For cat lovers!
This a cool design for cat lovers, like me! It’s zebra wood and an aluminum base for great looking furniture that your cat will actually enjoy. It’s from James Owen Design. You may have seen his stuff before, he won the Michelin Design Challenge in 2006.
The Fountainhead
First published in 1943 this novel, by Ayn Rand, became an instant classic. It is the story of a brilliant young architect whose unwavering integrity results in a violent battle against conventional standards, and his explosive love affair with a beautiful woman who struggles to defeat him. If you haven’ read it yet, you should [...]
Green Roof Tiles by Toyota Roof Garden
While green roofs may be universally accepted as wonderfully sustainable landscapes for a myriad reasons, the thought of installing one atop your own home may nevertheless seem daunting, expensive, and difficult to maintain.
Architecture: Form, Space, and Order
The Second Edition of this classic introduction to the principles of architecture is everything you would expect from the celebrated architect, author, and illustrator, Francis D. K. Ching. Each page has been meticulously revised to incorporate contemporary examples of the principles of form, space, and order-the fundamental vocabulary of every designer. The result is a [...]
Glass: Material Matters
This was a fascinating exhibit about glass that I had a chance to visit. Glass is part of our daily lives and most of the time we don’t even notice it! Glass: Material Matters is the first exhibition of contemporary glass organized by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and incorporates more than fifty [...]
LED Architecture
LED ArchitectureLight-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are reinventing the look and feel of skylines, bridges, facades and other architectural surfaces around the globe. The light bulb is being unscrewed by energy-efficient LEDs that are both environmentally friendly and cost-effective. The $10.2 billion industry is growing to provide new design options for architects and planners. This Barcelona [...]
Gehry Unveils Design for Medical Center
Architect Frank Gehry presented his design for a new Alzheimer’s research center in Las Vegas over the weekend, unveiling an uneven stack of blocks anchoring a swooping trellis made of Gehry’s signature contorted steel. The latest work from the celebrated architect will house the Lou Ruvo Alzheimer’s Institute, a proposed center for the research and [...]
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