In today’s post, we’ll explain why the balconies of the Marina City towers, featured last week, are so great (Hint: its not just because they are half round in shape) and some of the other features of a great tall building balcony.
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Featuring Chicago: Marina City
Last week, Marina City, won preliminary landmark status. Eye candy snaps and historical snippets celebrate this great building of Chicago.
Reclaiming the Chicago River: a Mussel-Inspired Kayak Park for North Branch Canal
Moss teams up with the Naru Project to envision the North Branch Canal as a kayak park, complete with floating habitat, and new public spaces.
Chicago Building Types: Bungalows
Chicago is home to 80,000 bungalows, which define the so called “Bungalow Belt,” constructed between the 1910’s and 1930. Here’s what defines this classic Chicago Building Type.
Please Stop Demolishing Chicago’s History at the Finkl Steel Site and Elsewhere
Not everyone sees the need to preserve industrial buildings but, to us, demolition at the Finkl Steel site is a tragic loss of a piece of Chicago’s history.
Buildings Join the Sharing Economy: So Can You
Have you ridden in an Uber? Stayed in an Airbnb space? Then you’ve joined the sharing economy. Moss explores what can it mean for buildings.
Resilient Thinking: Design for a Changing World
When sustainability isn’t enough to address the challenges of a changing world, designers must respond with resilient buildings.
Blueprints to Basecamp: Modern Design Drawings
Thank you, Blueprints, but we’re glad not to need you anymore!
Turn-of-the-Century Trailblazer: Julia Morgan
Today we recognize pioneering architect, Julia Morgan, the first female grad of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts. She practiced in California for five decades.
Chicago Building Types: Four Plus One Apartments
Four Plus One apartments might be the building type chicagoans most love to hate. Learn what makes them tick in our latest Chicago Building Type.
Pionering Modernist: Eileen Grey
To carry on with our post last week on the Importance of Recognizing Women in Architecture, and in honor of Women’s History Month, today we salute modernist designer Eileen Grey, one of my very favorite Modernists.
Women in Architecture: International Women’s Day & The Importance of Recognizing Female Designers
Sunday is International Women’s Day and to mark it, we take time to note the achievements of women in architecture.
Embracing the Elements of Wabi-Sabi in Moss Design
We were discussing possible design elements with a client and their wishes seemed to match what we knew as wabi-sabi. So we thought we’d share what we know along with some new findings we’ve uncovered after more research.
Warm Around the World: Radiant Floors in Roman Hypocaust and Korean Ondol
Radiant floor heating is an efficient and comfortable way to stay warm. Learn the method that heated Roman bathhouses and warms Korean homes.
The Space Between Gender Neutral and Accessible Restrooms
Equality and access centered on restroom signage: a West Hollywood ordinance now requires all businesses to relabel restrooms as gender neutral within 60 days.