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Building On Legacy
In 1991, during the construction of a Federal office building at 290 Broadway in Lower Manhattan, excavators unearthed the largest... more-
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sf could take a lesson
from Holland, where architects are dealing with rising sea levels by re-designing Sausalito-style-
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The eco-living!
Earthships demonstrate a way of living in harmony in the planet by using recycled materials to construct innovative homes that are... more-
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A Skyspace for Contemplation: Dividing the Light
"A Skyspace for Contemplation: Dividing the Light." A skyspace offers visitors a place to sit and contemplate the sky.... more-
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Grass-Covered Building in Seoul, Korea
The real innovation will be the lawn mower they use to trim it up.-
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Kent students asked to design torture device
The architectural school at Kent University has stepped into the limelight of controversy this weekend, after first year masters... more-
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Architecture and the City Festival PSA (AIA, San Francisco Chapter)
Check out the PSA I made for the AIA San Francisco Chapter that aired on KQED Sept 2007.-
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My crib: let me show you it
Shipping containers turned into homes is the centrepiece of a planned huge new eco-town in Edinburgh's Leith Docks area. The... more-
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Cool schools!
Imagine going to school underground. Or perhaps in a shack floating on the sea. Check out these five 'alternative'... more-
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The Old Gray Lady's Moved from Times Square: But She's Still a Victorian Dowager
The grand old 18-story Neo-Gothic structure on 43rd Street, home to The New York Times for nearly a century, had its sentimental... more-
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Shipping container Travelodge
How's this for modular architecture? 80+ shipping containers are being used to construct this Travelodge in West London.... more-
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Unlovely '60s Architecture
Everyone in the UK has to suffer at least one of these eyesores, at an average rate of once daily. This site professes to love... more-
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Marion Mahony: A Pioneering Woman Architect
"Marion Mahony: A Pioneering Woman Architect." Marion Mahony was the first woman to obtain an architecture license in... more-
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A Beautiful Bridge (with a Bar!)
It has a sunbathing area, a trendy bar and a coffee house, plus it allows you to cross the Mur river in Graz, Austria from one... more-
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Gaia's Chastity Belt
A new cathedral being built in Oakland looks like the opening of a warm, comfy womb -- at first. This architectural and religious... more-
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If You Build It, Will They Come?
In 25 years, will the current museum construction binge seem brilliant or foolish? Will it have advanced the mission of art... more-
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Who Controls the Internet? The Perfect Answer is Everyone
The amazing architecture of the Internet ? all of its cables, servers and other structures ? is a complicated network that... more-
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Bird's Nest
Nice trailer for a documentary about the research, planning and construction of the Bird's Nest by Herzog and de Meuron.-
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Brad Pitt Makes A Difference In New Orleans
You may have seen Brad working to help rebuild New Orleans recently. Here is the website for the Make It Right Campaign. Here you... more-
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The 20 Ugliest American College Campuses
It can't always be Girls of the Pac-10, now can it?-
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