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Google Earth Released for the Mac

At long last, Google Earth — which has been demoed at several TEDs in different contexts — has been released for the Mac. TEDste...

Jan 12, 2006
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TrendWatch: Pre-fab houses

2005 was the break-out year for the Pre-Fab home. A BusinessWeek slideshow reveals the state-of-the-art.

Dec 13, 2005
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Architecture

Someone's thinking big…

Due to open Jan 1, the Grand Canyon Skywalk juts out about 70 feet into the canyon, 4000 ft above the Colorado River.

Nov 19, 2005
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The roots of green design

Following the thread of green design … today’s New York Times profiles Sim Van der Ryn, the Bay Area-based pioneer in sustainabl...

Nov 17, 2005
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How green is your roof?

At TED2005, William McDonough dropped jaws with imagery from the world’s largest “living roof,” which he designed for the ...

Nov 16, 2005
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Cameron Sinclair: A 'silver lining' to this year's disasters

A great piece in BusinessWeek Online suggests that TED Prize winner Cameron Sinclair and his work with Architecture for Humanity could be th...

Oct 20, 2005
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Architecture

TED Prize Winner: Cameron Sinclair

Cameron Sinclair‘s mantra: Design like you give a damn. He’s the co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, a non-profit that seek...

Oct 14, 2005
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DeYoung again: Redesigned museum opens in SF

Continuing the global trend toward museum-as-architectural-showpiece, the new DeYoung opens tomorrow in San Francisco — and stays open...

Oct 14, 2005
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Design Mystery #347: Clock-free airports

Every so often, in the course of spotlighting great ideas, we ponderously turn our attention to great mysteries in design. Like: Why aren&#8...

Sep 14, 2005
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