Rafael Vi oly Architects was recently selected as the designer of the United States Senate's Edward M. Kennedy Institute. The new institute will be located adjacent to the existing John F. Kennedy Library and will be designed as a compliment to the famed library. The expansive block building is set to host a series of educational programs focused on bringing public awareness to the history and activities of the United States Senate. Still in their early planning stages, the world-renowned architecture firm recently released preliminary details of the construction, which underscored a design ...
Responding to the need for community venues for the arts, the nonprofit Place is building green artist residences and community developments throughout the country. Their newly completed Working Artist Ventura (or WAV) LEED building is a bold plan th...
The Save the Beach Hotel in RomeWhile the oil spill continues to dominate the green blogosphere, one of the most interesting things I'm seeing this week is the relative quiet about tropical storm Bonnie heading right towards the central Gulf Coast....
Here is a guest post from Rob Jones, chief blogger at flooring and building materials firm BuildDirect. Today, Rob talks about how the building materials industry is changing in the light of sustainable practices. To illustrate, he mentions a specif...
