TRANSFORMING SPACE MUST BE SEE...

Apr 11, 2016 by

TRANSFORMING SPACE MUST BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture How LAAB fulfilled on the brief must be seen to be believed. Some of the...

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6 TINY HOMES UNDER $50,000 YOU...

Apr 9, 2016 by

6 TINY HOMES UNDER $50,000 YOU CAN BUY RIGHT NOW

[Translate] 6 Tiny Homes under $50,000 you can buy right now 21 hours ago  under Architecture, carousel showcase, Features, Gallery,...

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PRITZKER PRIZE WINNER ALEJANDR...

Apr 7, 2016 by

PRITZKER PRIZE WINNER ALEJANDRO ARAVENA RELEASES FREE HOUSING DESIGNS TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS

[Translate] INHABITAT by Lacy Cooke View Slideshow The world faces a staggering housing crisis. Three billion people live in cities,...

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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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YOU CAN ORDER HONOMOBO’S...

Apr 2, 2016 by

YOU CAN ORDER HONOMOBO’S PREFAB SHIPPING CONTAINER HOMES ON LINE

[Translate] by Lidija Grozdanic  INHABITAT View Slideshow Buying a new home can get stressful and costly – but it doesn’t...

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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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YOUR GARAGE IS WORTH AT LEAST ...

Mar 31, 2016 by

YOUR GARAGE IS WORTH AT LEAST $55,000

[Translate] RMI Authors Douglas Miller Sr. Associate Jonathan Walker Manager Burgeoning Possibilities to Add Valuable Space to Your...

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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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SF STARTUP: FILLING IN URBAN C...

Mar 30, 2016 by

SF STARTUP: FILLING IN URBAN CRACKS WITH OFFICE SPACE

[Translate] David Friedlander  LIFE EDITED Architecture The small space conversation is generally in reference to housing size. Yes...

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A VISION FOR SMARTER PUBLIC SP...

Mar 25, 2016 by

A VISION FOR SMARTER PUBLIC SPACES

[Translate] THE DIRT   by Jared Green Smarter public spaces / Arup Some designers and engineers want to bring high-speed Wi-Fi to as...

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THE FULLY FUNCTIONAL AIRPORT T...

Mar 24, 2016 by

THE FULLY FUNCTIONAL AIRPORT THAT RUNS ENTIRELY ON SOLAR POWER

[Translate] GreenM   VIA FUTURISM In Brief At Cochin International Airport, it takes 46,000 solar panels to ensure that the entire...

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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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THE GREEN TEAM: MAKING SPACE I...

Mar 24, 2016 by

THE GREEN TEAM: MAKING SPACE IN NEW YORK CITY

[Translate] Grace Lo METROPOLIS MAGAZINE View of Park Avenue, looking north from Union Square. Summer Streets takes New...

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BRINGING LIFE TO MORIBUND SHOP...

Mar 24, 2016 by

BRINGING LIFE TO MORIBUND SHOPPING MALLS

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture No structure better represents consumer culture like the shopping mall. For...

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SUSTAINABLE CITIES INITIATIVE

Mar 23, 2016 by

SUSTAINABLE CITIES INITIATIVE

[Translate] GBCI Now Developing SITES AP  by The Dirt Contributor SITES / GBCI In a recent Green Business Certifications Inc. (GBCI)...

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10 PARKS THAT CHANGED AMERICA

Mar 23, 2016 by

[Translate] THE DIRT  by Jared Green PBS will broadcast a new documentary, 10 Parks That Changed America, on April 12th. Produced by...

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HAS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FAI...

Mar 23, 2016 by

HAS LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE FAILED?

[Translate] by The Dirt Contributor Welcome to the Anthropocene / The Topograph “A sense of crisis has brought us together. What is...

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LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE IN THE ...

Mar 21, 2016 by

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

[Translate] THE DIRT   by J.R. Taylor Buffalo Bayou Park, Houston / Jon Shapley, The Houston Chronicle Saving Water Is So Hot Right...

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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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ARCHITECTURE FOR PEOPLE, NOT M...

Mar 19, 2016 by

[Translate] Point of View  Nikos A. Salingaros METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Traditional corridors employ natural light and numerous,...

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BUILDING FOR EXCLUSION

Mar 19, 2016 by

BUILDING FOR EXCLUSION

[Translate] “Can we afford to leave massive groups of people out of urban regeneration?” asks Metropolis editor in chief...

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MICRO PRE-FAB KASITA GOES LIVE

Mar 19, 2016 by

MICRO PRE-FAB KASITA GOES LIVE

[Translate] David Friedlander   LIFE EDITED Architecture There is no shortage of innovative designs that never see the light of day....

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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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WETLAND RESTORATION: A NEW DRI...

Mar 15, 2016 by

WETLAND RESTORATION: A NEW DRIVER FOR DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA?

[Translate] Zach Mortice  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE The bird viewing corridor is designed to blend into its surroundings, and to reduce...

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BIGGER THAN BUILDINGS

Mar 15, 2016 by

BIGGER THAN BUILDINGS

[Translate] METROPOLIS MAGAZINE A probing exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture mines an alternative definition of...

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THESE PREFABRICATED mnmMOD WAL...

Mar 14, 2016 by

THESE PREFABRICATED mnmMOD WALL PANELS COULD REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY WE BUILD

[Translate]                                      Photo via mnmMOD by Charlie Radka  INHABITAT Imagine a building material that...

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