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Garden of Planes by Gregg BleamA profile of an award winning garden by Gregg Bleam, ASLA, which transformed an unused basketball court into a modern walled garden.
Seven Wonders Of The World: Angkor, Bilbao, Dhaka, Giza, Istanbul, Mexico City, RonchampLisa Rochon offers a list of "today's" seven architectural wonders that blend the contemporary and modern worlds: Luis Barragan House, Notre-Dame-du-Haut, Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao), The Great Pyramid, National Assembly (Bangladesh), Hagia Sophia, and Angkor Wat (Cambodia).
Landscape tableThe TOPO TABLE by NONdesigns is a Corian surface table with movable topographic plastic inserts.
Toronto Waterfront winner chosenApparently the jury has unanimously chosen the proposal by Rotterdam based landscape architects West 8 for the Waterfront competition.
Second Homes That Put Ecology First"We're getting people doing million-dollar houses with composting toilets."
The love-child of a Weber grill and a MacintoshRobert Brunner, the former head of industrial design at Apple, has designed the Fuego outdoor grills. Grilling has never looked more sexy.
Google Launches Eco-Tourism MapsGoogle has partnered with the Earth Day Network (EDN) to launch the new Google Maps Summer of Green, an environmentally focused video and map guide to eco-tourism spots.
OMA virtual toursDomus provides virtual tours of OMA buildings including the IIT McCormick Tribune Campus Center in Chicago, Seattle Public Library, Embassy of the Netherlands in Berlin, and Casa da Musica in Porto. [Free registration req'd]
For architects, green design is in full bloomChristopher Hawthorne reviews the new Brad Pitt hosted PBS show "Design e2: The Economies of Being Environmentally Conscious."
Fixing Brooklyn's Grand Army PlazaDesigned in 1867 by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vauxthe Plaza has become an "insane" traffic oval. In the 1920's a "Death-O-Meter" actually reported pedestrian fatalities. Jan Gehl of Gehl Architects (urban quality consultants from Copenhagen) have been hired to offer a redesign.
Downtown Revitalization Plan for New Orleans UnveiledMore on the plan for the proposed Jazz Park/District for downtown New Orleans (with images).
SoundaXis - architecture and musicThe intimate relationship between music and architecture will be revealed during the 11 days of SoundaXis (see previous L+L event post). The Toronto Star lists some notable sites to take in the performances.
A lean-to to learn fromThe Hull Architecture Centre by Niall Mclaughlin Architects is a mobile building inspired by local industry and building traditions. [Free registration req'd]
Watching L.A.'s Young ArchitectsLet's talk about George Yu, Graft, Escher GuneWardena, Lorcan O'Herlihy, Barbara Bestor, Greg Lynn, Marmol Radziner, David Hertz, Daly Genik, Michael Maltzan, etc., etc., etc.
Interview: Danny Forster (comdian / architecture student)GSD student (and apparently failed comedian) Danny Forster landed a gig as the host of the Discovery Channel show "Extreme Engineering" after answering an ad on Craig's List. Now he gets to travel around the world and talk about architecture... lucky bastard.
"Blueprints" for US national park iconsA smart ad campaign for the preservation of US national parks created by Y&R featuring blueprints for theme-park type recreations of Delicate Arch, a giant sequoia tree, and Yosemite Falls.
Toronto waterfront wavesThe public weighs in on the proposals by finalists in the Toronto Waterfront design competition. The popular leader: West 8.
America's obsession with that green patch in the yardAn environmental historian ponders the cultural significance of the lawn in suburban America.
The Greener GuysAmericans are increasingly recognizing that the effects of carbon emissions on global warming are a serious problem, and some businesses are responding.
How Millennium Park created a unique nexus of culture"It was designed as a lush urban park, a star-lit concert space, a grassy art gallery dotted with high-toned creations, but Millennium Park has become something more."
NCAD Graduate Exhibition 2006The National College of Art & Design in Dublin, Ireland, presents an exhibition of student work June 10th to June 18th.
Glossing over the problem with prefab?Not everyone agrees that this phenomenon is a also good thing for architecture.
Interview: Mike Davis (part 2)The second half of an in depth interview with Mike Davis - deep stuff.
An architect and a choreographer design new JetBlue terminal"How do you move so many people, safely and logically and with a feeling of freedom, around a huge space that cannot in fact be free?" David Rockwell collaborates with Jerry Mitchell for the interior architecture of JetBlue's new terminal at JFK.
From Towers to DishesLod Angeles design firm Rios Clementi Hale Studios profiled. Architecture, landscape, graphics, their "Not Neutral" home products and more.
They Could Call It Fun-itureBlu Dot profiled with slide show. "Blu Dot's belief in solving design problems playfully extends to its whole operation."
Interview: Mike Davis (part 1)An interview with urban-theorist and author Mike Davis about his latest book, "Planet of Slums," etc.
Sprawl City USA - Bakersfield, California"At a time when many areas of the country are trying to contain sprawl, the City Council won approval this year to expand an area chosen for development outside city limits that could nearly double Bakersfield's size in the years ahead."
"But it is real architecture...""It's too hot in the summer, too cold in the winter. It was twice over budget and construction was a nightmare and it's still not finished." Stephen Holl's Turbulence House.
West (LA Times Magazine) Home Design IssueFeaturing articles such as: Why Size Doesn't Matter (Bigger isn't necessarily better) and Trailer Chic.