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Grounded Architecture

12 Tuesday May 2015

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The cabin’s asymmetrical roof is covered in grey slate.

Zecc Architects, along with interior designer Roel van Norel, designed a compact “recreationhouse” in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The cabin’s clean, modern design creates a strong connection to the surrounding woods and features privacy shutters that change its look. Photography by Stijnstijl. All images courtesy of Zecc Architects.  (MORE)

The shutters are opened during the day, illuminating the space within with natural light.

The shutters are opened during the day, illuminating the interior with natural light.

The movable shutters can be shut during the evenings when privacy is required.

The movable shutters can be shut during the evenings when privacy is required.

One long room contains the bedroom, kitchen and dining area.

One long room contains the bedroom, kitchen and dining area.

 

Eco Art: 100 Posters for Change

09 Saturday Mar 2013

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Eco Art: Graphic Design for Change

Poster: Joe Scorsone + Alice Drueding

The above poster and 99 others are all part of The 4th Block’s Eco-Poster Competition, currently featured in an exhibition at the Riverside Art Museum in Riverside, California. The posters on display use design as a tool for addressing issues of transportation, air, and water pollution — challenges directly affecting the lives of residents every single day in Southern California. The exhibition has been extended through March 30. (MORE)

The Blue Marble

22 Sunday Apr 2012

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Today is Earth Day 2012. Organizers are calling on over one billion people around the globe to participate and help “Mobilize the Earth”. The spectacular “blue marble” image of the earth (pictured below) is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date. Provided by Visible Earth/NASA, this is one of many stunning images freely available to educators, scientists, museums and the public. (MORE)

Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds). Enhancements by Robert Simmon (ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation). Data and technical support: MODIS Land Group; MODIS Science Data Support Team; MODIS Atmosphere Group; MODIS Ocean Group Additional data: USGS EROS Data Center (topography); USGS Terrestrial Remote Sensing Flagstaff Field Center (Antarctica); Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (city lights).