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Food For Thought

Deborah Wilk, March 1, 2012
The World Food Prize Foundation's Des Moines headquarters is appropriately venerable for those leading the fight against hunger. More
Let There Be Park

Meghan Edwards, March 1, 2012
"In retrospect, starting my own firm at the tender age of 26 was probably a pretty rash decision," James Ramsey begins. More
Portrait of the Artist

Mark McMenamin, March 1, 2012
Spending summers and weekends at her father's scrap-metal yard in Illinois, Suzanne Tick matured into a serial recycler. More
Down On The Farm

Edie Cohen, March 1, 2012
Poesis principals Robert Bristow and Pilar Proffitt left a tiny house in Norfolk, Connecticut, for an 11-acre farm in nearby Lakeville—a move 13 years in the dreaming. More
Bale Tale

Edie Cohen, March 1, 2012
Ronald Rael hails from a ranch in Colorado, while Virginia San Fratello grew up on a tree farm in North Carolina. Both those places are a long way from Rael San Fratello Architects's studio in Oakland, California. That said, the couple have never lost their roots More
Botanical Tutorial

Nicholas Tamarin, March 1, 2012
Daria Pizzetta has undertaken building and renovation projects for all kinds of clients with cultural and educational missions. More
Ripple Effect

Nicholas Tamarin, March 1, 2012
After about eight years of concentrating on architecture, both residential and commercial, Urbana shifted to installations. More
The Dragon Roars

Deborah Wilk, March 1, 2012
Beautifully coinciding with the Year of the Dragon, representing vision and ambition, EDG (China) Corporation unveiled a project inspired by the paradigm shift in a culture steeped in tradition. More
Eye Candy

C.C. Sullivan, November 1, 2011
Bergmeyer Associates, with its experience in retail design, renovated the Mars Chocolate of North America two-story building to be colorful as well as functional More
Good Neighbors

Edie Cohen, October 1, 2011
Santiago Ortiz comes to Los Angeles by way of Colombia, where he was born, and Providence, where he studied architecture and fine arts at the Rhode Island School of Design. L.A.'s buzzy design scene and perennial indooroutdoor lifestyle were among the draws. More
Back to Nature

Dan Shaw, October 1, 2011

Like the Houses of the Future designed 50 or 60 years ago, this state-of-the-art sustainable residence in New York's Hudson Valley is, shockingly, all-electric. The total energy bill, however, is expected to run just $400 a year-a feat made possible by meeting standards set by the Passivhaus Institut.
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Playing House

Edie Cohen, June 1, 2011
Historical site that it is, Florence sees precious little new construction. But in the hills overlooking the Italian city is a charming structure that can only be described as contemporary. More
Mark Langan Art

Annie Block, Mark McMenamin, and Meghan Edwards, June 1, 2011

Thinking outside the box is second nature to sculptor Mark Langan, who fashions bas-reliefs out of reclaimed corrugated cardboard, often shredded and mixed with nontoxic glue. More
A Transfusion of Creativity

Annie Block, Mark McMenamin, and Meghan Edwards, June 1, 2011

Tirelessly advocating for the research and treatment of blood disorders, the American Society of Hematology revealed equal fervor for environmental stewardship when commissioning a new Washington headquarters. More
Denim Against Drought

Annie Block, Mark McMenamin, and Meghan Edwards, June 1, 2011

When you think of water conservation, Levi's may not automatically come to mind. But that may change with the jeans giant's Water>Less line, manufactured with 28 to 96 percent less of the stuff than before. More
Lending a Hand

Annie Block, Mark McMenamin, and Meghan Edwards, June 1, 2011

What do Clodagh, Peter Marino, and Lauren Rottet have in common? Besides being Interior Design Hall of Fame members, they've all started subscribing to Hand/Eye. More
Camp Revamp

Annie Block, Mark McMenamin, and Meghan Edwards, June 1, 2011

Pitching a project, most architects bring a portfolio. Matthew Hofmann just pulls up to the curb in the Airstream that serves as a mobile satellite studio to promote his fledgling firm, Hofmann Architecture, as well as all things eco. More
Freitag Gives Their Recycled Messengers New U.S. Digs

Annie Block, June 1, 2011
Although it was back in 1993 that Daniel and Markus Freitag came up with their idea for messenger bags made from recycled truck tarpaulins, it wasn't until 2000 that the brothers actually opened a Freitag store-in Davos, Switzerland. More
Stephen Kanner, 1955-2010

Annie Block, November 1, 2010
Though he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer on July 2, at 55 years old, a curtailed life span didn't prevent Kanner from making a substantial, beneficial impact on the design world. More
Sustainability Studies

Annie Block, October 1, 2010
Higher education is going low-impact.. More

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