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A Concrete Strategy for DesignMetropolis profiles avant-garde Dutch firm Concrete Architectural Associates, the creator of the illustrious Supperclub nightclub/restaurant concept, and the award winning specialty pharmacy Lairesse Apotheek.
Helmut Newton: landscapes and nudes"The contrast between the landscapes and nudes is very strong, especially if they bear the signature of Helmut Newton, known for having redefined, and often broken through, the boundaries of contemporary nude photography." (Reg. Req'd)
Terra Grass ChairLast year, ReadyMade had an article on how to make them. They were on display at the '04 CA Boom festival. Now, Lazybone is selling a kit for grass chairs that can be assembled in 10 minutes. Now, get out there and grow a chair.
Billboard BuildingA graphic bamboo screen on a Tokyo building's glass facade provides privacy, light filtration, and brings a sense of greenery into the dense cityscape. Designed by Klein Dytham Architecture.
New Work by Martha Schwartz opens in U.K.Landscape architect Martha Schwartz designed a new public space, one of eleven projects that make up The Castleford Project regeneration scheme.
The Cult of the CycadsThe NYT Magazine profiles these rare prehistoric subtropical plants often called palms but which are actually closer cousins to conifers. "What is it about a strange, squat plant that gives rise to smugglers and obsessive collectors?"
Million Solar Roofs"Supported by Governor Schwarzenegger, the Million Solar Roofs Initiative is an ambitious plan to install 3,000 Megawatts of solar electric power on roofs throughout California by 2016."
NIH Prescribes Healing GardensThe custom of bringing flowers to the sick is part of a centuries-old belief that it is possible to create a healing environment. But what if instead of bringing blooms to the patient, you brought the patient to the blooms?
Nine states break with Bush on greenhouse gasesNine states are working on a plan to cap and then reduce the level of greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, the first US deal of its kind and one which would see the region breaking with President Bush who refused to sign the Kyoto Protocol.
Before the High Line there was the Promenade PlantéeWho knew there was already an elevated park in this world in the same vain as New York's proposed High Line? Well, I'm sure someone other than the Parisians knew... but I didn't.
Underhill HouseA modest modern residence built in a community of Mediterranean ranch homes is AR's August Home of the Month.
Meniscus Pint GlassA "device to measure pleasure", the Meniscus Pint Glass features "gulp lines" so you can accurately gauge...well, if you're one who gulps his pints, then you're not accurately gauging anything, are you?
Review of the Rotterdam Architecture BiennaleCurated by Landscape Architect Adriaan Geuze of the Dutch firm, West 8, the Biennale - entitled The Flood - was structured to give an overview of how water has historically influenced the Netherlands's architectural and civil engineering traditions.
Zero Energy HouseWhen completed, Zoka Zola's Zero Energy House currently being built in Chicago, will be completely self-sufficient: consuming zero energy except for that which is generated on-site with solar panels and wind turbines.
Crown Hall dazzles in Mies simplicityThe $3.6 million renovation of Crown Hall, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's modernist masterpiece at the Illinois Institute of Technology, is a triumph of historic preservation.
Fix-up fever booming on the home frontThere is a ton of remodeling work happening in our neck of the woods, and home renovation spending in Canada is apparently at an all time high as well.
All the essential elementsThe LA Times profiles the remodeled home (but not garden) of Solano Beach landscape architects Abbie and Bill Burton as re-imagined with their architect Jennifer Luce of Luce et Studio. (Includes photos.)
As Views Disappear, Rumblings of Resistance"Over the past few years, a scattering of cities across the country, particularly on the West Coast, have taken on the issue of view protection and citizen complaints about everything from a neighbor's new second-story bedroom to trees."
Die, die, monster home! Die!Backlash against the McMansion gains momentum even as the average home size in America continues to grow. CNN lets you cast your vote on home size and provides a "gallery of homes that are both appropriate and beautiful" to help you out...
SPLITTERWERK’s Treefrogs"Rather than simply designing houses, the Graz-based group is reinventing the way we inhabit domestic spaces. One fundamental ingredient: irony." (Reg Req'd)
Horticultural MythsDr. Linda Chalker-Scott straightens out some horticultural misconceptions. Bottom line: plants are complicated, simple "one-size-fits-all" thinking does not apply.
Mata de Sesimbra"Mata de Sesimbra will integrate sustainable architecture, eco-tourism, a nature preserve and a reforestation project with cork forests, making it the first development to integrate land conservation with habitable development."
Big jobs that pay badlySurprise! Architects are among the worst paid professions... this will probably come as a surprise only to those who aren't in the profession. Oh yeah, I get it all the time, "I thought architects made the big bucks." Not.
Wearing Your Wallpaper to Work"When you’re ready to get dressed, you take down your chosen pieces, affix a set of nickel-finished wire snaps to them, and voila: you have wearable clothing."
FedEx Furniture"Avila has outfitted his entire apartment with FedEx box designs, including a bed, a corner desk with wall shelves, a table, two chairs and a couch. Drawing from architecture classes Avila has designed pieces that are surprisingly un-boxy."
A Modernist's work that made waves"PROGRESSIVE use of bent steel and aluminum as well as alternative design ideas for the masses earned architect and furniture maker Jean Prouvé (1901-1984) the moniker of "the Charles Eames of France.""
Marchesi Antinori WineryA Weekly Dose of Architecture features a design for a subterranean wine cellar in Italy by Studio Archea. Landscape and architecture merge with planted roof-scapes and flowing organic forms.
Wallpaper* - International Style IssueThe September issue visits six of the world’s most exciting cities along with covering all the latest talent from the recent ICFF show.
Drama in the Dunes: Act 2 for a Norman Jaffe Classic"Jaffe, who died in 1993 in a drowning accident, pioneered the design of rustic Modernist houses in the Hamptons. This summer his achievements are being acknowledged in a retrospective at the Parrish Art Museum in Southampton and a monograph by..."
Why do architecture firm's websites always have tiny pics of projects?We've occasionally wondered the same thing. And it's not just tiny pictures, it's sites with flash that are a pain to navigate. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.