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Suburban AgricultureSwapping out lawn for plots to grow fruit and veggies is nothing new... my grandpa was doing it south of Detroit in the 60's.
Alt-Build Los AngelesMore than 100 exhibitors, along with panels and workshops, will be featured at the Alternative Building Materials and Design Expo on April 25th & 26th (free admission).
Anatomy of an IKEA Product"After building a lot of Ikea products, I decided to find out what's behind the Swedish company's design process."
Neutra's VDL Research House II"It could take $2 million to get the architect's personal residence restored and kept open for public tours." [photos]
Green roofs popping up in big cities"Suddenly, green roofs are sprouting across North America. Designed to curb air pollution, decrease energy expenses and reduce storm runoff, the environmentally friendly assemblies are adding a decidedly earthy element to urban skylines — a sign that the green roof industry is rapidly coming into its own."
Starck the worthlessPhilippe Starck has decided that "everything that I designed is absolutely unnecessary," and "I think my job is absolutely useless," which is quite convenient since he has made quite a nice living off of his worthless, useless, unnecessary shit.
Size mattersFresh Kills, The Belt Line, The Great Park, Shelby Farms and Red Mountain Park - five huge new parks currently planned or under construction across the US.
Without a Central Core, Can Mass Transit Work in L.A.?Los Angeles' Future in Mobility: Many Goals But Many Obstacles
‘Schindler’s Houses’A documentary film by German director Heinz Emigholz, (premiering at REDCAT in LA on April 7th), looks at 39 Southern California buildings designed by the Modernist architect.
London Calling... and they can top CA!"The mayor has pushed a carbon emissions charge that could cost drivers of gas guzzlers in the central city $50 a day." Woah, now doesn't that CA "climate mitigation fee" sound like a bargain?
Putting your money where your gas is?Voters will decide whether to approve a "climate change mitigation and adaptation fee" under a proposed law being debated by the state legislature. Sure would be nice to be able to take a train to LAX and to the beach, people!
And the Pritzker Prize of 2008 goes to...Dr. Evil with a French accent?! Sacrebleu, it's Jean Nouvel in his black leather outfit! Félicitations des gars de LandLiving...
Wham ram, thank you ma'amIs that the longest rammed-earth wall in North America? Or are you just happy to see me? The Nk’Mip Desert Cultural Center in Osoyoos, British Columbia by Hotson Bakker Boniface Haden Architects.
Nice Tower!Ouroussoff has an erection for Denari and other New York residential towers. [slideshow]
What Does Your City Say About You?Don't know, don't care actually... lost interest in the article before I read it. Friday afternoon... ya know.
Agro ParkDesigns from a recent competition for Shelby Farms Park in Memphis, Tennessee. "How can the agricultural past inform the design of an urban park?" Answers by Field Operations, Hargreaves Associates and Tom Leader Studio.
Brad and MeYeah, we're New Orleans. Brad was breaking ground on his Make It Right project on Monday. I've been drinking heavily.
The UnforeseenAccording to Kenneth Turan from the LA Times, this is an intelligent movie about the long-standing conflict between developers and environmentalists. Now if I could only find a theatre in Los Angeles where this is playing...
RebenIt's alive! A 100% natural environmentally remediating paint... it actually cleanses the air. Killer.
The prefab gets a makeoverEverybody loves pre-fad er... fab. An article which is a bit behind the times... at least as far as the title is concerned, but whatever. And we told you about the pre-fab zone coming up at CA Boom... and AH HA! The impetus for the article is revealed. Photos, you know you want to look at 'em.
Working for the devil"Western architects make a killing building monuments for regimes that you wouldn't want to bring home to meet the folks."
Art installation put up for listingAs a nice coincidence, after writing a post about it only few days ago, it seems that Wilson's Turning the Place Over installation and its building could gain English Heritage status and become listed. Excellent!
