Comments on: LOT-EK to Build Pier 57 Made of Shipping Containers! http://inhabitat.com/lot-ek-proposes-pier-made-of-shipping-containers/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: LOT-EK's Nine Level Shipping Container Mall for New York City | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/lot-ek-proposes-pier-made-of-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-266803 LOT-EK's Nine Level Shipping Container Mall for New York City | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:02:09 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=49083#comment-266803 [...] stalling, there are currently many empty lots or slivers of land sitting stagnant in the city. Shipping container malls could revitalize those unused spaces. Not only are they easier and in many cases cheaper to [...] [...] stalling, there are currently many empty lots or slivers of land sitting stagnant in the city. Shipping container malls could revitalize those unused spaces. Not only are they easier and in many cases cheaper to [...]

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]]> By: Puma Opens Shipping Container Pop Up Shop in NYC | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World http://inhabitat.com/lot-ek-proposes-pier-made-of-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-232269 Puma Opens Shipping Container Pop Up Shop in NYC | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:58:12 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=49083#comment-232269 [...] shop at South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan with a shipping container installation designed by LOT-EK. Our friends at PSFK and SampleSaleShop.com both had a chance to get sneak peeks before it [...] [...] shop at South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan with a shipping container installation designed by LOT-EK. Our friends at PSFK and SampleSaleShop.com both had a chance to get sneak peeks before it [...]

]]> By: tomodear http://inhabitat.com/lot-ek-proposes-pier-made-of-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-192591 tomodear Sun, 06 Sep 2009 17:06:19 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=49083#comment-192591 I would like to leave a word of caution, as these shipping containers that have been used in Boston and that will probably be also used in NYC might not actually be "used" shipping containers. Though I have heard rumors that these reused shipping container structures are actually built from new and manufactured containers, I do not have the proof. Despite all of that, using a used container begs to ask about the state of it's structural integrity. Additionaly, I have heard lectures, videos, and interviews of LOT-EK outright saying that they are not a "green" or "sustainable" firm, nor do they strive to be. But, alas, I do enjoy their work, and I think that it does encourage people to explore these areas of design. My gripe is just with the praise given for something not necessarily "green"... could this be greenwashing? I would like to leave a word of caution, as these shipping containers that have been used in Boston and that will probably be also used in NYC might not actually be “used” shipping containers. Though I have heard rumors that these reused shipping container structures are actually built from new and manufactured containers, I do not have the proof. Despite all of that, using a used container begs to ask about the state of it’s structural integrity. Additionaly, I have heard lectures, videos, and interviews of LOT-EK outright saying that they are not a “green” or “sustainable” firm, nor do they strive to be.

But, alas, I do enjoy their work, and I think that it does encourage people to explore these areas of design. My gripe is just with the praise given for something not necessarily “green”… could this be greenwashing?

]]> By: StructureHub http://inhabitat.com/lot-ek-proposes-pier-made-of-shipping-containers/comment-page-1/#comment-174050 StructureHub Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:08:29 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/?p=49083#comment-174050 I'm not so sure that shipping container design has reached the mainstream (in fact, I am sure it hasn't), but the massive scale of this project (I'm guessing the largest of its ilk so far?) should definitely propel it in that direction - IF it is executed well. I must say, too, that the simple strategy of having a long roof garden was a clever way to get both interior commercial space (for all seasons) and outdoor public space; other proposals sacrificed one for the other quite commonly. I’m not so sure that shipping container design has reached the mainstream (in fact, I am sure it hasn’t), but the massive scale of this project (I’m guessing the largest of its ilk so far?) should definitely propel it in that direction – IF it is executed well. I must say, too, that the simple strategy of having a long roof garden was a clever way to get both interior commercial space (for all seasons) and outdoor public space; other proposals sacrificed one for the other quite commonly.

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