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- Nations first large-scale mass timber residence hall breaks ground in Arkansas Thu, 30 Nov 17, 9:30pmCross-laminated timber may finally be having its heyday in the United States. The nation’s first large-scale mass timber residence hall recently broke ground at the University of Arkansas. The Stadium Drive Residence Halls...
- First images of SANAA’s curvy Grace Farms cultural center unveiled Sat, 10 Oct 15, 5:00amThe River is located on a former farm site in New Canaan in Connecticut and, together with the renovated existing barn, provides various spaces such as a library, gymnasium, orientation center, common areas, a cafe and a...
- World’s largest green roof unveiled in the heart of Silicon Valley Tue, 1 Sep 15, 11:26pmArchitect Rafael Viñoly and Olin Landscape Architects have unveiled designs for the world’s largest green roof—a 30-acre community park in the sky sandwiched between Apple’s Infinite Loop headquarters and the spaceship-like...
- Four Visionary Designs Unveiled for D.C.’s First Elevated Park Fri, 12 Sep 14, 11:02pmCovering an area greater than three football fields, 11th Street Bridge Park will offer a variety of programming from environmental education and public art to urban agriculture and recreational sports...
- Five Major Landscape Architecture Firms Unveil Competing Designs for New Presidio Parklands Project in San Francisco Wed, 10 Sep 14, 11:00pmThe five landscape architecture firms presented their designs at a public meeting in the Presidio last week, whereupon the project kicked off its "Imagine Phase," which invites the public to submit their own concepts and...
- Rebuild by Design Awards PennDesign/OLIN $20M to Protect Hunts Point from Storm Surges Wed, 4 Jun 14, 11:00pmAn initiative of President Barack Obama's Hurricane Sandy Task Force, the yearlong national Rebuild by Design Competition challenged designers from around the world to offer research-based solutions that would boost the coastal...
- MIT Proposes “New Meadowlands” Plan to Protect New Jersey and New York from Future Storms Thu, 10 Apr 14, 4:30amHow would some of the nation's smartest minds approach the Eastern seaboard's increasingly dire problem of rising tides and storms? A team led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently submitted their proposed...
- 10 Designs Show How Sandy-Affected Communities Can Be Rebuilt More Resiliently Tue, 8 Apr 14, 4:30amRebuild by Design, a competition to find resilient solutions for restoring communities affected by Hurricane Sandy, recently unveiled its ten shortlisted designs...
- Winners Announced for National Mall Design Contest in Washington, DC Fri, 4 May 12, 10:53pmRead the rest of Winners Announced for National Mall Design Contest in Washington, DC Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Constitution Gardens, davis brody bond, District of Columbia, green design,...