Miscellaneous
Participation of Wahag studio in the international ideas competition to establish a design for the busan opera house to start to construct in 2014 (expected). The opera house will include a variety [...] Read »
It turns out that some members of the solar panel manufacturing industry might actually be doing harm while advancing renewable energy by dumping millions of tons of lead into the environment [...] Read »
This Rocio Romero LV Series home was built in 2007 on Whidbey Island in Washington. The owners have the 11-acre patch of land and home listed for sale for $429,000, which includes 1,190 square [...] Read »
By all these lovely tokens
September days are here,
With summerâs best of weather
And autumnâs best of cheer.
- Helen Hunt Jackson, September Read »
Far from the expected pablum that these events usually generate, Chris Ward, executive director of the Port Authority, gave a speech opening the New York Building Congress yesterday loaded to [...] Read »
You may have already seen this project proposed by French architects Karim Hassayoune and Aude Morgenthaler . They submitted this design proposal for the eVolo (once again) 2010 Skyscraper Competition. [...] Read »
Solar startup Solyndra has just shut down, announcing their inte ntion to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and immediately let go of most of their 1000 employ ees. The news comes as a considerable [...] Read »
Architectural Works
Read the rest of Reaction Housing System: A Rapid Response Flat-Pak Emergency Shelter Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: (FEMA), clean design, Climate Change, CO2, community health, [...] Read »
Students at the Architectural Association in London have constructed leaf-like sculptures that curl down from a fourth-floor roof terrace to a ground level courtyard. (more&) Read »
Architect Jean-Baptiste Bouvet has completed a hillside swimming pool that steps down to a terrace overlooking the scenic French landscape. (more&) Read »
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Read the rest of Medieval Italian Village Transformed Into Self-Sufficient Eco-Community Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: medieval eco community, medieval italian village, restored [...] Read »
(en)visioning Hyde Park opening :: Thurs., Sept. 1st Please read and share this notice regarding the upcoming exhibition opening for (en)visioning Hyde Park. The opening will take place tonight,Thursday, [...] Read »
Read the rest of Off-Grid Home by Design Build Bluff Gives Navajo Mother of Four A New Life Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: clay, design build bluff, glazing, natural cooling, [...] Read »
This month brought the unfortunate passing of environmental hero Ray Anderson, though Im glad to have been inspired by his books and endeavors. In terms of our new articles, the most shared [...] Read »
There is seemingly no limit to the manipulations that Apple store designers will make to ensure that the various elements of construction are aligned and pleasing to the eye. What looks like [...] Read »
We recently reported on a new oil leak at the site of last years devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and now a massive slick of oil has been spotted that stretches for nearly 10 miles. [...] Read »
There may finally be a way to power your car forever the only catch is that the fuel would be radioactive. Charles Stevens of Laser Power Systems (LPS) is working on creating an emissions free [...] Read »
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Chinese environmental groups are accusing Apple, Inc. of turning a blind eye to the widespread pollution caused by the companys Chinese supply chain. A new 46-page study issued yesterday details [...] Read »
As usual, we're working to complete the September calendar (and it's packed), with the month really starting after the Labor Day holiday. Two Thursday events day, however, kick off the month. [...] Read »
The first International Tallinn Architecture Biennale (TAB) takes place 8th – 11th September in the Estonian capital. The theme of the Biennele is landscape urbanism and the relationships between [...] Read »
Last year we reported that researchers at Switzerland’s University of Geneva had come up with an interesting way of making it rain – by shooting lasers high up into the sky. At the time it [...] Read »
New mobile markets in Kansas are popping up and bringing meat, produce and more to areas where fresh food isnt available. This one, called Beans and Greens is like a grocery store on wheels [...] Read »
Now the British government is preparing to close the road around [Stonehenge], restoring the stones' heathland setting, while a new visitors' centre is constructed 2.5km away. In the new design, [...] Read »
Sixteen-year-old Austin Hay of Santa Rosa, Calif., has been sleeping in a work-in-progress 130 square foot "tiny home" in his parents' backyard for months. The project came about because "like [...] Read »
City & Urbanism
The Royal Geographical Society Annual International Conference 2011 is under way this week in London. It opened yesterday under the topic The Geographical Imagination and is chaired by Stephen [...] Read »
When driving, the part that uses up the most gasoline, and therefore creates the most air pollution, is when stopped at a stop light. And while stoplights are clearly necessary on the road, safely [...] Read »
Events
A house by Dreambuilder Custom Homes on the Street of Dreams BY ROBERT NOBLES The NW Natural Street of Dreams is the biggest event for the Home Builders Association in Portland every year, heavily [...] Read »
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Water Names. Is it a creek, a stream, or a cañada? Looking for patterns behind different names for American waterways, graphic designer Derek Watkins created an infographic that plots more [...] Read »
Audi will soon be revealing a super futuristic concept car with a staggered 1 + 1 seating arrangement, entry through the rear tailgate, a body composed of ultra-lightweight carbon fiber-reinforced [...] Read »
Poetic architecture taps into that moment when architecture transcends itself, when it becomes more than simply a physical space and exudes to a sense of place and beauty that words cannot [...] Read »
Russia appears to be edging closer to giving the go-ahead for an underwater tunnel which could one day allow vacationers in Alaska to take a day trip to Siberia in Russia. Read »
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Last week at the Phaidon Bookstore in Soho, White Box Gallery held a benefit for their new sustainable art garden by organizing a panel discussion called Sustainable Work Lab: new projects in [...] Read »
If you follow the prefab movement or have an interest in these homes, I recommend reading Todd Woody’s recent profile of Blu Homes in Forbes. Blu, which is planning a second factory north [...] Read »
Technology
Read the rest of INTERVIEW: We Chat With 16 Year Old Tiny House Builder Austin Hay Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", 16 year old, 16 year old tiny house [...] Read »
Read the rest of Subterranean Anti-Atomic Shelter Transformed into a Cool and Cavernous Internet Provider Facility Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: anti-atomic shelter, creative [...] Read »
Read the rest of Lantern-like Hanging Japanese Tea House Brings Visitors in Touch With Nature Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: bronze and glass, David Jameson, eco design, green [...] Read »
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