GROWING OLD TOGETHER AND IN ST...

Oct 5, 2015 by

GROWING OLD TOGETHER AND IN STYLE, AND IN THE CITY

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture Last week I posted about the Cheesecake Cohousing Consortium–an 11 person...

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CARLO RATTI DISCUSSES SMART CI...

Oct 5, 2015 by

CARLO RATTI DISCUSSES SMART CITIES AND THE CONVERGENCE OF OUR DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL WORLDS

[Translate] Network Society Interview:   FUTURISM Carlo Ratti is the Director of the MIT Senseable City Lab and Founding Partner of...

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OOPS! WE DESTROYED AFFORDABLE ...

Oct 5, 2015 by

OOPS! WE DESTROYED AFFORDABLE MARKET-RATE HOUSING. OUR BAD.

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture This site has long followed Seattle’s ongoing micro-apartment saga. Here’s a...

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BEIJING DESIGN WEEK – FU...

Oct 3, 2015 by

BEIJING DESIGN WEEK – FUTURE OF HUTONG

[Translate] DESIGNBOOM during beijing design week 2015, designers, architects and innovators from across the world have come together...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Oct 1, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS–SEPT. 16 – 30

[Translate] THE DIRT   by J.R. Taylor Sunday Conversation with Shane Coen, Landscape Architect – The Star Tribune, 9/19/15...

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THIS GUY BUILT HIS OWN TINY HO...

Sep 29, 2015 by

[Translate] Michaael Kenned Hogan, INHABITAT   Everywhere you look these days, some high-end designer is coming up with a pricey way...

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7,500 AFFORDABLE FLOATING HOME...

Sep 29, 2015 by

7,500 AFFORDABLE FLOATING HOMES COULD HELP FIGHT LONDON’S CRIPPLING HOUSING CRISIS

[Translate] by Lidija Grozdanic, INHABITAT These prefab floating houses are meant to populate disused spaces along 50 miles of...

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What To Do with Lost Spaces Un...

Sep 26, 2015 by

What To Do with Lost Spaces Under NYC’s Elevated Bridges, Highways, Subway Tracks, and Rail Lines?

[Translate] Susan Chin  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Broadway and Flushing Avenue under the elevated JMZ subway line in Brooklyn.  Photo...

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GROWING OLD TOGETHER AND IN ST...

Sep 25, 2015 by

GROWING OLD TOGETHER AND IN STYLE

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: the conversation about compact,...

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THIS 12-METER TALL 3D PRINTER ...

Sep 23, 2015 by

THIS 12-METER TALL 3D PRINTER IS FOR MAKING HOUSES

[Translate] Kif Leswing  FUTURISM In Brief An Italian engineering group called WASP has built a 12-meter tall 3D printer to...

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ALI CHEN BATTLES CALIFORNIA DR...

Sep 22, 2015 by

ALI CHEN BATTLES CALIFORNIA DROUGHT WITH GRASSROOTS ‘CACTIVISM’

[Translate] DESIGNBOOM         as california prepares itself for another year in drought conditions american and...

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LOW ENERGY HOUSE IN BOHEMIAN C...

Sep 22, 2015 by

LOW ENERGY HOUSE IN BOHEMIAN COUNTRYSIDE

[Translate]   DESIGNBOOM  bohemian countryside all images courtesy of ASGK design       located on a piece of...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Sep 19, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (SEPT. 1-15)

[Translate] THE DIRT by J.R. Taylor The True Story of Kudzu, the Vine That Never Truly Ate the South – Smithsonian Magazine,...

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REMAKE LOS ANGELES’ OLDE...

Sep 18, 2015 by

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Pershing Square Park is Los Angeles’ oldest park. First opened in 1867 as St. Vincent’s Park,...

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MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT SKYSCRAP...

Sep 17, 2015 by

MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT SKYSCRAPERS ARE BEING BUILT THAN EVER BEFORE. BUT THERE’S A CATCH.A

[Translate] re Being Built Than Ever Before. But There’s a Catch. Green building is a booming industry, but it’s still a...

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CREATING COMMUNITIES

Sep 14, 2015 by

CREATING COMMUNITIES

[Translate] Metropolis Magazine In America, nineteen million low-income families are “housing insecure.” Housing specialist Katie...

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“ARCHITECTURE IS LOSING ...

Sep 14, 2015 by

“ARCHITECTURE IS LOSING ITS CAPACITY TO INSPIRE PEOPLE”

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Chicago-based architects Design With Company on why buildings should reframe and celebrate the...

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MARTHA’S VINEYARD HOME A...

Sep 12, 2015 by

MARTHA’S VINEYARD HOME AS MOVABLE CONCRETE BLOCKS

[Translate] DESIGNBOOM sep 05, 2015 peter rose constructs martha’s vineyard property as movable concrete blocks photography by chuck...

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IN QUEST FOR HOME, MAN CHOOSES...

Sep 11, 2015 by

IN QUEST FOR HOME, MAN CHOOSES TO BUILD RATHER THAN BORROW

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture If you didn’t know it already, the modern home-ownership model is pretty...

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THE WORLD’S LARGEST GREE...

Sep 9, 2015 by

THE WORLD’S LARGEST GREEN ROOF IN SILICON VALLEY

[Translate] 0 all images courtesy of the hills at vallco       uruguayan architect rafael viñoly has unveiled plans to...

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HISTORY, VEGETATION, HAPPINESS...

Sep 6, 2015 by

HISTORY, VEGETATION, HAPPINESS … YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT MAKES A CITY ATTRACTIVE

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but is it all cities need to be attractive? Readers shared their...

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World’s Biggest Economie...

Sep 5, 2015 by

World’s Biggest Economies Devise Plan That Spells Doom for Planet Earth

[Translate] Experts warn that the G20’s massive infrastructure plan will cause “rapid ecological deterioration.” By...

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DESIGN A NEW HUB FOR DEAF CULT...

Sep 5, 2015 by

DESIGN A NEW HUB FOR DEAF CULTURE

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Gallaudet University, the only liberal arts university in the world that teaches its students in...

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SILICON VALLEY REINVENTS THE M...

Sep 5, 2015 by

SILICON VALLEY REINVENTS THE MALL

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green As malls die off around the country, and more people shop online, new shopping center models...

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STYLISH LITTLE HOUSE FIT FOR A...

Sep 4, 2015 by

STYLISH LITTLE HOUSE FIT FOR A FAMILY

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture While it’s a nice idea to think a family could live in a sub 300 sq ft tiny...

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MAD presents cloud corridor re...

Sep 2, 2015 by

MAD presents cloud corridor residences at the A+D museum’s inaugural exhibition

[Translate]   aug 28, 2015     in an exhibition currently on view at the A+D museum in LA, MAD architects has proposed...

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PUBLIC HOUSING: THE MYTH, THE ...

Sep 1, 2015 by

PUBLIC HOUSING: THE MYTH, THE FACTS, THE HBO SHOW

[Translate] The U.S. National Archives By Natalie Y. Moore GRIST HBO’s Show Me a Hero, which ended last night, cuts right to the...

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WHAT HAPPENED WHEN BRAD PITT A...

Aug 31, 2015 by

[Translate] By Peter Whoriskey WASHINGTON POST After Hurricane Katrina, movie star Brad Pitt descended on New Orleans to help rebuild...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS QUESTION ...

Aug 31, 2015 by

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS QUESTION GEHRY-LED LOS ANGELES RIVER MASTERPLAN

[Translate]  by The Dirt Contributor The Los Angeles landscape architecture and design community was surprised by the recent...

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CONVERSATION WITH SUSTAINER HO...

Aug 30, 2015 by

CONVERSATION WITH SUSTAINER HOMES ABOUT ZERO IMPACT LIVING

[Translate] 1 all images courtesy of sustainer homes         in the outskirts of amsterdam, there is a courages...

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