Space Elevator by 2050?
03.03.2012
The race to the top in design just got a little bit crazy. It seems Obayashi Corp, the developer behind Tokyo’s Sky Tree, announced their plans to build an elevator to space. No it is not April 1st, and yes we are serious. Or at least Obayashi Corp is serious. The space elevator will be […]
China’s Wang Shu Wins The Pritzker Architecture Prize
03.01.2012
The 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize was recently awarded to Wang Shu of The People’s Republic of China. Mr. Wang, a 48 year old architect, is the first Chinese citizen to win the prize. I. M. Pei, an American, was the first Chinese-born architect to win, in 1983. Now Wang Shu will join the likes of […]
Solar Powered Snack Bar
02.27.2012
We love seeing our friends to the north embracing sustainable design and Canada-based SYSTEMATEKS has taken the snack bar to a whole new level. This design is complete with solar panels and has a way of collecting rainwater. It’s amazing to see how far eco-friendly design has come and we look forward to seeing more […]
Inspiring Set Designs From Hollywood
02.24.2012
In honor of the Academy Awards, which airs this Sunday on ABC, we wanted to feature some of our favorite set designs from the recent batch of Oscar-nominated movies. With a little help from our friends at Architectural Digest here are some of this year’s best backdrops. The Artist- The black and white just adds […]
Michael Graves Takes Universal Design Approach To US Army
02.15.2012
We spoken about the importance of universal design on our blog and wanted to share a special project that partners renowned architect and designer Michael Graves and the US Army. The Wounded Warrior Home Project at Fort Belvoir in Virginia is helping to make coming home easier for wounded soldiers in the military. Clark Realty […]
New York City’s High Line
02.11.2012
The Dirt has a great interview with one of the co-founders of New York City’s High Line. Living in Colorado we are surrounding by nature’s beauty, but in a city like New York, it is a little more difficult to find some green space, especially outside of Central Park. Robert Hammond is Co-Founder and Co-Executive […]
A New Niche In The Interior Design Industry
02.10.2012
The New York Times is reporting that there is a new niche for designers in the interior design industry– the recently divorced man. There are basically two scenarios in most cases of divorce, the women keeps the house or both partners decide to sell the house, either way the man is left looking for a […]
Home Improvements That Will Help You Sell
02.08.2012
So Men’s Health Magazine has come up with 10 renovations that will “make you rich.” Those are their words, not ours. We must say the title caught our attention, it even made us glance at their top 10 list to see if these were viable options. With the advice of DIY Network’s Million Dollar Contractor, […]
Colorado Tops The List Of State Of LEED-Certified Commerial Buildings
02.03.2012
Colorado leads the USGBC’s (United States Green Building Council) 2011 list of the top 10 states for LEED-certified commercial and institutional green buildings. The finding are based on per capita and using the 2010 U.S. Census data. The list shows that the Colorado has close to 14 million square feet of LEED-certified space, and 2.74 […]
