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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 […]
“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 […]
Updated project rendering – 34° N
Another project rendering update – I guess it is officially a theme this week. Here is the upgrade to the GCC rendering. This one has the best head of steam in the office right now it seems, and we are working through CD’s now. Construction is set to begin in […]
Re:Vision Salon: Link to blog
Here is a link to a posting on Michelle Kaufmann’s blog with images from David Baker + Partners, Architects that I really like. http://blog.michellekaufmann.com/?p=2408 http://www.dbarchitect.com/
A Place to Sleep
This organization is focused on trying to solve the housing problem in a way that is certainly more sustainable, but sure to incite. By using shipping containers that are left in ports (it is cheaper to build new ones than to ship them back), they are re purposing the containers […]
Reburbia finalists announced
The winners of Reburbia, the Suburban Design Competition, have just been announced today. The competition, sponsored jointly by Dwell and Inhabitat.com, called for design solutions that would address the problems that plague present-day suburbia by envisioning different scenarios for the future. This happens to be my favorite by Galina Tahchieva, and you can see […]
GCC – Initial design strategies
Here are some progress images of the beginnings of the design for the cycle / brew pub project in Strawberry. We are working today on making some changes after our conversation with the Owners, but I thought these might be interesting to post, and we can watch the design progress […]
HFH LA – New designs
Here is an interesting way that another Habitat for Humanity location is solving their design problems. In addition to the typical HFH plan books, these additional designs have been created to deal with the LA vernacular. These look great, and are a real upgrade to the plans they typically have […]