Green wristbands raise awareness for National Landscape Architecture Month
It seems to us that the whole colored wristband thing has gone a bit too far. Then again, the concept is to raise money and awareness for "good causes" and to provide a way for people to contribute to and display their support for these causes. So really, what's wrong with that?
The wristbands are available for $5, with the proceeds benefiting the ASLA Library and Education Advocacy Fund.
Link: ASLA's Store - Live Green Bracelet
Link: Landscape Architecture Month - Design for Active Living
Reference: April declared National Landscape Architecture Month (Land+Living)
These glass plates, bowls and platters are handcrafted by Pittsburgh based Riverside Design Group of post-industrial / pre-consumer recycled glass.
We don't know much about this house in Saiki-city, Japan, but we like it. It was designed by Takao Shiotsuka Atelier, an architecture firm based in Oita on the southern Japan island of Kyushu. The exterior cladding and spare esthetic is slightly reminiscent of 
Designed by London based Canadian architect Alison Brooks, designed this simple and refined addition to a Victorian terraced house.
A set of 12 postage stamps featuring American Architectural masterworks was unveiled today at the 
Now here's something that I can appreciate. The Three Sixty Table from Sports Utility Furniture. A table made with skateboard trucks and wheels. So cool. There was once a time when a skateboard was practically attached to my feet at all times. I skated everywhere and everything. It's not too often that a piece of furniture evokes such great childhood memories but for some reason, this piece is doing it for me. I see kids skating everywhere these days and it's fairly common to see contests on TV so I can't say I'm no longer exposed to skating since I see it in some form almost daily, but for some reason, this table gets me stoked and makes me want to hop on a board and go skate some vert.
We've danced all around the work of Jay Griffith on Land+Living, but we've never dedicated a post to his firm's work. We've featured the work of his former partner 
Funny how sometimes you are just not ready to seem something until you are in the right mindset. Way back in May, the New York Times Magazine published their 
Land+Living has been asked to host one of the speakers conferences this year at CA Boom, and we have chosen to focus our topic on the role of landscape architecture in the design world and in shaping the society at large.
Thirty-three projects were seleced to receive awards from a field of over 520 entries.
A fun little accessory for your tub or sink. The Help! drain stopper is available in orange and green.
Due to the large number of inquiries regarding the "super fantastik" skateboard designs by Tony Larson from Agents of the Area, we decided to investigate a bit.
If laser cutting is the new handcrafted, then Mathias Bengtsson is a master craftsman. Generated by machine, his designs look like they have been carved from centuries of exposure to the elements, but in reality it is the flexibility of laser cutting that allows Bengtsson to create organic forms out of materials that don't normally lend themselves to manipulation.
We've run across a couple of "rooftop parasite" items this week; at 
Moshe Safdie is an architect whose designs exude harmony. This is especially true of the new Crystal Bridges museum and cultural centre designed for Bentonville Arkansas.
It is the rare example where infrastructure and design meet to produce an outstanding result, especially when it comes to a freeway. Here the design for noise attenuation blurs the boundaries between what are functional noise walls, sculptural features and gateways.
We first "met" Lorenza Casini, a student in the 
Mike from Mike and Maaike dropped us a line tonight to let us know about their Windowseat lounge chair. Billed as a "sub-architectural space", the lounge features a wrap-around design offering a bit of privacy.
Architect and designer, Michael Hilgers, created the dialounge as part of an exclusive collection for the label rephorm. The dialounge is available in orange, olive, and cream and features cupholders along with a place for your magazines.
It looks like your run-of-the-mill paving block, the same kind you can pick up at your local home improvement store. But these "Eco-Pavers" manufactured by Matsuo Corp. of Ibaraki, Japan can actually retain water and, used en-mass, greatly reduce the heat island effect of large areas of paving.
Now this is by far the best barbeque design I have seen: clean, sleek, and simple. Designed by architect Jeppe Utzon (grandson of Jorn) as a simple table, the grill is constructed from Corian and stainless steel. The grill cover panels extend to create extra bench space when the grill is in use and feature a lock to prevent from being closed while in operation.
My September (2005) journey, through Tyrol - Austria, allowed me to explore about 15 MPreis supermarket stores; driving through towns along a 100 km route, west and east of Innsbruck.
Situated in the historical Italian city of Rimini, designer Ron Arad plans to make history of his own.
Scheduled for an early 2006 opening, the revamped duoMo hotel is set to reintroduce itself as a modern icon within these historical surroundings.
Designer Quynh Dang established Element Living back in 2003. Since then he's built a solid body of work with one quality design after another.
When the 
Even though the function of a chair as an aid to sitting has not really changed over time, its design has evolved in parallel to society. It has reflected the developments in technology, architecture, and industrial design. Furthermore, chairs have been a social, aesthetic, and symbolic statement. Chair design has been a declaration of attitudes, ideas, and viewpoints.
The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) and the Canada Council for the Arts have announced the winners of the Governor General's Medals in Architecture for 2006.
