Innovative People, Projects + Products

Innovations 02.08 01.08 12.07 10.07   Connect 03.08 01.08  Green '06 '05

NoLi Housing     Erdy McHenry Architecture
Philadelphia             Photo: Timothy Hursley
 

“This infill building creates a tapestry- like feature that enlivens the street and energizes the community.”
(jury comment)

AIA Innovative Housing

The American Institute of Architects announced 19 recipients of the 2008 Housing Awards. The AIA’s Housing Awards Program, now in its 8th year, was established to recognize the best in housing design and promote the importance of good housing. more

Single Family Laboratory – Omaha
Pre-fabricated Urban Infill - Milwaukee
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2009 Energy Value Housing Award

“This sleek loft building is two series of small townhouses wrapped in a beautiful skin of metal and glass. Bold color carries from exterior to interior.”
(jury comment)

The Duke                   Circle West Architects
Scottsdale, AZ   Photo: Rieser Photography

California Case Studies

Case Study Houses were experiments in residential architecture sponsored by John Entenza's Arts & Architecture magazine, which commissioned major architects of the day to design and build inexpensive and efficient model homes for the US residential housing boom caused by WWII. more
Case Studies - Wiki, Arts+Arch, book
Bailey House, Case Study #21 - 1, 2
Modern Arch       Modern Steel House

Case Study #8                      Charles Eames

New Product Showcase

Conservatek

Versatile aluminum structural clear-span framing system is for all cladding materials and utilizes lightweight components.

Neoporte

Look inside a Neoporte door and discover that the engineering and craftsmanship surpass all industry standards.

Holophane

Holophane now offers Martin Professional’s complete architectural range of automated, color changing luminaires.

Boulderscape

We continue the commitment to preserving nature and accurately recreating millions of square feet of geological formations.

Roche Bobois

FLAP bookcase - Horizontal panels in MDF, white lacquered small wings and verticals are in PMMA 10 and 12 mm.

Dacor

Dacor is cooking things up for the kitchen. Look at our newest products as we con- tinually bring innovation into the kitchen.

GAF

GAF-Elk’s Timberline Prestique High Definition Lifetime shingles in Weathered Wood colors.

Wiremold

The innovative profile and easy installation of the 4000 Designer Series™ raceway helps you do what you do better.

Sherwin Williams

Duration Home® carries the GreenSure designation for our environment-friendly products.

Steam Sauna

You can assemble our cedar sauna in 15 minutes with 6 brass flush mount Allen head bolts and an Allen head wrench.

Altus Group

CarbonCast uses conventional steel for primary reinforcing and a C-GRID™ epoxy-coated carbon fiber composite grid.

Abet Laminati

ABET Laminati introduces an innovative surface with super shine and super durabi- lity in 24 solid colors.

Hunza Lighting

Our luminaires are the result of creativity coupled with customer demands, a desire to create timeless and contemporary designs.

Teka Illumination

TEKA is about enduring metals, elemental design and the integration of new technolo- gies--the inspiration of TEKA Illumination.

MTI

Masonry Technology Inc. - Moisture Di- verterTM - Stops Moisture from Entering Wall Systems Around Doors and Windows.

Innovators

Sim Van der Ryn

'The heart of ecological design is not efficiency or sustain- ability. It is the embodiment of animating spirit, the soul of the living world as embodied in each of us waiting to be reborn and expressed in what we design.'

Sim Van der Ryn is a vi- sionary, author, educator, public leader, and interna- tionally distinguished pion- eer in ecological design. For more than 40 years, Sim has been at the forefront of

integrating ecological prin- ciples into the built environ- ment, creating multi-scale solutions driven by nature’s intelligence. He has served as California’s first energy- conscious State Architect, authored seven influential books, and won numerous honors and awards for his leadership and innovation in architecture and planning.
more Environment Watch
Hall of Fame Wikipedia

Solar Living Inst.    Hopland, CA

Karim Rashid

'People project meaning onto objects—If an object allows you to interact with it, it becomes part of your being, and over time you see things in it that first you might not have seen.'

New York-based industrial designer Karim Rashid has

Umbra Oh Chair (1999)
 

created a range of products for companies worldwide. Known for his work with plastics, foams and synthe- tic fabrics, he applies a spare yet playful aesthetic to his designs and believes strongly in reaching a broad audience and inspiring a sense of well being through design. more Karim Rashid
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