February 2012
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December 2011
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October 2011
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September 2011
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Rabbit Island: Rabbit Island Architecture... →
rabbitisland:
Rabbit Island Architecture Competition: A Rock and Wood Design Studio
Introduction: Rabbit Island is a remote 91 acre forested island in Lake Superior three miles east of Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula. The island has never before been developed and is composed of a forested northern…
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Talen and Koschinsky Win HUD Sustainable...
09/09/2011”Emily Talen, Professor at the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning and Director of the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory, and Julia Koschinsky, Assistant Research Professor and Research Director of the GeoDa Center for Geospatial Analysis and Computation, are one of six grantees of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Planning (HUD)’s 2010 Transformation...
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Les communes d'arrondissement (Dakar)
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Current Technologies That Will Shape Our Future
CAD, 3D Printing & Custom Products
Computer-aided design (CAD) products are popular among engineers, designers and students for creating 3D product designs. But the software is often too advanced for the average consumer to design his or her own products. In the future, however, CAD will allow the average consumer to design his own custom products that are both manufacturable and affordable....
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Finding somewhere to put those bikes…
treadlyandme:
I’ve never understood this concern that bringing a bike inside will cause “scuffed floors and chipped paint”. Sure, a bike can be a bit wet and grubby at times, but an office chair will scuff a floor worse than a bike and an umbrella or a bag of shopping is more likely to scratch paintwork.
That said, it’s an interesting sign of the times that “Plenty of longtime New Yorkers [are]...
August 2011
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“I think that good designers must always be avant-gardists, always one step ahead...”
– Dieter Rams
Functionalism (architecture) →
Functionalism, in architecture, is the principle that architects should design a building based on the purpose of that building.
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“At Braun they were always willing to take a risk - nobody could tell you if a...”
– Dieter Rams
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Spora Architects →
we’re down with their work!
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July 2011
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June 2011
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Near field communication →
some say QR codes are dead - NFC is the new QR - and
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Solveig
Solveig is a female given name of Old Norse origin. It is most common in Norway, Sweden and Iceland. Its exact meaning and origin are uncertain. name consists of two parts, where both parts have different theorized origins.
Sol- Old Norse salr ”house, hall, home” Old Norse sól ”sun” Old Norse sölr ”sun-coloured, yellow”
-veig Old...
Blog Or Go Bust →
Why Your Small Business Needs A Blog - Work in Progress - Career talk for women - Forbes
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U.S. Said to Be Falling Behind in ‘Green’ →
Technologies - NYTimes.com
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Operating a Food Establishment in NYC
Website from nyc.gov that will guide you through the process of opening a food establishment and touches on facility design. “This information is designed to help you understand the permit application requirements for construction and renovation of a food establishment.”
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Carbon footprint labeling / The Economist →
Carbon Labeling on Products, NY TIMES →
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