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Now in Venice: Lucent Saddles by Patterns and 3form

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Nina Boccia | Comments

Categories: Product design, Architecture, Events, Green design

For the 12th edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale, Los Angeles architecture firm Patterns teamed up with 3form to create a playful installation for the Austrian Pavilion. 

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Cesar Pelli comes to Toronto

Posted on August 26, 2010 by Catherine Osborne | Comments

Categories: Architecture, Urban planning, Green design

Toronto’s New Blue Edge, the largest waterfront development project in North America, has announced the winning bid to develop a four-hectare parcel of industrial land. Cesar Pelli of Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, was in Toronto last week to present his vision for the massive project.

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Sustenance and the City

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Elizabeth Pagliacolo | Comments

Categories: Urban planning, Events, Green design, Q&A

Foodprint Toronto, a full afternoon of symposiums taking place at the Artscape Wychwood Barns on Saturday, July 31, dives into the urban infrastructure of food.

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Ciao, China!

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Elizabeth Pagliacolo | Comments

Categories: Events, Green design

As reported by the Associated Press (and seen on NPR.org) Italian engineers have sent two unmanned cars to China in an experiment set to have a huge impact on the future of automotive technology.

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Pugh + Scarpa's eco-friendly lofts in L.A.

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Elizabeth Pagliacolo | Comments

Categories: Architecture, Urban planning, Green design

The Cherokee Lofts in West Hollywood aims to be the first LEED Platinum mixed-use, multi-family building in Southern California.

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