OVERLOOK, Exploring the Internal Fringes of America presents a panoramic view of how land is used in United States. This book is for the curious who want to inhabit, investigate, and learn to interpret the environment.
Go to Post | September 26th, 2010
The Salvation Army’s Turk Street Center, designed by Herman Coliver Locus, is that rare building which both honors the context of an historic district and stands out as decidedly contemporary.
Go to Post | June 29th, 2009
The Ninth World Social Forum 2009 took place in Belem, Brazil but did little to highlight the city’s own social problems.
Go to Post | March 31st, 2009
This small book is about a big subject: the history of a 10,000 Year clock–its concept, its sponsors, its makers, and the evolution of its design.
Go to Post | October 15th, 2008
Supposing that occasionally taking the long contemplative view is indeed a good thing, where do you stand to get one? One place where your search will be rewarded is The Long Now Foundation’s Museum and Store.
Go to Post | October 15th, 2008
The Designer’s Atlas of Sustainability is about how design in all fields can move toward the goals of sustainability; the integration of information about design and sustainability rewards users with a rich range of ideas, concepts, and facts presented in a sophisticated format that is itself thought-provoking. As with other kinds of atlases, the varied text does not converge on one conclusion. Rather, readers take what they need to make their own.
Go to Post | July 24th, 2008
