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West Coast Green 2010
West Coast Green kicked off on Thursday in San Francisco. This year, the annual sustainable design conference is host to speakers like green jobs advocate and Green for All senior fell Van Jones,...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake10.02.10 -
Parsing Levi's Plaza
I had lunch yesterday with Charles Birnbaum, president and founder of the Cultural Landscape Foundation. Our chat, over a terrific salmon BLT at the Fog City Diner, ranged from Garret...
written by: Aaron Britt09.30.10 -
Venice Biennale: Giardini
Although the Venice Architecture Biennale invades all nooks and crannies of the four-square-mile island, most of the festival's big-hitters reside under the roof of only one building, the Italian...
written by: Tiffany Chu09.28.10 -
A Whirlwind New York Visit
Last week I spent a few days running around Manhattan (sometimes literally) reporting a handful of upcoming stories for Dwell. In addition to seeing many inspiring projects and meeting many...
written by: Jaime Gillin09.28.10 -
Medlock Ames' New Tasting Room
When I was in Healdsburg checking out H2Hotel, I took a little detour to Medlock Ames' recently opened tasting room and bar, which is on the site and in the footprint of the century-old...
written by: Jaime Gillin09.27.10 -
London Design Festival: Day One
Over eight short years The London Design Festival has grown from a minor design-world offshoot to one of the few must-attend events. With all of the UK's homespun talent—from Tom Dixon to the...
written by: Sam Grawe09.24.10 -
01SJ Biennial: Build Your Own World
This past weekend marked the third 01SJ Biennial, held in San Jose, California. "The Silicon Valley is such a capitol of innovation, technology, and people thinking creatively that we wanted...
written by: Miyoko Ohtakephotos by: Miyoko Ohtake09.22.10 -
Czech Trek at the Biennale
Out of all of the exhibits at the Venice Biennale this year, I spent the most time sitting and playing inside the pavilion of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Along with being interactive, dynamic,...
written by: Tiffany Chuphotos by: Tiffany Chu09.16.10 -
Inside Woodshop
Last week I trekked to San Francisco's foggy Outer Sunset neighborhood to check out Woodshop, a collective of four artist and designers who came together through a shared interest in craft, design...
written by: Jaime Gillin09.13.10 -
Venice Biennale: Raumlabor Berlin
One of the most interesting things to see at an architecture festival is not necessarily the final aha! moment after a pavilion is finished, but the collaborative process of building. At this year...
written by: Tiffany Chuphotos by: Tiffany Chu09.09.10 -
Venice Biennale: National Pavilions 2
As promised, here is the second part of our grand tour through the national pavilions at the 2010 Venice Biennale. Sejima forecasted well - the strongest crowd-pleasers were not the ones that...
written by: Tiffany Chuphotos by: Tiffany Chu09.07.10 -
H2Hotel in Healdsburg
Last weekend I spent a night at the new H2Hotel, the sister property of Hotel Healdsburg, which is one of my favorite places to stay in Sonoma County. Conceived as a younger, hipper, more...
written by: Jaime Gillin09.03.10 -
Venice Biennale: National Pavilions 1
The concept of each country showing their best colors at the Venice Biennale began from 1895, in the same spirit of nationalism (or chauvinism) of the World's Fair. This year, proceeding straight...
written by: Tiffany Chuphotos by: Tiffany Chu09.01.10 -
Two Days in Marfa, Texas
It requires a long and dusty trek across the desert to reach Marfa,Texas. Situated 200 miles from El Paso, Marfa is a little burg in west Texas with a population of 2,200 and a thriving community...
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Amanda Dameron09.01.10 -
Venice Biennale: Arsenale
I was once told, "If you ever go to the Venice Biennale, you will see all of the architecture that the world will be seeing for the next two years." So here I am, at the opening of...
written by: Tiffany Chuphotos by: Tiffany Chu08.31.10 -
It Takes A Village
Oakland, California is infamously known for a Gertrude Stein quote, ongoing issues with crime and poverty, and a decades-long economic decline. However, the city's civic leaders have been...
written by: Diana Buddsphotos by: Diana Budds08.27.10 -
The Design of the Paris Metro
The Paris metro was born with the same furor as the Eiffel Tower, right on time for the World Expo at the turn of the 20th century. Over the past few months, I've spent nearly an hour everyday...
written by: Tiffany Chu08.24.10 -
Michigan: Day 2
The second part of my recent Michigan trip took me to Midland to see the work of Alden B. Dow. I had a grand tour of town and his work with Craig McDonald of the Dow Home and Studio, but when...
written by: Aaron Britt08.23.10 -
Michigan: Day One
As I noted last week via the blog and Twitter, and my colleague Amanda so aptly showed in this slideshow, I was in Michigan last week. It was my first trip to the state and I had a...
written by: Aaron Britt08.20.10 -
Inside the Herman Miller Headquarters
As part of our ongoing feature The Full Spectrum, a video series that focuses on color theory, we were invited to get a personal tour of the famed Herman Miller headquarters in Holland, Michigan....
written by: Amanda Dameronphotos by: Amanda Dameron08.18.10
