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San Francisco's New Bus Shelters
Though they're not exactly the hottest design news in town, my daily walk to work up Sansome Street from the Montgomery BART stop has gained two attractive new bits of infrastructure in the past...
written by: Aaron Britt04.22.10 -
Tuscan Winery by Renzo Piano
Nestled into the Tuscan landscape, in the municipality of Gavorrano in the heart of Maremma, sits a modern winery called Rocca di Frassinello. Designed by Renzo Piano, the brilliant red structure...
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Amanda Dameron04.21.10 -
860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apts
Ever since studying the works of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe for my undergraduate degree in architecture at the University of Toronto, I have been in love with the 860-880 Lake Shore Drive apartments....
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake04.20.10 -
Kitchen and Bath Industry Show 2010
This weekend, an estimated 35,000 designers, manufacturers, retailers, and press descended on Chicago's McCormick Place Convention Center to see the latest, greatest, and greenest in kitchen and...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake04.19.10 -
Milan 2010: Day Three—Eurocucina
On the third day of the 2010 Salone Internazionale del Mobile, we devoted an entire day to Eurocucina, which is a fair-within-a-fair that appears in Milan every two years. Manufacturers, architects...
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Amanda Dameron04.19.10 -
Milan, 2010: Day Two
On our second day in Milan, we gathered our wits and plunged headfirst into Salone Internazionale del Mobile—the largest furniture fair in the world. Held at the Fiera Milano, the fair is...
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Amanda Dameron04.15.10 -
Milan, 2010: Day One
We three weary travelers (Dwell's editor-in-chief, Sam Grawe, assistant editor Jordan Kushins, and I) have landed in Milan and are ready to begin reporting on the sights and scene at the 2010...
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Amanda Dameron04.14.10 -
Living on Water: Stilted Villages
After visiting the legendary floating villages on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, I took a detour to Kompong Phluk, a permanent settlement built upon stilts at the edge of the lake. As I paddled...
written by: Tiffany Chuphotos by: Tiffany Chu04.07.10 -
Architecture at the Movies: Chloe
I saw Atom Egoyan's new film Chloe this weekend, and though it was something of a stinker (only those deeply committed to watching Amanda Seyfried undress and Liam Neeson glower are advised to...
written by: Aaron Britt04.05.10 -
IM Pei: Building China Modern
For those of you, like me, who missed out on Wednesday's broadcast premiere of the wonderful IM Pei: Building China Modern, you'll be pleased to learn that you can watch the hour-long...
written by: Aaron Britt04.02.10 -
Betel Restaurant
Restaurant openings have slowed down considerably here in New York in the past year, as I am sure it has everywhere. So it was a great treat to visit Betel, a just opened Thai restaurant in the...
written by: Bradford Shellhammer03.30.10 -
New MIT Media Lab Opens Doors
The Media Lab at MIT is an unmatched incubator of unlikely partnerships -- where academia and industry hold hands, and where art and technology are inseparable. Designed by Prtizker Prize-winning...
written by: Tiffany Chuphotos by: Tiffany Chu03.09.10 -
Living on Water: Floating Villages
During my jaunt to Cambodia last month, when I was not hauling bricks to build an outdoor school kitchen with my studio, I had the chance to see a multitude of informal building in both urban and...
written by: Tiffany Chuphotos by: Tiffany Chu02.25.10 -
Greening San Francisco's Old Mint
Last year I had the chance to take a press preview of the Old Mint in San Francisco. It's right downtown, just opposite the San Francisco Chronicle, and though it's unused at present, it's set to...
written by: Aaron Britt02.25.10 -
In Madrid: Julius Shulman's LA
Last weekend, the Getty Research Institute's show Julius Shulman's Los Angeles opened in its third location, a cathedral-like neo-Mudéjar style water tower named Canal de Isabel II in Madrid...
written by: Alissa Walker02.24.10 -
Frankfurt's Blanket Store
Nestled in behind a small glass storefront in central Frankfurt is a one-of-a-kind throw utopia. Blanket Store is a niche boutique dedicated to—yes, you guessed it—blankets, and owner...
written by: Jordan Kushins02.18.10 -
Stockholm Furniture Fair 2010
Every February, the very best new Nordic furniture designs debut at the Stockholm Furniture Fair and the Northern Light Fair. The two events are held together in the 630,000-square-foot Stockholm...
written by: Tiffany Orvet02.16.10 -
"I Live in an I. M. Pei"
We return to our "I Live in a _____" series to glimpse inside another unconventional campus living space, this time at Princeton University. Built in 1973 out of prefabricated...
written by: Tiffany Chu02.13.10 -
Neutra's Overway-Schiff House
Ensconced in the Marina neighborhood of San Francisco, the Schiff house was completed by Richard Neutra in 1938 for a pair of Berliners who wanted to move down the hill from Lombard Street. The...
written by: Aaron Britt02.11.10 -
Stockholm: New from Gärsnäs
Last year the venerable Swedish furniture makers Gärsnäs showed us they could bring fashion to furniture with Pierre Sindre’s collared Button chair, Anna von Schewen’s ...
written by: Tiffany Orvet02.11.10
