February 2010    Suburbia Tansformed: One Garden at a Time Category: Competitions Posted by James on 2/11/2010 1:21:00 PM A competition for built residential landscapes The James Rose Center for Landscape Research and Design has released a call for entries for a design compettiont to explore "the aesthetics of landscape experience in the era of sustainability." The competition is focued on solutions to the ubiquitous small-lot, detached single-family, residential condition. Entries should employ sustainable strategies and tactics to create human landscape experiences that are beautiful, inspiring, perhaps profound; and which might serve as examples for transforming the suburban residential fabric. This is a juried competetition open to all, including landscape architects, landscape designers, architects, individuals, teams, or firms. Submission deadline is April 16, 2010. Link: Suburbia Transformed Competition Link: James Rose Center Related: James Rose: landscape theorist, author, and practitioner (L+L 5/12/2004) Digg | Stumble It! | del.icio.us | comments (0) Urban Umbrella Category: Urban Posted by James on 2/4/2010 1:02:00 PM NYC adopts a new standard for urban construction sheds We posted an announcement last August for the "urbanSHED International Design Competition," and Young-Hwan Choi, a 28-year-old graduate student from the University of Pennsylvania, heeded the call* and won the $10,000 cash prize. So how about showing L+L a little love, wontcha, Young? A little sumpthin' sumpthin'... anything? No? Mr. Choi's concept, the Urban Umbrella has been adopted by the New York City Department of Buildings as a new standard. While use of the design by contractors will not be mandatory, the Department reports that the installation costs are "in line" with the current standard and that long term maintenance and installations costs for the new structures will be lower. Also of note is that the new design will obstruct less of a building's facade which would appeal to building owners and affected businesses. Link: urbanSHED *WE HAVE NO IDEA IF YOUNG-HWAN CHOI HAS EVER READ L+L. continue... Digg | Stumble It! | del.icio.us | comments (0) Branches DesignBOT Search: Clippings Categories Accessories (54) Announcements (24) Appliances (10) Architecture (252) Art (78) Bath (18) Bed (6) Books (51) Commentary (25) Competitions (20) Culinary (3) Designers (39) Dining (17) Events (114) Floor - Wall (26) Furniture (184) Graphics (34) Green (82) Interiors (26) Kids (9) Kitchen (13) Landscape (146) Lighting (41) Materials (41) Misc (71) Music (21) News (82) Office (12) Outdoor (46) Personal (11) Pets (5) Retail (11) Urban (49) + Archives February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 September 2008 July 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 Most Commented: Has Dwell stopped being a "Nice Modernist?" (123) Porch House (115) Sub-Zero PRO 48 (94) Glass Garage Doors (79) Detroit. Demolition. Disneyland. (61) Ashes and Snow, Smoke and Mirrors... (61) Metallica (52) The Oculas (51) Skate like a girl! (49) Andy Goldsworthy (44) Recent Comments: Detroit. Demolition. Disneyland. Detroit. Demolition. Disneyland. Landscapes of Dean Cardasis Sub-Zero PRO 48 Mamas don't let your babies grow up to be architects Detroit. Demolition. Disneyland. Viking Mixer Sub-Zero PRO 48 Andy Goldsworthy Andy Goldsworthy About Advertise Contact RSS 2.0 Links: Apartment Therapy Archinect BLDGBLOG Cool Hunting DesignBot design*sponge Funfurde Future Feeder Inhabitat Loud Paper MocoLoco My Urban Garden Deco Guide Pruned Reluct The Dirt (ASLA) Treehugger