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Villa Savoye
Le Corbusier / Villa Savoye from 0300TV on Vimeo.
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Wow, technology.
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Bad ass bookshelf
dbd Studio – Digitally Fabricated Bookshelf from Adam Crain on Vimeo.
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High Speed Rail in the UK
Yet another country has committed to high speed rail. I’d love to see this become more widespread in the states, or even into the ten zones the govt has said that are the most feasible for high speed.
more info here
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Marco Grassi Painting
Marco Grassi aka PHO from stylemag on Vimeo.
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Street art for the benefit of all
I like when cities work to advance ideas such as urban transportation options including mass transit, regional transit connections, bus systems, elevated rail, and lastly bike lanes. And I love when cites accomplish advancements in those areas. New York has become a new hot bed for bike transportation, in a safer way anyway, and now [...]
Posted in Daily musings, Random Find Tagged bike lanes, bikes, NYC, street art, urban art, urban biking, urban transport Comments closed
State of WA updates energy code
With an original goal to include provisions that would cut energy use by 30% in buildings, this plan passed with support that would only allow for an 15 – 18% decline. I suppose people arent ready for too much change.
What I’m happy to see is that there are some very good common sense updates coming [...]
Posted in News, Sustainability, architecture Tagged code, energy code, energy use, Washington Comments closed
Take the LEED AP ND test for free
While researching the LEED AP exam recently I came across info on the GBCI website that was offering people free testing spots for the new LEED AP ND beta test. As someone who cant afford to take the test otherwise I signed up and applied for a beta tester spot. The application is relatively pain [...]
Posted in Sustainability, architecture Tagged beta test, certification, LEED AP ND, neighborhood development, USGBC Comments closed
Infrastructure on the edge of the world
depending on how the mood is striking you, you may need to turn down the volume.
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The big endeavor
Well, Its been on my mind for years now. I’ve talked to past professors and I feel like its the right time for me to pursue my interest in PhD programs. I just signed up for the GRE and had my transcripts sent. Guess thats a couple small tasks in a long list of things [...]
Posted in Academics, Daily musings Tagged architecture, geography, phd, portland, Seattle, Urban Design, Urban studies, Vancouver Comments closed
Sliding House
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When architecture dies
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I hope you aren’t afraid of heights
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Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto / Experimental House on Muuratsalo from 0300TV on Vimeo.
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Urban Biking
So you think your city is friendly to bikes? Think they have ample bike lanes and provisions for safe commuting? Well no city in America is pushing harder and advocating going by bike than Portland, OR. Check out a map of the bike lanes.
portland bike lane map
(1.7meg pdf file)
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Rebuild and Renew – Ouch! Architecture is hurtin’
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OMA – Dutch Embassy, Berlin Germany
OMA / Rem Koolhaas / Dutch Embassy from 0300TV on Vimeo.
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Occupation
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Mt Rushmore
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Mallorca