Category: Architecture
Posted by James on 5/31/2005 8:33:00 PM
New York Times features Allied Works project in near Sun Valley, Idaho
 If you are familiar with Land+Living, you know that we can't resist modern mountain architecture, and this just leaves us begging for more.
An article by Christopher Hawthorne in the NY Times features a modern residence in Ketchum by Portland, Oregon based Allied Works. The firm's website features only one teeny-tiny image of this project, but thankfully the Times has a slideshow accompanying their article.
Allied Works managed to sneak an aggressively contemporary house into Sun Valley, where the architectural style might be called hunting-lodge chic on steroids.
Enjoy.
Firm: Allied Works Architecture
Article: NY Times - Sun Valley Surprise: Chalet So Spare
Originally posted 2/16/2005
UPDATE: Allied Works has updated their website and now offers some detailed text and amazing images of the house including sketches and models in design development, construction shots and the completed project. We've added a few images, including a reduced plan by request. Please visit Allied Works' website for much more.
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Category: Outdoor
Posted by Anthony on 5/31/2005 4:11:00 PM
Not your dad's firepit
 Ever wonder what happens to old decommissioned propane tanks? We always did (well, not really, but we wish we could say we did). On that note, John T. Unger did and he did something we could only dream of doing: He cuts them up and makes one very cool fire pit out of them. With flames no less. Flames, so hot right now. We're diggin' it John!
"The Great Bowl of Fire is cut from quarter inch thick steel— you could hit it with a car and it wouldn't notice. Your car would though, so I don't really recommend such extreme product testing. A better idea might be to chuck it off the roof, but please be careful getting it up there, it's very heavy."
Link: Artbuzz [Thanks, John!]
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Category: Landscape
Posted by James on 5/31/2005 3:22:00 PM
Harborside park created from a former oil tank facility on North Sydney's Waverton Peninsula
 Led by landscape architect and urban designer Adrian McGregor, Sydney and Newcastle based mcgregor+partners are proponents of a new genre of environmentally focused landscape architecture which they frame within a modernist design approach.
This recent project, officially opened on March 12, 2005, is the first of three former industrial sites on the Waverton Peninsula to be transformed.
Firm: mcgregor+partners [Thanks, Tennille!]
Link: North Sydney Council BP Site Parkland
Images: Prior condition & remediation (pdf)
Images: Site construction (pdf)
Images: Opening (pdf)
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Category: Landscape
Posted by James on 5/27/2005 10:05:00 AM
USC Landscape Studio: projects by Harmil Raikhy, Kay Sales and Naomi Sanders
 The saga continues... sorry for the brief delay. I had been waiting in hopes of adding some more images which I will explain below.
And as the review continued on, we were plied with Jesus Juice... ahem... actually, we were treated to tasty homemade wine. Apparently one of the students makes batches of wine aged in her closet... quite impressive really.
This entry will complete the feature on the BrownLAb studio, and I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to see the work of this hardworking group of students. These small images and brief descriptions presented here are barely a glimpse into this vast project.
BrownLAb - Part I
BrownLAb - Part II
BrownLAb - Part III
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Category: Furniture
Posted by James on 5/26/2005 4:16:00 PM
Folded aluminum lounge chair
 We've seen the molded plywood version before, but we were not aware of this powder coated aluminum bad boy.
Designed by Toronto-based architects Brigitte Shim and Howard Sutcliffe, the chair is suitable for outdoor use. The ply version has a base price of $2,225 (Canadian), but a price is not listed for the metallic variety.
Designers: Shim-Sutcliffe Architects
Manufacturer: Nienkämper
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Category: Landscape
Posted by James on 5/26/2005 8:45:00 AM
Web exhibition for MoMA's landscape design showcase
 The Groundswell exhibit at MoMA may be closed, but it lives in digital form.
This website features images and information of all twenty-three projects from the show organized around an interactive world map. Six of the projects are explored in detail.
Link: Groundswell MoMA
Via: The Dirt
Reference: Groundswell (Land+Living)
Reference: More Groundswell (Land+Living)
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Category: Landscape
Posted by James on 5/25/2005 1:14:00 PM
Landscape designers from around the world compete at the Chelsea Flower Show in London
 The famous annual garden show at Chelsea is now open, and the garden design winners have been announced. Here are a few of our favorites from the winners list.
Link: Chelsea 2005 awards
Link: Chelsea Flower Show 2005
Link: BBC Coverage of the Chelsea Flower Show
Reference: Chelsea 2005 (Land+Living)
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Category: Landscape
Posted by James on 5/25/2005 9:43:00 AM
USC Landscape Studio: projects by Jillian Morgan, Amy Morie and Ray Nagahata
 About half way through the review, we were treated to goodies from India Sweets and Spices... mmm mmm mmmmm. I wish I could share the same with you since we are now half way through our coverage of the studio, but sorry to say you're on your own.
Let's get back to the relevant topic. Part of the research for the studio included the study of brownfield and reclamation precedents including Westergasfabriek, the High Line, work by Peter Latz, etc. These kinds of projects are very exciting and make landscape architecture so very relevant in the world.
BrownLAb - Part I
BrownLAb - Part II
BrownLAb - Part IV
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Category: Misc
Posted by James on 5/25/2005 8:27:00 AM
Your feeble CAD skills are no match for the power of the Dark Side
 According to entertainment gossip that is circulating (see 1, 2, 3, etc.), actor Hayden Christensen is considering giving up acting (and the Dark Side) to become... an architect." Psst... Hayden... I've got news for you... architecture IS the dark side.
Funny, so many people would say that they would like to be an actors. And for some reason, actors want to be architects (i.e. Brad Pitt). I think that neither profession is quite as exciting as the wannabes suspect.
But, Hayden, if you want to trade your Star Wars earnings for my MArch and CAD workstation, you've got a deal... as long as I get the lightsaber too.
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Category: Commentary
Posted by James on 5/24/2005 9:11:00 AM
"Cultural brainwashing"
 It has been a little while since we have visited this topic, but an article in Metropolis by Karrie Jacobs ties into some issues we have touched on here before... so nice of Karrie to help us weave some things together.
The article covers some territory we have crossed before with some nice observations and observations. She provides a critique of the "need to use the past as a sort of architectural tranquilizer" and takes a look at the lifestyle center phenomenon, specifically talking about Victoria Gardens (see Downtown Mauled Part I & Part II). Though I would disagree with her stance which places blame for architectural pastiche squarely on New Urbanism as its agenda is more spatial than aesthetic.
Article: Metropolis - The Manchurian Main Street
Via: Planetizen
Reference: It's a Crock(er) (Land+Living)
Reference: Reality Bites (Land+Living)
And more L+L references to be found in Commentary
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