Monthly Archives: October 2010

V&A at Dundee

Posted on 2010/10/31 by shyoon

In the economic age of “new sobriety,” architecture can be freed from the struggle between form and function by emphasizing performance instead—a hybrid that doesn’t discriminate between program, organization, and form. The measure of performance is relative to each project’s … Continue reading →

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Lightwave / AnL Studio

Posted on 2010/10/29 by shyoon

The Parklands, South Bank, Brisbane, Australia, has played host to Lightwave, a sensory light installation at the Unlimited festival. At 10m x 16m x 5.5m, Lightwave is not just a sculpture or an art piece, but an object that can … Continue reading →

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London’s Cycle Super Highways Get Barclays Blue

Posted on 2010/10/29 by shyoon

Would it, for instance, be possible to give world-leading brands the opportunity to invest in public spaces while giving them some brand visibility in return? Usually only talking about such an idea leads to angry faces and automatic defending mechanisms. … Continue reading →

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Volcano, by Piano

Posted on 2010/10/29 by shyoon

Like a chameleon, architecture can mimic any natural landscape it sits on. From a Swiss alp, to the British cliffs, to a nearby glacier, to Mexican basalt rock, to a volcano – such as the Renzo Piano Building Workshop has … Continue reading →

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Ranking Cities on Building Efficiency

Posted on 2010/10/27 by shyoon

Los Angeles and Washington took the top spots in the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s ranking of cities with the most energy efficient buildings. Los Angeles was the star of the Energy Star rankings, with 293 buildings achieving the E.P.A. … Continue reading →

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CityGrid: Large Cities | Smarter Cities

Posted on 2010/10/27 by shyoon

Seatle, WA San Francisco, CA Portland, OR Oakland, CA San Jose, CA Austin, TX Scaramento, CA Boston, MA Denver, CO Chicago, IL San Diego, CA New York, NY Los Angeles, CA Dallas, TX Columbus, OH via CityGrid: Large Cities | Smarter … Continue reading →

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SustainLane’s 2008 US City Sustainability Rankings

Posted on 2010/10/27 by shyoon

2008 US City Sustainability Rankings Cities are listed by their 2008 Rankings order. Numbers in parentheses ( ) denote 2006 Rankings. Portland, OR (1) San Francisco, CA (2) Seattle, WA (3) Chicago, IL (4) New York, NY (6) Boston, MA … Continue reading →

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renovation

Posted on 2010/10/27 by shyoon

Domino project Chelsea Market Mill Museum in MN Neue Museum David Chipperfield restyles the ‘Neues Museum’, Berlin | Suzy Hoodless – Design Consultancy

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BC Hyrdo Energy Experiment

Posted on 2010/10/27 by ufcmp09

To promote their Power Smart month of October, BC Hydro has launched an interesting public campaign for energy efficiency by converting two shipping containers into live experimental spaces in Vancouver. For fours day, actors will live in the 3×6 meter … Continue reading →

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8H – The 8-House

Posted on 2010/10/26 by shyoon

8-House is located in Ørestad on the edge of Copenhagen. 8-House offers homes for people in all of life’s stages: the young and the old, singles, families that grow and families that become smaller. Instead of dividing the different functions … Continue reading →

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Masterplan Korça City Centre / Bolles + Wilson

Posted on 2010/10/26 by shyoon

German architects Bolles + Wilson shared with us their winning proposal for the Masterplan Korça City Centre Competition in Albania. Surrounded by dramatic mountains and a wide arcadian valley Korça focuses a region of 360,000 inhabitants. Its urbane morphology reflects … Continue reading →

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landscape urbanism bullshit generator

Posted on 2010/10/26 by ufcmp09

LANDSCAPE URBANISM BULLSHIT GENERATOR (beta) Instructions: 1. Don’t fill in the box. 2. Simply click the “make bullshit” button. 3. Watch bullshit appear in the box. 4. Repeat to taste (use your Enter/Return key). via landscape urbanism bullshit generator.

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