Breaking out of the mold
If you has to sum up the world around us in four letters what would you say? Any guesses? …. CMYK Things we design, print and make are always in […]
Author Archives: elenk002
Tis the Season
Tis the Season: The season of gift giving is upon us. We will be bombarded with packaging, wrapping paper, and tape. Most of that paper will be put in a […]
Urban Camouflage Rethought
Rethinking about the application and ability for camouflage’s potential impact on design and the building industry, I have started challenging some of my earlier thoughts. How do we start to […]
Holy Crypsis
Crypsis is the final study of camouflage I’m taking a closer look at. In biology crypsis is the ability for an organism to avoid observation or detection by other organisms. […]
Razzle Dazzle
This week I am going to continue testing and studying the idea of camouflage. Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle or dazzle painting is used in the animal kingdom […]
Camouflage This?
For my second attempt at understanding methods of camouflage I decided to study Casa Corallo by Paz Arquitectura. The project is located on a hillside forest in the Santa Rosalia […]
50 Shades of Camouflage
Camouflage is a set of methods or concealment that allow otherwise visible animals, military vehicles, or other objects to remain unnoticed by blending in with their environments by resembling something […]
Public Activation
A major component of our day is spent interacting with public spaces. The problem I see is that public space has become repetitive. On our walk to work, lunch, or […]
Location Based Architecture
When designing structure we have the unique ability to either embrace the site or go against it. If we embrace the site, our designs have the ability to mesh into […]
Inflatable Cladding
When it comes to cladding a building architects have many options. Cladding options are nearly endless and add character and feeling to the structure. In the past when it came […]
Truly Organic Wood
Wood has been one of the most important elements in construction since the beginning of time. We have relied on wood to construct our shelters and protect us from the […]
Responsive Wooden Architecture
Building materials are always changing. Predicting and compensating for change can be challenging and rewarding. Wood is one of the most common building materials in the industry and to changes […]
Perforated Mineral Facades:
Perforated Facades: Decorative protection Facades have played an important role in the history of building and construction. The façade is the likely first interaction that a visitor will have with […]
Ceramic Façade Cladding
Faces offer many benefits to traditional stone and façade options. Stone as a building material has been with us throughout history. This option for a façade is more economical and […]
Hotel B3 Virrey (Bogota, Columbia)
The Hotel B3 Virrey in Bogota, Columbia is one of a kind. Paisajismo Urbano completed this vertical eco-system on March 1, 2012. The hotel is has vertical garden that is […]
Material Strategies 
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