The Invisible House

Alison Storm — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:08:50 -0700

In an image-obsessed, visually accelerated world, disappearing may be the ultimate retreat, according to architect Patrick Keane, founder of EnterArchitecture. When a client came to him with the desire to build a home that would be designed to disappear, Keane stepped up to the challenge.

Elounda Beach- A Piece of Paradise

Alison Storm — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:46:48 -0700

In life's most stressful moments, if you've ever tried to close your eyes and imagine a peaceful, luxurious place where the only thing more blue than the sky is the sea, this might help. Elounda Beach is the kind of destination you expect Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to jet off to. It's on the Greek island of Crete, home to some of the world's leading hotels. And now it can be your home, too.

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A New Town in the Sky for London

Alison Storm — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:14:15 -0700

London is booming- so much in fact that estimates show the city will need to provide enough housing for almost 100,000 people every year up to 2016. Rather than grow out, architects have come up with a radical idea- grow up.

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The World’s Most Green City?

Alison Storm — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:38:32 -0700

Before you go patting yourself on the back for recycling your water bottle yesterday or turning the tap off while you brush your teeth, consider what life will be like in the eco-city of Dongtan. The city won't have a landfill. Why would they need one since they don't plan to have any garbage?

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The World's Tallest Building Keeps Growing

Alison Storm — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:24:52 -0700

These amazing photos look like the view from an airplane, but they were actually taken from inside the world's tallest building.

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Personal Dwelling System - Fine Organic Architecture

Alison Storm — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:32:26 -0800

Before Target sold energy-saving lightbulbs, before bamboo was used to make just about everything, and even before the "green" poster child Al Gore was a glimmer in his mother's eye, there was Organic Architecture.

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The Newseum is Big News

Alison Storm — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 05:36:05 -0700

It's big news in Washington DC- the opening of the $450 million Newseum. Just over a month remains before show time when the doors to the 250,000 square foot museum open to the public.

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The Titanic's Birthplace Sets Sail on Development

Alison Storm — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:07:17 -0700

Ninety-nine years ago Queens Island in Belfast, Northern Ireland was the world's busiest port. Now, almost a century later this area is embarking on a new mission to create one of Europe's largest waterfront developments

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