In this post, we highlight several projects from a Berkeley architectural firm that practices Artisanal Recycling, a craft-oriented approach to reusing materials and objects.
Go to Post | November 11th, 2011Environmental
Book Review: Overlook
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, 2010Emeryville’s Doyle Hollis Park
Thoughtful design is not something one expects to find in the restroom buildings of public parks. So it is a pleasure to publish a noteworthy example of thoughtful, even elegant, design in the restroom facilities of the City of Emeryville’s Doyle Hollis Park.
Go to Post | June 21st, 2010The Zanker Road Landfill, Rethink, Reinvent, Renew
Historically, landfills have been the repositories of rubbish, defined as waste, refuse or litter of no value. But as municipal dumps filled up, the importance of finding ways to re-use the debris from construction and demolition grew rapidly and rubbish began to acquire commodity status and a bigger market.
Go to Post | June 18th, 2010350 Mission Street
The 27-story office building designed by SOM’s Craig Hartman, is proposed for 350 Mission, a site adjacent to the future Transbay Terminal. The project epitomizes contemporary design aided by computerized tools and committed to energy conservation and environmental responsibility.
Go to Post | April 29th, 2010The new Brower Center in Berkeley
The recently completed David Brower Center is a memorial to a major figure in the environmental movement. The building design and its structural system were created to insure that the physical embodiment of Brower’s legacy would be a state-of-the-art expression of his life’s work.
Go to Post | February 8th, 2010
