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Green Housing Collaborative: February 2009
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Thursday, February 19, 2009. Thank You, Escala. Therefore a good many city streets (not all) need visual interruptions, cutting off the indefinite distant view and at the same time visually heightening and celebrating intense street use by giving it a hint of enclosure and entity. Jane Jacobs, in the chapter "Visual order: its limitations and possibilities," from The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Of course, there are many complaints to be waged against Escala. Tuesday, February 17, 2009. Probl...
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Green Housing Collaborative: March 2009
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Saturday, March 14, 2009. Mass Production and Place. It is this concretization of the natural environment that is a prerequisite for dwelling, which occurs when man can “orientate himself within and identify himself with an environment” (Norberg-Schulz, 5). It follows that when man dwells within a meaningful environment, he is not simply existing in a random location, but actively living and interacting in a unique place. Nature, Mass-produced Objects and Place. Cheek, Lawrence. “On Architectur...Clark, ...
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Green Housing Collaborative: LEED Evolution
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Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Expanding on what I previously wrote about LEED for retail. The idea of considering the use. Of a building when determining its sustainability could be applied to other types of structures like, say, office buildings. Take a new sixty story tower in Chicago. That pre-qualified for LEED Gold. As an example: an evolved LEED system might ask such questions as:. 1) What kind of businesses will be tenants? 2) How will the employees get from home to the office? I worked in a Unico. This ...
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Green Housing Collaborative: November 2008
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Saturday, November 15, 2008. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Another Point of View. Contrary to popular opinion, not everyone in Seattle is delighted by Obama's victory. Architecture in the Age of Conceptual Reproduction. Monday, November 10, 2008. Below is a short video I made documenting the election night celebrations on Capitol Hill and in downtown Seattle (and in case you were wondering, it was picked up by the website. For Ebony and Jet magazines! On the blank side. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Green Housing Collaborative: July 2009
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009. Down But Not Out. The Green Housing Collaborative is still alive and kicking, but given the current economic situation, increased interest in utilizing. And the success of my other project - People's Parking Lot. PPL) - I have not had as much time to devote to the GHC blog. Rest assured that in a few months, when I begin my doctoral program at UW. I will have much more to say, but, in the interim, I suggest that you turn your attention to PPL because that's where the action is.
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Green Housing Collaborative: April 2009
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009. In the same vein as my previous post, I bring you this video:. Check out my new site here. Thursday, April 9, 2009. After reading a thread on SLOG. Photo borrowed from The Stranger. Labels: stick it to the man. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Email: ghcollab (at) gmail (dot) com. Life on The Hill and Other Stories. Green Home Guide (USGBC/LEED). View my complete profile.
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Green Housing Collaborative: Polish Lights
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Wednesday, June 3, 2009. Not necessarily "green" but certainly a "collaborative" project. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Email: ghcollab (at) gmail (dot) com. Activating Vacant Space via Social Media. Huge) Garage Sale Saturday! Garage Sale at the Peoples Parking Lot! Life on The Hill and Other Stories. Green Home Guide (USGBC/LEED). View my complete profile.
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Green Housing Collaborative: (Huge) Garage Sale Saturday!
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Thursday, June 11, 2009. Huge) Garage Sale Saturday! Check out the 2009 Capitol Hill Garage Sale Roster here. Of 78 registered sales, 38 will be on the lot. Please come by and plan to stay a while. Will have a table set up where we will be brainstorming your ideas for the future of this space. And if you have a buck or two to spare - to help cover the insurance premium cost - tip jars will be available. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Email: ghcollab (at) gmail (dot) com. Huge) Garage Sale Saturday!
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Green Housing Collaborative: Public Service Announcement
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009. The Capitol Hill Community Council. Elections are coming up next Thursday, June 25th, and will be held at the Cal Anderson shelter house (between the park itself and the ball fields), at 7:00 PM. Click here. For more info about the candidates. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Email: ghcollab (at) gmail (dot) com. Activating Vacant Space via Social Media. Huge) Garage Sale Saturday! Garage Sale at the Peoples Parking Lot! Life on The Hill and Other Stories.
