Tag: Preservation - Page 2
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Transformer Furniture in Iceland: The Sóley Chair By Valdimar Hardarson
Thirty years ago, the Icelandic Architect designed what became was declared Furniture of the Year in 1984
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400 Bee Friendly Plants That Will Make Your Garden Buzz
Plant some of these bee-friendly plants and watch the bees come buzzing by.
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The Shape of Green: An Argument for Beauty (Book Review)
Lance Hosey argues that how things look and feel is as important as how they're made. If it doesn't move the heart, it doesn't move the needle on sustainability.
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How Do You Build A Sustainable Business In A Suburban Sea Of Parking? Sorry, Walmart, You Can't.
This is what that phrase, "Lipstick on a Pig" was invented for.
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50 Years Ago on this Day, The Architectural Preservation Movement Got It's Real Start in America With The Fight To Save Pennsylvania Station
The greenest building is the one already standing, and this is the anniversary of one of the greatest losses
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When New Prefab Meets Old: A Missed Opportunity
A Washington, D.C. renovation could have been a great demonstration of the blending of two technologies. It isn't.
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How Croudsourcing is Helping Water 10,000 Trees in Chicago
Thousands of young trees in Chicago (and your city) are at risk of dying in this drought. Tips on how you can help water trees to ensure their survival.
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Amazing Timbrel Vault Ballet School In Cuba To Be Restored By Norman Foster
Vittorio Garatti designed the building when Cuba had lots of labor and not so much material. There are lessons to be learned from it.
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Canning Comeback? Kmart Launches Affordable Preserving Equipment
The mega-chain debuts a line of home-canning equipment, making food preservation more accessible and affordable for all.
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10 Recipes for DIY Dried Foods, From Kale Chips to Rose Hips
The most primitive method of food preservation is also the most energy efficient, and results in superstar nutrients and flavors.
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Lessons From The Past: How Living Like Great Grandma Is Green
Matt Grocoff describes how his ancestors lived " in an elegant cradle-to-cradle, closed loop pattern."
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Species and Habitats Being Saved by Google Earth
Google Earth has been used to discover and protect a range of species and habitats, proving that this technology isn't just pretty pictures, but a real tool for conservation.
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Cutty Sark Museum Is Demonstration of How NOT To Mix Old And New
Preservation of our history is important, but I have never seen a building so reviled and hated as this new "restoration."
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Amazing Brickwork Acts As Solar Screen On Indian Building
This is the kind of workmanship you don't see anymore.
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How Does A Building Get To Its Hundredth Birthday? A Look at Fenway Park
By being lovable, durable, Accessible and Serviceable.
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Why the Sierra Club is Endorsing President Obama
We’ve achieved some incredible victories. But there's more to do.
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Prefab and Preservation, Together At Last at Dovecote Studios
How many buttons does this push? Haworth Tompkins drop new steel box into old brick walls.
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Another Paul Rudolph Might Bite The Dust: Orange County Government Center Under Threat
The Replacement is a lovely Tea Party Colonial That is....efficient.
