As a new strain of Social Network fever infects the nation, and you finally decide to share your face with the world, get the lay of the virtual land with our own open graph of portrait types.READ»
Before getting into energy efficiency, Adam D. Ganz worked in real estate. Since getting his MBA, Adam has taken on the role of Energy Efficiency Program Manager at Willdan Energy Solutions. Read about how he changed his career path to a green one with an MBA in sustainability.READ»
Walter Hood transforms run-of-the-mill public spaces—city parks, highway underpasses—into pillars of the communities they serve. His goal: to prove that every place, and every person, can benefit from good design.READ»
Jennifer Siegal
Jennifer Siegal first grabbed our attention in 2006, as a prefab pioneer with an abundance of percolating ideas. Fast-forward, and the 44-year-old's eco-friendly visions are coming to fruition. Her first completed ...READ»
The Glendale, Wisconsin headquarters of Johnson Controls has received LEED Platinum certification (the highest recognition)--capping the largest concentration of LEED platinum buildings on one site.READ»
I recently had a chance to meet with the cofounders of evolveEA, an architectural design firm with a passion for sustainability. And that's when I learned about the work they did with the East End Veterinary Medical Center and how it completely flipped the clinic's customer experience on its ear.READ»
Grad students Akshay Kothari and Ankit Gupta were struggling to come up with a new software product for the iPad. They turned to the Institute of Design at Stanford. Six weeks later, they launched news aggregator app Pulse.READ»
Last month when our newest client SWAGG/Firethorn asked us to change the "vibe" in their office, I had to reach into my Hip Hop/B-Boy backpack and tap into the world of Graffiti as a solution for their needs. What our client wanted was an attitude change in the form of an art project.READ»
Her big idea? Create a fashion hub at New York's Lincoln Center, which Stephanie Winston Wolkoff calls a "blank white canvas that hadn't been filled."READ»
I ran a marathon, once, when I was 16. I trained for several months with my dad, who'd run a bunch of them before. After I finished the race, I felt so crummy that I yelled at him, "How could you let me do this?" But within a few ...READ»
Our banking system has suffered a major setback. Meanwhile, smaller banks with environmental and social sustainbility at their core are flourishing. What can we learn?READ»
Think of Grete Schütte-Lihotzky as the mother of today's hypermodern
prefab kitchen styles. In the mid-1920s, Germany was struggling to meet
affordable housing needs, and kitchens in general were dank, crowded
hubs of family ...READ»
The U.S. Green Building Council has LEED -- certified fewer than 6,000
commercial developments in the past decade and awarded its platinum
rating twice. "Right now, you have to be one of the lucky few to live
or work in a green ...READ»
Think of Grete Schütte-Lihotzky as the mother of today's hypermodern
prefab kitchen styles. In the mid-1920s, Germany was struggling to meet
affordable housing needs, and kitchens in general were dank, crowded
hubs of family ...READ»
If you say it right, “urban turbine” rhymes. But can it move beyond its oxymoronic wordplay and into the real world? Designers and architects are beginning to say yes.READ»
Long a symptom of urban decay, graffiti has been co-opted into
presidential campaigns, fashion, even dinnerware, yet no one has dared
promote it as a crucial factor for vibrant community building. Monica
Campana and Blacki Li Rudi ...READ»
