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 Norman Strong Honored for Sustainable PracticesNorman Strong of The Miller/Hull Partnership has received the American Institute of Architects Northwest & Pacific Region (NW&P) 2008 Medal of Honor for his work on sustainable practices in architecture.As chair of the NW&P's Sustainability Discussion Group, Strong advocated for finding 50 ways to reach a 50 percent energy reduction in buildings, gearing up to the challenge of making all buildings carbon neutral by 2030. more seattle... (17) added by Levent OZLER |
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 Solos: Tulou/Affordable Housing for ChinaThe Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum addresses the growing global concern and need for affordable housing through a special installment of the "Solos" series.The exhibition presents a housing prototype currently under construction in China, the world's most populous country. "Solos: Tulou/Affordable Housing for China," on view through April 5, 2009, is organized by Matilda McQuaid, deputy curatorial director and head of the Textiles department. On the heels of the high-profile 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing, Cooper-Hewitt focuses on one of the most pressing issues facing the people of China everyday: housing. The exhibition spotlights one design solution for affordable housing by the Chinese architectural practice Urbanus and present contextual materials to examine the unprecedented building boom in China; the effects of the large-scale migration from villages to cities on the country's housing, infrastructure and services; and the government policies that often determine design solutions. "As the Smithsonian's National Design Museum, Cooper-Hewitt has a responsibility to show the impact of design internationally and raise awareness about the mounting urgency for designers to develop affordable solutions for people around the world," said museum director Paul Warwick Thompson. "By showing the Tulou project, Cooper-Hewitt will unveil a world few people in the West have witnessed and spotlight a paradigm for future living that may well hold clues to the new direction of affordable housing in other emerging economies." event (ended) current design events more info www.coo... (138) design directory Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum > Design Museums added by Levent OZLER |
 Places: Architect Talks Up a New Approach to Urban PlanningFor decades, planners and developers ignored the public and pretty much did as they pleased.Then along came public process and community meetings, which, indispensable as they are, can be factional and dominated by the constituency with the loudest voice. San Francisco architect Fred Dust believes there's another way to find out what people want, even when they don't know they want it. He came to town this week to argue for nothing less than "a revolution in the design process." In a fast-paced, 45-minute talk Monday evening at the University Center at Point Park University, Dust, who leads multidisciplinary design teams as head of IDEO's international Smart Space group, suggested architects and planners design for behavior. "What people do tells you what to do," he said. more www.pos... (48) added by Levent OZLER |
 New Ph.D. Combines Ergonomics, Environmental Psychology, Facility Planning, DesignScholars and professionals rooted in both science and design are needed to understand how such complex facilities as workplaces, hospitals, schools and residential communities should be designed, furnished and equipped to promote health, well-being and facilitate human performance.To fill this need, Cornell will offer a new doctorate in human behavior and design (HBD), the first program of its kind in New York state, beginning fall 2009. Offered in the College of Human Ecology's Department of Design and Environmental Analysis (DEA), the program will draw on DEA's specialties in ergonomics; social, cognitive and environmental psychology; facility planning and management; and interior and industrial design. It will be the only program nationwide that is housed in a department equally represented by social scientists and designers. Its graduates will be well positioned to become scholars who teach and conduct research at colleges and universities; research scientists in laboratories in industry; and consultants for workplace and hospital planning and design firms. more www.new... (196) added by Levent OZLER |
 The Lighthouse: Funding Crisis Could Close National Design CentreScotland's national centre of design and architecture, The Lighthouse, could close within three months if it cannot raise enough funds to plug a projected shortfall of £300,000.A forecast carried out by the centre, in Glasgow, to assess how it will cope with the financial downturn has estimated that it will go into deficit after the Christmas period. The Lighthouse, which is housed in a building designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, is at the heart of Glasgow's ambitions to promote itself as a city of design and architecture. It also carries out work with schools and communities. more www.the... (67) added by Levent OZLER |
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