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- Little Architect’s Magnetic Blocks Inspires Budding Architects to Build Amazing Structures Wed, 28 May 14, 1:19amCarlos Ng is a New York City designer at the Parsons The New School for Design. His Little Architect's Toolset was created as part of a third-year product design studio called Small Things Matter, which challenged students...
- Empowerhouse Takes First Place in Affordability at the 2011 Solar Decathlon! Wed, 28 Sep 11, 6:03amOne of the most common arguments against building energy-efficient homes is that the upfront costs are just too high, but this year’s Solar Decathlon competition is telling another story...
- Students Destroy Louis Vuitton Garments and Turn Them into Art Mon, 18 Oct 10, 12:48amEven if you’re not into high fashion, it’s hard to imagine anyone consciously taking a knife and tearing apart a Louis Vuitton gown. Last Tuesday 24 fashion students from the Parson New School for Design took...
- 2011 Solar Decathlon Home Will End Up In D.C. Community Wed, 22 Sep 10, 2:33amAt the end of the US Solar Decathlon competition next year, one of the entries will move on to its final home in the Deanwood neighborhood of Washington D.C. The Empowerhouse is a net-zero home designed to Passive House standards...