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Hell Freezes Over
Ok, maybe a tad of hyperbole, but I definitely did a doubletake when reading this article in the NY Times about the Greening of the Big Box. ‘Green Plans in Blueprints for Retailers,‘ 11.07.08 – outlines some of the sustainable strategies being implemented around the country by the most unlikely of sources. I’ve seen a…
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Ecotransitional Urbanism
This project came to Landscape+Urbanism via new LU graduate Jorge Ayala, from the AALU in London. It’s an interesting use of Landscape Urbanism principals in Chinese urban areas – balancing ecotourism with fragile natural systems in a rapidly growing region. [following images and text from Jorge – thanks!] ECOTRANSITIONAL URBANISM Pearl River Delta, ChinaJORGE AYALA…
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Revisiting the Strip
Following a post regarding the Flip A Strip competition sponsored by SMOCA (see Flip this Strip, 10.20.08) I got word from students Nils Havelka and Nicolas Zimmerman from the ETH Zürich – and the similarities of the winning entry ‘urban battery’ by MOS to their entry Living House in the Holcim Foundation Student Poster Competition…
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The Detroit Dilemma
As mentioned previously, I spent an intensive three-day long whirlwind charrette in Detroit, Michigan as part of on interdisciplinary team for the Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) program as part of the AIAs Communities by Design Program. This was my first SDAT experience, as well as my first visit to Detroit (short of passing through…
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Secret Garden
The National Geographic Channel is set to air a show on the construction of the One Bryant Park. Titled Man Made: Ultimate Skyscraper, this series offers a rare glimpse at green building in process. :: image via National Geographic ChannelFrom their press email: “National Geographic Channel gives viewers an exclusive look at the design and…
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Auspicious Victory
Today we hit 100,000 visitors (and an additional 250,000 page views). I feel honored to have achieved this within the confines of a short year… Now, with a new laptop (although a fried and potentially unrecoverable old one), and a fresh backlog of posts from my newly restored RSS feeds – I’m ready for some…
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Down with People… NW Style
Shameless self- and blog- promo… via Ultimate NW Magazine… p.38… Enjoy. :: images via Ultimate NW (Click to Enlarge)
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Sporadic Content Ahead
The wonders of technology never cease… the ability to access information, share knowledge, and communicate ideas has evolved manifold, in the 12 years I’ve been practicing. It also continues to do so, as my new G1 Phone probably has the combined computing power of the first 4 computers I owned combined. One thing is for…
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The ‘Bill Gates of Sustainability’
There is little doubt that the reputation of William McDonough (WMD) and that of green design are somewhat synonymous. As one of the fore-fathers of this modern ‘green boom’ we are in the midst of, and one of the thought leaders of our time, WMD has occupied a spot near the apex of this architectural…
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Platform to Nowhere
There’s something amazingly simple and death-defying about the detailing of this project by Todd Saunders & Tommie Wilhelmsen in a picturesque location in Aurland, Norway. Some text via Arch Daily: “The landscape is so fantastic that it is difficult to improve the place, but at the same time very easy to destroy the atmosphere by…