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Design & Architecture

Mj�lk: Wood Never Looked So Good

October 25, 2011

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When doing a post on architect Janis Kravis I happened upon the website for a store called Mj�lk, which is Swedish for Milk. It is in a transitional part of Toronto called the Junction, where shabby old shops are being upgraded as the a…

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Another Reason To Move To Buffalo: The Architecture Is Amazing

October 25, 2011

image credit Kayla Jonas

A year ago I wrote If You Really Want To Get Off Oil, Move To Buffalo, about its incredible infrastructure. What I didn’t know at the time was that its architecture is absolutely extraordinary, and that the city is going thro…

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Plantable: All-In-One Table & Trellis Hybrid Lets You Grow, Harvest and Eat

October 25, 2011

Zahra Shahabi and Ollie Hammick/CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Beyond the conventional planter on your balcony, there are many ways to grow food and herbs right in your own home, without the need to rely on a trip to the store. London-based designers Jamie Elliott …

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6 Prototypes With Interesting Uses For Bamboo and Silk From Buenos Aires

October 25, 2011

© Paula Alvarado

The Buenos Aires Metropolitan Design Center recently organized a workshop to encourage local designers to explore the possibilities of bamboo and artisan silk as materials….Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Resolution 4 Packs A Lot Into A Poolhouse

October 24, 2011

Image Credit Resolution 4

Whenever I write about the work of Resolution 4 I have to run for cover, from the complaints about showing “trophy homes for investment bankers driving a Hummer packed full of over-privileged kids.” So it is nice to be able …

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Andrew Maynard Designs A Parliament Building For The People

October 24, 2011

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Before he got busy being one of the best architects in Australia, Andrew Maynard would do wonderful polemics, thought exercises, and just fun stuff that displayed his imagination and humour. Now he is at it again, imagining a new Pa…

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Sanergy Is Putting A Price On Poop and Cleaning Up in Kenya

October 24, 2011

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The problem of dealing with human waste in a world with seven billion people is enormous and controversial; that’s why the Gates Foundation is investing $42 million in developing high tech solutions. But as I noted in my post Putting a …

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Urban Green in Wisconsin

October 24, 2011

Graphic Credit: Chambers Design, Photo Courtesy of Smart USA

Wisconsin is not the first place I think of as a hotbed for green innovation. It’s better known for cheeseheads, the Green Bay Packers and political unrest. But the Badger State is surprisi…

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Abandoned Bridge in Upstate New York Is Now a Pedestrian Park

October 23, 2011

© Alex Davies

When it comes to dilapidated railways being transformed into parks, New York City’s famous High Line tends to get all the credit. But its lesser known sister project is worth a visit as well. Two hours north of the Big Apple, pedest…

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New Synthetic Bacteria Can Detect Air Pollution & Color-Code Your Poop (Video)

October 22, 2011

Yes, that’s poop. Image: Daisy Ginsberg

How Synthetic Biology Could Change the World
Daisy Ginsberg is an artist and designer currently exploring the frontiers of possibility in the emergent field of synthetic biology. She just gave what was by far o…

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