The Instant Architect Kit
I have yet to get these glasses. I don't wear glasses, but I could perhaps try.
20 Spectacular Houses Featuring Green Roofs
I found this great post on houses that are using green roofs. As you would expect, most of these homes are not in the US. Perhaps it is our climate, or perhaps the lack of "know-how" in our design and construction industry. Well, we always catch up at some point (about 5-10 years on average), [...]
Elevate Architecture at McAllen COC Power Network Luncheon
Elevate Architecture was present at the Power Network Luncheon put on by the McAllen Chamber of Commerce at the Yacht Club in McAllen. We thank the McAllen Chamber of Commerce and Mayor for hosting this event. While we met many innovative entrepreneurs in the area, the most notable item was learning about an ap called [...]
A Most Elegant Church Proposal
This should get the reward for most unique design for a church...or really any building for that matter. This is truly out of the box thinking. Yes it is pure formalism, but in the end that is pretty much what architects do and we differ in our interpretation of what form really is and means. [...]
China Going “Big” Once Again
"Thinking Big" and "Going Big" are not necessarily the same, and China tends more toward the latter in China's latest behemoth on the boards. There is a place in my heart for adaptive re-use however, so maybe this is a step in the right direction for China.
New Medical and Graduate Education Building at Columbia University’s Medical Center
Interesting concept by Diller Scofidio. It reminds me of the popular "pod" concepts of the mid to late 90's that so many of us tried to understand in studio and beyond. You know the ones where there was a neat envelope taking on smooth forms and surfaces, but then inside was a Swiss cheese-like arrangement [...]
Morphosis Creates a New Architectural Destination in Dallas: The Perot Museum of Nature and Science
The Perot Museum of Nature and Science opened in December of 2012. This new architectural icon in one of the Texas' most beloved cities is a great addition to a metropolis pot marked with examples of great design almost as much as tragic ones. Like many American metropolises, Dallas is a city of contrasts which [...]
A True Grown Up Treehouse
I wish I could have seen this when I was visiting Belgium years back. I can not imagine the blissful serenity in a house like this. Perched like a bird up in tree, this is a great example of architecture with a purpose. This house is literally elevating architecture, but it does that even more [...]