elements were integrated into the rear pool area with a beautiful custom concrete tile patio material by Tile and Stone in San… -
Water Bowls- Interesting Accents for Fountains
10 Jun 2009 | 3:27 pmSpilling water bowls are a unique way to incorporate fountains into pools, on top of pillars or in other applications in the landscape. A couple of interesting sources for these:Grand Effects has a Plantier that incorporates a planter and spilling water bowl for eye catching results.Fountains Unique also has an interesting line of spilling fountain bowls and many other wall and freestanding fountains that are worth a look. -
Current Project- Novato
9 Jun 2009 | 12:10 pmWe are in process of regrading and tearing out an existing front yard to prepare it for plantings and new landscape pathways. Using the Bobcat, we will shave soil from the top of the hillside and fill it at the base of the hill to reduce the slope of area and make it more suitable for planting. -
Our Refferal Program
5 Jun 2009 | 8:22 pmPersonal relationships with our clients and excellent customer service are two ways we distinguish our company. When customers refer family, friends, or neighbors to O'Connell Landscape they are paying us a great compliment. In appreciation for your referral, we have set up a new thank you program. Just have your referral mention where they heard of us, and when we start the referred client's landscape project, we'll contact you to discuss your thank you gift. You can be a past client or simply someone familar with our work, either way, we have established this program to recognize our…
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The Whispering Crane Institute
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Calvin Coolidge
2 Jul 2009 | 11:00 amOn the eve of what would be the biggest change to our lives in America and how the government would get completely involved in our lives because of the “Cap and Trade act/bill“. I think former President Coolidge has it right . . . “If all men are created equal, that is final. If they are endowed with inalienable rights, that is final. If governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, that is final. No advance, no progress can be made beyond these propositions.” ~ Calvin Coolidge I still say throw ALL the bums out of Washington and let us run are… -
Be a Cam-Clickr!
1 Jul 2009 | 7:30 amA new message to pass along from my friends at Cornell University concerning all that is birding, bird-like, bird stuff, bird crazy . . . well you get the idea— Play “tag” with the birds: Be a CamClickr! Dear Birding Friend, We need your keen eye and quick fingers! As you may know, we have live cameras positioned at active bird nests all around the country. Since 1999, we’ve archived more than eight million images from these NestCams. To help sort through the images, we developed CamClickr—an online tool you can use to view the images and sort them into albums, then tag… -
It’ll Happen When I am Gone!
30 Jun 2009 | 10:29 pm“Every society honors its live conformists and its dead troublemakers.” - Mignon McLaughlin Posted in Einstein -
Jeremy Taylor
29 Jun 2009 | 8:36 am“What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of science is not able to make an oyster?” —– Jeremy Taylor [Most popular image on the blog! ] ______________________________________________________________________ Addendum: So my yearly break to refresh and rejuvenate is over. I am back. The Spring rush has continued with a few projects I hope to be able to share down the road. Here on the blog. Here’s to a good Summer and hoping all my Designer friends had a great Spring. I will not be… -
A Quote for May
26 May 2009 | 10:37 amSeems very appropiate for the industry I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow is not looking good either. Who takes credit for this? Posted in quotes
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B.E.L.T.
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Retro Storefront in St. John
28 Jun 2009 | 7:53 amIntersection of Brown Road & St. Charles Rock Road St. John, MO The McCarty Studios building tells its story with one glance. The building originally went up in 1940, 5 years before St. John was incorporated as a village. The flashy new front facade - by my best guess - went on right around the time streetcars were losing ground to automobiles in the late 1950s. Along with a house catty corner from it at this intersection, it is the only original building left. The Walgreens sits across the street from McCarty because they tore down the streetcar shed in 1961. The remaining corner has a… -
City of St. Louis Citizens vs. Their Politicians
24 Jun 2009 | 7:26 pmEven though the Preservation Board voted on June 22, 2009 to allow for demolition of the San Luis, the story has a few more chapters to be written. The 20 people who testified against the surface parking lot proposal (of which I was one) were armed with facts, figures and sound rationales to demonstrate why the proposal was unsound or should be reconsidered. According to the by-laws of the Preservation Board, we had every reason to believe we were systematically following the rules that allowed for public discourse and debate so that the Board could make an informed decision based on the… -
The House Always Wins
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Today’s the Day we Save the San Luis
22 Jun 2009 | 3:20 amToday is when the Preservation Board reviews the proposal to demolish the San Luis. Today is the day you can show up to persuade the Board to deny this permit. It is especially important that we turn up in large numbers, because in some political corners they consider the permit a done deal. If you’re tired of Old Boys Network politics as usual, please come and support this effort. The Board will make its decision ON this night, so if you want to immediately know the fate of the San Luis, come to: 1015 Locust Street, Suite 1200 Downtown St. Louis, 63101 4 PM - ? For all the latest… -
Bob’s Liquor
18 Jun 2009 | 4:56 pmI am so happy to have run across this picture I took a couple of years before “Bob” spiffed up his sign. Oh, he respected the essence of it, so it’s still recognizable, and I’m glad he cared enough to invest some money in keeping the signage intact. Just glad to have a momento of it in the seedier days. So, let’s test your liquor store knowledge…. where exactly is Bob’s Liquor?
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CONTINUITY IN ARCHITECTURE
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“a spatial bowtie”, they say
1 Jul 2009 | 2:35 amThe successful proposal for the LSE’s student centre has been announced. O’Donnell & Tuomey’s winning presentation boards as pdfs at this link. (more...) -
现代建筑的演变 1945–1990年
30 Jun 2009 | 1:00 amCiA staffer Eamonn Canniffe’s 2007 book ‘Modern Architecture through Case Studies 1945 - 1990′ (with Peter Blundell Jones) has been published in Japanese. This new edition is available here. (more...) -
now what?
29 Jun 2009 | 9:16 amFrom the School of Architecture at UCD: Now architects have time to think. architects are educated to solve problems and propose innovative solutions. now what? is an initiative designed to tap into the wealth of creative talent amongst graduates and students who need space to research, learn new... (more...) -
Notes from Belgrade #3
25 Jun 2009 | 9:18 am7. World’s first radio controlled boat. By Nikola Tesla, c.1900. 8. Wallpaper outside. Leaf wallpaper on windows to modern apartments, Belgrade. 9. Belgrade School of Architecture, staircase, you can imagine what the studios were like. (more...) -
It’s Showtime!
19 Jun 2009 | 1:42 amThe Art & Design Degree Show at Manchester Metropolitan University will run from Saturday 20 June to Sunday 28 June. The graduating Bachelor of Architecture students of the College of Continuity in Architecture will be showing their work in Rooms 502 and 503 of the Chatham Building. The Private... (more...)
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Blisstree » Home & Living
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Kitchen Ideas
2 Jul 2009 | 3:57 pmThey say the kitchen is the emotional center of your house, and that couldn’t be more true. After all, no matter how beautiful the other rooms in your home are, chances are everyone seems to settle in the kitchen. If your space is in need of a little updating, you’ll find this article on MSN of interest. The article offers several ideas on how to spruce up a kitchen. One thing I appreciated about this link was that it included ideas for a really small space. Not everyone has the room for a big fantastic spread. Image: sxc.hu. Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree Kitchen Ideas -
Uses for Ice Cube Trays
2 Jul 2009 | 3:45 pmYou know those ice cube trays we all used to have before we all got ice makers in the freezer? We kept ours because there are so many things you can do with them besides simply making ice. Here are just a few ways to use ice cube trays: Making mini frozen pops. We mix up a juice drink, pour it into trays and let it start to set in the freezer. After it is partially set, I pop in toothpicks to use as popsicle sticks. If you don’t have juice, you can blend up fruit to smoothie consistency and freeze it instead. DIY bullion cubes. Save that leftover chicken or beef broth and pour it into a… -
Handy Hem Tape for Jeans
2 Jul 2009 | 1:38 pmHem Tape for Denim from Bristols 6 is the first double-stick hem tape specially designed for denim fabric. It temporarily alters the length of jeans, making it possible for you to wear too-long jeans right away, before alteration. It seems like a great product for people like me: too tall for petite, but too short for most of the jeans out there! It’s designed to hold a hem in place for days without puckering the fabric as safety pins might. “One of the biggest complaints women have when buying a new pair of jeans is that they can’t wear them immediately because the hem is too long. -
Uses for City Calendars
2 Jul 2009 | 4:26 amDo you ever get those “city calendars” delivered to your house? What I mean is, a calendar that has pictures or scenes from throughout your hometown. When we subscribed to the local paper we used to get one free. Then, when we bought our house our real estate agent started sending us one every year. I hated to get rid of them, because they contain such great pictures of various spots around town. So I decided to use them as background for scrapbooking pages. When I have a picture of my family out on the town, I dig through the calendar to see if there might be an accompanying… -
American Science and Surplus Store
1 Jul 2009 | 2:25 pmFor the first time ever, I stopped in at the American Science and Surplus Store over the weekend. This is a chain, with locations in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Geneva/West Chicago. It had EVERYTHING you could possibly imagine. Craft supplies, gaming stuff, cooking gear, astronomy stuff, hardware, and everything in between. It has all the “odd stuff” that you could never find somewhere else. If you’re ever in one of the above mentioned neighborhoods, I highly encourage you to visit this store! Image: sxc.hu. Share and Enjoy: Post from: Blisstree American Science and Surplus…
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The Antiplanner
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Intercity Buses: The Forgotten Mode
2 Jul 2009 | 12:00 amDuring my last trip to DC, I happened to listen to a debate over a proposal to build a streetcar line in Baltimore. “People won’t ride a bus,” argued one of the streetcar advocates. “To attract tourists, we need to have a streetcar.” Meanwhile, within a two-block walk of the Cato Institute offices, I could find [...] -
Sweet Sixteen
1 Jul 2009 | 12:00 amChip, the Antiplanner’s friend, reaches the ripe old age of 16 today — that’s over 100 years in dog years. Sadly, though it may be hard to tell from these photos (most taken in the last few months), he is showing his age. Chip looks spry in this photo taken a few days ago. In past years [...] -
Planned Waste in the Puget Sound
30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 amThe Puget Sound Regional Council (the metropolitan planning organization for the Seattle-Tacoma area) is seeking comments on its draft 2040 transportation plan. The Antiplanner has long been critical of long-range transportation planning, and this plan is, if anything, even more repulsive than previous efforts. For one thing, even though it is supposed to be a draft [...] -
High-Speed Opinions
29 Jun 2009 | 12:00 amPublication of the Antiplanner’s views on high-speed rail in the Denver Post and Iowa City Press-Citizen has naturally produced both positive and negative comments. Most of the negative ones fall into two categories: 1. Ad hominem attacks on the Cato Institute; and 2. “Don’t you know we are running out of oil? Running Diesel-powered trains that consume [...] -
Sanity Prevails in Texas
26 Jun 2009 | 12:00 amAfter The Onion reported that Texas was building a wall around itself to keep out the job-hungry Americans, the Texas legislature effectively did the same thing by passing a smart-growth bill designed to destroy the Texas economy so that it would no longer have jobs attracting people from the rest of the country. Fortunately, Governor [...]
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Architecture + Morality
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Beware of the Aristocrats: Architects and the Elite
12 Jun 2009 | 5:00 pmWhether it's because humans have evolved in response to the challenges foisted on them by nature or because God wanted to ensure that universal agreement and understanding is impossible, people will always take sides. Humans belong to tribes, social classes, nations that compete against each other to obtain limited resources. Politics is by definition the study of this aspect of human behavior, as it tries to explain who gets what and why. There is much that can be understood about a political issue by taking looking at who represents either side. Knowing what cultural norms, values, and… -
Fight Club in the White House
25 May 2009 | 12:38 pmWatching a recent documentary about The Pixies reuniting was a sobering moment. As a fan of The Pixies (just "Pixies" is more accurate, but awkward), I was interested to see what the group was like after 15 years apart. Somehow, this dysfunctional group managed to rock out like they hadn't spent the last decade estranged, when they either lost themselves to addictions or in their own solo music projects. That was onstage. Offstage, there wasn't a whole lot going on. Reports of what the previous years had been like were nothing short of depressing, and it seemed that all the members couldn't… -
Podcast 7
28 Apr 2009 | 4:30 pmRelieveddebtor and Corbusier take on green architecture and the changing institutional landscape in their most recent podcast. Enjoy! -
As Institutions Crumble, What Will Take Their Place?
17 Apr 2009 | 3:29 pmLife is always changing. But sometimes, change happens so quickly that we consciously stop and take notice. This is one of those times. With great expectations, we hoped the rust from the Bush years would fleck off. Instead, there seems to be a sense that more rust, a lasting rust, is forming. While Bush had his strengths (not least of which was his surety), he didn’t inspire confidence, especially when it was clear he had run out of ideas and support. For better or worse, Americans still need able leadership, even though we are remarkably independent in nature and history, and we were… -
It's Not Easy Being Green- is it just about building performance or is there something else?
25 Mar 2009 | 12:26 pmFor those who have read my previous essays on green architecture, it is evident that I share some doubts about some of its major assumptions, even as I support it many of its goals. Thus my response to most articles and lectures advocating green design begins with the phrase "...yeah, but..." when impractical ideas turn up and concludes with multiple eye-rolls when the tone becomes alarmist. So it was with actual relief when I sat though a seminar on green design at an architects' conference where the main lesson was practical and modest about our understanding about the issue. No less…
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WebUrbanist
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Futuristic Mobile Homes: Trailer Trash or Treasure?
1 Jul 2009 | 2:26 pmWith global warming threatening coastal cities and a new era of mass migration on the horizon, going mobile just might be today’s bright idea - and tomorrow’s way of life. Those who want to get rolling right away have a tantalizing choice of ambulatory abodes from which to choose. Here are a dozen tech-packed trailers that are full of Win… without the Winnebago. Rolling Stone Home Gathers No Moss (images via: Dornob and Inhabitat) Slovakia-based Nice Architects has a nice idea for future mobile-homers: the Rolling Stone eco-capsule. Though not connected in any way with a… -
Your Future Is Calling: 15 Cool Cell Phone Concepts
29 Jun 2009 | 3:12 pmCell phone technology and styling continue to progress by leaps and bounds bu that still leaves a lot of wiggle room for creative engineers eager to answer the call for ever odder phones. Here are 15 of the hottest cellphone concepts around. Your future’s calling! The Hot Line (images via: Hulger) Concept cellphones aren’t always feature-packed and futuristic - sometimes they’re just the opposite. Maybe UK-based designer Vladimir Rachev misunderstood when someone requested he create a cellphone tough as iron. Maybe he wasn’t listening; lost inside his own bizarre,… -
Fauxtoshop: 15 More Real Photos that Look Faked
28 Jun 2009 | 3:09 pmA man walking on water, a bunny the size of a dog and a fetus floating in a starry sky – none of these things can actually be real, right? In an age when almost anyone can effectively manipulate images in Photoshop, it’s easy to scoff at every incredible photograph that you see on the internet. Don’t let your cynicism get the best of you. Some are the result of sheer dumb luck, others from hours of careful preparation and some exist because reality is simply stranger than fiction, but these 15 images are 100% authentic. Walking on Water (image via: marianitoz) Speedboat driver Joe… -
Skooly DK: Conception Graphique de France
26 Jun 2009 | 2:30 pmJulien Babigeon is a French graphic designer going by the name Skooly DK. What does Skooly DK mean? How did Julien get that name? “Don’t ask me why. It’s a little bit complicated.” The most-likely tangled and twisty origin story of Julien’s “Skooly DK” moniker is an apt metaphor for his art–vintage, strange, hard to describe and, at the end of the day, simply awesome. Music Makes Him Lose Control (images via: ARTST) If we start to unpack the box marked “Who Is Skooly DK,” sitting at the very top will be a stack of LPs. Some of his… -
The Art of Photoshop: A Dozen Fantastic Photographic Manipulations
24 Jun 2009 | 8:12 pm“This looks shopped. I can tell from some of the pixels and from seeing quite a few shops in my time”… This classic 4chan meme captures in one sentence the pomposity and ignorance of countless self-styled image critics. There’s a nugget of truth in that annoying meme, however - poor ’shops ARE obvious, even to 4channers. The better ones, on the other hand, can be mind-boggling. Here is a selection of great and notorious photoshopped images guaranteed to provoke wonder, amusement and eyestrain. Beyond Imagery, Almost Imaginary (images via: Oogle Tutorials, PSD…
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the New American Village
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Renewable Energy Fair
30 Jun 2009 | 9:15 amJust back from Wisconsin where, among other things, I attended the Midwest Renewable Energy Association's annual Energy Fair.Over the next few days I'll be posting photos of the event.This year, over 23,000 people attended the event from across the globe. 270 vendors displaying a variety of renewable energy-related products and services, and more than 200 seminars and workshops disseminated renewable energy information galore.I was ably assisted (at least on the first day) by my good friends Robert Godfrey and Jeff Havens - "A-list" charter members of the Green Technology Team.Stay tuned... -
Wind Meets Farm
29 Jun 2009 | 9:01 pmWind farms are sprouting up like high corn rows in the the nation's breadbasket. I recently spotted this wide windload on Interstate 39 in northern Illinois en route to its final destination: it looked "ready for planting."New smart grid technology will transport wind energy from the Midwest and solar energy from the Southwest to major metropolitan areas across the US making renewable energy an even more attractive option. -
BeauSoleil Heats Up
24 Jun 2009 | 12:46 pmphotos by Philip GouldThings are heating up at the BeauSoleil World Headquarters in Lafayette. In the midst of a heat wave in muggy southern Louisiana, TEAM BeauSoleil is charging ahead WITHOUT air conditioning. Talk about sweat equity... -
Time Lapse BeauSoleil
24 Jun 2009 | 12:29 pmSolar Decathlon Update: Every two years 20 university teams are chosen, based on proposals, to design an all-solar home and assemble it on the National Mall in Washington DC for public viewing and judging. Check back each Wednesday as the NAV Blog reports on the process of the design and construction of BeauSoleil, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's entry. For more info about the project, visit their website. And check out a short film about the project. Click on this link for a time-lapse film of the past 3 months or so of construction at the BeauSoleil World Headquarters. QuickTime… -
Midwest Renewable Energy Fair
22 Jun 2009 | 12:00 pmThe newspaper column:This week, I am reporting from the Midwest Renewable Energy Association’s Energy Fair. Every year, practitioners and manufacturers of renewable energy systems from all over the country (and across the globe) come together in Custer, Wisconsin to share ideas about renewable energy.Renewable energy, broadly defined, involves using the reoccurring and regenerative forces of Nature to power our world. Solar and Wind are the Brad and Angelina of the genre, but any element of green building, energy conservation, clean energy generation, or renewable energy advocacy is fair…
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Art Deco Buildings
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A Streamline Building in Cape Town
1 Jul 2009 | 12:28 amThis streamline art deco building is in downtown Cape Town. I saw it during the 2003 World Congress on Art Deco but it wasn't part of the tour so I don't know what building it is at all.I know where it is. Diagonally opposite Muller's Optomerists. Maybe someone from Cape Town can identify it for me.It has this fabulous stepped clock on the corner above the verandah but looks a bit unloved.See my prints and t-shirts at www.redbubble.com/people/dct66 and tees and other giftware at www.zazzle.com/davidt66*. -
Criterion Hotel, Perth
29 Jun 2009 | 4:47 amThe Criterion Hotel is the oldest hotel in Perth with the original licence dating from 1840.Obviously at some point the facade was redesigned in Art Deco style and it presents a wonderful frontage along Hay Street.See my prints and t-shirts at www.redbubble.com/people/dct66 and tees and other giftware at www.zazzle.com/davidt66*. -
Public Baths, Eltham
27 Jun 2009 | 7:49 pmThe public baths in Eltham in South-East London were built in 1939 but with the redevelopment of Eltham Centre in incorporating a new swimming pool rendered it surplus to requirements.The site was sold in January 2008 for £4m and since then I beleive the building has been demolished.See my prints and t-shirts at www.redbubble.com/people/dct66 and tees and other giftware at www.zazzle.com/davidt66*. -
Henry Lomb Memorial, Rochester
27 Jun 2009 | 12:25 amIn the mid 19th century Henry Lomb loaned his friend John Bausch some money to help out the optical shop Bausch was operating in Rochester, NY. After a short time he became his business partner and together they formed the company Bausch & Lomb.Lomb died in 1908 after serving the Rochester community as a public benefactor and in the 1930s a memorial was erected to his memory.It was designed by Walter H Cassebeer from black ganite and stands 48 feet tall.See my prints and t-shirts at www.redbubble.com/people/dct66 and tees and other giftware at www.zazzle.com/davidt66*. -
Our Lady of Good Counsel, Deepdene
26 Jun 2009 | 12:51 amI saw a lot of churches on my recent trip to Montreal which no doubt will make an appearance here at some time in the future but today I thought I'd stay closer to home.This is Our Lady of Good Counsel in the Melbourne suburb of Deepdene. According to Robin Grow in his book Melbourne Art Deco, it was designed by Lionel San Miguel and constructed after WWII.I like the way that simple decoration has been incorporated using partially projected or recessed bricks and the contrast between the cream bricks and the white of the cross and the decoration on the roofline.See my prints and t-shirts at…
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SEI Design Group Blog
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Walking on Air
1 Jul 2009 | 6:55 pmDesigning and constructing this incredible new attraction at the Sears Tower in Chicago must have been incredible. The video says it all! Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy -
SEI Design Group Listed in Top 250 Firms
24 Jun 2009 | 9:57 pmArchitectural Record Magazine announced the Top 250 firms for 2009 and SEI Design Group was on the list at #219, Architectural Record uses data compiled by ENR Magazine. Earlier this year, SEI was named a Top Design Firm 2008 by New York Construction News. -
Great Design Under $100
24 Jun 2009 | 12:24 pmArchitectural Digest has a great series called Great Design for Under $100. You might enjoy looking at the current or past entries. The sparrow hook set looks like a must have since you can get 2 for $20 in assorted colors! -
Corporate Challenge 2009
8 Jun 2009 | 2:39 pmWell, the food was terrific, the larger tent and sign were great, and the team came out for the event. The massive downpour during the race was not appreciated. As usual, Team Captain, Ted Mountain lets nothing get him down, and even when drenched has a smile on his face. And that was a dryfit SEI shirt. Who knew it would look like that? That’s the mojo, Ted! -
Frank Lloyd Wright in Legos?
21 May 2009 | 10:30 amPrairie Mod scooped some big news for fans of architecture and Legos. The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in conjunction with Lego Architecture and Brickstructures announced a collaboration to produce construction sets for both the Guggenheim Museum and Falling Water. Lego Architecture has additional sets including Empire State Building, John Hancock Center, Sears Tower, and Seattle Space Needle.
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ArchDaily
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Anglesea House / Andrew Maynard Architects
2 Jul 2009 | 5:00 pmFor Andrew Maynard Architects‘ latest design, a holiday home in Anglesea VIC, the clients’ requirement was simple: more space for their growing and aging family. With the need of the client always in mind, Andrew Maynard Architects set out to create a multi-generational vacation home whose “versatility…allows it to be inhabited simultaneously by all members of the extended family…The design is rigorously addressed at different scales, allowing there to be a certain level of connection and interaction throughout while also providing smaller zones where solace… -
Glass Balcony at Sears Tower
2 Jul 2009 | 3:40 pmOur friends from Design Crave shared with us these amazing photos of the recently opened public glass balconies for public viewing. The 1.5″ thick glass floor (which resists up to 5 tons) offers amazing views over Chicago, from 1,353 feet in the air. As you can see on a picture after the break, the balcony cantilevers from the main structure. More images after the break. -
d3 Natural Systems 2009 Competition winners announced
2 Jul 2009 | 2:30 pmArchitectural Design Competition d3 is pleased to announce the winners of the Natural Systems competition for 2009. The program promotes investigation of natural systems from microscopic to universal toward determining new architectonic strategies. The competition invited architects, designers, engineers, and students to collectively explore the potential for analyzing, documenting, and deploying nature-based, sustainable influences in urbanism, architecture, interiors, and designed objects. The competition awarded seven prizes, with first place captured by London-based Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui… -
Mark Magazine #20
2 Jul 2009 | 11:02 amA few days ago I received the latest issue of Mark Magazine (nº20, jun-jul). Once again it´s a white cover issue, featuring this time a house in Argentina by LA-based Johnston & Mark Lee, and the quote “All these French philosophers just send me to sleep” by Yung Ho Chang. This issue includes a very good set of interviews with Keiichiro Sako and Pezo von Ellrichshausen, but lets start by the begining: As usual, Mark Magazine starts with Notice Board, a fresh selection of 30 unbuilt projects. The list includes the ORDOS 100 Vila by Rocker-Lange Architects, the Yorkshire… -
Platoon Kunsthalle / Graft Architects
2 Jul 2009 | 10:00 amArchitects: Platoon Cultural Development + Graft Architects Location: Seoul, Korea Program: Exhibitions, Bar & Restaurant, Event Hall, Artist Studios, Library Lounge, Office Studios, Workshop Room, Roof Top Bar Structure: M. Cabestany Footprint Area: 415 sqm Main hall Area: 272 sqm Project year: 2008-2009 Photographs: Platoon PLATOON KUNSTHALLE opened its doors on 11th april 2009. PLATOON KUNSTHALLE is set up in seoul as a space for subculture in Asia. its programmatic orientation towards cultural movements beneath the radar creates a dynamic space where new ideas are born and presented.
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Freshome
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A world of luxury and scenic beauty: Hot home in the heart of Brisbane!
2 Jul 2009 | 4:15 amWhen it comes to great ocean views, spectacular interiors and a prime property that connects you to the heart of one of the world’s most cosmopolitan hangouts, there are probably few homes on the planet that will rival this stunning and simply vivacious luxury home on the coast of Brisbane, Australia. Currently for sale via Judy Goodger, this lavish delight is set on the banks of Redcliffe Peninsula and sports multiple floors which offer unobstructed view of the ocean, floor-to-ceiling glass windows that make it a part of the surroundings, ergonomic and automated interiors, a home theatre… -
Stepping up to a wealth of knowledge: Shelving your prized possessions in style
2 Jul 2009 | 3:37 amIf you are a bookworm or someone who loves to collect books, magazines and other wisdom-offering treats, then this simple, yet ergonomic home must please you to no end! The owner of this space obviously could not dedicate a whole room to create a personal library, so instead they went the smart way and turned their staircase into a storage space for all those copies. Just leaving enough space to stride up and down the steps comfortable, the wall adjacent to the stairway sports a giant storage space with loads of books. The white walls, the comforting couch, the orange lining and the art work… -
Edge House: Mobius Architects Creates an Oddity With Its Creativity
2 Jul 2009 | 3:12 amWhen it comes to design, working within the conventions of law in certain situations can throw up some pretty unconventional design and the Edge House falls right into that genre. The challenge that Poland-based Mobius Architects faced was to build a modern home on an excavated limestone hillside in Krakow and they came up with a design that sports a front elevation which is both unique and eye-catching. The design works within the local building norms which do not permit roofs with less than 30 degree slopes and while the construction has already started, it will be a sight to behold when it… -
B-99 House: A fusion between the ancient and the modern!
2 Jul 2009 | 1:18 amIt is not very often that modern minimalist homes from India steal the show on a global stage, but the B-99 house looks so gorgeous that it could very well be a structure standing in the heart of Hollywood. The contemporary edifice designed by DADA Partners in Gurgaon, India welcomes you with its very unique seating area clad in glass and sporting a trademark metal ‘V’ supporting the upper floor. With a staircase that forms the focus of the home, large wooden interiors and posh accessories; B-99 sports an ultra-fashionable look. Yet, the extensive courtyards, and the placing of the living… -
Crescent Road House: Downtown Toronto sports a modern delight!
2 Jul 2009 | 1:14 amWhile most of the contemporary structures look simply stunning, the real challenge lies in turning them into cozy and comfortable homes that are a lot more than eye candy. The Crescent Road House in Rosedale, Toronto manages to achieve this with its pristine white interiors, inviting wooden exteriors and ambient lighting solutions. The designers used stone, glass and wood judiciously along with the right blend of natural and artificial lighting to create a place that meets the demands of those who live in it. With an atrium that organizes the homes design and provides with adequate…
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AMNP
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Guerilla Architecture
30 Jun 2009 | 1:22 pmOur ninja Ivan Hernandez Quintela of Ludens [our first ‘Ninja of the Month’] contacted AMNP last week about new projects he’s worked on since the NotM feature - specifically, “The Box” @ MUAC. In addition to his own work, Ivan shared work done by student who participated in a “Guerilla Architecture” course which he taught at the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City. Ivan’s students were asked to produce temporary shelters that would meet the needs of one of several ‘homeless profiles’ that the class recognized, and then construct and… -
Arch. of Energy
30 Jun 2009 | 11:15 amhttp://lebbeuswoods.wordpress.com/2009/06/05/architecture-of-energy/ Lebbeus Woods writes on the ‘Architecture of Energy’ [click the title of this post]. -
Quote of the Day
29 Jun 2009 | 12:26 pm[Image: Iterations: Kunst-Haas, May 24th 2009] I’ve been kind of ‘on record’ as being deeply unhappy, and deeply uncomfortable about that kind of situation [’starchitect’ title]… because I think every name describes a content, and the content of ’star architect’ - compared to the content of ‘architect’ - is limited. Nobody thinks the star has good intentions. A star walks over you - a star is indifferent to what people think. My hope is that also, through the current complexity, that the title will exit discreetly and disappear. ~… -
MNP Goes LEED Double Diamond
29 Jun 2009 | 8:52 amThe MNP fam has decided that it was finally time we ‘officially’ went ‘green’ - even tho ninjas have obviously always lived in perfect harmony with their environment. With that in mind, AMNP was kind enough to grace the USGBC and GBCI with our membership - and my becoming a LEED AP. For us it was little more than an early morning diversion and a few hundred bucks lost - but now these LEED organizations can claim an association with the shogunate, which will surely improve public perception of both groups. You’re welcome, USGBC and GBCI - no big thing, really. -
Ninjas on the ‘Net
29 Jun 2009 | 8:39 amIt’s Monday! Which of course means that many of you are back at work, staring blankly at your computer screens and trying to shake off the weekend. That said, with the current state of things, many of you are probably barely aware of what day it is - staring at the 2 new job postings that went up this week and wondering just how many other people are going to be applying for them, too [I’m there also]. But hey, that’s why we have the internet - to distract us from ‘the Mondays’ and from dreary job searches [contrary to popular belief, the web is for more than…
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Meanwhile Back At the Ranch
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Sadly, the Usonian buildings were not saved
30 Jun 2009 | 7:36 amRead all about it here. I think the important thing going forward is to educate legislators on these buildings. My understanding is the buildings didn’t “fit into their plan” but if a victorian or other historic structure was in the way, they would change the plan. -
Denver Mid Century ALERT: tear down warning!
29 Jun 2009 | 3:30 pmAccording to Shannon Stanbro, Denver is in immediate danger of losing two Victor Hornbein/ Ed White Usonian buildings. No matter where you live, please email City Council this afternoon and tell them why Preservation Matters! Tomorrow will be too late… Contact the Denver City council! More information on the buildings that are involved can be found in a Westword article here! Please pass the word too! Share this wherever you can today! Email even if you’re not in Denver – we have a responsibility to Mid-Century buildings everywhere! -
Herb & Dorothy
29 Jun 2009 | 1:45 pmI’m putting this on both of my blogs since I think this looks amazing! I really don’t watch enough great documentaries! Herb & Dorothy Selected Clip #1 from Herb & Dorothy on Vimeo. -
Wow! What a great new flickr group for mid-century home enthusiasts!
25 Jun 2009 | 3:33 pmSo, I was surfing cool retro mid-century stuff and found this awesome group on Flickr: Mid Century Home Brochures and Ephemera - a little tasty sampler: -
Two cool internet finds
23 Jun 2009 | 12:30 pmThanks to my friend Sarah for this one – here’s a great way to see Disney “Mid-Century” style wise! : And my second “find” is this great site on how to date bottles. I found a ton of old bottles in the back stoop of my last house when we took it out – glass shampoo bottles and such – this site at the Bureau of Land Management is excellent!
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Dezeen
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Pond Meadows Special Needs School by DSDHA
2 Jul 2009 | 4:04 pmPond Meadows, a special needs school designed by London architects DSDHA, has opened in Guildford, England. (more…) -
Duplex by Pugh + Scarpa for Make it Right
2 Jul 2009 | 9:09 amAmerican architects Pugh + Scarpa have sent images of their duplex home design for actor Brad Pitt’s Make it Right charity. (more…) -
Vaisselier Système D by Matière A
2 Jul 2009 | 8:04 amFrench design collective Matière A have designed a kitchen storage system using a tree branch and some timber batons. (more…) -
Christmas Tree Furniture by Fabien Cappello
2 Jul 2009 | 4:07 amRoyal College of Art graduate Fabien Cappello has created a collection of furniture from unwanted Christmas trees. (more…) -
Campanas + LACOSTE
2 Jul 2009 | 1:03 amBrazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana have create a range of polo shirts for fashion brand Lacoste. (more…)
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2 Jul 2009 | 2:30 am
2 Jul 2009 | 2:30 amConsistent internet access has been hard to come by these past few days, post-Rome, so posts have suddenly come to a standstill – but I'll have new material up ASAP... More soon. -
Coil
28 Jun 2009 | 1:40 am[Image: From OnSite.12, Bed Supperclub, Bangkok (2009) by Sebastien Wierinck].Sebastien Wierinck's public furniture projects seem to lend themselves to some interesting misinterpretations. For instance, when I first saw the two projects pictured here I thought not only that they were one project, but that they were the black tentacles of some kind of furniture-laying machine.[Image: From OnSite.12, Bed Supperclub, Bangkok (2009) by Sebastien Wierinck].In other words, I thought, a tangle of black tubes suspended from the ceiling would, when needed, come coiling down to take the shape of… -
Launch
26 Jun 2009 | 4:58 am[Image: All systems go... Original photo by Jim Grossman, courtesy of NASA].This is just a quick note to get the word out, but I'm falling out of my chair excited to announce that The BLDGBLOG Book – which is finally shipping throughout the English-speaking world, it seems, with people emailing from Australia, Canada, the UK, and the United States to say that their books have arrived – will officially go live on Tuesday, July 7, with a two-hour launch party hosted by the Architectural Association and sponsored by Wired UK.Here are the details:The BLDGBLOG Book Global Launch PartySponsored… -
Quick List 12: Of buried machines, ice tunnels, and stratigraphic euphoria
25 Jun 2009 | 1:57 am[Image: Photo of the Atlantic Avenue train tunnel taken by Joshua Lott for The New York Times; see below for more information].In the interest of cleaning out a long file of recommended links, here's a quick list of stories that I've otherwise missed:—Two brothers in Louisiana are ridding their property of 40-year old levees: "In what experts are calling the biggest levee-busting operation ever in North America, the brothers plan to return the muddy river to its ancient floodplain, coaxing back plants and animals that flourished there when President Thomas Jefferson first had the land… -
Origin and Detour
24 Jun 2009 | 2:31 pmIt's hard for me to read stories about human origins without feeling like there's some kind of agenda at work, buried just beneath the surface. Modern humans are not African at all, the Piltdown hoax would have had us believe; our ancestors, lost to deep time, were in fact properly English, an anthropological pseudo-discovery that came just in time, its advocates hoped, to help save the British Empire's reputation... or at least to boost a few specific careers. Nonetheless, I'm something of an addict for stories about human origins.[Image: A portrait of the Piltdown forgery in action, by John…
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1 Jul 2009 | 12:00 amPEVSTWEET RIBA 2009 WINNER The Level Centre Derbyshire UK 2008 PEVSTWEET RIBA 2009 WINNER The Minster School Southwell UK 2008 -
Image of the Week: Castle Howard Fountain
30 Jun 2009 | 10:45 pmAlthough the weather wasn’t great when I visited Castle Howard last week, it was humid enough to evoke memories of the hot salad days of a Brideshead youth. Isn’t that ‘Nanny Hawkins‘ looking out of the window? Here are some images of the remarkable lead statues at Castle... continued at fotofacade..... -
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30 Jun 2009 | 12:00 amPEVSTWEET RIBA 2009 WINNER John Lewis Department Store and Cineplex Leicester UK 2009 -
The Lead Statues of Castle Howard
29 Jun 2009 | 9:43 amOn Saturday I went over to Castle Howard on a SPAB (Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings) trip. Whilst there we were taken through the conservation of the Lead metal statues (by Peter Pace) which are dotted all over the site. From the Castle Howard website: “Repaired, reassembled... continued at fotofacade..... -
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26 Jun 2009 | 12:00 amPEVSTWEET RIBA 2009 WINNER Highfields Training Centre
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Latest 8 covers | June 2009
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GEO Magazine June issue
8 Jun 2009 | 5:30 pmAbout opening the latest issue of GEO - When, 24 years ago, at the age of 16, I started to become interested in photography, I didn’t want to photograph houses, but the people who lived in them. I only wanted architecture to serve as the stage for the short stories I would tell little by little when I would return from a trip, or after a simple day of picture-taking in Lisbon. -
Portugal Convida Barcelona - conferência de abertura com Eduardo Souto de Mora e Fernando Guerra | Portugal Convida Barcelona - conference with Eduardo Souto de Moura and Fernando Guerra
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The architecture of photography by Manuel Graça Dias
25 May 2009 | 8:30 amAs is known, it took quite a long time before photography gained its own independent status following 1839 and the first daguerreotypes reproducing “portraits” in front of the photographer (to the delight and surprise of especially those who had, secretly and mythically, always wished to be permanently captured on canvas through the painter’s “genius”) -
Lastest 40 projects just added
11 May 2009 | 5:00 pmAdalberto Dias | Álvaro Siza | Arquiporto | Atelier Daciano Costa | Artur Rebelo + Lizá Ramalho | Carlos Castanheira | Dante Macedo + Conceição Macedo | Entreplanos | Fernando Mendes Pinheiro | Frederico Valsassina | Hélder Santos Delgado | Ilídio Ramos | Inês Cortesão | João Tiago Aguiar | João Paciência | João Luís Carrilho da Graça | L Arquitectos | LGLS Arquitectos | Madalena Cardoso de Menezes + Francisco Teixeira Bastos | Miguel Arruda | Miguel Vieira Baptista | Nuno Grande + Alexandra Grande | Nuno Leónidas + Vasco Leónidas | Pedro Domingos | Paulo Serôdio |…
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Olympic Tennis Centre // Madrid // Spain // Dominique Perrault
2 Jul 2009 | 6:24 pmThis project by Dominique Perrault Architecture is located in Parque del Manzanares, Madrid, Spain and currently in progress. It results from an invited international competition held in June 2002. Start of conceptual design was back in July 2002 and the construction started in April 2006. Estimated completion is due in 2009. Olympic Tennis Centre contains: // four [...] Related posts:Telefonica Headquarters // Madrid // Spain // Rafael de La-HozCity Of Justice // Madrid // Spain // Foster + PartnersTorres Blancas Francisco // Madrid // Spain // Javier Sáenz De Oiza -
Arnhem Central // The Netherlands // UNStudio
2 Jul 2009 | 5:29 pm‘The Arnhem Central project by UNStudio is a large urban plan development composed of diverse elements which amassed constitute a vibrant transport hub. The expansion generates office space, shops, housing units, a new station hall, a railway platform and underpass, a car tunnel, bicycle storage and a large parking garage. A project with such an [...] Related posts:Post Office // Rotterdam // The Netherlands // UNStudioIBG & Tax Offices // Groningen // The Netherlands // UNStudioLa Defense Offices // Almere // The Netherlands // UNStudio -
Landmark Tower/ U2 Studio // Dublin // Ireland // OFIS Arhitekti
2 Jul 2009 | 1:06 pmThis is the proposal for a competition (2003) to design a landmark tower which was supposed to house U2’s state of the art recording studio. The construction of the winning project designed by Foster + Partners is expected to begin in 2009. From Ofis: ‘The building occupies the whole site. As a continuous programmatic strip the volume bends [...] Related posts:The U2 Tower // Dublin // Ireland // Foster + PartnersLace Apartments // Nova Gorica // Slovenia // Ofis ArhitektiTetris Apartments // Ljubljana // Slovenia // Ofis Arhitekti -
View House // Rosario // Argentina // Johnston Marklee
2 Jul 2009 | 8:02 amIn partnership with Diego Arraigada, the Los Angeles based studio Johnston Marklee in partnership with Diego Arraigada Arquitecto is made by a perfect concrete. The modern View House located in Rosario, Argentina is a stunning design with a sculptural form that embraces the views surrounding it. This contemporary residential design garnered the firms an AIA Next [...] Related posts:Hill House // Pacific Palisades // California // Johnston Marklee & AssociatesORDOS 100: Johnston Marklee & AssociatesOrchid House // Buenos Aires // Argentina // Andres Remy -
8511 Warner Parking Structure And Retail // Culver City // California // USA // Eric Owen Moss
1 Jul 2009 | 8:47 am‘The Parking Structure and Retail Project for 8511 Warner Drive by Eric Owen Moss architects will provide parking for new area businesses in ‘Conjunctive Points’, Culver City, California. The project will also serve the local residential and business community by providing a modest amount of retail and restaurant space — 50,000 square feet — currently [...] Related posts:Glass Tower // Los Angeles // California // USA // Eric Owen MossRepublic Square // Almaty // Kazakhstan // Eric Owen MossSurfhouse // Manhattan Beach // California // USA // XTEN Architecture
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Revit OpEd: Virtual Memory for Revit
2 Jul 2009 | 6:05 pmRevit OpEd: Virtual Memory: "Virtual MemoryQuick items to share/remind...Set Minimum and Maximum to the same value between 2-3 times the available RAM on your PC. Making them the same means that Windows does not adjust the amount that is available on the fly."...continue reading for the tip.... Click here to subscribe -
Well, I guess this one's not getting built (and a Revit file sample)
2 Jul 2009 | 4:50 pmHere's a pretty cool looking building. Just went into foreclosure. One of my star Revit techs turned it into a Revit model in about 36 minutes. It's not perfect, but may be fun for you to play with.Notice how it fits in perfectly with the surrounding buildings. Definitely would not get the LEED SS1 & SS2 credits, don't you think? That's site selection and development density/community connectivity for you non LEED AP readers.A beacon of light in a community that really needs it. Be sure to ignore articles like this:Newborn sea turtles rescued in Lauderdale BY RAFAEL A. OLMEDA AND ALEXIA… -
Sears Tower Opens Glass Ledge On 103rd Floor Skydeck (VIDEO)
2 Jul 2009 | 5:35 amOne of my favorite buildings since using Microsoft Flight Simulator in 1983 here's a cool story and video for you Anna Kane, 5, of Alton, Ill. looks down from "The Ledge," the new glass balconies suspended 1,353 feet (412 meters) in the air and jut out 4 feet (1.22 meters) from the Sears Tower's 103rd floor Skydeck Wednesday, July 1, 2009 in Chicago. The Ledge will open to public on Thursday. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) CHICAGO (AP) -- Visitors to the Sears Tower's new glass balconies all seem to agree: The first step is the hardest. "It's like walking on ice," said Margaret Kemp, of Bishop,… -
Video Demo of Tools For Revit - Analize BIM data - Quantify wall areas
1 Jul 2009 | 9:04 pmTools For Revit - Analize BIM data - Quantify wall areasAnother video for this incredible new product Building Information Detailing(code name Building Interior Designer)click this link to see the video of how to quantify wall areas.http://www.tools4revit.com/building-interior-designer/analize-quantify-wall-areas/ Click here to subscribe -
The Revit Clinic: Changing the File Association of Revit files
1 Jul 2009 | 5:03 pmThe Revit Clinic: Changing the File Association of Revit filesblog repost from revitclinic.typepad.comChanging the File Association of Revit files If you have multiple versions of Revit on your system and you open files by double-clicking on them in Windows Explorer, you may find that Revit doesn't launch the version you want it to. If you have trouble with this, please try the following: This example will set .RVT files to open with Revit Structure 2010. Go to the Control Panel > Folder Options. In the Folder Options dialog, click the File Types tab. Scroll down to the RVT file type. In the…
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This Darned House: Lisa Explains the Los Gatos Remodel
1 Jul 2009 | 2:45 pmThere are many reasons why people renovate. The list generally includes: more space, better functionality or even a longing for beauty. My name is Lisa Murray and this is the story of my family’s renovation. In this challenging economic time I have decided to do two completely crazy things. The first is to start my own interior design and custom art business, and the second is to undertake a massive renovation of our house, cottage and future garage. After a 12-year cycle of moving every 2-½ years my family and I had finally found our own slice of nirvana in Los Gatos, Ca. The house is… -
Backyard Landscaping Gives Bungalow Home Style and Function
27 Jun 2009 | 2:05 amWhen Rick Partridge and Jack Black purchased the 1916 Arts and Crafts Bungalow in San Jose's Hanchett Park in 2005, they finally found a home for the period Stickley furniture they had been collecting for more than two decades. But the backyard was another story. An awkward triangular deck off the back bedroom was a safety hazard with steep stairs and an overgrown hedge along the driveway split the small backyard in two. The homeowners were big entertainers and wanted a space that worked for parties of 100, as well as an intimate space for two to lounge around the hot tub. "Jack and I both… -
2874 Rustic Dr. - San Jose - Open House
25 Jun 2009 | 11:30 amList Price: $649,000 Open House: Saturday 6/27 1:00 - 4:00 pm Sunday 6/28 1:00 - 4:00 pm Bedroom: 3 Bathroom: 2 Sq. Ft: 1,244 Description: Exquisite remodel! New kitchen / dining area w/ granite counters & Tigerwood flooring. New: carpet, DP windows, & 30 year roof. Central A/C, fireplace. Oasis like backyard pond/waterfall, firepit, pavers. Agent: Rebecca Vasquez Company: Quon Real Estate Group Phone: 408-393-7343 Email: rebecca_vasquez2u@sbcglobal.net Website: 2874Rustic.com Read More: A peek into the… -
4th of July Ideas - A Patriotic Picnic Table
25 Jun 2009 | 12:05 amWhether your Fourth of July picnic will take you to the beach or a tiny back yard, San Jose floral designer Jose Ibarra has set a holiday buffet table for any space on any budget. And for this All-American holiday, Ibarra is embracing the simplicity of red, white and blue. But, as always, he does it with a fanciful twist. Here are some of his tips for setting a table for a fabulous fourth: 1. Round up your American Flags: For a patriotic backdrop (or just to hide an unattractive corner of the yard) hang the stars and stripes from strung wire behind the table. Ibarra found some… -
Guest Post: Update that Mirror with a DIY Mirror Makeover
23 Jun 2009 | 2:15 amMirror Makeover This is a guest post by Cindy Kihn-Santiago of My Romantic Home, one of our favorite blogs. Over the years, Cindy has shared her do-it-yourself projects - updating antiques, chairs and dressers for her charming, shabby chic home. Now shares a new project, a mirror makeover, with us. Revamping old home décor items is a very economical way to decorate. Many outdated items which can be found for a few dollars at flea markets, thrift stores and garage sales can easily be updated for a fresh new look. Garish gold mirrors are one of my favorite makeover…
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New Urbanism Blog
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Kevin Klinkenberg and the annual CNU Congress
1 Jul 2009 | 8:02 am“This year in Denver saw another successful and mind-expanding Congress. For those who weren’t able to attend, I hope you put it on your short-list of conferences to attend in the future. From my vantage point as just an attendee, it’s still the most intellectually interesting conference in the world of planning and development. The Congress this year once again had a series of sessions on form-based codes. I was pleased to have our Blue Springs Downtown Development Code (http://www.bluespringsgov.com/index.aspx?nid=211) featured in the session discussing the Driehaus… -
180º at XNU Event in Denver
8 Jun 2009 | 8:59 am180º Urban Design will be in attendance at the annual Congress for the New Urbanism conference. We will also be at the XNU event on Friday. We will be serving on the panel and sponsoring this event. Also, Brent Toderian will lead a discussion about observations on the future of New Urbanism from the Vancouver, Canadian, and late-30-something perspective. A panel format and small venue will enable the audience to engage directly in the discussion. Will you be there this year? Have you been before? Let us know. Click here for the invitation. -
180º Urban Design in Kansas City Small Business Magazine
8 Jun 2009 | 1:00 amDesign in the Works Small Kansas City area architects are leading the way in cutting-edge designs and proving that bigger isn’t always better. By Kate Leibsle It’s not easy being an architect these days. With the tough economy, most businesses and municipalities have put the kibosh on new buildings and even renovations. Still, Kansas City’s small architecture firms are optimistic about the future and are working hard to stay busy and plan for the next construction boom. Instead of focusing on the slowdown, they are concentrating on expanding their services, integrating more green ideas… -
Form-Based Regulations for Panama City Beach
29 May 2009 | 8:41 amNext week, Kevin Klinkenberg will be in Panama City Beach, FL on a design workshop, working on some form-based zoning for the Front Beach area. We’re doing this in concert with PlanningWorks - a local planning firm. The City of Panama Beach, Florida has retained a team lead by Planning Works, LLC and assisted by 180° Design Studio and White & Smith, LLC to prepare an initial assessment of form-based codes for the City. A form-based code is a land development regulation that is based principally on design, rather use, impact, or other aspects of land development. Panama City Beach… -
WATCH: Kevin Klinkenberg on Understanding the Transect, Form-Based Codes
27 May 2009 | 1:00 amKevin Klinkenberg on the six transects: T1. Natural T2. Rural T3. Suburban T4. General Urban T5. Urban Center T6. Urban Core Click here for the full powerpoint version.
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Lofted Luxury: All-in-One Modern Home & Office Design
5 Jul 2009 | 8:00 amIn the Carapicuiba House, strange site became an incredible design opportunity for constructing a combination live-work space that is distinctly modern but also takes full advantage of its situation and surroundings. As a result, the story of this structure started above street level and ended twenty feet below it. The lofted office space above has a bold visual presence, is open to the available views and has maxiumum exposure for day-lighting. The house is tucked below ground level, engaged instead with the natural surroundings and filled with comfortable enclosures both indoors and… -
Literalist Flat-Pack Chair Cleverly Spells Out the Obvious
4 Jul 2009 | 2:00 pmThis Chair Chair by Eric Ku is a none-to-difficult-to-explain conceptual furniture design – one could almost say the project speaks for itself. Impossible to make symmetrical due to the available letters it is nonetheless impressive that he was able to come up with a functional chair design from pieces shaped like the letters that represent the object of the design – one has to wonder what other works could be done this way. Along similar lines is his flat wall lamp design, a very simple printout of a conventional-looking classic table lamp with a bulb tucked up behind it –… -
Impossible Installations: Massive Fake Art Exhibitions
4 Jul 2009 | 8:00 amActual art installations are often surreal enough in real life, but this meta-art of David Michele’s Pseudo-Documentary series takes the idea of gallery exhibitions to entirely new levels. Addressing “issues of abstraction, conventions of documenting art, and the ideology of the gallery space,” these massive photographic prints show unlikely-but-possible uses of monumental-but-unreal art galleries – rooms filled with shards of glass or giant piles of salt and coal. What is most fascinating about his work is that it arguably accomplishes the same effects of art… -
Recycled Furniture: Industrial Chairs from Metal Studs
2 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pmFurniture from recycled materials usually conjures imagery of lovely variegated lumber, colorful reused textiles and other hip-but-green materials. Eco-friendly is rarely associated with hard metal. The creative industrial designers at Kassen ask: why not? The metal we use in heavy and light construction, like these rarely-seen steel studs behind many of the walls we pass daily, is eco-friendly insofar as it is durable, available and itself recyclable. Structurally, the shape of steel construction studs and supports are designed to maximize strength while minimizing the amount of material… -
Extreme Industrial Design: Heavy-Duty Metal Storage
2 Jul 2009 | 6:00 pmShipping containers have taken on an architectural life of their own in recent years, to the point of (in this case) even inspiring regular-size furniture designs made to resemble their large-scale counterparts and likewise come in a variety of colors and can be placed in numerous configurations. While there is something hearty and industrial about these cargo container-shaped storage units by Sander Mulder there is something also slightly excessive about them unless they are meant to provide security. In particular, the use of glass seems inconsistent with the rest of the thick-metal frame.
