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Call for submissions - Transmaterial 2Transstudio is accepting submissions to be included in the second volume in a series chronicling materials and products that redefine our physical environment. Submission deadline is 1/31/07.
'Sustainability' gains status on US campuses"Next month, ASU will inaugurate the nation's first School of Sustainability - whose classes will look at everything from water scarcity to urban air quality problems."
FROST 2006 : Deck the HallsMoco covers the FROST exhibit of skateboard decks. The exhibit is oganized by IDEA, a group of Edmonton designers of which our very own Adriean Koleric (L+L contributor and editor of designBOT) is a member.
A Defiant Architect’s Gentler Side"Can it be that Thom Mayne, the architect of confrontation, has gone soft?"
Uncertain Future for Hitler's AirportA monument to Nazi ambitions that became a symbol of hope during the Cold War: Tempelhof is one of the world's most storied airports. It is scheduled to close in 2007, but plans are now afoot to transform it into a luxury clinic. [slideshow]
Wonders of the World: The Buildings of 2006Business Week's picks for the year. The theme is "Environmentally benign design." All but one choice are for some reason located in the US and UK... [slideshow]
Curbed LA Goes to LivingHomes HouseWe were denied an invitation (or could it be that we have just been ignoring our email... nah, we'd rather just lay blame than accept it) to tour the LivingHomes house designed by Ray Kappe, so we'll just point you to Curbed LA who was actually there. (See also L+L 3/11/2006 & 4/13/2006)
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Receives Twenty-five Year Award"Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. will receive the 2007 Twenty-five Year Award, honoring structures of enduring significance."
Interview: Ai WeiweiAi Weiwei is an artist, curator, and architectural designer who has been working in China and the United States since the late 1970's. Among his recent work is the collaboration with Herzog & de Meuron Architects on the Beijing Olympic Stadium.
Dutch design icon postage stampsThe Dutch post company has commissioned a new line of stamps designed by Amsterdam based ...,Staat. The stamps feature an overview of Dutch design classics.
You won't recognize L.A."Architectural teams envision the city of the future, circa 2106." (E.O. Moss, Office of Mobile Design, George Yu Architects, EDAW / DMJM, a Harvard G.S.D. student team, etc.)
The American Mall: Now The Public Space Of Choice?"The new form of the shopping mall -- lifestyle centers -- are fulfilling the original destiny of the American mall by "re-creating the essence of urban life", writes Virginia Postrel in a Los Angeles Times opinion." However, she does not address or recognize the implications of giving up public space to the private domain...
Shanghai Urban Development: The Future Is Now"China is now undergoing one of the most massive urbanizations in human history, and nowhere is that more evident than in Shanghai." (See also Xintiandi, L+L 8/3/2004 & 11/17/2004).
Interview: Ray KappeKappe doesn't want to talk about the past, he instead guides the interview to current topics such as Los Angeles, prefabrication and environmental concerns.
Interview: Patrick Blanc - le mur vegetalPing interviews Patrick Blanc, the botonist/artist behind "le mur vegetal" or "Vertical Gardens."
Radially expanding tableNow this is a very impressive concept... you've really got to see the video of this thing in action to appreciate the design behind this expandable table by DB Fletcher.
NY TimesMagazine 6th Annual Year in IdeasThe NY Times celebrates human ingenuity with a series of short articles covering such ideas as the aerotropolis, big urbanism, spit art, smart elevators, sporno, tushology and, my personal favorite, the Beerbelly.
OMG! Pitt falls for (Frank) Lloyd Wright’s FallingwaterIn breaking news, the AP reports that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie visited Fallingwater to celebrate the actor's upcoming birthday. No matter if the AP knows the difference between Frank Lloyd Wright and his son Lloyd Wright... I bet Brad knows.
Cut Back on Phantom PowerHousehold electronics are notorious for using (wasting) electricity when they are not even turned on. Here are some handy devices to cut the waste.
Revenge of the Small"Portland, Seattle, and Vancouver are creating strategies to encourage the development of modest, more affordable houses."
Case Study cha-chingCase Study homes, built for the middle class (between 1945-1964), now sell for millions.
London 2012: The World's First One-Planet Olympics"We want our One Planet Olympics to be the most complete and sophisticated expression of sustainable development ever delivered on a city-wide scale."
Video objectsw-h-i-t-e-v-o-i-d interaction design has created custom software to perspectively distort video content in realtime onto multiple real world 3D objects.
Archigram + HOK = ???The legendary architect Peter Cook is leading the HOK design team for London's Olympic stadium -- a "really chirpy" building the architects compare to a Lego toy... unlike any existing stadium.
Morphosis goes green in ParisThom Mayne's firm has won a competition with his design for a new "eco-tower" at La Défense.