The Week in Design: I <3 New York, but readers love those tiny homes
Friday, May 24th, 2013
Much of the design coverage this week came from New York Design Week, although the two top stories are about tiny houses. Archive for the ‘Site Updates’ Category
Much of the design coverage this week came from New York Design Week, although the two top stories are about tiny houses. Swedish architects design stove for Kenya
Friday, May 24th, 2013
Claesson Koivisto Rune are architects of everything from prefabs to lamps. Can they solve a huge problem in Africa? According to Allison Arieff, Prefab Lives!
Friday, May 24th, 2013
A decade ago she saw it coming and now it might actually finally be arriving. Are tornados connected to climate change? Maybe, but resilient design is needed now.
Friday, May 24th, 2013
Just as we saw following Hurricane Sandy, the devastating tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma raised the question of whether the storm could be attributed to climate change. Either way, Andrew Revkin notes, this is less important in the short-term. Quirky parking canopy made from 1,500 recycled plastic bottles
Friday, May 24th, 2013
Colourful and unexpected, this installation uses hundreds of bottles to create a simple shelter. Composting toilets are coming home
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
It's about time that we stopped wasting drinking water to flush away our waste; Allison Bailes did it and isn't complaining. Alex Wilson calls Bullitt Center “one of the most important commercial buildings of the past 50 years”
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
The BuildingGreen founder says it is " almost certainly the greenest office building in America if not the world." Micro House is designed to be stacked and packed
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Studio Liu Lubin designs a housing unit that is transportable and stacks up like a 3D Tetris game. Why interconnectedness makes disaster relief so hard
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
Kevin Kelly explains why the complex interconnectedness of modern technology and society makes disaster relief and system change so challenging. Shake is a Porta-potty for dogs
Thursday, May 23rd, 2013
As people move into smaller spaces, dealing with dog waste can be a problem. Modko's latest design can help.