A Carbon-Neutral Indoor Ski Slope?
Posted on January 23, 2012 By jestroff (Edit) Leave a Comment
Living in a winter wonderland like Steamboat Springs, we are always interested in reading about new design plans for ski slopes around the globe. Especially the one featured on Inhabitat.com, which mentions Barcelona's plans for the first-ever carbon-neutral indoor ski slope. From the designers who brought us Ski Dubai, Snow World and B01 Arquitectos,... [Read more...]
A Look At The New Natural History Museum Of Utah
Posted on January 11, 2012 By jestroff (Edit) Leave a Comment
Our neighbors to the west, Utah, has designed a structure recently that beautifully molds itself into the landscape. The Natural History Museum of Utah's new home, the Rio Tinto Center, is a $103 million project just a few miles from downtown Salt Lake City. The museum relocated in November to its current 17-acre site, which was once used in the early 1900s... [Read more...]
Starbucks Goes Green This Holiday Season
Posted on January 9, 2012 By jestroff (Edit) Leave a Comment
Have you seen Starbucks' new reclaimed shipping container coffee shop in Tukwila, Washington? This "reclamation drive-thru" was built using four shipping containers and was designed to LEED building standards. Inhabitat is reporting that the inspiration came from "the company’s use of the containers to ship their coffee and tea from sources around the world."... [Read more...]