Dominican Authorities Approve Container Cities For Haiti Housing Relief

by Bridgette Meinhold,

Numerous disaster relief housing projects have been proposed to help in the aftermath of the Haiti Earthquake last month, and while many of them seem workable, none (as of yet) will actually be implemented. But a new shipping container project designed by Richard Moreta and his team may change all that. http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/26/dominican-authorities-approve-of-container-cities-for-haiti-housing-relief/

Celebrating the 'Decodence' of the SS Normandie

By Carolyn Kelly

Unlike other major exhibitions of the art deco period, DecoDence: Legendary Interiors and Illustrious Travelers Aboard the SS Normandie, which opens today at the South Street Seaport Museum, isn't an over-the-top display. http://www.themagazineantiques.com/news-opinion/current-and-coming/2010-02-18/art-deco-design-and-the-normandie/

Wave-Wrapped Solar Monaco Pavilion Unveiled for the 2010 Shanghai Expo

by Mike Chino

Excitement is amping up as Shanghai prepares for the 2010 World Expo by unfurling stunning feats of architecture ranging from supermassive sun valleys to epic energy-efficient pavilions. Keeping step with the other impressive structures on display, Naço Architectures has unveiled a shimmering solar powered pavilion wrapped in an illuminated wave of LED lights. http://www.inhabitat.com/2010/02/19/wave-wrapped-solar-monaco-pavilion-unveiled-for-the-2010-shanghai-expo/

Companion Parrot by Tithi Kutchamuch

London designer Tithi Kutchamuch has created a necklace with charms modelled on the skull and entrails of a parrot.

http://www.dezeen.com/2010/02/18/companion-parrot-by-tithi-kutchamuch/#more-65560

The Spotless Garden

By MICHAEL TORTORELLO

THERE’S a “Beyond Thunderdome” quality to Rob Torcellini’s greenhouse. The 10-by-12-foot structure is undistinguished on the outside: he built it from a $700 kit, alongside his family’s Victorian-style farmhouse in Eastford, Conn., a former farming town 35 miles east of Hartford. What is going on inside, however, is either a glimpse at the future of food growing or a very strange hobby — possibly both. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/garden/18aqua.html?ref=style

A Dutch Home With Some Serious Whimsy

By GISELA WILLIAMS

THE kitchen in Don and Sylvie Murphy’s home, on the suburban edges of Amsterdam, is orange, about the same shade as their goldfish, their food processor and Ms. Murphy’s car, a vintage Fiat 500 parked outside. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/greathomesanddestinations/18location.html

Rainbow Church by Tokujin Yoshioka

Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will exhibit a glass window made of 500 crystal prisms at MUSEUM. beyond museum in Seoul this May.
http://www.dezeen.com/2010/02/12/rainbow-church-by-tokujin-yoshioka/#more-64450