The first LEED-certified Parking Garage, hopefully

"Hoping to make history, Santa Monica City officials unveiled what is likely the nation’s first sustainable solar-powered parking structure Tuesday. The six-story, 882-space structure at the Civic Center features photovoltaic roof panels, a storm drain water treatment system, recycled construction materials and energy efficient mechanical systems..." from Lookout News. Via TreeHugger

Super Touch-screen

"...He did it by retrofitting a piece of clear acrylic and attaching LEDs to the side, which provided the light source. To the back, he mounted an infrared camera. When Han placed his fingers on the makeshift screen, some light ricocheted straight down, just as he thought it would, and the camera captured the light image pixel for pixel. The harder he pressed, the more information the camera captured. Han theorized he could design software that would measure the shape and size of each contact and assign a series of coordinates that defined it..." Jeff Han's multi-touch-screen, from FastCompany, Video. Via Mike D.

Aesthe/tech:Tonik

By our very own Suriano.

The Coolest Company?

Patagonia: Blueprint for green business on Fortune. Via The Cleanest Line.
Also see previous post.

F for Furniture

F System Furniture, by Hedi Slimane. Who is Hedi Slimane? Dior Homme's chief designer. Via RE:

Singapore Suspended Tower

The 153 meter tall tower will be located at the intersection of Scotts Road and Cairnhill Road, in close proximity to Orchard Road, Singapore’s famous shopping and lifestyle street. With 20,000m² of built floor area, the building will provide 68 high-end apartment units with panoramic views. The design strategically maneuvers within the highly regulated building environment to maximize the full potential of the site: Four individual apartment towers are vertically offset from one another and suspended from a central core.

Araneae Coffee Table

http://www.pleatdesign.com/ Via Travis

Laws of Simplicity

A 100-page manesfesto about Design, Technology, Business and Life, by John Maeda. Quick and Great Read.

Foster in Egypt

Serrenia by Foster. Via Corrie.

Death By Architecture

Death By Architecture was founded in the mid 90's by a graduate student in Los Angeles as a repository for information on architectural competitions. It subsequently went by the wayside as the editor went to work for Morphosis. It has just recently been revamped and is better than ever, with the goal to be the preeminent source for any and all competition information. Note that the Columbus re-Wired competition is listed. It has an interesting and intuitive graphic format for registration and submission deadlines via an interactive calendar.

http://www.deathbyarchitecture.com

-MS

Balcony in a frame

The revolutionary balcony Bloomframe is designed and patented by Hofman Dujardin Architects based in Amsterdam The Netherlands. The Research & Development department from Hurks geveltechniek based in Veldhoven The Netherlands turned the design concept into a spectacular functional prototype.The dynamic balcony offers a solution for compact apartments in dense urban areas. By transforming the elevation into a horizontal surface an outdoor terrace is added to an apartment. Bloomframe can play a significant role in the real estate property of the future.

Via Karen

The other Frank

He should work for architects now, or should we work for him?

Frank Stella, 1999

Deju Vu

Duchamp, Nude descendnig the Stairs, 1912.

Honda Design Studio in Pasadena

By George Yu Architects. Via L.A. Times

Twisted Symmetry

Via Corrie, Pallalink

Senz Umbrella

Claim to be "almost unbreakable". Via Corrie, Popgadget