Neutra Cyclorama at Risk (again)

Richard Neutra's son has filed a lawsuit trying to keep the Cyclorama from being demolished.

Click here to get the NPR Story:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95460483

Click here to see images of the Cyclorama:

http://www.neutra.org/gallery/gettys.htm

Restoration Lego?

Colorful solution to classic cobblestone deterioration!

http://www.janvormann.com/dispatchwork.php

Heir Apparent..

Herman Miller is beginning to reveal the new Heir to the Mirra. Should be an interesting sit!http://dvice.com/archives/2008/10/herman_miller_t.php?p=6&cat=undefined#more

"What we do here affects the rest of the world. People follow."

Gensler alumn Cameron Sinclair is featured in a new Gap ad. Watch it here. As co-founder of Architecture for Humanity he is one of my design heroes. I met him in Qatar and he is kind, passionate and genuine. (Plus he told me I was a rock star!) If there is ever a day when I don't show up for work it will probably be because I've run off to join him. If you aren't familiar with him here is his Ted Talk.

                                              

It's crash and burn time! Let's celebrate!!!

Subprime mortgage crisis, rampant foreclosures, stock market crash, 401K losses, credit crunch, the downfall of major bank institutions, pending recession...
Feeling down? Don't despair. You could comfort yourself in an epic 20-course dinner put together by legendary chef Thomas Keller and culinary whiz kid/Keller protégé Grant Achatz. Two of the finest chefs in the world.
At these dinners, each chef will prepare ten alternating courses that "will allow diners to experience a 15 years of culinary dedication, creativity, and history in a single meal."
This rare event will take place for three nights this fall and will be limited to 65 people per dinner. So how much for all this comfort food?

$1,500 a head, but that includes wine pairings, tip and personally signed copies of Keller's and Achatz's latest cookbook. Feeling better now?

For more information click on these Chef's restaurant's websites (where the tastings will take place): www.alinea-restaurant.com (awesome photos), www.perseny.com, www.frenchlaundry.com

Bon appetit!