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Gnome-be-GoneGot a gnome problem in garden? Well, exterminate them with the Gnome-Be-Gone. They are made out of "spare parts", including what looks like nails. If your garden has a gnome problem, check them out.
Outdoor Living Space and Amenities Increasing in PopularityAccording to the AIA, residential architects report that there has been a sharp rise in the popularity of outdoor living space, upscale landscaping, and outdoor amenities.
More-numents for LondonImagining how London's historic monuments could evolve to compete with more recent London icons.
Antoine Predock honored by AIANew Mexico-based architect Antoine Predock has been honored with the 2006 AIA Gold Award. "I like to think about machines and technology in relation to landscape and architecture."
AIA Announces "Show You’re Green" AwardsEight projects were chosen as excellent examples of outstanding housing that is aesthetically appealing while meeting "green" sustainable design guidelines.
A+D museum finds new homeFor the fourth time in its five years, the A+D Architecture and Design Museum> Los Angeles has a new home. This one is opposite LACMA.
From Understated to Big StatementMore on Herzog and de Meuron and their "global presence" along with the obvious World Cup tie in - the Allianz Arena in Munich. Don't miss the Slide Show.
The revolution will be modularArchitect Sue Harper and her environmental engineer husband, Andy Irvine, have developed a modular building system of standard panel sizes to allow a quick fit for house construction.
2006 Landslide gardens at riskThe Cultural Landscape Foundation highlights endangered landscapes and promotes the preservation of these "places that offer unique opportunities for recreation and rest and are touchstones of individual memory and shared experiences."
Student project: ship.bldgAn exploration of "the ship as a 'dry-docked' architecture" by Luke Pearson.
Irish firms keen to establish architectural offices overseasBusiness is booming for Irish Architects at home and abroad. Firms opening int'l offices include: Murray O'Laoire, HKR, Heneghan Peng Architects and Grafton Architects
Seismic conditions, motion and geologyScience-minded artists Po Shu Wang and Louise Bertelsen (Living Lenses) selected to create public art for a new San Diego park on top of a fault line.
Manchester united"Ten years ago, an IRA bomb left the centre of Manchester utterly devastated. But out of the rubble came a stunning and unexpected urban renaissance." "An opportunity to undo some of the planning mistakes of the 60s and 70s..."
Behind the red velvet curtain lies a culture destroyedIn China "it's as though the entire enlightenment project, from Napoleon through postmodern classical-revival, is being rerun in simultaneous trash-cast, not a single lesson learned."
Cul-de-Sacs: Suburban Dream or Dead End?"Urban planners, anti-sprawl activists and architects, as well as some city managers and mayors, are opposed to cul-de-sacs. But one important group is still in love with the cul-de-sac: homebuyers."
They came from outer space"Sixties architects wanted us to live like aliens." A write up on the upcoming (and previously posted) Barbican exhibition Future City: Experiment and Utopia in Architecture 1956-2006.
William McDonough: Design For Living"My goal is very simple." It's to help create "a delightfully diverse, safe, healthy, and just world, with clean air, soil, water, and power -- economically, equitably, ecologically, and elegantly enjoyed, period. What's not to like?"
Life Support Systems: Mushrooms dining on motor oilBreaking down long-chained toxins through mycoremediation.
Listen to Architects......what a concept. But this is actually a link to a fascinating collection of audio clips of architects such as Walter Gropius, Denys Lasdun, Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Richard Rogers, Albert Speer and James Stirling.
What Detroit Can Learn From BangaloreA booming city’s lessons for a town in decline... and a word of caution from a once-great city right back at the boomtown.
Pallet-House: Modular Refugee HousingNew York based designers Azin Valy and Suzan Wines (I-Beam Design) propose the Pallet-House which uses wooden shipping pallet as a modular construction material.
ASLA selects 2006 Medal, Community Service, and Landscape Architecture Firm Award winnersChicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, Cameron R. Man, Steve Martino, the Olin Partnership, Donald L. Collins, Hugh C. Miller and Randal Scott Romie selected as ASLA award winners.
A bold Dutch plan for Toronto's waterfrontEven more about the Toronto waterfront competition and the winning proposal by a team headed by Adriaan Geuze and West 8.
California themingLorcan O’Herlihy, a radical architect born in Ireland, tells Dara Flynn how Dublin can learn a lot from Los Angeles.
Faux Suburban Downtowns Challenge Traditional City Centers"It's much easier to make a fake city than it is to work on real downtowns with their patchwork landholdings and planning restrictions."
Cul-de-sac attackOne of the most popular features of suburbia is under attack. Homeowners Love Cul-de-Sacs, Planners Say They're Perils.
Illuminated SurfacesScientists studying organic light-emitting devices (OLEDs) have made a critical leap from single-color displays to a highly efficient and long-lived natural light source. The application could turn almost any surface in a building, whether flat or curved, into a light source.
Liquid Walls, Fractured FloorsA review of the Zaha Hadid retrospective which will be featured at the Guggenheim Museum in New York - June 3 through October 25, 2006