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- Visit Milwaukee with our eco travel guide Tue, 2 Nov 21, 3:30amA flotilla of around 20 kayaks slowly paddles along, a comical number considering we’re all trying to listen to a history talk about the buildings lining the Milwaukee River...
- Ice Floes on Lake Michigan Sat, 2 Feb 19, 9:00pmWorth a look From Two Branches (formerly Zlaxfish) Photography CC license Link to source HT/Peter L
- This off-grid, prefab tiny cabin in Michigan fits a family of five Wed, 20 Jun 18, 7:00amWhen designer Jorie Burns set her sights on owning a second home near Lake Michigan, she decided to take a chance with the more affordable options found in prefabricated architecture...
- Stunning Lake Michigan home is built from dying ash reclaimed onsite Mon, 2 Oct 17, 8:36pmThis stunning timber home by the lake sensitively embraces its Midwestern landscape with its design and use of local, reclaimed materials. Designed by Desai Chia Architects in collaboration with Environment Architects (AOR),...
- A colossal iceberg is breaking off Antarctica right now - and it's big enough to fill Lake Erie twice Fri, 7 Jul 17, 3:48amA gargantuan iceberg is set to break away from an Antarctic ice shelf within days — or even hours. Initially discovered by UK researchers in 2010, the nascent iceberg has been rapidly calving since 2016. Once the crack...
- A colossal iceberg is breaking off Antarctica right now - and it's big enough to fill Lake Michigan Fri, 7 Jul 17, 3:48amA gargantuan iceberg is set to break away from an Antarctic ice shelf within days — or even hours. Initially discovered by UK researchers in 2010, the nascent iceberg has been rapidly calving since 2016. Once the crack...
- Chicago’s George Lucas Museum gains approval with the promise of more parkland Tue, 3 Nov 15, 7:00amIt seems George Lucas fans have a win in Chicago, as the city has just approved zoning for the mountainous Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. Designed by MAD, the sloping building reaches two volcano-like peaks, a stone’s throw...
- MAD Architects announces a design overhaul for the controversial George Lucas Museum in Chicago Tue, 22 Sep 15, 10:00pmThe plans for the controversial George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago are getting a bit of a makeover. MAD Architects and the team working on the design, which includes local designer Studio Gang and New York-based...
- MAD Architects and Studio Gang Unveil Plans for Futuristic George Lucas Museum in Chicago Wed, 5 Nov 14, 9:05amBeijing-based MAD Architects and Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects just unveiled their futuristic designs for "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago...
- MAD Architects and Studio Gang Unveil Plans for FuturisMAD Architects and Studio Gang Unveil Plans for Futuristic George Lucas Museum in Chicagotic George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago Wed, 5 Nov 14, 4:00amBeijing-based MAD Architects and Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects just unveiled their futuristic designs for "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago...
- MAD Architects and Studio Gang Unveil Designs for Futuristic George Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago Wed, 5 Nov 14, 1:00amBeijing-based MAD Architects and Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects just unveiled their futuristic designs for "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' Museum of Narrative Art in Chicago...
- Climate Craziness of the Week: James Hansen calls for new political party to combat climate change Fri, 31 May 13, 1:06amFrom his Columbia University web site comes the latest manifesto from ex NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen, who calls for a “centrist” third political party. I’ve republished the manifesto below. h/t to Charles...
- Heavy Rainfall in Chicago Causes Sewage to Spew into Lake Michigan Sat, 20 Apr 13, 2:00amHeavy rain overwhelmed Chicago's aged infrastructure yesterday, causing sewage to back up into homes and burst through manhole covers in the middle of the street...
- Balance Associates’ Sustainable Metal-Clad Tower House Overlooks Michigan’s Glen Lake Sat, 2 Mar 13, 4:38amRead the rest of Balance Associates’ Sustainable Metal-Clad Tower House Overlooks Michigan’s Glen Lake Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: balance associates, birch, Daylighting, eco design,...
- Construction to Begin on Studio Gang’s Ambitious Northerly Island Park in Chicago Mon, 6 Aug 12, 11:32pmRead the rest of Construction to Begin on Studio Gang’s Ambitious Northerly Island Park in Chicago Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: chicago, Chicago park district, jeanne gang, JJR, Lake Michigan,...