Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Monday, March 31, 2008
Mark Gillem's "America Town" lauded for excellence
Dr. Mark Gillem, Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Oregon, has been one of many teachers that I have held in high regard during my academic career. But Mark always stood out not only for his dedication and hard work but for his generosity and genuine care for his students.
I knew it from the first day of Mark's studio in Spring of 2006... I was in for something grand. Since that time I have had the opportunity to work on a number of projects with Mark and have benefited a great deal from every experience.
Mark's book "American Town: Building the Outposts of Empire" has just been acknowledged by the Environmental Design Research Association for one of its 2008 EDRA/Places awards.
Go Mark!
I knew it from the first day of Mark's studio in Spring of 2006... I was in for something grand. Since that time I have had the opportunity to work on a number of projects with Mark and have benefited a great deal from every experience.
Mark's book "American Town: Building the Outposts of Empire" has just been acknowledged by the Environmental Design Research Association for one of its 2008 EDRA/Places awards.
Go Mark!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Solar heat pump serving 38 blocks... wow!
Bonnie (my wife) has been so supportive of me during my time in grad school that she even finds research materials for me. Studio has turned me into a production-automaton and I rarely have a chance to look up from my work for less than the bare-necessities and I'm WAY behind in the news cycle. Luckily, Bonnnie occasionally serves up nutritional little tid-bits like this from time to time.
Sunnyside school is focus of neighborhood energy plan City of Portland - Office of Sustainable Development
The developer behind the North Pearl District energy plan is hatching a new idea to heat and cool as many as 500 homes in Southeast Portland’s Sunnyside neighborhood with energy from the earth.
John Sorenson’s proposed community-owned Sunnyside Neighborhood Energy utility, SunNE, would be centered at Sunnyside Environmental School, where a central plant would replace the school’s 1917 oil-burning boiler with a solar-powered geothermal heat pump. The plant would then connect to a network of underground pipes circulating through the surrounding 38 blocks.
"This concept has never happened – a district energy plan centered on a public school..."
Sunnyside school is focus of neighborhood energy plan The developer behind the North Pearl District energy plan is hatching a new idea to heat and cool as many as 500 homes in Southeast Portland’s Sunnyside neighborhood with energy from the earth.
John Sorenson’s proposed community-owned Sunnyside Neighborhood Energy utility, SunNE, would be centered at Sunnyside Environmental School, where a central plant would replace the school’s 1917 oil-burning boiler with a solar-powered geothermal heat pump. The plant would then connect to a network of underground pipes circulating through the surrounding 38 blocks.
"This concept has never happened – a district energy plan centered on a public school..."
Saturday, February 23, 2008
Orange Splot LLC & Sabin Green
I'm home!
I haven't had a chance to explore this project as much as I'd like, but a recent feature in Sunset (northwest) magazine Green like us discusses co-housing in Portland Oregon. For years Bonni & I have been dreaming of creating some sort of co-housing community with friends in the Pacific Northwest. My education at the UO School of Architecture has driven many of the co-housing principles home and when I graduate (Masters in 3 months!) I hope to work for a housing firm that shares said principles.
- Orange Splot's Principles for design:
- Involve construction or renovation of smaller, functional, and beautifully designed homes
- Use less land per house by arranging multiple residences on the same lot
- Provide shared interior and exterior common spaces for community to happen
- Be constructed of salvaged and sustainably produced building materials whenever possible
- Include units more affordable than are typically produced in the market
- Use design to make it easy and fun for neighbors to share resources, thereby fostering a happier, less resource-intensive lifestyle
- Incorporate durable construction materials to minimize the need for ongoing maintenance/replacement
- Re-utilize existing structures whenever possible
- Be located and designed to make it easy to live without a car
- Provide opportunities for participation in design by the future residents, especially with respect to interior and exterior common spaces
- Incorporate artwork, salvaged materials and quality craftsmanship to make projects beautiful and unique
I hope to explore these related websites more soon!
Homes & Gardents - Sabin Green
Green in Portland
Orange Splot LLC
Communitecture Architecture (Mark Lakeman)
The Sabin Green Group
City Repair Project
Peninsula Park Commons (Eli Spevak)
Share-It Square
Just For Fun
Our final presentation in Minimal Dwelling is Monday.(a'la SketchUp)
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