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SawstopA power tool that isn't just waiting to hurt you... now that is unusual. This table saw stops when it touches skin... whoa.
O.C.'s Great Park to Join the Land of AahsAn article detailing the Great Park's proposed bright-orange tethered balloons which will give visitors a view from 500 feet above the park.
Winners of RIBA Awards 2006 and RIBA European Awards announcedSixty two new buildings across the UK and the EU hyave been chosen to receive a prestigious Royal Institute of British Architects Award for their high architectural standards and contribution to their local environment.
Main Street or main chance?New Urbanism on the Gulf Coast and beyond. One of the best written critical articles on New Urbanism I have read in the mainstream media.
The kangaroos and wallabies come in and outA distinctively Australian "off the grid" house designed by architect Peter Stutchbury.
The Mysterious Power of Context"The pleasure of recognition and the promise of meaning." A great article on the difficulty of creating enduring design.
The Ground Zero Memorial, Revised but Not ImprovedNew York Times architecture critic Nicolai Ourousoff weighs in on the revised memorial plan.
Dune rugAn unusual, but very cool rug made from folds of woollen fleece pressed onto a jute backingby Dutch company Danskina. That's hot.
Is Jacques Herzog a pouty little bitch?I've seen a couple interviews where Jacques Herzog sports a major 'tude lately, but this one takes the cake. I suppose by the time you become a super humongoid starchitect you've earned the right to be a prick? Seems pretty common, actually.
US - Mexico border surveyPhotographs by William Howard. "This project surveys the visual drama of the border, the way it marks the land, and also the human drama, politics, economics and history embedded in a barrier, the way a person's geographic position a few yards one way or the other can provide them with a profoundly different life experience."
Nakashima lives againApparently George Nakashima's daughter has recently re-opened her father's house in New Hope, Pennsylvania for tours, and has also reopened the furniture workshop.
Population in suburban US areas boomingNo big surprise, really... the suburbs and new towns are growing while bigger, older cities are losing ground. Elk Grove, California, is the fastest-growing city in America.
Student Works : Elizabeth Moggio & Megan ConnerAn extensive feature on on two University of Michigan architecture students.
Buildings with BlingArchitect Peter Marino designs pimped out spaces for brand name retailers. (slideshow)
Ave Maria: Communion CommunityMore on the (previously Clipped) New Urbanist Catholic dream town being built in Florida.
Sussex CredenzaGrace over at D*S mentions one of my favorite pieces in the DWR catalog, the Low Sussex Credenza.
New Plan Unveiled for W.T.C. MemorialScaled back proposal created in response to high costs... trims approx. $162 million from the budget.
Targèt CoutureA high-priced line of fashion items at Target featuring the bullseye logo? Is is just me, or does this seam off the mark. But I wouldn't wear a shirt with a little horsey on it either... so maybe I'm not their target customer. (lame puns intended)
European Vintners to Sell Surplus Wine as BiofuelSurplus wine? What's that? Actually, I did have some "surplus" wine left over from a party this weekend, but I made it into Sangria... but biofuel works too...
The Stuff That SellsFrom ABC Carpet & Home to Umbra, top retailers divulge their top-selling product. (Slideshow)
Yesterday's vision of the urban futureA (less than stellar) review of the Barbican exhibition, 'Future City'.
'Doomsday' seed bank to be builtNorway is planning to build a "doomsday vault" inside a mountain on an Arctic island to hold a seed bank of all known varieties of the world's crops.
Small is fashionable?According to the WSJ, "Microhouses are luring buyers looking for vacation getaways, art studios or even full-time residences." Let's hope so...