4 Ways Gardens Can Go Beyond A...

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[Translate] Our landscapes can play an even more meaningful role if we rethink their purpose Benjamin Vogt Houzz Contributor. I own...

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DESIGN NEEDS A SOCIAL CONSCIEN...

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[Translate] Metropolis Magazine The drive to improve living conditions for all life should be at the center of contemporary...

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EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ...

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[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green Tactical Urbanism: Short-term Action for Long-term Change, a new book by urban planners Mike...

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RIVER CITIES OFFER LESSONS ON ...

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[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green “We can consider rivers as city-making landscapes,” said Thaisa Way, ASLA, professor of landscape...

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Re-Imagining A City: Temporary...

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[Translate]   by Emily Peckenham, INHABITAT San Francisco recently played host to a 3-day explosion of interactive street art...

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DESIGNING THE FUTURE WITH REAL...

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[Translate] THE DIRT by Yoshi Silverstein   “What gives you hope that a sustainable future is possible?” In Designed for the Future:...

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What would you do if money wer...

May 13, 2015 by

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Behavior The above question is one few of us feel the space to contemplate. Mortgage and...

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The New Office Landscape: 5 Wa...

May 13, 2015 by

[Translate] Point of View  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Cora Lewis Haworth’s Bluescape is a cloud-based software that turns an office...

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What Do Seniors Need in Parks?

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[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green The senior population is growing. By 2050, a third of the U.S. will be 65 and older. The World...

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Seattle Layers Nature and Infr...

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[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Seattle has long been an innovator in layering built and natural infrastructure so the two more...

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Ikea imagines a refrigerator-f...

May 5, 2015 by

[Translate] IKEA Designs the Ultra-Efficient Kitchen of the Future X by Charley Cameron, INHABITAT From bio-refrigerators that cool...

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Boston’s airport is going gree...

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[Translate] Shutterstock By Suzanne Jacobs GRIST Boston’s Logan International Airport has decided to go green, an ambitious task...

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Do Urban Growth Boundaries Wor...

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[Translate]   THE DIRT by Jared Green Urban growth boundaries are held up as one of the most effective tools for limiting...

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The Real Meaning of Inclusive ...

May 4, 2015 by

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine Q&A: Jeremy Myerson on the Real Meaning of Inclusive Design The director of the Helen Hamlyn...

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What if roads could be certifi...

Apr 29, 2015 by

[Translate] by Michelle Kennedy Hogan, INHABITAT With over four million miles of roads cris-crossing the nation, and as much as...

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Yesterday’s Future of Modular ...

Apr 28, 2015 by

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture This site has featured a number of modular, everything-included interior...

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What Has Your Time in the Gard...

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[Translate]  by The Dirt Contributor “I was in the cafeteria of the Men’s Maximum Security Facility in Cranston, Rhode Island, to...

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Man transforms a salvaged trai...

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Where The Streets Have No Cars

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[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Behavior It’s funny how transparent cars are in today’s cityscapes. They’re a given and...

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Communities Can Take Back Powe...

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[Translate] “[City Planning] approaches a community to do a zoning study, and many community board people say, okay,...

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Design Needs to Rid Itself of ...

Apr 17, 2015 by

[Translate] METROPOLIS magazine Samuel Medina Here, we republish a text by the designer Hella Jongerius and theorist...

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LIVING IN A SHOEBOX

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[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture Awesome French Micro Apartment is Awesome Continuing on yesterday’s theme of...

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First of Bystrup’s T-Pylons co...

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[Translate] 10 April, 2015 | By Laura Mark Previous thumbnails Next thumbnails [FIRST LOOK] The first T-Pylons designed by...

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Complete Streets Are a Bargain

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[Translate] by The Dirt Contributor Normal, check Illinois, generic doesn’t sound like a typical spring break destination—but for me,...

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Seattle’s Emerging EcoDistrict...

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[Translate]  by The Dirt Contributor EcoDistrict planning and design can accelerate local efforts to improve sustainability....

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Man Turns 70’s Airstream...

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[Translate]   click on image to see video Few things initiate personal transformation like a good old fashion emotional crisis....

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What Makes a Maker?

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[Translate] Metropolis Magazine From potters to politicians, find everyone today wants to be called a maker. What can designers...

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Snowboarder Living the Off-Gri...

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[Translate] David Friedlander Architecture A couple decades ago, snowboarder Mike Basich did what few are able to: he went pro,...

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A Studio Apartment that Doesn’...

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[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture Too often, thumb entering a studio apartment feels like entering someone’s...

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The “Mountain of Crap” Becomes...

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[Translate] THE DIRT by Yoshi Silverstein The “Mountain of Crap, ” the nickname for Hiriya landfill, and Freshkills share more than...

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