Archive for Month: January 2010

Upcycle Living – Phoenix, AZ
Here is a great local company that I really like. These containers are inevitably not reused because it is cheaper to build new ones than to ship them back, and they are great frames for construction. I bet solutions like this this end up factoring in to part of the […]

Haiti Rebuilding Efforts – AFH
Here is the work that HFH has been doing relating to the Haiti efforts, and here is the link if you would like to make a donation through the group’s main website – http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/ “Dear Chapters, We’ve been, as you all know, most busy for the last week. I wish to […]

Wallpaper Design Awards 2010
Wallpaper* just published the winners of their 2010 Design Awards. Entries come from every possible part of the design field, from architecture to fashion design to industrial design, and were awarded in 66 respective categories. A panel of judges, including icons like architect Steven Holl, fashion designer John Galliano, and […]

“Never, never, never, never give up.”
This is one of my favorite Winston Churchill quotes, and it is quickly becoming a solid mantra for 2010. Even though this isn’t really about architecture, the link below reminded me of that quote. It is an excellent reminder that sometimes your long-term win may not have anything to do […]

Website Update – 2010
Finally, 2010 is here. Finally. 2009 was such a rocky year for the architecture industry as a whole, that it seems even little changes appear like big ones. While I was really busy over the holiday season working on a project deadline (in addition to eating too many cookies), I was also […]