Dwell In House

The Classroom of the Future?

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 22:37:2 PDT

Gollifer Langston Architects' proposed design for a "Classroom of the Future" is an exciting exploration of modular portability in the service of youth education.

The Inbox Round-up

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:31:27 PDT

Over the past few weeks, many of us on the Edit squad dotted the western flank of the United States into Canada. But upon the conclusion of our annual Dwell on Design conference and exhibition in Los Angeles two weeks ago, I hauled back to Northern California. While enjoying the tropical climate that settled onto the hills of San Francisco, I carefully pruned my inbox.

A Villain No More?

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:57:21 PDT

Movies and TV have long used modernism's cold surfaces and stark interiors as their villains' preferred style of decor. From the classic North by Northwest, to last year's decidedly unclassic Fracture, leave it to the cold and calculating to deck out their houses in Mies and Corbu. But CBS's new series Swingtown seems to be softening on this point. Though the couple (an airline pilot and his retired stewardess wife) in the groovy modern house across the street are definitely portrayed as unusual, they're not psychopaths, just swingers.

Good Design Live from the DAM

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:6:37 PDT

I wrote an essay about the phrase "good design" for the July/August issue of Dwell, and gave a lecture on the same subject at the Denver Art Museum in April.

Green Travelers Have Another Option in DC

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:47:13 PDT

Deep-pocketed travelers looking for greener hotel digs, and enough room to sleep their entire middle school class, might consider the Fairmont Washington DC's new eco-luxury Lexus Hybrid Living Suite.

Live Render

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:39:42 PDT

A live-rendering contest co-sponsored by Dwell and Wacom last weekend in Los Angeles produced colorful solutions to the question of architectural sustainability.

Dwell on Design LA

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 11:41:45 PDT

Our annual Dwell on Design Conference kicks off tomorrow morning in Los Angeles.

RARE design in Hattiesburg

Fri, 30 May 2008 12:12:7 PDT

The Mississippi native's respect for his Hurricane Katrina-inflicted downtown community is apparent through the rehab of a sore-looking Bakery into RARE Design. Representing more than just his adoration for the little town of Hattiesburg, Rodney Richardson and his team met the challenge head on.

Byrneing Down the House

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 13:0:48 PDT

David Byrne's new installation Playing the Building in New York opens to the public on May 31.

Sungevity: Satellite specific solar

Tue, 27 May 2008 17:19:0 PDT

Residential solar panels and wind turbines are more widely available to homeowners than ever before. Lots of companies have been innovating size and efficiency to create products that are visually appealing, user-friendly, and as affordable as possible. One of the big questions that almost always remains, though, is how long it will take for the investment to pay off. Because that question depends on so many individual factors, it can be hard to estimate. But a new company called Sungevity aims to make it easy using the power of the internets.