Check out this week’s Houzz article “The Top 10 Bathrooms on Houzz Right Now” featuring Miami’s own EFE Creative Lab. Photo by EFE Creative Lab – Discover bathroom design ideas Bold Black Shower A Miami couple enlisted the team at EFE Creative Lab to reimagine their basic master bath as a bold industrial showpiece that […]
Beckham’s Consider One Thousand Museum Purchase
Rumour around Downtown Miami is that David and Victoria Beckham are considering a condo purchase at One Thousand Museum, Zaha Hadid’s only residential building design on this side of the Atlantic. As reported by Michelle Kaufman in the Miami Herald: They also were spotted touring the new, luxurious 62-story One Thousand Museum residential tower in […]
Pudong Shanghai Then and Now – 26 Years of Growth
I love looking at historic photos of Miami, so it should be no surprise that I am fasinated with this animated gif of the Pudong financial district in Shanghai China: From the August 7th on-line edition of The Atlantic: Reuters photographer Carlos Barria recently spent time in Shanghai, China, the fastest-growing city in the world. […]
Dow POWERHOUSE Solar Shingles Now Available in 10 States
I have been following the progress of solar shingles, including Dow’s POWERHOUSE line, for several years, so I was encouraged to read that Dow has expanded their availability into seven additional states. Solar shingles seems like a “no-brainer” to me – “Building Integrated Photovoltaics” (BIPV) roof shingles that mimic traditional roofing materials including the S-tile […]
Post-Katrina New Orleans Experiments With Largest Solar Power Neighborhood In Southeast
Back in early 2008, I wrote about Brad Pitt’s “Make It Right” foundation. “When Brad Pitt visited New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward two years after Hurricane Katrina, he was shocked by the lack of rebuilding progress in this historic, working class community. Many worried the plight of the neighborhood would be forgotten. In a bold […]
Four Environmental Innovations That Have Revolutionized Architecture – Guest Post
Guest Post: Four Environmental Innovations That Have Revolutionized Architecture (via Green Building Elements) The green revolution has impacted almost every sector of the economy. Now, eco-friendly technology is revolutionizing the way we think about architecture. Every part of the architectural process is undergoing huge changes. When people think of green architecture, they often picture simple […]