Tag: Ban Demolition - Page 2
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My Favourite Stories of 2011: June
Two stories that were deeply important to me, and it seems to nobody else. I try to pump some life into them here
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Will Downtown Comebacks Reverse Commercial Sprawl? Yes, It is Happening Right Now.
In Toronto today, a monster new grocery store is opening in an old hockey rink. Purists are appalled, but I am excited.
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Renovation and Repair Creates Way More Jobs, Uses Far Less Material Than New Construction
In a terrific article in the Atlantic, Emily Badger writes about the environmental and job benefits of renovation and rehabilitation.
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The Battle Over Tornado-Ravaged Goderich, Ontario, Formerly "Canada's Prettiest Town" (Slideshow)
Image credit Lloyd Alter Goderich, Ontario was billed as "Canada's Prettiest Town" and it truly was. It had one of the country's most beautiful town squares, (actually, a town octagon) filled with trees, and surrounded by a great collection of Victorian
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Gray Area: Provocations on the Future of Preservation
The mixing of old and new is one of the toughest things to deal with in architecture. Do you try to blend in, doing faux old, or stand out in contrast? Does everything get perserved in amber or can
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Green Lessons From Mid-Century Modern Houses
I do go on about the green lessons we can learn from old buildings, but usually talk about those designed before the thermostat age. Greg Lavardera tweets about a post listing 10 Forgotten
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More Architectural Tricks To Keep Cool Without Air Conditioning
We have covered many of the old ways of keeping cool, but Matt Grocoff points out another at the Old House Web: Cupolas. He writes:
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The Architecture Lover's Manifesto
TreeHugger readers have heard Carl Elefante's rallying cry "The greenest building is the one already standing" many times; now architectural writer Dave LeBlanc presents the
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Samaritaine Store In Paris FINALLY Being Restored By SANAA
Urban renewal and restoration is tough, even in vibrant, successful cities (or perhaps, particularly in vibrant cities). The Samaritaine Store in Paris has been boarded up for years, while people waited to learn what would happen
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Heritage Is Green: Lessons From The Architectural Conservancy
Just over two years ago I asked TreeHugger prez Ken and editor Meg if I could take on a time-consuming volunteer gig as President of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario, a 76 year old heritage activist organization. They were totally supportive,
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New Lessons From Old Buildings: Bin Laden's Medieval Hideout
I write often about the lessons that one can learn from old buildings, usually discussing ventilation and lighting. It turns out that there are lessons in security and defence as well; Eli Lehrer of Frum Forum notices some
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Join Architect and Author Steve Mouzon For A Live Video Chat About The Original Green, Today at 2:30
Architect, Author and New Urbanist Steve Mouzon, who I have been writing about and quoting since I learned about him in 2008, has been an inspiration his book, The Original Green, is a
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The End of the Glass Box Is Nigh
There are a lot of reasons that architects design condos with floor to ceiling glass; people like views and they can look very elegant in the right hands. But the main reason they do it is cost;
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Going Medieval: More Green Design Tips From Old Buildings
Dr. Lucy Worsley, Chief curator of Royal Historic Palaces and host of a new show on BBC4, writes in the Guardian about what she has learned from old buildings:
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Is Heritage Green? Join The Twitter Debate
Is Heritage Green? Are old buildings sustainable? Is it about buildings or is it about community? There is a debate going on right now on Twitter, hashtag #builtheritage. Join the National Trust for Heritage Preservation and a hundred heritage
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"Sustainable Development vs Historic Preservation" Is A False Dichotomy
Over at Triple Pundit, Royce DuBiner of the Sturm College of Law discusses the issue of preservation and energy conservation. He writes:
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LEED Is Not An Excuse To Demolish And Build A Monster Home
Donovan Rypkema once suggested that LEED was an acronym for "Lunatic Environmentalists Enthusiastically Demolishing." In Toronto recently, there was a case of blatant misuse of LEED, using it as an excuse
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Dubious Dubai May Have To Demolish See-Through Office Buildings
"See-Through" is a real estate development term that originated in Houston in the 80s, when they overbuilt glass skyscrapers that were empty and you could see right through them. Eventually the new buildings filled up as people
