Technology
Read the rest of AIA Portland Center for Architecture is a Former Carriage House Transformed into a LEED-Platinum Office Space Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", [...] Read »
Read the rest of Boulevard Brewery Expands With a Light- and Hop-Filled Addition in Kansas City Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", boulevard, boulevard [...] Read »
Image courtesy of Mt Abram As winter fast approaches, the snow will beckon many of us to the mountains to play but what if there was another reason to support your local ski resort? This month [...] Read »
Read the rest of The Cantilever House in Utah is a Solar-Powered Home for Burning Man Regulars Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", cantilever, Cantilever [...] Read »
Read the rest of Ten Geothermal Wells Heat and Cool this Swooping Blue Ridge House in Virginia Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "clean energy", Albermarle Country, Blue Ridge [...] Read »
Read the rest of Conceptual Artists and Designers Push Boundaries of Design at Londons First 3D Print Show Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: 3d print show, 3d printed design, [...] Read »
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Miscellaneous
Just one day after Hurricane Sandy made landfall on the eastern coast of the US, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NY Governor Andrew Cuomo gave frank statements in which they acknowledged [...] Read »
[Image: "Lower Manhattan" (1999) by Lebbeus Woods, discussed extensively here ]. Like many people, I was—and remain—devastated to have learned that architect Lebbeus Woods passed away last [...] Read »
Problems...will continue to plague Mumbai as long as the government continues to pretend to put all its faith into a thoroughly planned city-wide manifesto that is ultimately tossed aside... [...] Read »
Combining community programs and a youth hostel, the Preamble Plaza & Canopy Courtyard by Jonathan Choe creates a new public green space within the historic center of Queretaro, Mexico. The [...] Read »
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Read the rest of Klyde Warren Park Adds Much-Needed Green Space Atop the I-35 Freeway in Downtown Dallas Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Dallas, Dallas Arts District, Dallas [...] Read »
With significant areas of New York City still underwater, many without power, hospitals evacuated and a public transit system that may take weeks to recover—New Yorkers have certainly learned [...] Read »
Eleven finalists have been announced today in the international design competition for the New National Stadium Japan, including design heavy hitters like Zaha Hadid Architects, SANAA, UNStudio, [...] Read »
The Royal Institute of British Architects today recognized four outstanding architectural research projects with the RIBA President's Awards for Research. Read »
In one of the most challenging periods to be a young architect, this years Young Architect of the Year shortlist demonstrates that it is still possible to make great work if you are energetic [...] Read »
Miscellaneous
The mass destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy will almost certainly have an impact on the presidential election the question is, how? And to what extent? First, theres the logistical challenge [...] Read »
MTA Video Release: Hurricane Sandy - South Ferry and Whitehall St Station Damage. Read »
Oyster Creek, about 40 miles (64 kilometers) north of Atlantic City, generates 630 megawatts (MW), or enough electricity to power 600,000 households. Situated about a mile inland from the brackish [...] Read »
Read the rest of HOW TO: Make Your Own Delicious Hard Apple Cider In 6 Easy Steps Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: alcohol, apfelwein, apple wine, autumn, bottling, brewing, cocktails, [...] Read »
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Lebbeus Woods, conceptual architect, artist, theoretician and active blogger , died in New York at the age of 72. A pupil of Eero Saarinen in the 1960s, he is best known for his visionary and [...] Read »
from the Landmarks Commission report When I write about the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, I often make a clear distinction between the two parts, only one of which is useless, that make up [...] Read »
Whenever an extreme weather event occurs whether its a hurricane or a blizzard pundits are quick to use it as evidence to support their beliefs about climate change. We can’t blame Hurricane [...] Read »
What we pretty much expected all along has now come to pass. In an article/letter in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has signed the death knell for destroying Bertrand Goldberg's [...] Read »
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