LINE Architecture / weblog

an interesting modular office system particularly well suited for open offices that offers a wide variety of possible configurations, all fully ‘powered up’ and customizable

New York based firm that has been involved in projects from residential buildings to commercial retail and office spaces in New York, Argentina, Uruguay and Singapore

On May 12, 2008, Sichuan experienced an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 on the Richter scale. More than 2 million rural homes needed to be reconstructed. In the following month, Hsieh and the Rural Architecture Studio began work developing, constructing, and promoting waste-separating toilet facilities. At the end of July, they built the first model of a light-guage-steel-frame-and-adobe home. By the end of September, they had begun successively reconstructing rural homes in villages across Qingchuan, Wenchuan, and Maoxian Counties.

Amongst several other interesting projects by this firm, ‘Aging in Africa’ sets out to be the first age-valued community on the African continent where the elderly can maintain a meaningful and healthy lifestyle in a comfortable and safe environment. It is a retirement community for Catholic priests that are excluded from the traditional, family based, model of elder care in Cote D’Ivoire.

My Father turns 80 today and I am proud to not only call him my Father and major inspiration but perhaps more importantly to attest to a life well lived (with many years ahead of him we hope!!!)… See his revolutionary work http://www.binisystems.com/ here… Tanti Auguri Babbone!!!

the newest offering from Ligne Roset is the Ploum seating, the fruit of much research into comfort. The result is a special combination of two materials: a stretchable covering and ultra-soft foam. This combination, along with the Ploum sofas’ truly ample dimensions, provides extreme comfort and accommodates different ways of sitting

Nantes based firm that you can bet we will be hearing more from in the future

a talented young Roman photographer who I had the pleasure of meeting today. He specializes in portraiture and has a keen eye for capturing personalities and character in his stylized and elegant portfolio

Auckland based firm with projects which include coastal and rural homes, farm park developments, large scale residential, commercial, institutional and healthcare developments

by coincidence only two days after meeting her father, I had the pleasure of meeting Mary in passing. she is of course a super charming person but also a highly talented and refined photographer