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Olympic Sculpture ParkAn in depth interactive guide to the new waterfront park in Seattle designed by Weiss/Manfredi Architects and Landscape Architect Charles Anderson.
Laurel Canyon solitudeSome archiporn for the day - a slideshow of a modern house in Los Angeles designed by architects Mike Jacobs and Aaron Neubert.
Berlin Hauptbahnhof a bit shaky...Berlin's main train station (von Gerkan, Marg & Partner http://www.gmp-architekten.de) remained closed after a 2-ton steel beam had crashed onto the stairs at one of the building's entrances. The glass-and-steel structure built over five levels, Europe's largest multilevel train station, was opened in May.
A House Built Around a Tower of BooksOffice dA of Boston designed the renovation of a five-story town house for a rare book dealer and a chef/restaurateur.
Noir Mayne, Curvy Gehry, Brand-Name Apartments Dominate 2007"This may be the year when environmentally focused architecture gets serious."
TubeBelgium lighting design Alain Monnens (Idam) rethinks the fluorescent light with this hanging fixture.
Plug+Play Construction"Panels stuffed with wires and pipes, preassembled on a factory floor, make high tech green building a snap."
Built with wild abandon"The lot was a killer: Laurel Canyon traffic out front, a daunting hillside in back. But Corrine Glass took a chance anyway -- and got a house that quiets the urban din and embraces its natural side."
"Bye bye bad juju"Dwell magazine editorial staffer "Chelsea" pops by the most commented L+L post of all time to talk about Dwell's future, new editor, and more.
Plugging Into the Sun"Spurred by recent legislation that provides financial incentives — and by rising energy costs and, perhaps, by a lingering distrust of power companies in the aftermath of the California electricity crisis at the start of the decade — homeowners across the state have come to see solar power as a way to conserve money as well as natural resources."
"Dawdle this way - Who cares about getting to the other side when a bridge is this delightful?""The brand new Pedro and Ines footbridge over the Rio Mondego, linking two new urban parklands at Coimbra, is a quiet sensation..."
From grain silo to glacierLike the Alps, but in Iowa. A man transforms four silos into 70 foot high ice-climbing mountains. [images]
Swiss ambassador's residence by Stephen Holl and Justin RuessliMore Holl... NY architect Stephen Holl in partnership with Swiss architect Justin Ruessli designed a "Swiss island" in Washington D.C.
Steven Holl’s Dark Year Gets Brighter"I’m trying to make architecture with an intensity that is not normal, and in fact I have never been as busy as I am now." [images]
A relatively dark conversation with Frank Gehry."I think a lot of my colleagues lose it, lose that relevance in the spirit of serving their client, so that no matter what, they are serving the client. Even if the building they produce, that they think serves the client, doesn't really serve the client because it's not very good."
The first rule of car sharing is......you don't talk about car sharing...? Um, no, that wouldn't work so well. Here are some real thoughts about creating a market for 'off-duty' cars (or car sharing).
Skinny-ass refrigeratorThe Premium BioFresh No-Frost refridgerator made by Liebherr is very nicely designed slim appliance for those with a space crunch and those who don't need the wide-ass Sub-Zero PRO 48.
Brands and the Built Environment"Architecture and marketing come together in LA-based firm, (M)Arch."
Say Yes to Mess!I know I do. "Studies are piling up that show that messy desks are the vivid signatures of people with creative, limber minds and that messy closet owners are probably better parents and nicer and cooler than their tidier counterparts."
Get your Festivus pole right hereThe Wagner Companies based in Milwaukee manufactures and sells Festivus poles for your holiday festivites. Only two more days until Festivus!
House Numbers by Studio FeNice numerals in brushed nickle with four options for the backing plate finish. Custom signs are also possible.
New German community models car-free livingThe Vauban development is an environmentally friendly neighborhood and successful experiment in green urban living built on a former military base in Germany.
Atlantic Yards moves forwardThe Frank Gehry design for Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards was approved by the Public Authorities Control Board yesterday... reactions are flying.
Architect Rand Elliott"Oklahoma City’s Rand Elliott carves out an impressive body of work that’s deeply rooted in place and local culture."
The Risks of Too Much CityEconomist Jeremy Rifkin writes about the [over]urbanization of the world.
