Miscellaneous
Dutch designer Kast van een Huis has paired with Cool Kids Company, an American distributer that will bring the designer's colorful Amsterdam collection to kids in the U.S. Read »
Based on SUNY-Albany Psychologist Gordon Gallup’s research, just a spoonful of semen a day will keep morning sickness at bay for mothers-to-be. Gallup's research suggests pregnant women feel [...] Read »
My flight on Friday was cancelled "due to weather" by the fine folks at USAirways so I'm flying home on Saturday now. On the bright side, the extra day gave me time to get some work off my [...] Read »
Greek economy is in ruins, so is their Santiago Calatrava s Athens Olympic 2004 stadium. Big events such as the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Euro Cup and etc are best reserved for countries [...] Read »
To stay relevant, Chinatowns must transition to places that attract second and third generation Chinese Americans, people like Frank Wong. Wong grew up in the Sunset District, an outlying neighborhood [...] Read »
Cooling Tower photo from Shutterstock Nuclear waste issues have been plaguing the US federal government for decades and they finally came to a head this year. In June, a US Court of Appeals [...] Read »
There are many reasons to love Summer Streets in New York—or open streets programs in most cities across the country—but one of the best is the opportunity to stand in the middle of Park [...] Read »
Its not every day that we would advocate sitting on a thumb tack, but in the case of Kenyon Yehs adorable pushpin-style cork stools, well make an exception. These delightful seating solutions [...] Read »
Joseph Albers Painting on Paper The Morgan Library & Museum 225 Madison Avenue New York Through October 14 Josef Albers (1888–1976) was both a student and professor at the Bauhaus, one of the [...] Read »
Walrus Toys has created an adorable set of Chimera stuffed animals with interchangeable snap-on arms, legs and ears and they just launched a kickstarter to help bring the toys to market. The [...] Read »
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Architectural Works
This short video via ja+u& takes you on a brief journey through the Tokyo Skytree’s various observation decks that range in altitude from 340m all the way up to the 450m high spiral Tembo Galleria. [...] Read »
The proposal for the Luxodrome, designed by Charles Wagner& , is a concept started after analyzing the recent topography of a velodrome, which is most of the time just a circle built by two lines [...] Read »
Designed by Illinois Intitute of Technology architecture students, Andrea Zuniga and Daniel Caven& , the winning proposal in the Powerful Design Competition held this summer in Chicago will redefine [...] Read »
This first volume of the new series, DETAIL engineering, will present the philosophy, working methods and interdisciplinary approach used by the engineers at schlaich bergermann und partner. [...] Read »
The Battery Conservancy announced today that it is launching the Americas Design Competition, an open-call opportunity for designers across North, Central and South America and the Caribbean [...] Read »
Now in its eighth year, the Maggie’s London Night Hike invites you to participate in a ten to twenty mile “hike” through the capital city and explore a number of landmark buildings and [...] Read »
Wallbot mobile walls can communicate among themselves. By applying scientific research in collective intelligence to architectural design, artist and architect Otto Ng has created a kinetic wall [...] Read »
Terreform ONE& has announced the finalists of the ONE Prize 2012: BLIGHT TO MIGHT an international design competition powered by the idea that social, ecological, and economic struggles [...] Read »
Legos were the ultimate building tool, capable of making the most advanced space ships, powerful vehicles, impressive buildings, and incredible cities. As a child, everyone I knew loved Legos, [...] Read »
Start your weekend early with this Zaha Hadid -inspired track by the internationally renowned DJ, Roger Sanchez& . The former Pratt architecture student is currently working on a starchitect-themed, [...] Read »
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Technology
Read the rest of Chinas Green-Roofed Samaranch Memorial Museum Was Inspired by the Olympic Rings Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: archiland, archiland international, china, eco [...] Read »
Read the rest of Why Our Ancestors Built Round Houses and Why it Still Makes Sense to Build Round Structures Today Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "energy efficiency", "sustainable [...] Read »
Our Green Guide to Prefab series has explored a number of considerations that need to be made when planning for a prefab home, from siting to personal style to financing and loans. But how [...] Read »
Taking inspiration from the creepy crawly movements of the earthworm, scientists at MIT have developed a high-tech robot that can squeeze its way into virtually any space. Called the Meshworm, [...] Read »
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RIBA Olympics-Inspired Summer Exhibitions 2012
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Opinions
With ever-accumulating data on anthropogenic climate change comes a focus on cities and the processes they drive across the globe.... Read »
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