James Law Cybertecture International, they of iPad fame, have proposed a 32,000 square meter Cybertecture Egg for Mumbai, India. Expanding the concept of environmental "friendliness" beyond solar power and roof turbines, the Cybertecture Egg focuses allows its occupants to live in "cybertecture reality" by choosing their own virtual scenic vantage points— picture the Travel Channel on one long, continuous loop. Cool. Or not. So-called "cybertecture health" features also monitor occupants' vital statistics— weight, blood pressure, et cetera— in order to maintain the focus on health and wellness. Next project: Cybertecture Neurosis.
· James Law’s High Tech ‘Cybertecture Egg’ for Mumbai [Inhabitat]
· Eye on Dubai, iPad Revealed [Curbed SF]
Greener Than Thou is our report on San Francisco’s obsession with all things green, giving credit where credit is due and calling bullshit when the need arises. Feeling morally superior on the green front? Testify!
Witness a Greener Than Thou canonization: Dwell travels travels Chicago to take a first look at the new project from Oakland-based architect Michelle Kaufmann, the mkSolaire. Built on grounds the Museum of Science and Industry, the Solaire is the newest sustainable (even on a rainy day, it was producing more power than it uses), and contemporary (the pics say it all) modular home design by Michelle Kaufmann Designs. This one has been designed for a unique purpose — to offer "healthy living" in the city. The developer-friendly design account for the typical disadvantages of the urban lot — namely the limited access to light and air— and a typical house can completed in 14 months. Cost: between $200 and $250 per square foot. The prototype Solaire will be on display at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry until January 4th. Halo: firmly affixed.
· First Look: mkSolaire [Dwell Blog]
· Greener Than Thou: MK Designs Slaps Nutrition Labels on Prefabs [Curbed SF]
· Green Goddess: Introducing the mkLoft [Curbed SF]
Those of you who braved this past summer's AIA "Architecture and the City" house tours just might recall the Tehama Grasshopper Residence, the SOMA adapted mixed-use warehouse designed by architect Anne Fougeron. Fans— and there are many— may wish to visit the Grasshopper again in this month's Metropolitan Home, where it looks a little more, shall we say, inhabited than it did when we first visited. Quoth Fougeron, an environmentalist of our own heart: “I like the word ‘green’ when it refers to something more than linoleum on the floor.” Speak it!
· Urban Eco-tecture [Metropolitan Home via Apartment Therapy SF]
· It's That Month Again [Curbed SF]
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