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Michael Arad Offers Sneak Peek at 9/11 Memorial Fountains

The technology for the fountains designed by Michael Arad which will be in the footprint of the World Trade Center towers is currently being tested in Brooklyn's Navy Yard.READ»

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Junkitecture

Most people get the three "R"s of green living: Reduce, reuse, recycle. Here's a fourth: Repurpose--As in turning a wine barrel into a hotel room or using glass bottles to decorate a temple. Repurposed buildings save material by ...READ»

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Colleges & Universities

Our graduates leave Delphian ready to take on any challenge. For many, it’s college; for others, the arts. And some of our graduates tap into their entrepreneurial spirits to launch their own independent businesses. You’ll also ...READ»

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Dear Jeffrey Deitch: Free Ideas for Your New Museum

The New York gallerist is bringing his knack for spectacle to Los Angeles. To welcome him to town, we asked a dozen experts what Deitch-produced events they'd most like to see at MOCA.READ»

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Interactive Light Show Turns Viewers Into Performers

Now you, too, can handjive, baby.READ»

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The Next Big Step in Running Shoes?

The On Running Shoe is meant to combat the problems created by over-soft shoes that make your support muscles degrade.READ»

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Last.fm's Year in Music: New York, London, and the World

The differences are a lot more pronounced than you'd guess.READ»

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Richard Saul Wurman Is Going to Brand the Carbon Conversation--With a Nissan Logo

The carbon crisis may end up as the defining struggle of our time. But so far the discourse has been a decidedly wonky mix of policy and engineering. As part of its preparations for the 2011 launch of the Leaf, its all-electric ...READ»

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A Sports Arena Grows in Brooklyn

After years of wrangling and two different architecture firms, Bruce Ratner's audacious plan to build a Brooklyn home for the New Jersey Nets clears its last major hurdle.READ»

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Exclusive Videos: AOL's New Logo Comes to Life

The best way to get a look at AOL's new look are with these nifty videos by Wolff Olins.READ»

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Inside CNN.com's Relaunch: The Philosophy After the Facelift

CNN.com's simplified design grabbed the early headlines. But managing editor Meredith Artley tells FastCompany.com that it's just one component of a new collaborative storytelling philosophy starting to take hold. READ»

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iDrunk: Six Reasons Your iPhone Is Your New Best Chug Buddy

Drinking alone has never been so much fun. After our recent report on the brew-sniffing augmented reality app from Stella, we started drinking thinking about the wider world of suds. Turns out there's a keg's worth of new ...READ»

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McCann Systems Offer New Christie MicroTiles Technology To Corporate Community

Audio Visual experts, McCann Systems, support latest digital technology from Christie Digital. MicroTiles are considered to be the future of the digital canvas.READ»

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Architects Envision "Algae Pontoon" Parks Linking Brooklyn, Manhattan, Governors Island

The winning proposal in UCLA's WPA 2.0 competition wants to transform our waterfronts into carbon-siphoning wetlands.READ»

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Patrick Walsh Celebrates ‘The Cool Beans’ with Historic Tricycle Ride to Manhattan

Walsh Family Media founder, Patrick Walsh, celebrates Saint Vincent’s Services for Children, New York independent film and their 1st CG animated feature film with a historic tricycle ride from Downtown Brooklyn to Midtown Manhattan.READ»

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Nau Pop-Up Shop Is Serious About Sustainability

West-coast based clothing company Nau is opening a pop-up shop in New York for the holidays, and is taking the word "sustainable" to the next level. Here/Nau/NYC opens Thursday in Soho, featuring its line of eco-friendly clothing. ...READ»

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The Post-Big Era: Will Small-Scale Ingenuity Replace Large-Scale Architecture?

The extra-large architectural complex--art museums, libraries, office complexes--built so prolifically over the past decade are commonly described as expressions of civic pride. They might just as easily be called grandiose ...READ»

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Blu Dot Drops Chairs on NYC Streets; Tracks Movements, Cool, but is it Marketing?

At 9:40 a.m. on Thursday, a white van pulled over near the corner of 68th Street and Central Park West in Manhattan. A cameraman armed with a telephoto lens watched from the corner. A video crew snooped from a rooftop. Half a dozen ...READ»

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Vertical Farms, a Tower of B.S.

Urban farming might be ridiculous--but ridiculousness has its uses.READ»

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McCann Systems Attend Grand Opening of Crestron Experience Center

Crestron holds grand opening of new state-of-the-art Crestron Experience Center with advanced audio visual integration. McCann Systems was on hand for the grand opening of the multi-sensory center.READ»

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Weezer Snuggie: Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Marketing Since the ELO Hockey Puck

For $30, the blue Weezer Snuggie--$50 for the "Snuggie Safari"--comes with a copy of the band's new album, "Raditude."READ»

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MoMA Hosts Creative Lock-In to Save New York's Waterfronts

The museum is sponsoring a workshop aiming for new solutions for sheltering the city's threatened waterfront.READ»

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Generational Equity

Generational EquityREAD»

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Audio Visual Integration of Corporate Auditoriums Highlighted by McCann Systems

McCann Systems secures their standing as the leading Audio Visual integrator of corporate auditoriums.READ»