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Volcano, by Piano
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
Ranking Cities on Building Efficiency
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
CityGrid: Large Cities | Smarter Cities
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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Tagged city, CityGrid, Columbus Ohio, Los Angeles, New York City, rank, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose California, Sustainability, sustainable, United States
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SustainLane’s 2008 US City Sustainability Rankings
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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Domino project Chelsea Market Mill Museum in MN Neue Museum David Chipperfield restyles the ‘Neues Museum’, Berlin | Suzy Hoodless – Design Consultancy
8H – The 8-House
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
Masterplan Korça City Centre / Bolles + Wilson
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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Tagged Albania, Art Nouveau, Bolles + Wilson, Cathedral, competition, history, Korça, urban design
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David Chipperfield restyles the ‘Neues Museum’, Berlin | Suzy Hoodless – Design Consultancy
In 1997, David Chipperfield Architects – with Julian Harrap – won the international competition for the rebuilding of the ‘Neues Museum’. Their ambitious £49 million remodelling marries old and new seamlessly, breathing new life into this amazing building. After more … Continue reading
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486 – “A Really Greater New York”
America wasn’t immune to the fad. In 1911, Dr T. Kennard Thomson proposed to expand New York into its adjacent waters for a grand total of 50 square miles. Thomson was neither a lightweight nor a crackpot. As a consulting … Continue reading
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The Map Room: U.S. College Degrees by County
“Americans are better educated now than ever, but the distribution of people with college degrees is growing increasingly unequal,” write Roberto Gallardo and Bill Bishop in the Daily Yonder. “And the clustering of people with higher education is creating greater … Continue reading
Rue de la Convention Housing / Jean Paul Viguier Architecture
Architects: Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés Location: Paris, France Architect project manager: Octave Parant Architecte project leader: David Cisar Team construction phase: J ean Blondel, Patrick Tavernier Landscapes architects: Pierre-Henri Cazes, Benjamin Doré Contractors: Paris-Habitat for 128 housings / Vinci for … Continue reading
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
The Biomass Crop Assistance Program BCAP provides financial assistance to owners and operators of agricultural and non-industrial private forest land who wish to establish, produce, and deliver biomass feedstocks. BCAP provides two categories of assistance: Matching payments may be available … Continue reading