
INTERVIEW: Gensler's Irwin Miller on Sustainable Architecture and Opportunity Green
Gensler has more than 3,000 professionals in 41 locations around the world, and together they have managed to make...

PHOTOS: Venice, CA's First LEED Platinum Home is a Remodel of a 100 Year Old Craftsman
For starters, the 100 year old floor in the home was restored and the addition was matched to the original thanks...

The G-POD Wins Best Outdoor Product at Dwell on Design
Reminiscent of the London Eye the smallest of the three models, the Seater, spins 360 degrees, allowing loungers...

Casa Bubble: Prefab Inflatable Pod Buildings Pop Up at Dwell on Design!
The Casa Bubble houses are not meant to be permanent structures and are actually being marketed for temporary exhibitions,...

EXCLUSIVE PICS: The PUNCHouse Is Santa Monica's First Energy-Neutral LEED Platinum Home
Local Waste Management helped to coordinate the deconstruction of the existing structure, donating 60 tons of reusable...

Metro Considers Extending Green Line to LAX
Trying to get to the airport and don't have a car? It might be a lot more trouble then you'd think. While there...

Recycled SUV Rims as Natural Art
No animals were poached, bred, killed or otherwise harmed in the making of Kromatorium, a blinding collection of...

Labor Day Weekend in LA
It's officially our favorite bittersweet holiday, Labor Day Weekend, the last weekend of summer. We recommend...

High Tech High Chula Vista Delivers Students a Great Education in a Sustainable Atmosphere
The campus design purposefully breaks the building into smaller portions in order to provide internal shaded courtyards...

PARK(ing) Day LA 2011: Streets are for the People
Cities around the world will be greener at least for one day with the return of PARK(ing) Day on Friday, September...

City of LA Votes to Bring Recycling Programs to Apartment Complexes
It might surprise you to hear that single-family homes in Los Angeles divert 65% of its garbage from landfills,...

Hollywood Hills Skyline Residence Uses Local Materials To Reduce Its Carbon Footprint
The 5,800 sq ft house is composed of two buildings - the main house and a guest house, which is separated by a...

Chinatown-Cornfields Development is an Incredible Recreational Area for the LA River Master Plan
An ambitious riverfront recreation space, the Chinatown-Cornfields is just one of twenty major opportunity areas...

Architect Patrick Tighe's Nodul(ar) House Uses Plug In "Apps"
The design is very much a hybrid of prefabricated building, modular design, and plug-in technology. Rectangular...

Local Library is a LEED Platinum Diamond in the Rough
The site of the library at the west corner of Silver Lake and Glendale Boulevards was previously occupied by a...