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Office of Mobile Design / Undine Prohl
Architects Turn Used Shipping Containers &
Recycled Material Into Exciting Homes and Offices
Rammed earth, sod, yak wool, re- claimed wood, oriented-strand board,
straw... nowadays, the smorgasbord of offerings in alternative building
methods and materials is staggeringly abundant, if not a little confusing.
On the one hand, you've got architectural innovators advocating prefab...
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Environmental
Graffiti Firmitas
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Stackable,
Packable, Livable- Innovation in Recycled Housing
While the words "back to school” may conjure up images
of new backpacks and pencil boxes, for a very lucky few Dutch students
it means moving into some very hip and well-designed dorm accommodations.
Keetwonen, a student housing project in Ams- terdam, turns shipping
containers into 1000 units and provides all the amenities a student...
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Green
Life
Recycled Container Student Housing
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Cardboard products reflect the new crea- tivity within the new restricted
economy.
Interior Design Entrepreneurs Innovate in Furniture
+ Lighting
The program said "the key to success-now more than ever is INNOVATION.
How are designers, architects businesses and schools reinventing themselves
to fit 21st century models?" Susan Szenasy of Metropolis hosted
with James Ludwig, Vice President of Design for... more
Inhabitat
NotCot
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Forms + Surfaces
Our comprehensive product line encompas- ses a diverse range of green,
high perform- ance designs ideal for campus settings.
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Durodesign
Cork is the ultimate green flooring material - a completely renewable
resource harvested as bark from living cork trees.
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Skyco Shading Systems
Fabric Tension Dual Motor System (FTS) Motorizing skylight and angle
openings allows complete control.
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Bates and Bates
ZOLA in Mayan Z Bronze has a unique renewable finish that is durable
and easy to clean.
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SDC Security Door Controls
Electric exit options include latch retrac-
tion, electric mortise,
exit alarm, delayed egress and HiTower mortise frame actuator.
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Ellison Bronze
PowerNow - a revolutionary design, a clas-
sic balanced door during
manual operation & opens with power only when needed.
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Colorco
Masters of ceramic glass and stone fabrication for both the traditional
and historic world.
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Steam Sauna
The Serena will burn calories, beautify the skin, reduce stress &
promote better sleep…all in 25 minutes!
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Enviroshake
Made from 95% recycled materials, environmentally friendly composite
cedar-like shake roof shingles.
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Access Custom Garage Doors & Gates
Provider of classic and contemporary sectional garage doors and driveway
gates for high-end custom residences
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Cardinal Showers
Cardinal Shower Enclosures is pleased to announce the new S Curve
Euro Slider that is Sleek, Stylish and Sophisticated.
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Pilkington
The unique dual-action of the Pilkington Activ™ coating
uses the forces of nature to help keep the glass free from organic dirt.
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Pac Inernational
Don't just build buildings, make them quiet. RSIC Fire Safe and quiet.
Great isolators for a variety of building requirements.
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Unicel Architectural
Several hospitals rely on Vision Control® louvered glass units
as they provide pri-
vacy, security and low maintenance costs.
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Snap-Tex
Snap-Tex is the leading acoustical stretched fabric mounting system
for walls, ceilings & other interior surfaces.
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Philip
Johnson
(1906 - 2005 )
“Once I discovered architecture as a need
of my nature, that enthusiasm knew no bounds.”
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The Philip Johnson Glass House
Architect, architectural his- torian, museum curator and art collector,
Johnson was the first winner of the Pritzker Prize and received the
Gold Medal of the American Institute of Archi- tects in 1978. Johnson
was the founder... more
PJAR PBS
Achievement
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James Stirling
(1926 - 1992 )
"I believe that the shapes of a building
should indicate—per- haps display—the usage and way of life
of its occupants, and it is therefore likely to be rich and varied in
appearance, and its expression is unlikely to be simple."
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Sir James Frazer
Stirling was a Pritzker Prize winning British Architect and among the
most important and influential architects of the second half of the
20th century. He is perhaps best known as one of a number of young...
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Answers
Architect
Pritzker
Prize
History Faculty Library,
Cambridge University, UK 1967
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