A few weeks ago, we posted about the idea of a nutrition label that focuses less on calories and carbs, and more on the journey of the food within. Below our concept, done in collaboration with UK artist narayan. Details inside.
Environment
Learning from Ancient Architecture #1: Insulating with Igloos in the Arctic
If you scroll down a little (or click here) you’ll remember that a few weeks ago, we posted about Chicago’s coldest day in recorded history. And then, for fun, we sought out the world’s coldest recorded temperature (-129 F!). Not that Antarctica has any permanent residents or anything (it doesn’t) but wondering how people kept […]
The Coldest Day in Chicago Ever
Prone though Chicago is to crazy weather indecision, a March this sunny exceeded our expectations. Not that we didn’t already skip over a winter that was predicted to create a mass exodus from the Windy City this past season (we’re still here). We keep hearing about record-breaking temperatures all over the map, but we want […]
Friday Favorites: The Natural, Eco-friendly Fridge, Einstein and Wet Sand
The refrigerator present in most Western kitchens today wasn’t invented all that long ago. Carl Van Linde developed the technology in the 1870’s, but his ammonia-based fridges still required separate motors, and inhaling the toxic gases within led to a few deaths—not ideal. The first freestanding, commercially available fridge hit shelves (well, floors) in 1913, and wasn’t really perfected […]
Friday Favorites: Chicago Greenhouses to Escape From the Cold
On an overcast day like today, at the start of Chicago spring (a relative oxymoron) we are dearly missing one of our favorite things any day of the week: sunshine. That plus our propensity for getting cold all the time make us crave a lizard-like existence, basking under the rays for hours on end. With […]
Help Us Create a Public Park at Paulina
Best of all, this is a project you can help make happen! Take this one question survey to support the plan for open space at 3400 Paulina.
PARK(ing) Day 2011 is Friday, September 16th in Lakeview
We are reclaiming urban public space for people on PARK(ing) Day, Friday, September 16, 2011 from 9am to 5pm. The designed “PARK(ing) spaces”, metered parking spaces converted into temporary green parks, will be located in front of Southport Grocery, 3552 North Southport Avenue. The ‘park’ will feature a bicycle repair station, live music, and a […]
Water Hazard: Out On The Fringe
Water Hazard is an ongoing architectural research project by moss. We are studying water related issues to become better stewards of this most precious resource. Below is the latest dispatch. If you have been airborne over our country’s midsection, or just looked at a Google aerial you probably noticed the green circles that dot the […]
PARK(ing) Day in 30 Days
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/27730232] Our third annual PARK(ing) Day installation at Southport and Addison is on Friday, September 16, 2011, 9a-5p (video above is a mashup from our 2009 park-ification). This is totally going to be the best year yet! On site bicycle repair, in-park dining tables, live music, and food. Be sure to be there to […]
Lakeview Area Master Plan Recap Video
Moss reveals the Lakeview Area Master Plan to the Lakeview community and Chicago. The master plan, in its entirety, is available here.
Lakeview Business Owners Share Their Vision for LAMP
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoBGXAdJXsE] moss interviewed Lakeview business owners to investigate what they like (or don’t like) about the neighborhood, along with their vision for change. Agree with their assessment? or don’t? Comment below. Along with these business interviews, we are currently in the process of surveying residents and holding public open houses to gather more information for […]
moss Selected for Lakeview Area Master Plan
We have been selected by the Lakeview Chamber of Commerce to prepare a master plan for the Lakeview commercial areas, which we are calling, unsurprisingly the Lakeview Area Master Plan (LAMP). Along with our consultant partners, PLACE, we will lead the sustainability and environmental review portion of the planning process. We are using this year’s […]