Category: design
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These Sustainable Hotels Are Doing Good for Their Communities–and the World | AFAR
6 ways that hotels across the globe are investing in sustainable practices and making the world better, one step at a time. — Read on www.afar.com/magazine/6-ways-hotels-around-the-world-are-working-to-become-more-sustainable Sustainable architecture on the list! An important element for any “place”
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What We Did Not Learn from the Bauhaus | Architect Magazine | Architecture, Architects, Design, History, bauhaus, Walter Gropius, Frank Lloyd Wright
Inside and beyond those white boxes, there are ideas for building a better world. — Read on www.architectmagazine.com/design/what-we-did-not-learn-from-the-bauhaus_o Great article on the bauhaus school of thought…relating it to today’s designs. Critical thinking always welcome!
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The Best-Designed Building in Every U.S. State | Architectural Digest
From an Olson Kundig–designed home in Idaho to Studio Gang’s Aqua Tower in Illinois, these structures stand out among all the rest in their respective state lines — Read on www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/best-designed-building-every-us-state 1111 Lincoln road is a great choice. The quick summary fails to note the mixed use composition as well the frequently used opportunity as…
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6 Sustainable Home Renovation Tips to Improve Your Fixer-Upper, guest post by Ray Flynn
When planned correctly, buying a fixer-upper can help you save money while creating the house of your dreams. You’re sure to have a few expectations and ideas about how you want your house to turn out, but where do you start? Try taking a sustainable approach to your home improvements so you can reduce your…
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Architects as day-to-day activists, not just design stars:
Few architects will reach stardom in their carrier or their life. The ones that do have typically been blessed by a unique commission that allowed them to truly and freely feature their skills resulting in a spectacular structure. Frequently these structures are of a public or high profile private nature, such as museums, signature buildings…
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Architects versus developers (an architects perspective):
Ideas versus money. That is about the simplest way to distinguish the two and also the easiest way to understand why these two groups need each other. While overlap is of course possible, it is not likely. Developers frequently look at a potential project and create a general concept based on location and possible use…
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