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Architect Harry Seidler dies"Architect Harry Seidler, who designed some of Australia's most iconic buildings, has died at the age of 82."
Plant that glows when thirstyStudents at Singapore Polytechnic have genetically modified a plant using a green fluorescent marker gene from jellyfish, so that it "lights up" when it is stressed as a result of dehydration.
New and old together... it's OK"Anyone who thinks contemporary architecture doesn't belong on Main Street U.S.A. should visit the 200 block of University Avenue in Palo Alto."
Chronos Chromos Concrete"A system that is able to dynamically display patterns, numbers and text in concrete surfaces."
What to do about the homeless in Los AngelesHere is an appropriate article for those following the comments in the "Sustainable Car Parks" post. An op-ed on the issue of the homeless in LA which includes ideas on how to address the problem.
Revealing ChicagoAerial photographs of the Chicago area presented on a nice interactive site - a collaboration between Openlands Project and Chicago Metropolis 2020.
A greenhouse for the 21st centuryWilkinson Eyre Architects designs a modern Alpine House at Kew Gardens.
Site of Reversible DestinyPruned delves into Yoro Park - an 'experience park' conceived on the theme of encountering the unexpected. Designed by the artist Shusaku Arakawa and poet Madeline Gins.
Working Toward a New Understanding of Zoning"Urban design thinking and practice have greatly advanced over the past 30 years. Unfortunately, conventional zoning, the crude but all-powerful regulatory tool shaping cities, has changed little. Given the need to transform land-use planning and dev
AIA LA Restaurant Design AwardsWe would like to congratulate our friend Lorcan O'Herlihy for winning the excellence in restaurant design for Café R&D, and a very special shoutout to our German superfantastik buddies Wolfram and Lars from Graft, for being nominated for this very sa
Spanish FlySpain is the flavor du jour, er, del día. Ahem... anyway... architecture in Spain is a hot topic at the moment. Slate asks, "How did modern architecture in Spain get so good?" and has a slide-show essay (covering much of the same content as the curre
NY Times Magazine - The Real Estate IssueThis week the NY Times Magazine delves into the topic of real estate covering home prices, mortgages, trends in the market, history and even a piece on how to build an ecologically friendly dwelling.
Reclamating altered landscapesHeather Ring digs up (ha) info on Alan Berger's landscape studio at GSD that is examining the mining town turned resort of Breckenridge, Colorado. Dig in.... (too much, I know).
A rousing encore for the Eichlers"Eichler was the first California builder to hire progressive architects to translate Frank Lloyd Wright's and the experimental Case Study House custom designs into affordable tract houses."
Modernism Exhibit at the V&ALondon's Victoria & Albert Museum presents Modernism: Designing a new world 1914-1939. Running April 6 - July 23, 2006.
Interview: L. Hunter Lovins, part 2Thanks to TH for conducting this interview, if you are not familiar with Hunter Lovins, I highly suggest you set aside a few minutes to read this, and if you are familiar... well, you're probably already reading it. Go now...
More New Orleans 2.0Archinect points to the current issue of Artforum which has published the architectural responses to Hurricane Katrina by the likes of MVRDV, Morphosis, West 8, et. al.
Returning to Its Roots"With a new block-size park by Herbert Dreiseitl, Portland restores a piece of its natural environment."
Power Point - see the powerThis concept for a power outlet designed to make visible the amount of power being consumed by each socket in a direct and immediate way. The product is intended to change patterns of power use by creating awareness of how much power is being used leading users to re-evaluate how they consume power.
"The Bachelor" is going to be an architectABC's "Bachelor" has always been quite the catch (read wealthy). An architect will be a change of pace... oh won't the lucky lady will be surprised when she sees this bachelor's checkbook. Or might this could be an opportunity for a successful (read struggling) architect to trawl for a free ride? Wonder if my wife would mind...
Food NotesI dig this concept of simple recycling - a notebook using reclaimed cereal boxes for the front and back cover. But, at 3 times the cost of a standard recycled paper notebook? Hmmm....
Podcast from "The Gulf Coast: Restoring the Landscape" panel discussionThe ASLA has posted links for 2 podcast files from last week's panel discussion on the Gulf Coast held at the National Building Museum in Washington DC.
Interview: Blaine Brownell of TransmaterialArchitect Blaine Brownell, the author of Transmaterial, talks about innovative new products in the construction industry.
Tilt-shift photography effectA Photoshop tutorial for making photographs of everyday scenes look like images of scale models. Find yourself a copy of CS if you don't already have it.
New Orleans 2.0Here is an article with slideshow for the NAI exhibit "Newer Orleans, a Shared Space" showcasing proposals from architecture and landscape firms for how to rebuild the Crescent City.
Boase Concept: an urban bioremediation forest for livingDanish firm Studio Force4 proposes the Boase Concept for contaminated urban sites; an urban forest is planted to cleanse the site and establishes the setting for an alternative urban dwelling.
That's no way to treat a masterpiecePhilip Drew is not impressed with Joern Utzon's addition to his masterpiece the Sydney Opera House; "...the very ideals Utzon sought to protect by withdrawing his services in 1966 are corrupted."
Lawrence Halprin's Skyline Park 1973-2003An article in the Rocky Mountain News reflects on the now demolished Skyline Park designed by landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, and discusses what ISN'T happening with the proposal that was supposed to replace it.