Documentary of Quinta Monroy Project in Iquique, Chile from elementalchile on Vimeo.
This project by Elemental Architects (Chile) reminds me of Rural Studio/Samuel Mockbee (US) in that they involve the public in the design process. This project however goes a step further by adding the potential for expansion and further customization to be realized by the [...]

Consumed,Repurpose-Driven Life – NYTimes.com
“America’s shopping infrastructure is vast and abundant. That’s the problem.”
The above is an article in the New York Times about the shopping mall crisis in the USA mentions the photography of Julia Christensen (above) which documents the conversions of big-box stores in the Big Box Reuse book and BigBoxReuse website and a [...]

Laguna de San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, May 16, 1965 opening day, by Eloy Zarate and Benjamin Dominguez family as appeared in this NPR article.
After reading and listening to a few accounts of new Hamas-made hole-in-the-wall that separates Gaza and Egypt, I couldn’t help but notice the many flexible uses of concrete in the [...]

Things they come and go and boy have the times a’changed! So what’s left -besides our memories- if we don’t preserve today what will prove historical in the future?
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation in New York is one organization that is on the mission to preserve historical landmarks in and around the village [...]

“Taking with Cat Power“, Produced by Erik Olsen; photography and interview by Winter Miller.
Brighter days ahead for Chan Marshal of Cat Power! She is now clean and sober, and can deliver a whole concert without breaking-down and getting emotional on th audience. I know, many of you are gonna miss that side of her. [...]

View of Wired Magazine’s new office in SecondLife designed Millions of Us.

What took them so long? Everyone and their mothers have already set up shop in SecondLife- Geez! Were they too busy expanding in their first life? Anyhow, Wired Magazine say’s “whether you’re man or machine, furry or vampire, we want you to make yourself [...]

Greenwich Village Society for Historic PreservationEMERGENCY hearing is tomorrow!! Thursday, Sept 7th
Come testify in support of assigning landmark status to Frank Stella’s old studio/Turn-of-the-century Carriage & Horse Mart please show up at the location below with 12 copies of your testimony (sample letter).
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September 7th at [...]