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A Vanishing Oasis at City’s Edge | Architects and Artisans

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Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World. A Vanishing Oasis at City’s Edge. 15 Nov, 2010 3 Comments. An 11-acre, Taliesin-like landmark in Raleigh N.C. is about to be transformed into low-income housing. Landscape architect Dick Bell’s Water Garden was conceived in the mid-‘50s as a Shangri-La for the creative community in central North Carolina. It was decades ahead of its time. Water Garden was an ace in the hole, Dick said. It was an epistle of site plan and architecture. It was an oasis at the edge ...

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Winging Your Way to Vieques Island | Architects and Artisans

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Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World. Winging Your Way to Vieques Island. 18 May, 2015 0 Comments. Once again, we’re reached back into the A A archives to present one of our more memorable posts. This one’s from November, 2012 and features a hand-held video view of a Cessna 402C’s descent onto Vieques Island, along with some terrific shots of the island itself and the W Retreat there:. Prepare to be astounded. There’s no fast food, no traffic lights, two gas stations and one bank, says Letty Perez o...

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The Modern Architecture Game | Architects and Artisans

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Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World. The Modern Architecture Game. 07 Feb, 2012 0 Comments. NEXT Architects, the Amsterdam-based design and urban planning firm, recently announced the re-launch of its Modern Architecture Game. Where the first version may have focused on the Netherlands, the new game is more international in scope. A A recently conducted an email interview with Michelle Hendrickx of the firm to learn about the game and its availability:. Why have you developed this game? Where can A...

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Above the Fold: Agent for Architects | Architects and Artisans

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Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World. Above the Fold: Agent for Architects. 27 Feb, 2015 0 Comments. First of all, there’s the agency’s name:. Implies both a roster of A-list clients and a familiarity with the value of prime placement in the news. Then there’s the concept: total representation for architects, along the lines of what an agent does for artists or film greats. But not necessarily for starchitects. Now he’s on his own, assessing his clients and the people and collaborators they wa...

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In Savannah, the Suburban Think Tank | Architects and Artisans

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Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World. In Savannah, the Suburban Think Tank. 30 Aug, 2012 0 Comments. Sometimes, necessity really is the mother of invention. When Cornelia Stumpf downsized and moved to a Savannah mid-century modern designed by John Ahern in 1954, she discovered she had no room for her books. It’s not a pre-fab, Piralla says. We used all local materials they have a set of engineered components, with drawings, and you build it. Now Piralla works daily alongside Stumpf in the Think Tank...

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Architects and Artisans | Tag Archive | LA

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Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World. The 2015 Dwell on Design Home Tour. 14 May, 2015 1 Comment. The Dwell on Design Home Tour is essentially Dwell magazine in three dimensions. Fifteen Los Angeles homes – on the Eastside, Westside and in South Bay – will be on view and ready to be experienced, over three days: Saturday, May 23, Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31. Five to six hundred fortunate souls will [.]. Want to sponsor this blog? Follow Us on Twitter:. Daily Dose of Architecture.

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The Art of the Handcrafted Ukulele | Architects and Artisans

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Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World. The Art of the Handcrafted Ukulele. 21 Jan, 2015 0 Comments. They call it “. It’s named for a beloved cat left behind long ago in Richmond, Va., before a seminal move to the West Coast. It’s an intricately constructed, handmade ukulele, painted exquisitely in a style that defies definition. Years in the making, it’s only the. Third in a series. The New York Times, Rolling Stone. Indeed. Reimuller used a number of kinds of woods, some commonplace and others.

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Architects and Artisans | Tag Archive | Davis Brody Bond

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Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World. Tag Archives: Davis Brody Bond. A New Museum on the National Mall. 13 May, 2015 0 Comments. Highly anticipated, the Museum of African American History and Culture is topped out and scheduled to open on the Mall in Washington, D.C. about a year from now. It’s been a long time coming. A collaborative team of Freelon Adjaye Bond /Smithgroup was awarded the commission by the Smithsonian in April 2009. Twenty-two teams had [.]. Want to sponsor this blog? 19 Aug, 2016.