designing for better
photos by Scott Landry Sometimes you get lucky and work with people who are not only spectacular, but are also a great balance. I feel super fortunate to have been working with Scott Landry for over 7...
View ArticleExtreme Architecture
Get your spacesuit on. Architecture for Humanity (along with NASA, X-Prize founder, Google and the Mars Society are working on an amazing project. Location: Mars. They will be sending architects to...
View Articlethe best with the most for the least
Any time you feel the need for some inspiration, this is one of the best films for offering a recharge. Charles and Ray Eames: The Architect and the Painter is a part of PBS’s American Masters series...
View Articlethe story of the smart home
Michelle Kaufmann from After Black Hammer on Vimeo. My talented and dear friend Garret Curtis made this beautiful video of the story behind the Smart Home in Chicago. I love his eye and gift for story...
View Articleopera house as theatre
Projection on architecture makes for spectacular urban theatre. The end of this video is especially transforming.
View Articleground breaking in Denver
Finally, the day has come. The next phase of the Aria Denver project is beginning construction with the ground breaking ceremony happening Wednesday morning. The design of these homes is about...
View ArticleWhite House talk on the Future of Architects
So this was crazy fun. I gave a talk on what we can learn from the Eames as we re-imagine the future of architects at the White House. There was a special film screening and panel discussion of the...
View Articlepop-up park
Love this pop-up park created by friends at Passarelle. Would love to see this happen more often and stay up. A great solution for under-utilized urban spaces.
View ArticleSolar Decathlon Europe
Looking for some awesomeness? Checking out this year’s Solar Decathlon Europe entries provide hours of eco-drooling. The exhibit in Madrid includes such beautiful homes, innovative ideas and...
View ArticleHerman Miller visits our office
One of the first glimpses of our office is from Herman Miller. (love them) Here is their blogpost about it. So fun.
View ArticleMiami Beach Project
This is a project we designed in Miami Beach. It is designed as a series of villas with big folding glass doors and deep overhangs to allow natural cooling for much of the year. The architecture is...
View ArticleSmart Home – anatomy of a green living room
For today’s lesson in the anatomy of a green room we’ll be taking a little field trip to the Smart Home exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry. Inside the walls of this mkSolaire each room is...
View Articlehow it all started
photos by John Swain Photography Michelle Kaufmann and Kevin Cullen designed in 2002 as their personal home. Light, simplicity, and sustainability – these are the inspiration for the Glidehouse™ home...
View ArticleIntroducing Flux
I am so excited to be able to share a bit of what we have been working on. I am fortunate to be a part of a team of super smart engineers working on one of the world’s largest challenges: How to make...
View ArticleDesigning Better Cities with Data Analytics
(from our Flux MEDIUM post) Over the next three decades, the world population will urbanize at a rapid pace: growing from 3.9 billion today to 6 billion in 2050. Urban planners around the world are...
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