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A Note on Our Expert: Heather Wagner
Heather Wagner is a freelance writer and Dwell contributor and is currently writing a comic novel on the subject of modern etiquette.
01.01.09 -
Not Just Another Plant in the Wall
“Technically it’s a cinch,” Patrick Blanc says, and with a wave of the hand ticks off the ingredients needed to build a plant wall: ten-millimeter-thick waterproof PVC slabs...
written by: Michelle Hoffman01.01.09 -
Suspended Habitation
“This was really a parameter-driven project,” explains Lukasz Kos, a Toronto-based designer and cofounder of the architecture firm Testroom. “That is, I had to let the trees...
written by: James Nestor02.05.09 -
By Poplar Demand
“I kept pushing the idea of doing a new kind of tree house further and further, trying to find the best structure, the best materials,” explains Dustin Feider, a 23-year-old freelance...
written by: James Nestor02.05.09 -
The High Life
Tired of being terrestrially housebound? Four homes go out on a limb and find their place in the trees.
written by: James Nestor04.20.09 -
Fawning Over Flora
Flora Grubb Gardens, the hippest plant merchant in the Bay Area, takes up residence in a new building as green as it is frondescent.
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Todd Hido02.05.09 -
Brussels Sprouts
Brussels is a city of contradictions. Montgomery Square is a circle.
photos by: Roy Zipstein02.26.09 -
101 Office
Buried in TPS reports? Somebody take your red stapler? Don't let The Man get you down--our inclusive review of office environments and accessories will have you whistling while you work.
written by: Sarah Rich02.18.09 -
101: Kitchens
From IKEA-mania and back to the farm, we wonder if the perfect kitchen might be an oxymoron.
written by: Sam Grawe02.22.09 -
101 High-Tech Materials
Remember how the Predator had skin that made him invisible? That was cool. But these high-tech materials might be even cooler.
written by: Christopher Brightphotos by: Hunter Freeman02.24.09 -
Rebuilt This CIty!
The tiny staff at the San Francisco affiliate of Rebuilding Together coordinates and works on the rehabilitation of more than 20 homes and roughly the same number of nonprofit facilities on one...
written by: Christopher Bright02.25.09 -
101 Color
Dwell explores the variegated use of color in our world, from industry to emotion.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Peter Belanger02.25.09 -
Tree's Company
Greening Los Angeles has long been Andy Lipkis’s dream. Greening his nonprofit’s Hollywood Hills campus is now a reality.
written by: Aaron Britt02.25.09 -
Sample's Example
“I’ve had my share of so-called glamorous architecture and I found it more boring than this. You can only do so much to an office building. Here, no matter how tedious the job is from a...
written by: Chelsea Holden Baker04.01.09 -
Pooling Our Resources
After disappearing almost 70 years ago, the New York floating pool is making a comeback.
written by: Tim McKeough02.25.09 -
From Commune to Commonplace
Tired of carting supplies back and forth from Ukiah to the commune where he lived in Northern California, John Schaeffer decided to start selling environmentally friendly wares himself.
written by: Christopher Brightphotos by: Gabriela Hasbun02.25.09 -
101 Being Green
Even for sustainability's greatest proponents, going green isn't necessarily a walk in the park. Dwell explores what it takes to be truly environmental.
written by: James Nestor02.25.10 -
101 Alternative Energy
From the Aquastar to zero-energy homes, we present an A-to-Z guide of green power tips and home energy savings.
written by: Sarah Rich02.25.09 -
Not Just Skating By
For years, professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek has ranted about wanting to build a skate plaza: a skate park integrated into the urban environment as a landscaped, multi-use public space. When he...
written by: Alissa Walkerphotos by: Amanda Marsalis02.26.09 -
Future Building
Resembling in form and function ancestors such as Jean Prouvé’s prefab Tropical House, Architect Fred Friedmeyer’s prefab structures harmonize, as much as possible, with Ethiopia...
written by: Donovan Finn02.26.09 -
The Architecture of Unhappiness
I saw the wonderful Cannes Grand Prix-winning gangster film Gomorrah directed by Matteo Garrone yesterday, and was struck at the level of decay and desecation presented. The film was set largely in...
written by: Aaron Britt03.04.09 -
The Power of Paint
Students are redesigning their environment under the guidance of Publicolor, a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 by industrial designer Ruth Lande Shuman.
written by: Shonquis Morenophotos by: Adam Friedberg02.26.09 -
Camp Counsel
Architecture professor Laura Terry and her students spent a summer designing and creating new facilities for young campers with physical and developmental disabilities.
written by: William Lamb02.25.09 -
Teach Your Parents Well
In May 2005, Susan Bodnar and David Schatsky asked architects Normal Projects to green their prewar apartment and their contemporary lives.
written by: Shonquis Morenophotos by: Martien Mulder02.25.09
