Family got unbuildable lot. They raised rustic-modern masterpiece. by Kirsten Dirksen on May 19, 2024 John Lautner’s rustic-modern cabin, tucked away in the San Jacinto mountains outside LA, is an organic architecture classic example. In …
Steep lot was unbuildable. He raised retro-futuristic home over lake by Kirsten Dirksen on August 27, 2023 Robert Oshatz believes a house should fit the land and its residents, so his homes are all a bit fantastic. …
Designing stuff that matters: on quality, tools, and Nature by Nicolás Boullosa on September 8, 2021 Around five years ago, Kirsten received an email from many related to potential stories on whimsical houses, high-yield organic farms, …
How a boatmaker blended math & craft in his round treehouses by Kirsten Dirksen on June 10, 2018 Ever since seeing Jacques Cousteau emerge from a globular bathyscaphe, Tom Chudleigh has been fascinated by spheres. A few decades …
Tentsile tree tents: floating treehouses mimic spider webs by Kirsten Dirksen on April 16, 2013 Treehouse architect Alex Shirley-Smith wanted to create a portable treehouse, a kind of ready-made, floating shelter that could be assembled …
Biomimética: 10 diseños que imitan la naturaleza by Nicolás Boullosa on March 9, 2011 Imaginemos vivir en un mundo figurado por un alter ego de Ray Bradbury, que se comportara como un optimista futurólogo y …
Maintenance secrets of a 2.5-acre, native plants living roof by Kirsten Dirksen on January 27, 2011 It’s one of the most expansive and one of the most complex living roofs ever designed- the 197,000-square-foot rooftop is …
Is Renzo Piano’s Academy of Sciences the greenest museum? by Kirsten Dirksen on January 24, 2011 The purpose of the California Academy of Sciences is to study the earth and science. It’s also located in one …
Barcelona’s Sagrada Família: Gaudí’s monument to Nature by Kirsten Dirksen on December 18, 2010 He became one of the most famous Modernist architects- responsible for many of Barcelona’s most famous monuments-, but Antoni Gaudí …
Green Home Center: sugar waste cabinets and recycled counter by Kirsten Dirksen on May 27, 2009 The Green Home Center in San Francisco was started by “green enthusiasts” who wanted to sell building and remodeling products …
