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Cork: Versatile and Renewable I don’t think we appreciate cork enough. It is an amazing material: light, impermeable to gasses and liquids, elastic, compressible, fireproof, and resistant to abrasion. It is already used to make a wide variety of products including insulation, furniture, floors, walls, and shoes, but with a little imagination, it could [...] Stone brings a sense of connection to geologic time, revealing clues to the past. The skillful crafting of stone creates a built environment with patterns and qualities unique to its own place and time with this rich material. The images below share the craftsmanship of Drew Weigle, a stone mason in Durango.
PreFab. The word conjures images of… well, anything boring and bland and cheap. But in February, Ann introduced us to some of the great prefab options available from Lake Flato Architects, Devin Cannady, and Tumbleweed Houses. Today we’re going to take you into the realm of modern prefab structures. The first comes from Alchemy Architects, [...] SketchUp is a 3D modeling program used by many designers as a way of quickly exploring simple and complex design projects. Over the past 6 years, I have had the opportunity to become intimate with this program and now I would like to share some of that knowledge. So for all you [...] Most of us have taken photos of spectacular and dramatic places only to find when showing the photo to friends, that we must apologize for the flat photo with “you had to be there”. Technology is now available to create an image that actually feels like you are in the space. A VR Photo sometimes called Immersive [...] |
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