Photo Credit: Carbon Nano Tubes by Anastasios John Hart Nanotechnology is generally pursued by scientists and those involved with high-tech gadgetry, weapons, and medical devices, but that doesn’t
The Golden Gate National Parks Endangered Species Big Year is a race against time to observe each of the 36 endangered and threatened species found within the Golden Gate National Parks, while taking 36
When God told Horace Burgess to build a treehouse, he promised that Burgess would never run out of materials. So far he hasn’t. Using tons of reclaimed wood, Burgess has built a 10 story treehouse
In celebration of our recent launch of Ecouterre and we are having a party, and want YOU to join us! Join us for organic cocktails, vegan cookies and snacks while you look through the sustainable styles
About openhousenewyork: openhousenewyork hosts year-round educational programs celebrating New York City’s built-environment, culminating in America’s largest architecture and design event, the Annual
Germs, oysters, dogs, chickens, worms and humans are some of the species that populate the length of the MTA’s 7 train — affectionately known as the “International Express” to its
Online auctions are an easy way to browse for a dream residence without the use of your four-wheel gas guzzler, but the recent sale of a particular mobile home is far from your ordinary listing. A lucky
PRATT MANHATTAN GALLERY PRESENTS THEORETICAL AND INNOVATIVE EXHIBITION ON URBAN STREET DESIGN Exhibition to Document Young Designers Working to Develop Street Furniture for Bronx Community-Led Project
You don’t often hear about a wall being an object of desire, but that is exactly what Gitta Gschwendtner’s Animal Wall is for residents of all species in Cardiff Bay, UK. This 50-meter wall includes
Sitting atop thin steel stilts, the Froschköenig Treehouse conjures up ideas of a space pod just landed among a canopy of trees. Designed by well-known treehouse designer and manufacturer, Baumraum, the
Sitting among the canopy of a jungle forest near Yelapa, Mexico, these V-Houses by Heinz Legler are quite possibly an eco-adventurer’s paradise. The treehouse-like structures are lofted 16 feet
Almost five million readers have visited the BLDGBLOG Web site since it’s launch back in 2004 for stories about the past, present news, and perdictions for the future of how humans will shape their
Treehouses are nothing new to enterprising kids, but a group of architects at the University of Stuttgart in Germany have brought a new twist to the idea: the first tower made entirely out of living
Maya Lin: Three Ways of Looking at the Earth A selection of large-scale installations from Systematic Landscapes will go on view at PaceWildenstein’s 22nd Street location in early September. NEW YORK,
West Coast Green is the largest conference on green innovation for the built environment. On October 1st-3rd at the Fort Mason Center in San Francisco 14,000 thought leaders and forward thinkers will
The American Institute of Architects, San Francisco chapter (AIA San Francisco) and Center for Architecture + Design announce the sixth annual Architecture and the City festival, which takes place
In the forests of Meghalaya, India, the War-Khasis people have discovered a patient way of crossing the many rivers of their wet region. By guiding the roots of an abundant species of rubber tree, they
Event: ARCHICULTURE ROUNDTABLE AND TRAILER PREMIER Date: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Time: 5:45 PM – 9:00 PM (ET) Location: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place, NY Cost: $10 donation. All
NYC DOT and our partners are proud to present Summer Streets. We will temporarily close Park Avenue and connecting streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park to motor vehicles and open it up to
NYC DOT and our partners are proud to present Summer Streets. We will temporarily close Park Avenue and connecting streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park to motor vehicles and open it up to
From the Greenpoint Video Project **Interested parties should e-mail workshop@studiomode.nu for more information. This screening is a public event that is part of the “Crisis Modes: Protocols +
This modular, mobile Snuggles hotel allows you to shack up in pods for an artsy camping experience not dissimilar to staying in oversized hamster cage tunnels. The project crosses the boundaries of
Crisis Modes : Protocols + Future Ecologies | Intensive Design Workshop | New York City | August 2009 Crisis Modes is a one-week intensive design workshop to be held in New York City from August 17-21.
