AllAccessoriesAnnouncementsAppliancesArchitectureArtBathBooksBudgetCommentaryCompetitionsCulinaryDesignersDiningEventsFloor - WallFurnitureGraphicsGreenInteriorsKidsKitchenLandscapeLightingMaterialsMiscMusicNewsOfficeOutdoorPersonalPetsRetailUrban
Super bowls"New sinks are designed to be on display, with smart features to suit everyone from heavy-duty to occasional users."
Lecture - Teddy Cruz"Over the past decade, Cruz has demonstrated a commitment to finding architectural and urban planning solutions for global political and social problems that proliferate in international border zones. Taking his theoretical frame of reference as a starting point, Cruz has pursued investigations that stimulate an unconventional practice addressing the future of "divided" cities and the larger phenomenon of border zones."
Going Green"With windmills, low-energy homes, new forms of recycling and fuel-efficient cars, Americans are taking conservation into their own hands."
ASLA Retrofits Headquarters with Green RoofA quickie from AR on ASLA's new green roof designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates.
Fjord-thinking designThe Aurland Lookout in Norway, designed by architects Todd Saunders and Tommie Wilhelmsen... the same lads who designed the much discussed Finland Summer house featured on L+L back in January 05.
What happened to those bow-tie wearing architects?Elizabeth Farrelly examines "How the chill wind of commerce killed off the bow tie."
Bell Labs to be razedThe Eero Saarinen designed Bell Labs complex in Holmdel, New Jersey - birthplace of the cell phone and site of much technological research and development - is slated for demolition by its new owner.
Dynamic CitiesNewsweek goes all urban on us with a whole slew of articles on cities - the Ten Most Dynamic Cities; China's Golden Cities; Urban Power: How World Cities Change; Europe's Cities: 'The Art of Shrinking'; and a piece by good 'ol Joel Kotkin: Building up the Burbs - to name just a few.
Plug and Play OfficeAn office furnishing system premised on the condition of moving. A system of crates allows for many configurations and combinations - intended for an innovative organizational structure in constant change.
L.A.'s great unknown"Designer Edward H. Fickett pushed postwar California toward indoor-outdoor living. Tens of thousands of homes bear his signature flow, yet few people know his name."
City WipeoutArchitect and researcher Pasi Kolhonen reveals what is left behind when the city is removed.... signs... lots of them.
Freedom Tower v3.?So many changes, I've lost track. With Libeskind now a "quoted" onlooker towards the end of the article, David Childs presents his polished up *final* design.
Green Building 101: Location & CommunityInhabitat starts a weekly column on Green Building. Starting with some general steps - this week "6 ways to insure your home is sustainably located."
Global Warming MugOk, so pour yourself a latte and Florida disappears. But, what if it's an iced latte? Is an Ice Age mug far behind? Wait, who drinks iced lattes in a mug? Oh, nevermind.
Anna Castelli Ferrieri dies"A pioneering architect associated with the postwar period of Italian modern design, known for its embrace of technological innovation and audacious style, died on Thursday at her home in Milan. She was 87."
The godfather of urban soulLeon Krier has practically fallen off the map since designing Prince Charles's 'traditional' new town. a profile of the architect/planner who was "once an enthusiastic modernist." (slideshow)
Prefab weeHouse - the LBD of Architecture!Another fine example of prefab houses. It goes to show that "less is more" is still very much the way forward.
A forest in the new Musée du Quai Branly"Chirac's new museum of 'primitive art' may have caused controversy. But Jonathan Glancey finds himself seduced by a building with its own forest and 15,000 plants growing up the walls"
Moco goes to MetisWe've featured the International Garden Festival at the Jardin de Metis here on L+L several times, including the concepts for this year's garden show... but we have not actually been able to visit. The good folks at Moco Loco have been and lived to tell the tales - in a series to be posted in the days to come.
50 most expensive cities"The 50 most expensive cities in the world, according to the cost of items including housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment."
Koolhaas' Serpentine Gallery Summer PavilionSpeaking of the naked swimming Rem... pictures of the construction process of the Sperpentine Pavillion designed with engineer Cecil Balmond.
The naked swimming Rem KoolhaasYet another profile of OMA frontman Rem Koolhaas... but I've never heard about the swimming.
Garden CityThe history of nurseries in Flushing, Queens dating back to the 1700's, and the endangered remains of Parsons nursery (founded in the 1830's) where Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux obtained rare specimines.