Category: Furniture
Posted by Anthony on 6/30/2004 6:48:00 PM
Modern wood benches.
 "These slatted benches are constructed as meticulously jointed wooden frames in sections of 2 and 3 cubes. Their light airy structure provides ideal minimal impact seating but they can also be used as coffee or occasional tables or at the foot of a bed. Low profile leather cushions are available as accessories"
Link: Seri
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Category: News
Posted by James on 6/30/2004 2:13:00 PM
Vegetated roof cover, eco-roof, green roof... call it what you will
 There has been a lot of talk recently about planted roofscapes. We have featured a few projects recently that have employed green roofs, and just today we have run across two news articles: one features a Toronto resident has created a roof garden on top of his garage, and the other a commercial building in Washington D.C. And of course there is the Ford Motor Company factory complex which has been renovated with a 10 acre planted roofscape.
There are multiple benefits to green roofs from this insulation value for the building to larger environmental issues such as the urban "heat island" effect, not to mention the design possibilities.
So for your browsing pleasure, here is a compilation of some links that we have found regarding green roofs... enjoy:
Article: Globe and Mail
Article: Washington Post
Article: MSNBC (Ford Factory)
Link: Ford's River Rouge Factory
Link: Roofmeadow
Link: Hyedrotech
Link: Green Roof Plants
Link: Creating a green roof (Interesting to read... dare to do-it-yourself?)
Reference:
Green Crusade
Reference: The Wind Tunnel
Reference:
Greenwich Academy Upper School/ Library building
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Category: Landscape
Posted by James on 6/30/2004 9:05:00 AM
Not Your Grandma's Garden Festival
 Inspired by the famous garden festival at Chaumont in France, Chris Hougie teamed with Peter Walker to create an American avant-garde garden show. The Cornerstone Festival of gardens is located in Sonoma Valley, California, about a 40 minute drive north of San Francisco.
The show features well known landscape architects and designers such as: Peter Walker; Lutsko Associates; Mark Rios; Ken Smith; Walter Hood; Martha Schwartz; Andy Cao; Mario Schjetnan; and Pamela Burton.
Link: Cornerstone Festival of Gardens
Via: ASLA Landscape Architecture News Digest
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Category: Landscape
Posted by James on 6/29/2004 9:56:00 PM
Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain to be dedicated next week
 The delayed and (naturally) controversial memorial to Princess Diana has been completed and will be officially dedicated July 6th by Queen Elizabeth. The design by American landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson was selected by the memorial committee in a design competition. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has described the memorial as such: "Like the Princess herself, the fountain is open and approachable. In some areas it offers a welcoming space for families and paddling children, in others a shady spot for quiet contemplation."
Link: BBC News
Link: The Guardian
Link: Royal Parks Press Room (detailed description of design and construction process)
Firm: Gustafson Porter
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Category: Outdoor
Posted by Anthony on 6/29/2004 6:43:00 PM
Modern Garden Gazebo
 New from modern furniture designer Richard Schultz:
"Our new Pavilion is a modern garden gazebo designed to define space and create shade. The structure is 100% stainless steel with pleated vinyl mesh top and side curtains. Choose from our modular components to create your own layout."
Link: Richard Schultz
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Category: Landscape
Posted by James on 6/29/2004 12:35:00 PM
Master of complexity and spaciality in the landscape
 Well known and broadly published landscape architect Ron Herman has designed gardens for celebrities such as Joe Montana and Neil Young and for corporations and institutions such as Oracle and the National Gallery in Washington D.C. He studied with California landscape greats Garret Eckbo and Lawrence Halprin at Berkeley and went on to graduate school in Japan. These influences can easily be seen in his creative, expansive and dynamic landscapes.
We respect his attention to detail as well as his ability to manipulate space and layer a landscape in such a way that it feels larger than it actually is.
Firm: Ron Herman Landscape Architect
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Category: Materials
Posted by Anthony on 6/29/2004 11:24:00 AM
Three designers + Panelite = Sweet Results
 Interested in Panelite but not sure how to apply it? Looking for slightly different yet creative ways to use it? ID Magazine invited three designers to get creative with Panelite and the resulting concepts are "sweet".
"Bright, bubbly, and inclined to glow, Panelite panels make cheerful company. But this material is no floozy. Constructed of a honeycomb core of polymer, fiberglass, or aluminum sandwiched between fiberglass facings, it's strong and consistently rigid for its weight. A 4-by-8-foot panel, 3/4-inches thick, is 32 pounds, a feather compared to acrylic (144 pounds), or plate glass (316 pounds) in the same dimensions. What's more, the gumdrop colors and honeycomb cells produce vivid visual effects when light passes through the material.
What might other adventurous types do with Panelite? We asked the lighting designer Leni Schwendinger, industrial designer Gadi Amit of Newdealdesign, and graphic designer Mirko Ilic each to propose an application. They and their colleagues worked like drones to produce the concepts presented here."
Image: Leni Schwendinger Light Projects
Link: ID Online
Related: Panelite
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Category: Furniture
Posted by Anthony on 6/29/2004 10:20:00 AM
Space saving stool that folds up to be stored in the closet.
 Innovative stool designed by Natalie Cole and Wayne Pottinger of the recently formed Also Studio. The stool, made from birch ply (have we already said how much we dig birch ply?), folds up for convenient storing when not in use.
Link: Also Studio
Via: Wallpaper
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Category: Lighting
Posted by Anthony on 6/28/2004 11:15:00 AM
Minimalist light fixture
 Interesting light design found over at Funfurde:
"The Low Volt Light from SuckUK is about as minimalist a design as you'll see. There's no shade and no on/off switch, just a bare bulb and two hoops of wire. Put the bulb in one hoop and it turns on, put it in the other and it turns off. (Okay, there are a few more parts, like a cord so you can plug it in and a shiny reflector plate. But that's it. Really.)"
Via: Funfurde
Link: Suck UK
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Category: Misc
Posted by James on 6/28/2004 10:06:00 AM
...they may actually create significant buildings. Neutra's Cyclorama Center slated for demolition
 According to John Latschar, superintendent of Gettysburg National Military Park, the architects hired during the Mission 66 program "ran amok." The Mission 66 program implemented under Eisenhower produced, in addition to Neutra's Cyclorama Center, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis by Eero Saarinen.
The LA Times ran an article yesterday by Mark Rozzo entitled Who Chooses History?
The National Park Service Has Decided That L.A. Architect Richard Neutra's Landmark Cyclorama Center--Which Has Stood at the Gettysburg Battlefield for More Than 40 Years--Now Detracts From the History.
Richard Neutra's son Dion, who is also an architect, is fighting the impending demolition of the "Abraham Lincoln Shrine of the Nation." Besides running amok, the other great quote from the LA Times article is this one from Mr. Latschar, "Mr. Neutra had the idea that this would be his monument to Lincoln and freedom and all that stuff." Yeah, why bother with all that stuff?
Article: LA Times
Link: Richard and Dion Neutra Architecture
Link: Mission 66: Mid Century Modern Architecture in the National Parks
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