LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Apr 19, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (APRIL 1 – 15)

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor Olmsted statue / The San Francisco Chronicle / AP Renowed California Landscape Architect Offers...

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MARGIE RUDDICK IS WILD BY DESI...

Apr 19, 2016 by

MARGIE RUDDICK IS WILD BY DESIGN

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Wild by Design / Island Press “Combining ecological function and design is now mainstream,” said...

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NEW URBAN MECHANICS: THE START...

Apr 11, 2016 by

NEW URBAN MECHANICS: THE START-UP THAT WORKS WITHIN CITY GOVERNMENT

[Translate] Rebecca Greenwald  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Courtesy The Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics In 2010 Boston Mayor Tom...

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THE DRONES ARE COMING

Apr 11, 2016 by

THE DRONES ARE COMING

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Drones / South Park There are expected to be 20 million unmanned aerial vehicles or drones in...

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CAN TECHNOLOGY SAVE OUR CRUMBL...

Apr 11, 2016 by

CAN TECHNOLOGY SAVE OUR CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE?

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Mississippi collapsed bridge / Wikipedia “The infrastructural situation in the U.S. is bad,”...

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MIT TACKLES THE FUTURE OF INTR...

Apr 4, 2016 by

MIT TACKLES THE FUTURE OF INTRASTRUCTURAL INNOVATION

[Translate] Point of View Dana Snyder  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Rebuild by Design, bird’s-eye view of the New Meadowlands project,...

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OIL HEIR BRINGING MORMON-INSPI...

Apr 1, 2016 by

[Translate] NewVistaFoundation.org  VIA GRIST If You Build It, They Will Groan By Katharine Wroth The tiny towns in Vermont’s Upper...

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THE MANY FLAVORS OF COMMUNITY-...

Mar 31, 2016 by

THE MANY FLAVORS OF COMMUNITY-SCALE SOLAR

[Translate] Authors Titiaan Palazzi Special Aide OCS Joseph Goodman, Ph.D. Manager Thomas Koch Blank Principal Community-scale solar...

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SWEDEN’S NATURE PILL FOR...

Mar 30, 2016 by

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture Last summer we looked at kolonistuga, the garden and vacation colonies that...

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CAN WE PLEASE GET BEYOND THE &...

Mar 24, 2016 by

[Translate] Point of View Vanessa Quirk  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE To the right lies Tijuana, Baja California, and on the left is San...

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TO BE A BETTER DESIGNER, UNDER...

Mar 21, 2016 by

TO BE A BETTER DESIGNER, UNDERSTAND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COLOR

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Tiffany’s blue / Tiffany’s “Color is like a mind-altering drug. It has the power to make us feel...

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From Air-Conditioning to Urban...

Mar 21, 2016 by

From Air-Conditioning to Urban Planning, Defaults and Standards Create Dysfunction by Design

[Translate] Environment How can we stop outdated assumptions from forcing us to waste? By Peter Fairley / Ensia  VIA ALTERNET Photo...

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THE WHY OF IT ALL

Mar 19, 2016 by

THE WHY OF IT ALL

[Translate] For more than five decades Sara Little Turnbull has been corporate America’s secret weapon, working behind the...

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HOW DESIGN THINKING IS CHANGIN...

Mar 19, 2016 by

[Translate] Point of View Sarah Rafson   METROPOLIS MAGAZINE ​Courtesy University of Pittsburgh When his two sons began studying...

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THE STATE OF SMALL IN NEW YORK...

Mar 16, 2016 by

THE STATE OF SMALL IN NEW YORK CITY

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED As has been said of the largest city in the United States, if you can make it there…well,...

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THIS THING TURNS SPACES INTO H...

Mar 14, 2016 by

THIS THING TURNS SPACES INTO HOMES

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture What differentiates a space from a home? We’re not referring to the smell of...

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LOFT BEDS GROW UP

Mar 2, 2016 by

LOFT BEDS GROW UP

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Furniture If you have the ceiling height to accommodate them, loft beds are great...

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NOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OWN ARTI...

Mar 1, 2016 by

[Translate] CoeLux  VIA FUTURISM In Brief Using nanoparticles, CoeLux accurately simulates sunlight anytime and anywhere, creating an...

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APARTMENT OFFERS BEST OF ONE B...

Feb 17, 2016 by

APARTMENT OFFERS BEST OF ONE BEDROOM AND STUDIO LIVING

[Translate] David Friedlander Architecture One of the drawbacks of having a sealed-off bedroom is that it becomes a non-operational...

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THE WORLD’S FIRST ZERO-C...

Feb 17, 2016 by

THE WORLD’S FIRST ZERO-CARBON CITY IS A BIG FAILURE

[Translate] Shutterstock By Katie Herzog GRIST Masdar was supposed to be the world’s first zero-carbon city. Developers envisioned a...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Jan 19, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (JANUARY 1 – 15)

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor Can a Professionally Designed Garden Add Value to Your Home? – The Huffington Post, 1/4/15 “This...

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A STUNNING NEW SKI COMPLEX IN ...

Jan 19, 2016 by

A STUNNING NEW SKI COMPLEX IN SLOVENIA

[Translate] THE DIRT BY JARED GREEN At the end of last year, a beautiful ski complex opened in Planica, a historic skiing center in...

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DESIGN FORECAST

Jan 14, 2016 by

DESIGN FORECAST

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Anti-ownership, holography, and revisiting hippie values: Curators, critics, experts, designers, and...

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BOOST YOUR SUSTAINABLE CITY AM...

Jan 12, 2016 by

BOOST YOUR SUSTAINABLE CITY AMBITIONS

[Translate]  THE DIRT BY JARED GREEN The American Architectural Foundation’s Sustainable Cities Design Academy (SCDA) is looking for...

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SO YOU’RE A MINIMALIST. ...

Jan 11, 2016 by

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Behavior Minimalism and tiny house living have really taken off as mainstream topics in...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Jan 6, 2016 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (DECEMBER 16-31)

[Translate] Landscape Architecture in the News Highlights (December 16 – 31) THE DIRT  by J.R. Taylor New York Has Solved the Problem...

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THE AUTHENTIC GARDEN

Jan 6, 2016 by

THE AUTHENTIC GARDEN

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Liz Camuti In The Authentic Garden: Naturalistic and Contemporary Landscape Design, Richard Hartlage,...

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SELF-SUSTAINING, RESILIENT COA...

Dec 27, 2015 by

SELF-SUSTAINING, RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITY NEAR BOSTON

[Translate] Paul Lukez Architecture and team are designing a self-sustaining, resilient coastal community near Boston   by Cat...

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A KINDER, GREENER NEW YORK CIT...

Dec 18, 2015 by

A KINDER, GREENER NEW YORK CITY

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture Living in New York City can be many things: exciting, dynamic, culturally...

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GARDEN CITY, MEGA CITY

Dec 16, 2015 by

GARDEN CITY, MEGA CITY

[Translate] by The Dirt Contributor An increase in density doesn’t have to mean a decrease in the quality of life. Quality of life...

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