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Archive for Architecture
R House: Small is the Future
Jan 30, 2012 | (0) Comments
Architecture Research Office and Della Valle Bernheimer Architects are winners of a competition called From the Ground Up: Innovative Green Homes. Their project, R House, is now built, and meets the stringent German Passivhaus standards...
No Nails, No Lumber
Jan 23, 2012 | (0) Comments
There are some unconventional qualities about Wallace Neff's Bubble Houses from the 1940s and 1950s that immediately grab one's attention. They aren't square, anywhere, and they have bubbly white ceilings. Furniture cannot be pushed up...
Tracking Detroit's Progress
Jan 17, 2012 | (0) Comments
Curbed, the blockbuster real estate website that turns dreary home listings into entertainment, started by tracking the ins and outs of real estate in New York City. The site has been adding new cities for...
The Bloom of Los Angeles
Jan 9, 2012 | (0) Comments
Materials and Applications Courtyard (M&A) in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles has hosted several awe-inspiring (and camera-loving) installations. From the structural gymnastics of 2007's Density Fields, to the gorgeously golden black hole of...
The Architect's House, As Only Zaha Hadid Could Do It
Jan 4, 2012 | (0) Comments
If there were ever a match made in heaven, it would be Zaha Hadid's work and the southern coast of California. Her curved, shell-like forms sweep in a way that has always suggested waves: waves...
Top 10 of 2011: Architecture
Dec 27, 2011 | (0) Comments
This year saw an increasing focus on creating communities. Buildings, parks, furniture, and some covert events all point to a trend: while we have these great cities, we do not always have powerful communities within...
The Wonder of Weeds
Dec 19, 2011 | (0) Comments
When we see a plant growing in a crack in the sidewalk, most of us think "weeds." But landscape architect David Seiter of Future Green Studio sees plants that are thriving in an environment where...
Chicago's Scale Model
Nov 28, 2011 | (0) Comments
Good news, model enthusiasts and Chicago lovers: Chicago now has a grand architectural scale model of itself. Hey, why should New York have all the fun? Of course this model hasn't been around since the...
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