Category: Events
Posted by James on 6/25/2009 7:33:00 AM
CA Boom and Dwell on Design go head to head in 2009
It's on in Los Angeles! Two monster design shows going head to head! They're gonna knock the ever lovin' prefab out of each other! The battle of the century! The rumble in the... ah never mind...
We've given you the low down--see the links below to review and for L+L discount codes to buy tickets online. Better hurry. It all starts tomorrow.
Link: Dwell on Design 2009 (L+L)
Link: CA Boom 2009 (L+L)
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Category: Misc
Posted by James on 6/24/2009 3:25:00 PM
How Things Work, About Stuff
"From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever."
©Tides Foundation & Funders Workgroup for Sustainable Production and Consumption
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Category: Announcements
Posted by James on 6/16/2009 9:56:00 PM
The world is ours!
Officially announcing Land+Living Maps; the world as we see it.
It is a work in progress with many more place marks to come... yup, there are lots of holes in our map. But eventually no matter where you find yourself in the world, L+L will have your back. A lofty goal perhaps, but that's how we roll. Oh yeah, and you'll see embedded maps accompanying many of our posts from here on out--not to mention the maps we've added to archived posts as well--so you can see where stuff is located, and what's around it.
Happy exploring!
Link: Land+Living Maps
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Category: Landscape
Posted by James on 6/9/2009 12:03:00 PM
The elevated railway turned park opened today
 Section 1 of the High Line (from Gansevoort Street to 20th Street) opened today: Tuesday, June 9, 2009.
This fact is nearly a miracle when you consider not only the idea of turning an abandoned New York City elevated railway into a public park and all of the hurdles involved to make it possible, but it is especially amazing that the project was built to such a high quality of design and execution.
The design, inspired by the melancholic, found beauty of this postindustrial ruin which was reclaimed by nature, is led by landscape architect James Corner Field Operations, with Diller Scofidio + Renfro Architects. The landscape is designed by Field Operations with the consultation of the master Dutch planting designer Piet Oudolf. The reinterpretation of this urban relic imagined by James Corner Field Operations and the design team is a brilliant blend of preservation, innovation, conservation, restoration, and orignal modern design.
Lead designer/landscape architects: James Corner Field Operations
Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro Architects
Planting specialist: Piet Oudolf
Lighting: L’Observatoire International
Link: The High Line
Article: NY Times - Renovated High Line Now Open for Strolling
[photos, video, interactive]
Book: Designing the High Line: Gansevoort Street to 30th Street
Related: The Standard NYC (L+L 4/9/2009)
Related: "Down-to-Earth Masterpieces of Public Landscape Design" (L+L 5/5/2005)
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Category: Events
Posted by James on 6/8/2009 10:47:00 PM
The West Coast's Largest Modern Design Event
Back in Los Angeles for the second time, the modern design showcase will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from June 26 through 28. If those dates ring a bell, that's because CA Boom has gone head-to-head with Dwell... like any good parent, we're taking the easy way out and telling you we love them both just as much, just in different ways. And we love you too, so our loyal readers save a bit of green with our special L+L discount codes:
Up to 60% savings on Exhibition Plus - Save $15. Code: DWELL9LAND
Up to 33% savings on Dwell Conference Plus - Save $50 (not valid with Early Bird). Code: DWELL972E
What is Dwell on Design? Well, it's a big event with lots going on, but here's the skinny: Dwell on Design will feature an expansive exhibition, design conference, home tours, curated exhibitions, and special events. It looks great. We've outlined a bit more after the jump, but that's just to whet your whistle. Check out the official website for lots of details.
Link: Dwell on Design
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Category: Events
Posted by James on 6/8/2009 10:02:00 PM
Buy 'em now
This year you have the ultimate decision... to CA Boom 2009 or to Dwell on Design? Yes, this year CA Boom is a bit later than usual, but it promises to be the best one yet. So make your decision (or split your time perhaps), but we'll help you save a few bucks along the way. That's right, enter discount code "Land" and save $4 off the $20 advance admission price on the web. Do it.
Link: Buy CA Boom tickets
Discount code: Land
Previously: CA Boom 2009
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Category: Architecture
Posted by James on 4/30/2009 5:27:00 PM
Abstracted Victoriana
 A tired San Francisco Victorian duplex is transformed by Oakland firm Envelope Architecture + Design in collaboration with owner and interior designer Claire Bigbie and landscape designer Flora Grubb.
Claire, a RISD trained designer, purchased this Noe Valley duplex in 2005 with her partner Jay Shapiro after returning to the US from London (where she worked for the hip interior design studio Precious McBane) to take a position as the style editor for ReadyMade Magazine. The house was in need of serious renovation, and the resulting project transformed the typical series of dark, cellular rooms into contemporary live/work spaces which respects the existing historic fabric while re-imagining the altered structure. Three days after Claire and Jay moved in, Claire began consulting on projects with Envelope A+D where she now leads the interiors component of the collaborative design process.
Architecture Firm: Envelope A+D
Landscape: Flora Grubb
Article: NY Times - When Skaters Grow Up by Penelope Green
Photo Gallery: NY Times
Photography: Todd Hido
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Category: Architecture
Posted by James on 4/29/2009 7:49:00 AM
Winner of the 2009 Mies van der Rohe Award
This landmark building in Oslo by Snøhetta (Kjetil Trædal Thorsen, Tarald Lundevall, Craig Dykers) is the
largest cultural centre built in Norway in 700 years. The competion brief stated that the operahouse should be monumental in it’s expression. Snøhetta's interpretation of monumentality is a concept of togetherness, joint ownership, easy and open access for all which is manifested in the warping roof plane making the an extended piece of civic public space. Monumentality is achieved through wide horizontal extension and not verticality. Integral to the 1,000-room interior, which is largely lined with crafted woodwork (using the traditions of Norwegian boat builders), are a number of art commissions interwoven into the structural fabric, including a cloakroom, a collaboration with their 2007 Serpentine Pavilion collaborator Olafur Eliasson.
The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe announced today that the Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Oslo, Norway by Snøhetta is the winner of the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2009.
Link: Snøhetta
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Category: Architecture
Posted by James on 4/21/2009 10:45:00 AM
Audio: A discussion with Frank Gehry and Architecture for Humanity’s Cameron Sinclair.
Will an architecture of "excess" will be replaced by one of "relevance?" Frances Anderton talks to Cameron Sinclair (Co-founder of Architecture for Humanity) and Frank Gehry. Listen below:
Via: KCRW
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Category: Furniture
Posted by James on 4/20/2009 8:58:00 PM
Emeco and Frank Gehry, together again... for a cause
Emeco and Frank Gehry have collaborated in the development a one-of-a-kind large scale bench which will be presented during the Salone del Mobile in Milan, April 22-27 2009. If you want it, you won't be able to just place your order with DWR... Tuyomyo is a unique piece which will be auctioned in December, 2009. Funds raised will go towards the creation a million dollar fund called, Leslie Gehry Brenner Award, to honor Frank’s late daughter in support of the work of the Hereditary Disease Foundation.
For the design, Gehry’s mandate was simple, "The form has to be free and light. It must be structural, and at the same time poetic. And a little dangerous." And indeed it is... the project was truly an experiment pushing the boundaries of aluminum fabrication and paving the way for possible new products. The bench measures 3 meters long, weighs 122 pounds, and is composed of 80% recycled aluminum formed using aircraft manufacturing technology.
Link: Emeco
Link: Hereditary
Disease Foundation
Designer: Frank Gehry
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