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Remembering Frank Lloyd Wright’s Bijou 9 May 2013 | 06:04 pm
It wasn’t a masterwork, but it was the master’s work. Every day, hundreds of people walked by the gleaming space, but few may have realized its significance. A hidden gem in plain sight, the Hoffman A...
It’s Show and Tell Time for Building Product Manufacturers 8 May 2013 | 11:06 pm
“Architects have a greater ability to improve public health than medical professionals.” That provocative statement was made by a physician, Dr. Claudia Miller, an assistant dean at the University of...
Q&A: Kevin Shanley 8 May 2013 | 06:30 pm
In a season of climate change, we’re plagued by more than high winds and rising waters, massive blizzards and hail storms, damaging surges and colossal floods. Though more and more of us live through ...
Political Hardball: Part 2 7 May 2013 | 08:09 pm
The American Gas Association is at it again. If you recall, about a year ago the organization pushed unsuccessfully to repeal Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Accordin...
SOM and CASE Invent a New Interface 7 May 2013 | 06:32 pm
Peeking into the toolkit of a digital designer you’ll find an unruly mess of apps and code, a reflection of the rapid changes now taking place in the field. From the beginning of the digital boom SOM,...
A New Humanism: Part 18 6 May 2013 | 06:01 pm
Following an “introduction” in parts 1 and 2 were a series of posts exploring the evolutionary “origins” of our responses to built environments and then, more specifically, “The Mind that Encounters A...
The Green Team Part 13: Game, Sett, Match 4 May 2013 | 06:00 pm
In our last Green Team post, we discussed the challenges brought on by the frequently slow pace of construction and the benefits of installing temporary landscapes during the waiting period. Here, we ...
On the Road with the Rudy Bruner Award: The Steel Yard – Providence, RI 3 May 2013 | 06:20 pm
The Bruner Foundation team wrapped up our site visits to the 2013 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence finalists with a trip to The Steel Yard in Providence, Rhode Island. Submitted by Klopfer Marti...
Designing from Nature 2 May 2013 | 06:17 pm
I recently learned about Rachel and Stephen Kaplan’s concept, “soft fascination.” According to the Kaplans, environmental psychologists, “Experiencing environments that encourage soft fascination prov...
Collaboration: Pathways to Success 1 May 2013 | 05:30 pm
Listening How do we practice something we think we already do well? Most of us assume we are communicating clearly all the time. The problem with our communication is that we are fulfilling only half...
