New Swoon Print: Walki for Haitian Konbit Shelter

This just in from our artist friend Swoon, a perfect addition for the holiday heart, a print for sale in support of the work she is doing in Haiti. Essentially, artists, engineers, architects and builders are working to together to construct Konbit Shelters in a Haitian village devastated by the earthquake. The dome-like structure is sustainable and inexpensive to build and is... Read More

Crocker Art Museum Opens New Pavillion in Sacramento

The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento has tripled its size with a new design implemented by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects (GSAA).  The Teel Family Pavilion grows the 125 year-old museum’s legacy, as one of the oldest museum’s in the country. The new design preserves the historical elements with contemporary nuance. The expansion includes new galleries for... Read More

National Automobile Museum Opens in the Netherlands

The Louwman Collection, the National Automobile Museum of the Netherlands was recently completed by architects Michael Graves & Associates in the Hague, Netherlands. Collector Evert Louwman’s vintage automobile collection is the impetus for this national museum that houses the world’s largest collection of automotive art near the Queen’s Palace. The 185,000-square-foot... Read More

Design Spy: House with a Slide

We spied this fantastical house with a slide on Dezeen and had to share the wonderment. Indonesian architects Aboday designed the house near Jakarta. An actuall built-in slide connects the child’s room with the kitchen.  Playhouse is found in a gated community with  120 residences in Bumi Serpong Damai, Tangerang. Whitewashed walls and exposed ten-metre concrete... Read More

Musée Louvre-LENS Breaks Ground in Lille, France

The architecture of a new museum is poignant reflection of the moment, which will mark that period in time. When it comes to the monumental construction of the Louvre’s newest addition, the design stands to define the interpretation of an era. Lille France is home of the new branch of the Louvre-LENS scheduled to open in 2012, an environment planned to be condusive to a... Read More