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Let it Glow
Be they medieval torches blazing on battlements or bug zappers crackling to life with each new victim, the need for outdoor lighting is clear. From the front porch to the shadowy corners of the...
written by: Aaron Brittphotos by: Hunter Freeman03.25.09 -
OfficePOD
Between rising rates of independent and freelance careers and the many changes to corporate work policies that have accompanied the downturn, many people are finding themselves in need of a good...
written by: Sarah Rich03.25.09 -
A Tale of Two Tiny Cars
Now that gas prices in the U.S. are hovering around two dollars a gallon, what's happened to green driving?
written by: David A. Greene03.24.09 -
Urban Hardwoods Furniture
Now that "salvage" has as many connotations with environmental sensitivity, creativity, and resourcefulness as with the need to scrimp and save, showrooms formerly reserved for brand new...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.24.09 -
Palm Springs, California
In Palm Springs, California, “mid-century modern” connotes more than just Eames chairs and glass walls; it also hints at Hollywood Regency. From the 1920s through the 1970s, silver...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.24.09 -
Inhabitat Spring Greening Contest
Whether or not you regard spring as an opportunity for spring cleaning, Inhabitat encourages you to do some spring greening, with their first annual Spring Greening contest, a smart challenge that...
written by: Jordan Kushins03.23.09 -
Bordeaux, France
Classical yet current, Bordeaux is a city that celebrates the details that comprise the whole. Architect Oliver Brochet guides our tour around the accessible tram system, the historic women,...
written by: Marc Kristalphotos by: Peter Augustin03.23.09 -
Michael Van Valkenburgh on the Future of Landscape Design
Though large projects often garner the greatest attention, Michael Van Valkenburgh agrees that residential projects are also worthwhile:
03.23.09 -
Bardessono Green Hotel, Napa Valley
Northern California's wine country has the advantage of built-in open space preservation by virtue of its indispensable agricultural acreage. While there are certainly more tourist accommodations...
written by: Sarah Rich03.23.09 -
Container Cinema
As part of the cultural countdown to the winter Olympics in Vancouver 2010, media art group Springboard—a trio composed of architect Robert Duke, designers Keith Doyle and Iain Sinclair, and...
written by: Ilana Diamond03.23.09 -
Ligne Roset Concept Boutique Opening
We love Austin for its mobile eateries, creative design, and independent spirit, and next time we visit, we’ll have one more place to go: French furnishing company Ligne Roset’s first...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.21.09 -
The Secret Lives of Urban Space
Earlier this week, the San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival presented a collection of six experimental short films, grouped as The Secret Lives of Urban Space, which explored...
written by: Miyoko Ohtake03.21.09 -
Corbusier's Cabanon at RIBA
The only structure that famed architect Le Corbusier ever designed for himself has been reconstructed inside the Royal Institute of British Architects in the UK for the exhibition "Le...
written by: Laure Joliet03.20.09 -
Friday Blog-Spotting
Today begins Dwell.com's Friday round-up series, in which the editors take a look back at our week in Web-reading and call out a favorite post from the blogosphere. Check out this week's editors'...
written by: Sarah Rich03.20.09 -
Natalie Jeremijenko's MoMA Lecture
One of the best things about the Internet is the ability to virtually attend lectures we couldn't get to in real-time. A series of lectures that took place at the MoMA's Design and the Elastic Mind...
written by: Sarah Rich03.20.09 -
Tokyo!'s Urban Anxiety
The new movie Tokyo!—a triptych of short films directed by Michel Gondry, Leos Carax and Bong Joon-Ho—presents three increasingly neurotic architectural visions of the teeming,...
written by: Aaron Britt03.19.09 -
The Haute Seat
I want to say one word to you. Just one word. Plastics.
written by: Christopher Brightphotos by: Martien Mulder03.18.09 -
A Little Light Reading
If your manuscript is far from being illuminated, it’s time to drop the task at hand and find a new lamp to read by.
written by: Shonquis Moreno03.18.09 -
Designing Detroit
If the Great Recession has an unofficial mascot, it's Detroit. Even though the once-mighty Motown has been in a slow-motion death-spin since the days of the K-car, the city's abandoned factories...
written by: David A. Greene03.18.09 -
How to Get the New Sustain MiniHome
Ever wondered what it would be like to own a compact, green, mobile, prefab home? You will soon have a chance to find out.
written by: Sarah Rich03.18.09 -
The Jonathan
Tired of waiting for innovative architecture to come to San Diego, this proactive architect added developer to his job description, and brought it there himself.
written by: David A. Greenephotos by: Randi Berez03.17.09 -
Killspencer Bags
I came across a handsome group of weekender and messenger bags by Killspencer last week in my online meanderings. I learned from the website—the only place you can buy a bag—that they...
written by: Aaron Britt03.17.09 -
Paperfold Lamps
Architects are notorious for being sticklers for detail. Often, and in the best cases, this leads to beautifully uncomplicated structures and well thought out product design.
written by: Laure Joliet03.17.09 -
Roadside Attraction
A Colorado couple handles their freeway-facing lot with flair, and incorporates a long list of sustainable features to boot.
written by: Amara Holsteinphotos by: Ron Pollard03.16.09 -
Community of Vision
A mere eight miles from Mount Vernon, George Washington’s Georgian neoclassical plantation home, and just nine miles south of Old Town Alexandria, the colonial bastion that provides much...
written by: Sam Grawephotos by: Eric Laignel03.16.09
