SANTA MONICA: THE CITY THAT WA...

Aug 18, 2015 by

SANTA MONICA: THE CITY THAT WANTS TO DESIGN ITSELF HAPPIER

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN With sun and sea, prosperity and progressive politics, residents of this enclave west of Los Angeles appear...

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NATURE: THE SAVIOR OF CITIES?

Aug 15, 2015 by

NATURE: THE SAVIOR OF CITIES?

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Yoshi Silverstein In my first year studying for a landscape architecture degree, our textbook for a course...

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BALANCING OLD AND NEW ON ALEXA...

Aug 8, 2015 by

BALANCING OLD AND NEW ON ALEXANDRIA’S HISTORIC WATERFRONT

[Translate] THE DIRT by Liz Camuti A new master plan for Old Town, the historic center of Alexandria, Virginia, just a few miles from...

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COWORKING SPACES COMBAT THE WO...

Aug 5, 2015 by

COWORKING SPACES COMBAT THE WORK-AT-HOME BLUES

[Translate] Tamy Cozier  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Located at 80 Maiden Lane in Lower Manhattan, the Freelancers Union Halll is a coworking...

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DESIGNING OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACE...

Jul 27, 2015 by

DESIGNING OUTDOOR PUBLIC SPACES IS VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF OUR CITIES

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine The vice president of design and marketing at Landscape Forms calls on the outdoor-furniture industry...

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SAVING LIVES WITH SMART URBAN ...

Jul 27, 2015 by

[Translate] THE DIRT by Liz Camuti Globally, 1.24 million people are killed in traffic accidents every year, with more than 90...

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LABYRINTHS FOR HEALTHCARE: APP...

Jul 26, 2015 by

LABYRINTHS FOR HEALTHCARE: APPROACH WITH CAUTION

[Translate] Labyrinths for Healthcare: Ap  by The Dirt Contributor Labyrinths have become increasingly popular in healthcare settings...

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A POST-INDUSTRIAL STONEHENGE R...

Jul 26, 2015 by

A POST-INDUSTRIAL STONEHENGE RISES IN SCOTLAND

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Liz Camuti As Scotland becomes one of the first countries to run solely on renewable energy, communities...

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SHELTERS FOR NEPAL EARTHQUAKE ...

Jul 24, 2015 by

Charles Lai and Takehiko Suzuki collaborated with AONA architecture studio and the One Village Focus Funds charity to deliver the design to a remote area of Nepal, where a team of four paid workers and 10 volunteers constructed the prototype.

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THE RISE OF THE MINIMALIST MIL...

Jul 24, 2015 by

THE RISE OF THE MINIMALIST MILLIONAIRE

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture   Aside from its inherent space and energy efficiency, compact living–or...

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CALIFORNIA SAYS GOODBYE TO THE...

Jul 19, 2015 by

CALIFORNIA SAYS GOODBYE TO THE SPRAWLING ORNAMENTAL LAWN

[Translate] New state rules will effectively limit turfgrass to 25 percent of the landscape in most new and renovated yards Annie...

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THE POLITICS OF GREEN INFRASTR...

Jul 16, 2015 by

THE POLITICS OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN D.C.

[Translate] THE DIRT by Liz Camuti While the Potomac and the Anacostia Rivers gave birth to the District of Columbia, they have...

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TRANSPARENT SLEEPING CAPSULES ...

Jul 11, 2015 by

TRANSPARENT SLEEPING CAPSULES SUSPENDED ABOVE PERU’S SACRED VALLEY

[Translate]   DESIGNBOOM   hanging from a sheer cliff face in peru’s sacred valley of cuzco, three transparent capsules...

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ALL TOGETHER NOW: DESIGNING AN...

Jul 10, 2015 by

ALL TOGETHER NOW: DESIGNING AN OFFICE FOR DIFFERENT GENERATIONS

[Translate] Tamy Cozier  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE HOK’s design for Millward Brown’s Chicago offices seamlessly links...

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THREE MORE FOR THE ROAD

Jul 10, 2015 by

THREE MORE FOR THE ROAD

[Translate] LIFE EDITEDDAVID FRIEDLANDER Many people think about stopping their workaday lives, downsizing and lightening their...

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BORDER CROSSING TOOLS FOR CLAN...

Jul 7, 2015 by

BORDER CROSSING TOOLS FOR CLANDESTINE IMMIGRANTS

[Translate]   interview with brazilian designers fernando + humberto campana jul 07, 2015 marta monge crafts border crossing...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: MAKE YOU...

Jun 27, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS: MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD

[Translate] by The Dirt Contributor We work in a small, but timely profession. Our potential to impact the neighborhoods,...

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SHOULD I REPLACE MY BROWN LAWN...

Jun 20, 2015 by

[Translate] Shutterstock By Ask Umbra GRIST Q. I haven’t watered my lawn since 2009. Though we have drought here in California, I...

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PLANS REVEALED FOR MAD’S...

Jun 19, 2015 by

PLANS REVEALED FOR MAD’S HILLSIDE VILLAGE IN LOS ANGELES

[Translate] all images courtesy of MAD architects       MAD architects has revealed ‘8600 wilshire’, a project located...

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AN END TO FORGETTABLE STORMWAT...

Jun 19, 2015 by

AN END TO FORGETTABLE STORMWATER MANAGEMENT?

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Liz Camuti As our climate becomes more unpredictable, finding better ways to manage stormwater is crucial...

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BABY, YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR

Jun 18, 2015 by

BABY, YOU CAN DRIVE MY CAR

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Point of View Mason Riddle Nissan’s Autonomous Drive concept car The future of driving is...

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THE CHALLENGES OF PROVIDING PU...

Jun 11, 2015 by

THE CHALLENGES OF PROVIDING PUBLIC SPACE WITH PRIVATE FUNDS

[Translate] THE DIRT by Liz Camuti In an age of ample private wealth and an increasingly constrained public sector, a number of...

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GBCI Launches SITES, its Newly...

Jun 11, 2015 by

GBCI Launches SITES, its Newly Acquired Rating System for Sustainable Landscapes

[Translate]  The Dirt Contributor The Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) has launched its newly acquired SITES rating system,...

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RECLAIM YOUR LIFE FROM TECH WI...

Jun 5, 2015 by

RECLAIM YOUR LIFE FROM TECH WITH THIS PEPPER GRINDER

[Translate]    LIFE EDITED Behavior It’s becoming harder to ignore the fact that pervasive technology use is having a corrosive...

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SEATTLE’S SMART PLAN TO ...

Jun 5, 2015 by

SEATTLE’S SMART PLAN TO REMAKE ITS STREETS

[Translate] Daniel Penner Seattle: City of the Future By Greg Hanscom   GRIST On Tuesday, March 24, an overturned fish truck turned...

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MILKYOUNG KIM’S FRACTAL ...

Jun 4, 2015 by

MILKYOUNG KIM’S FRACTAL LANDSCAPES

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green “This is the image that sits above my computer screen. It’s a fractal form, which explains how...

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COMMEMORATING LOSS THROUGH TOU...

Jun 4, 2015 by

COMMEMORATING LOSS THROUGH TOUCH

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green “Memorials are transitional spaces, which can reduce post-traumatic stress disorder,” said...

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SANTA MONICA’S BIG BLUE ...

Jun 2, 2015 by

SANTA MONICA’S BIG BLUE BUS STOP

[Translate] A cheery public infrastructure initiative aims to make bus travel more enjoyable. Katherine Allen   METROPOLIS MAGAZINE...

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WHICH HARDWARE STORE IS THE GR...

May 28, 2015 by

WHICH HARDWARE STORE IS THE GREENEST?

[Translate] Tim Green By Ask Umbra   GRIST Q. As a new homeowner, there are many home improvement items I have needed to purchase...

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Dirty Money

May 26, 2015 by

Dirty Money

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine / May 2015 / Dirty Money An artist’s response to a design icon from the Gilded Age is also a...

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