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Taliesin Mod.Fab™ Designer: Taliesin Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture graduate and undergraduate students

Image Credits: Bill Timmerman Over the last year, Taliesin Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture graduate and undergraduate students have been blogging on PrairieMod about their project to build a small modern home on the grounds of Taliesin West. The students, with help of Jennifer Siegal of OMD and others, designed a simple but elegant home with sustainability in mind. → www.jetsongreen.com Posted: 02/13/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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EcoCoon Designer: Mathier Collos
Location: n/a
Lofted high above in the trees, Mathier Collos’ EcoCoon retreats are a conceptual design for prefabricated housing. Each of the London-based architect’s cocoon-like pod is outfitted with an array of sustainable features including rainwater collection, a greywater system, and biomass heating. → www.inhabitat.com Posted: 02/13/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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Guggenheim Museum Beijing Designer: Studio Pei-Zhu
Location: Beijing, China
The contemporary insertions into the complex are designed to impact minimally on the fabric and character of Huang Shi Cheng, whilst being completely distinct from the existing structures in form and appearance. → studiopeizhu.com Posted: 02/13/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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ALAN-VOO HOUSE Designer: Neil M. Denari Arhitects
Location: Los Angeles, California
The scheme leaves half of the house for the daughter’s bedrooms and incorporates the other half plus new extensions in front and back into a public zone and a private bedroom for the parents. This strategy amounts to a new 16 ft wide linear house being inserted into the existing house. Multi-toned, bright colors accentuate the new pieces which suggests a graphic expression representative of the family’s interests. → nmda-inc.com Posted: 02/12/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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Australian Minescapes Designer: Edward Burtynsky
Location: Western Australia
Image Credits: Edward Burtynsky → butdoesitfloat.com Posted: 02/12/2009 digg | del.icio.us | stumble | email this

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