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from Inhabit
7 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes Hiding in Your Closet
Waiting until the 11th hour to put together this years Halloween costume? You are not alone. But instead of panicking and making a mad dash to the costume shop, take a peek in your closet and [...] Read »
from Inhabit
Judge Blocks Cell Phone Safety Warnings in San Francisco
Have you ever wondered about the potential safety risks that could occur because of constant use of your cell phone?  San Francisco wanted to mandate large posters with warnings stating in bold [...] Read »
from + MOOD
Renova Sao Paulo Competition \  AUM arquitetos
The Renova SP Contest, held by the City of São Paulo, Brazil, was a National Competition to select the best proposals for 22 different areas of the city to redevelop and urbanize slums and risky [...] Read »
It's 2:00 a.m.; I should have been asleep hours ago.  Instead, thanks to Opera Chic , I've been watching this documentary from which I couldn't turn away, on the life of conductor Otto Klemperer [...] Read »
from Inhabit
SNOW IN NYC! East Coast Gets Hit By Unexpected October Snowstorm!
Its snowing in New York City right now! The whole Atlantic seaboard is expecting to get hit with a major snow storm from midday Saturday until Sunday morning, which could drop up to 8 inches [...] Read »
Charlie Rose has spent the latter half of this week with segments and interviews devoted to Steve Jobs. The video above features discussions with former Google CEO and current Google Chairman [...] Read »
Microsoft keeps pushing ahead on several fronts in the consumer area, including one of the more mysterious acquisitions in the tech field. This past week, Microsoft completed the acquisition [...] Read »
Light My Fire
It snowed all day in New York Saturday and I wished the entire time that my apartment had a working fireplace.  Would have been very cozy and romantic to spend the day reading in front of a [...] Read »
POPA iPhone Camera Button
Modern Pencil Post Bed
The Alpina Dolomites Resort by De Biasi & Comploi
Twoface Window by Junkyung Kim & Yonggu Do
1001 Nights House by A-cero
Opinion: Ideas for recombining cities…? towards a more collaborative approach to re-engineer cities
Last week I tweeted and facebooked, not mentioned googled+, a series of texts and research by or on Rachel Armstrong . I therefore posted one or two videos of her conferences in order share  [...] Read »
from Inhabit
Stefanie Nieuwenhuys Makes Snakeskin-Like Couture from Recycled Wood Chips
You may not want to throw out the scraps from your latest home improvement project too quickly  you may find inspiration in the trash.  Stefanie Nieuwenhuys, inspired by seeing leftover woodchips [...] Read »
Urban Sketchwalk URA 29Oct2011 - Sharing
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SHFT+ALT+DEL: October 28
Cecilia Alemani has been named the new curator and director of the High Line Art Program.  Previously, Alemani had worked as an independent curator and writer, and is currently a guest curator [...] Read »
Architectural Works
Thoughts on Architectural Education
Alumni descriptions of the architectural education experience can often range from frustration to admiration. The article Creative Education? An Analysis of Existing Architecture Education in [...] Read »
Cruise Ship Terminal in Bilbao / [baragaño]
Architects: [baragaño] Location: Bilbao, Spain Architects in Charge: Sergio Baragaño [baragaño], David García [Modultec], Mario Hernáez [Autoridad Portuaria], Enrique Muga [Satie Arquitectos], [...] Read »
‘Imperfect Health: The Medicalization of Architecture’ Exhibition
[ October 25, 2011 0:00 to April 1, 2012 0:00. ] The Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), Montréal presents Imperfect Health: the Medicalization of Architecture, on view in the main galleries [...] Read »
nr1977 / mihadesign
Architect: mihadesign Location: Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan Project Year: 71.5 sqm Project Year: 2011 Photographs: Sadao Hotta This is a renovation project of a room of an apartment for a married [...] Read »
from dezeen
Garden Shed by Ville Hara and Linda Bergroth
Imagine waking up in a glass bedroom by the waterside on a remote Finnish island.  (more&) Read »
WSJ. Magazine’s 1st Annual Innovator of the Year Awards
[ October 27, 2011; 0:00; ] WSJ. Magazine recently announced its inaugural Innovator of the Year Awards, honoring the most creative, disruptive, and influential individuals in the world today. [...] Read »
Clayfield House / Shaun Lockyer Architects
Architects: Shaun Lockyer Architects Location: Brisbane, Australia Project Team: Shaun Lockyer  Design Principal, Lucy Hyndman – Project Architect, Jen Lambkin – Architect, Richard Pain [...] Read »
Closing Reception: Sacred Spaces in Profane Buildings
[ November 5, 2011; 17:00; ] Storefront for Art and Architecture will host a closing ceremony for the exhibition, Sacred Spaces in Profane Buildings, an exhibition by Matilde Cassani that explores [...] Read »
Affordable Utopias Lecture / Hrvoje Njiric + Arhitekti
[ November 7, 2011; 0:00; ] Made possible through the support of SCohen Steel & Style, Hrvoje Njiric + Arhitekti is presenting a lecture on Affordable Utopias at the Zezeze Architecture Gallery [...] Read »
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Caffè di Mezzo / JM Architecture
Architects: JM Architecture / Jacopo Mascheroni Location: Castelfranco Veneto, Italy Design Team: Paolo Basco (Project Manager), Fabrizio Demma, Jansen Lara Structural Engineering: Ing. Giulio [...] Read »
Vote Now: 2011 Zombie Safe House Competition
For the second year in a row, Architects Southwest has inspired 200 applicants from 12 countries to design imaginative zombie-proof architecture that will save thousands of lives during the inevitable [...] Read »
from dezeen
Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama by BFLS
A slatted timber concert hall bulges through the glass atrium walls of this performing arts college in Cardiff by London studio BFLS . (more&) Read »
City & Urbanism
Urban Dynamics in the Gulf Region: Challenges, Options, Horizons
Urban Dynamics in the Gulf Region: Challenges, Options, Horizons Seminar Date: Monday 31st October, 2011 Time: 15:30- 18:00 Venue: Vorhoelzer Zentrum Chair of Spatial and Territorial Development [...] Read »
Technology
from Inhabit
How To Make Reusable Halloween Window Decals
Halloween can be among the most wasteful holidays if you only buy store-bought, disposable decorations, but it doesnt have to be! One sure way to lower your Halloween eco-footprint is to make [...] Read »