Modern Green “i-House”

I keep hearing that our current economic recession is going to spawn a new decade of affordable design ... the modern home affordableWee House UpdatedWee House Updated ... floor plan. With a smorgasbord of eco options available it looks like a pretty good deal. Let’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:03:22

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Remodeling Our Home on a Budget

I mentioned in my last post that I would share my experience on how we remodeled our home and added a modern addition on a budget ... and laundry room (yes, they were all very small cramped rooms) into a open floor plan modern home ... house we could in an area we liked. We lucked out and were able to find a 700 square foot bungalow [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 12:56:26

Journalismo

Journalismo I’ve been meaning to post something about the deeply insightful article by Paul Kennedy, ... the precedence of the “four modernizations” in Deng Xiaoping’s plans for China — agriculture, industry ... House, but, alas, in the toughest circumstances the U.S. has faced since 1933 or 1945. Shoulda never [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 08:55:01

Randolph Duke's Glam Pad In the Hollywood Hills

SELLER: Randolph DukeLOCATION: Fareholm Drive, Los Angeles, CAPRICE: $8,250,000SIZE: 3 bedrooms, 3 ... for the open plan and unabashedly modern manse, dubbed Open House by the architects, indicates ... Freddie, Your Mama has learned that dress designer Randolph Duke has put his Hollywood Hills house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 16:30:00

Bush: Damned If He Does, Damned If He Doesn’t

Never got around to this bit of Loon-wing hilarity yesterday, but, it highlights the damned if you do, damned if you don’t mentality of the Left ... he completes his disastrous tenure in the White House. The most unpopular President in modern times ... Bush has said he plans to “replenish the ol’ coffers.” Unfortunately for Lopez, President Bush [more...]

Date: 2008-07-09 01:52:44

Ross Bleckner Selling Truman Capote's House

SELLER: Ross BlecknerLOCATION: Daniel's Lane, Sagaponack, NYPRICE: $14,800,00SIZE: 4 acres, 2,000 square feet, plus outbuildingsDESCRIPTION: ... modern home tastefully appointed and has plan and permits to expand. Guest house is ideally situated ... the home of Truman Capote, this property has an ocean view main house, legal 2 bedroom guest house [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 17:53:00

Modern Day Parable of the Subcontractors

A man decided to build a house. The builder drew up plans to his exact specifications, ... of the subcontractors a set of plans and asked them to carry out their tasks according to his plans. When the builder checked on the progress, he found that his house was behind schedule and was not being built [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 05:00:00

HOW CAN ONE HAVE THE WISDOM TO DISMISS EVERYTHING THE INTELLIGENCE PROFESSIONALS THINK...:

Admiral takes new tack with intel position (Richard Halloran, January 18, 2009, Washington Times) When Adm. Dennis C ... with the command's war plans, he ordered them updated to account for China's acquisition of modern Russian warplanes ... in the White House, as director of the Joint Staff in the Pentagon, and especially as commander [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 15:35:32

A Modern Day Robin Hood

By BJ You won't find it in his campaign ads, but Barack Obama let slip his plans to become a modern-day Robin Hood in the White House, confiscating money from the rich to give to the poor. I’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 16:17:24

Six of Ten Favor RH Bill

.fullpost{display:inline;}There is one good news for many Filipinos at the start of 2009 ... health pending at the House of Representatives. This despite the Church's all-out campaign against ... information and access to natural and modern family planning methods.Sixty-nine percent, meanwhile [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 04:48:00

Weekend Open House Report

The weekend open house slog is nigh, and we're here to help, as always. Agents, have a listing of your very own? Hustle! ... floor plan, working gas FP, large, modern updated kit w/ granite counters, solid cherry cabinets ... : $799,000 Pitch: "Quintessentially Bernal. Comfortable three bedroom home with formal dining room, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-08 20:10:06

Stimulating!

Stimulating! The US House unveiled an $825 billion, two-year stimulus plan today, crafted by the Obama transition team and House Democrats ... on that investment. Scientific Research • National Science Foundation: $3 billion, including $2 billion ... of higher education and other scientists, $200 million to repair and modernize science and engineering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:06:19

EB1 Home / Replinger Hossner Architects

This contemporary modern house by Replinger Hossner Architects is up for sale in Seattle, WA. Amazing views and good interior spaces. I just got this on my mail and I thought any of our readers could be interested. More pictures and plans after the break. [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 15:51:57

Teenager Hayden Panetierre Buys a Grown Up House

BUYER: Hayden PanettiereLOCATION: Curson Terrace, Los Angeles, CAPRICE: $2,635,000SIZE: 3,120 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathroomsDESCRIPTION: .. ... from downtown to the ocean. 3Br/3Ba including large master suite. Open floor plan w/ lots of natural ... $2,635,000 for a very grown up mid-century modern style house in the foothills above [more...]

Date: 2008-11-05 14:43:00

Don't Panic: This anxious missive just hit the...

This anxious missive just hit the Curbed inbox: "i just listed a house for rent on craigslist (LA) ... -- payment ID Description, 2 Bath - Silver Lake - Brand New MODERN House, Price: 0.00, Total To Be Charged ... Buckmaster, who wrote in an email that there are "no such plans" to charge non-agents to list ads [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 00:01:02

Icon: John Lautner’s Chemosphere House

With it’s an octagonal design that’s part Jetsons, part Bond, ... and informed his designs, from coffee shops to plans for endless cities. Unfolding from the hills, nestled ... John Lautner’s Chemosphere House is considered a masterpiece of California Modernism. Perched [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 23:00:31

Introducing the Carnival on Modern Liberty

Much as I support the Convention on Modern Liberty, ... stuff to block the Government’s plans to exempt MPs’ expenses from the Freedom of Information Act ... into the House and unable to tell the difference between pig and human. Harriet Harman, champion of equality [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:36:59

What the hell is wrong with these people?

By BJ We are in the midst of one of the worst financial crisis’s in modern history in large part because of a house of cards built on the prospect ... as collateralized investments, and everyone was happy with the house of cards until the bills started to come ... in the consumer credit market, plans to announce Tuesday the formation of a program to [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 17:45:42

An Investment in the Future of Noe Valley

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. As it currently stands, 469 Clipper St. is probably the house that all the neighbors hate ... plans for a new home, designed by ZAK Architecture. Actually, if the 3,500 sq ft renovation is built as designed, the neighbors will probably start fuming about the "ugly modern thing" that's ruined [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 21:32:10

a no good day

i was going to update the shop today. first i was going to take a jog, then i was going to take a nice long shower, clean the house, and go to target. these were, i'll admit, lofty plans seeing as i had minor surgery yesterday ... again for modern medicine and for my usual good health. i can't imagine another night [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 05:17:13

Go Home Already: Buildings and Grounds

2008_0916_gha.jpg Seems like we all ought to be asking tougher questions about the plans of new Smithsonian head G. Wayne Clough. ... Modern Art Notes Redskin Chris Cooley has apologized for posting a photo of his penis on his blog ... up the block a woman was attacked, and the guy who rushed out of the house to help the woman, also beat [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 23:13:33

Gene Leedy-Designed House For Sale in Winter Haven, FL

From Martie Lieberman at Modern Sarasota... There is an important Gene Leedy-designed "Sarasota School of Architecture" house for sale. It is located on Drexel Avenue in the heart of "Leedy-Land" in Winter Haven, Florida. Check the slide show and floor plan here. More details after the jump... Featured in Sarasota Modern [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 02:23:03

The Walsall Waterfront, architectural gems of Walsall UK

When SMC Alsop won the planning permission in December 2006 for the first phase of a strategic framework plan for the 17 acre site in Walsall, ... modern style designs (0) Aqua Tower Hotel and Residential in Chicago by Studio Gang (0) Garden and Sea weekend house by Takao Shiotsuka Atelier (0) The audacious Makoto Takei and Chie Nabeshima (2) [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 15:55:53

Studio Peizhu and The Cai Guoqlang Courtyard House

... even crumbling buildings into modern livable spaces. Although of course they have many previous ... succinctly what the plan at the start of the project was: “This residence for an artist calls [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 10:00:33

Barack Obama Inauguration: A Sad Day For America

Today marks a historical event.  Today Barack Hussein Obama, a liar, a fraud, a hypocrite, and one of the most crooked politicians of the modern era, ... of Obama’s idiocy at a time like this and wonder how he ever got elected.  Remember his “plan” to put ... as he sought to find a way to buy a house shortly after being elected to the United States Senate [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 16:06:38

Mind Blowing 19th Century Terrace House in Sydney

Paddington is an ever trendy inner-city, an eastern suburb of Sydney, where this amazing 19th century terrace house was found. We’re not sure if it’s for sale but if you plan on buying a property in Sydney why wouldn’t you check that out. The narrow property combines a modern traditional exterior with a stunning high class [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 09:01:00

EaterWire AM Edition: David Lee in at Mai House

2008_10_maihouse1.jpg TRIBECA— Starting today, Chef David Lee, a former sous chef at The Modern's Bar Room, is taking over as executive chef of Drew Nieporent's Mai House. The Tribeca restaurant ... Fernandes stepped in to help out." Reached by phone this morning, Lee tells us he plans on making [more...]

Date: 2008-10-13 14:31:20

Barack Obama: 'A Pretty Cool Dad'

President-elect Barack Obama already showed devotion to his two daughters during the busy campaign and plans to keep this special bond to his kids ... now -- that he is a modern dad who always tries to balance his political life with the needs ... example was on Monday when Obama, before jetting off to the White House, kissed his daughters goodbye [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 16:57:28

Barack Obama Thinks He's 'A Pretty Cool Dad'

President-elect Barack Obama already showed devotion to his two daughters during the busy campaign and plans to keep this special bond to his ... -- on newsstands now -- that he is a modern dad who always tries to balance his political life ... . One recent example was on Monday when Obama, before jetting off to the White House, kissed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 15:48:00

Modern Miniatures on Monday: Ironing out the next round of issues

(Part Six of a series about the renovation of my Triang V bungalow ... and who I think would be right at home living in this house. See, once again the Universe is conspiring ... to keep the lights and the wiring but plan to carefully remove the wires from under the carpet and paper [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 20:28:00

Peugeot 3008 diesel-electric hybrid

Initial details of the first in-house-developed crossover diesel-electric hybrid christened the 3008 from Peugeot are leaking out. The car maker plans to unveil the new, compact and spacious crossover as new model which would target sport-loving couples, modern families, senior citizens. It will also try and lure those [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:25:54

In Foreclosure: Wilshire Blvd's House of Tomorrow

Click the image above to view the full photogallery ... feet of mid-century modern office bungalows, 3 conference rooms, and a brick central courtyard ... (interiors stripped) has led the Conservancy board to vote against pursuing a preservation plan [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 18:58:04

Permits, Plans, and Partial Demolition in Pac Heights

The listing for 1629-1635 Green St ... , contemporary addition ("Cape Cod/ultra modern") to the existing be-shingled 3,000 sq ft structure ... . actually includes two homes on a double lot: a charming 1917 front house that's ready for move [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 21:40:02

Israel Strikes Back

See new post for latest updates. I have logged on to my computer after the Jewish Sabbath and discovered that the Israeli government has finally ... French President Nicolas Sarkozy, calling Israel’s response “disproportionate.” Then again, I guess anything short of waving a white flag is considered disproportionate to a French leader. Meanwhile [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 17:29:46

Stay Thin and Save

By Carrie Kirby I am about to blog one of the most sensitive issues of our time: Fat. So before I dive in, a disclaimer ... -- and not just at the doctor's office. We all know that overweight, like other ailments linked to modern living (heart ... a relative sitting in his air conditioned car outside my house to cool off. 3. [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 23:45:42

Green Ink: Crude Sputters, Will Congress Too?

Crude futures plummeted Tuesday below $92 on fears that financial-market convulsions will affect the “real” economy and further dampen ... concedes, but even so House speaker Nancy Pelosi deserves support for her compromise energy package ... plans for a cap-and-trade scheme with Sen. McCain’s more gradual approach. Watch how you implement [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 12:08:42

Dreams of AI Design

Followup to: Anthropomorphic Optimism, Three Fallacies of Teleology After spending a decade or two living inside a mind, ... design for you! We just need to cool down the computer a lot, so it will be more calm and contemplative, and won't rush headlong into doing stupid things like modern computers. That's an example of fake [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 23:41:17

I’ll never forget that day in high school.  There we are, in Sister Jean’s World Cultures Class.  It was junior year and (per usual) ... in our modern society.  Women in the States.  Feminism, Equal Rights, The Glass Ceiling.  What our future plans were.It wasn’t that I didn’t aspire to be anything.  I guess you could say that even [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:38:37

The Crown Prince of Collectivism

Guest Commentary by Edward Cline:As one pundit observed, there is no such government position as “The Office of the President-Elect.” Yet, it is a measure of Barack Obama’s hubris (and vanity) that for a time he held press conferences whose locus was a lectern bearing the splayed federal eagle encircled by the fictive and powerless title, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 16:27:00

Wilkins Building

In reply to Streetscape: 1924: Wilkins Skyscraper Ready Newest Office Structure to be Thrown Open Within Two Weeks Washington's newest ... addition to the city's growing financial district, and its completion marks an important advance ... single or en suite. On the ground floor are two storerooms, separated by a wide corridor. Each room [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 04:09:58

What I did on my (Last) Winter Vacation

Standing on the threshold of my final semester of Undergraduate Architecture, I'm wondering where the last five years have gone ... glass company in Manhattan, An expansion of the Museum of Modern Art in Jersey City, whatever Don ... I have these grandiose plans, like "I'm going to update my resume, re-draw some projects and make a kickass [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 07:53:35

Media Pumping Obama: Best Dresser, Breakthrough Election, Tough on Terror

-By Warner Todd Huston In a like vein as the story I posted a few days ago showing Reuters helping cover for Obama by lowering expectations, ... Kennedyesque in its reverence for clean-cut, American style and modern in its confident embrace of a look ... modern thinker there. He’s not the pattern-mixing guy, not even the khaki guy. You’ll very rarely [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:07:02

Zionist Control of US Policy

Source I was recently asked to answer the following question: In the original post there is mention of Israel controlling US policy. How exactly does that work? The short answer is this: A highly influential and extremely well bankrolled collection of groups directs energy simultaneously in a number of directions: Political, media, academic, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:51:14

Happy Inauguration Day!

With my crystal ball intact I foresee that… 1.) You already know who the Obama’s have chosen as their interior designer ... European tradition and American modernism.” Michael Smith To take a look at Michael Smith’s previous ... wallpapers in the White House. Just a suggestion. I also guess that… 2.) Since [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 13:00:55

OPINION: Letter to the New Education Secretary

Worldwatch is pleased to publish this open letter from prominent education and environment leaders urging the newly nominated U.S ... , you have a powerful opportunity presented by the need to create a carbon-free economy. President-elect Obama ... economy a reality. By working with him to include a major role for education in his green economy plans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 18:13:08

China Targeting AIDS Activists The Beijing Olympics are just around the corner next month and the Chinese Government is cracking down on anyone they ... , an outspoken, pioneering AIDS activist, plans to leave Beijing in August. He said authorities have put dozens of AIDS activists under house arrest or surveillance. Since late May, he has been [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 17:06:00

“We’re Entering a Two Economy Society. There is No Force Opposing Financial Polarization”

Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney 06/30/08 “ICH” Interview with Michael Hudson “Our tax laws have shaped the marketplace to favor the debt-financed buying and selling of real estate, stocks and bonds rather than new direct investment. Advocates of this financialization of saving and investment depict it as a viable mode of wealth creation, [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 02:00:15

US Spies Say Iran Planning To NUKE AMERICA

Based on its putrid venom and constant threats, you would think that Iran's would be rushing to send nukes toward Israel. According to US intelligence, those missile tests were to plan for a nuke bombing mission toward the United States: “The only plausible explanation we can find is that the Iranians are figuring out how to launch a missile from [more...]

Date: 2008-07-30 02:19:58

Happy Homemaker Monday

I found this new meme and I am trying it out, probably just to hang around Sandra's blog Diary of a Stay at Home Mom ... to make hexagonal patchwork.Looking forward to:Having more of our new-to-us house finished ... it all yet, but think it is great. Jenny plans to do something similar I think.Favorite photo [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:40:00

Fighting a Rearguard Action Against the Truth

Followup to: That Tiny Note of Discord, The Importance of Saying "Oops" When we last left Eliezer2000, he was just beginning to investigate the question of how to inscribe a morality into an AI. His reasons for doing this don't matter at all, except insofar as they happen to historically demonstrate the importance of perfectionism [more...]

Date: 2008-09-24 01:23:41

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