Green Architecture
Green Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater
This is a place that I've always wanted to visit:
Some info:
"When Wright came to the site he appreciated the powerful sound of the falls, the vitality of the young forest, the dramatic rock ledges and boulders; these were elements to be interwoven with the serenely soaring spaces of his structure. But Wright's insight penetrated more deeply. He understood that people were creatures of nature, hence an architecture which conformed to nature would conform to what was basic in people.
Green Architecture: Platinum LEED building - EPA Headquarters
In Sacramento, California, lies the Platinum LEED qualified Environmental Protection Agency headquarters. The building is able to be both sustainable and economically competitive.
From their case study:
"Thomas Properties invested $500,000 in efficiency upgrades to equipment, operations and employee practices.
Green Architecture: LEED - Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design
There are so many great green buildings out there. How sustainable are they though? I will be showing some great green buildings in the future, but before I do, I thought i'd explain a bit about some of the criteria for getting the oft-desired LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) status on a building.
Aga Khan Award for Architecture - Environmentally responsible buildings
Inhabitat recently showcased the 2007 winners of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, which "recognizes distinguished architecture that encourages social development, restoration, re-use and environmental responsibility in the Islamic world."
Here are a few of the winners:
Royal Netherlands Embassy"With a site-integrated, passive solar design, the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia pays homage to the surrounding nature and cultural diversity with an inherent sensitivity to place. Surpassing functional constraints, the structure’s design quietly supports security while placing emphasis on experience, encounter and efficiency."
Digital Magazines: Cheaper and Greener
I love sitting at my dining table on Sunday mornings while eating brunch and flipping through the pile of home & garden, environmental, architecture, design (namely: Azure, Natural Home, Adbusters, Plenty and whatever other magazine I might pick up a single copy of) magazines. Lately, I have been including a session of 'flipping' through digital versions of Plenty and other magazines as well, on my laptop. In order to cut back to just the 4 magazines I have a subscription to (which my roommate also reads, and which I always refer back to, even years later), digital magazines work really well!
Top Brands
Crocs
// Latest Comments