GREENZONE

• 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

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