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Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish) 2012-02-04 01:00:47
Cortesía AteliermobArquitectos: ateliermob ? arquitectura, diseño y urbanismo Concurso: Lisbon’s Christmas Lights Equipo: Andreia Salavessa, Tiago Mota Saraiva, Vera João, Carine Pimenta, Artemis Sierra, Bianca Barducci. Carlotta Bonvicini, Joana Bastos e Nóra Láng. Ubicación: Plaza del Rossio, Lisboa, Portugal Fecha proyecto: Diciembre 2011We are not Junk es una instalación en la Plaza del Rossio en Lisboa-Portugal, realizada por Ateliermob, un estudio …


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Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish) 2012-02-04 01:00:33
© Modelo GEA - Arturo AlvarezUna de las capacidades inevitables de la iluminación, es efectuar una respuesta emocional. Cada apariencia de un diseño de iluminación se aliña con cierta forma de sentir y ver un espacio. Con las luminarias de formas sinuosas de Arturo Álvarez, fluye una iluminación tenue pero con impacto emocional desde la luminaria hasta los ojos de aquel …


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Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish) 2012-02-04 00:00:11
Pinche aquí para ver el vídeoOpenarch es un prototipo real de una vivienda inteligente, hecha a partir de una plataforma abierta basada en la integración del software y hardware, en donde es posible testear la tecnología disponible para la vivienda por un usuario real que vive en ella.La vivienda resultante es flexible y gracias a su abilidad de transformación, puede adoptar …


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Developments - WSJ 2012-02-03 23:15:37
Bloomberg News Edward DeMarco, acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency By Alan Zibel and Nick Timiraos Freddie Mac stopped investing in certain mortgage derivatives last spring amid a weak market for such transactions, the firm’s federal regulator said on Friday, as an uproar continued on Capitol Hill about the investments. The obscure investments known as inverse floaters caused a flurry of …


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Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish) 2012-02-03 23:00:56
© Nils Petter DaleArquitectos: JVA ? Jarmund, Vigsnæs AS Arkitekter MNAL, Einar Jarmund, Håkon Vigsnæs, Alessandra Kosberg, Anders Granli Localización: Thorpeness, Suffolk, Reino Unido Colaboradores: Mole Architects Ltd. Cliente: Living Architecture Año Proyecto: 2010 Área construida: 250 m² Materiales: madera, vidrio y concreto Fotografía: Nils Petter Dale   Esta casa está situada en Thorpeness, Reino Unido, en la costa de Suffolk, y sustituye a …


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Contemporist 2012-02-03 22:32:23
Indian designer Fenny Ganatra recently exhibited her Bounce chair at the 2012 Maison&Objet show in Paris, and has sent us some images. . Visit the Bounce website – here. . .


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Developments - WSJ 2012-02-03 21:02:32
Associated Press Citi wants to focus on making mortgages through its own retail distribution network, including bank branches. By Matthias Rieker Citi put another nail in the coffin of the mortgage brokerage business: It will stop originating home loans through brokers. The move shows once again how the financial crisis is reshaping the mortgage industry. Like many banks, Citigroup Inc. had already reduced the …


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Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish) 2012-02-03 21:00:04
© Chico Prestes MaiaArquitectos: Andrade / Scroback Ubicación: Ubatuba, Sao Paulo, Brasil Superficie: 840 m2 Estructura: Estatura Engineering  Fotografías: Chico Prestes Maia    Una galería conduce hacia las áreas más intimas, sociales, de ocio y de servicio. Al abrir las puertas de entrada se puede ver el mar directamente. En el sentido opuesto a la entrada, un gran techo funciona como un …


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Climate Progress 2012-02-03 20:58:24
(Hint: They Pump $1 Billion into the State Economy and Support 13,000 Jobs) by Jessica Goad, cross-posted from ThinkProgress Green Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney likes to sing about America the beautiful, but he mainly seems interested in mining it. In an interview with the editorial board of the Reno Gazette-Journal last night, Mitt Romney expressed his ignorance of why the United States owns …


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Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish) 2012-02-03 20:00:28
© Ana Cecilia Garza VillarrealEste objeto, diseñado por los mexicanos de S-AR stación-ARquitectura, es una reinterpretación de las canastillas para basura usadas tradicionalmente en el exterior de las viviendas en México.El re-diseño de este objeto está basado en obtener una doble utilidad y que sea más seguro guardar las bolsas de basura en su interior.© Ana Cecilia Garza VillarrealEl contenedor permite almacenar …


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Climate Progress 2012-02-03 19:40:33
I love riding my bike. But clearly not as much as Guillaume Blanchet, who “lived” on his bicycle for 382 days in Montreal ? cooking food, showering, shaving and reading his email. Blanchet’s short film, “The Man Who Lived on His Bike,” is a delightful celebration of the bicycle. Perhaps it should mandatory viewing for members of the U.S. House of Representatives, …


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Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish) 2012-02-03 19:00:35
Usuario de Flickr: Diego Viana GomesYa llegamos al segundo mes del año. Por lo mismo, hemos hecho una nueva selección de las fotografías que fueron compartidas en las últimas semanas en nuestro Grupo en Flickr. Las 10 mejores fotos de arquitectura, nos demuestran dos cosas: cada vez más fotógrafos quieren compartir su trabajo con nosotros; y como siempre el gran nivel …


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Green Inc. 2012-02-03 18:13:51
An article raises the issue of whether the Sierra Club's support of natural gas as a "bridge fuel" was influenced by donations from the gas industry.


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Unbeige 2012-02-03 18:09:06
Shepard Fairey does Dallas! The street artist is making his mark on The Big D with a series of murals that will be unveiled tomorrow. The citywide project is sponsored by Dallas Contemporary, which is celebrating with “Phenomenon,” an over-the-top, neon-inspired Saturday night dance party. Fairey will balance DJing duties with signing merch from the on-site OBEY pop-up shop. Meanwhile, the …


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Triple Pundit 2012-02-03 18:08:51
Leon Kaye explains that Masdar City does not have it all right, nor should it: at a fundamental level, it is an experiment. And that is why this UAE hub is a leader.


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WebUrbanist 2012-02-03 18:00:38
[ By Steph in Architecture & Design & Travel & Places. ] From massive illuminated Chinese restaurants to cute little BBQ tables for ten, these 14 floating restaurants make smart use of available space and turn the dining experience into something of an adventure on the sea. Jumbo …


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Unbeige 2012-02-03 17:57:31
Cosabella is on the hunt for a new graphic designer to join its Miami-based team. Here, you’ll conceptualize and design artwork that reflects the intimate apparel brand’s aesthetic and identity. In this role you’ll design assets for the company’s sales, marketing and public relations teams, and create images for catalogs, promotional flyers, posters, advertising, hang tags, video presentations and more. You’ll also …


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Green Inc. 2012-02-03 17:47:03
Researchers find that extreme cold induces acute stress in coral but that heat is ultimately more lethal.


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Climate Progress 2012-02-03 17:25:11
Have we learned nothing from the disastrous 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Below is the summary of a comprehensive report on the inadequate disaster response capabilities in the Arctic. by Kiley Kroh, Michael Conathan and Emma Huvos When the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico in …


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Plataforma Arquitectura (in Spanish) 2012-02-03 17:00:38
CASA HUASTECA - ARQ FELIPE MARTINEZEsta semana en nuestra sección de Plataforma Fotógrafos queremos mostrarles el trabajo de Jorge Taboada, quien se destaca como fotógrafo de arquitectura desde a mediados de los años 90. Taboada trabaja a través de su estudio de fotografía Idea Cúbica junto a la fotógrafa Claudia Romo de Vivar y operan bajo el lema de “fotografía de …


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