Pipe Light micro mirror duct illumination system, shown installed as a sculptural feature light. Pipe [...]
Engineered sod blocks comprise part of the enclosure of the New Sod House. Sod brick [...]
China’s national commitment to clean tech is backed with government-imposed actions. Can the U.S., mired [...]
Shanghai 20:00 / Sao Paulo 9:00. The Telepresence Room connects two remote locations as if [...]
Catalyst Studio: “Materials as Probes” with Billie Faircloth and Ryan Welch from KieranTimberlake @ University of Minnesota
March 15, 2013
Once a nemesis of buildings, mold, along with other organic life, is becoming a welcomed [...]
Self-repairing materials can lead to lighter, longer-lasting building components. But does less always mean more? [...]

Blaine Brownell Lecture: “The Third Skin: The Building Envelope in Transformation” @ Kent State University
“Light as Material” Article Published in Material Discoveries 1 (Materia)
February 4, 2013Blaine Brownell Featured in Architalx Voices of Design Exhibition, Portland Museum of Art
February 2, 2013
Photovoltaic technology is constantly changing, and for the better. Two recent innovations inch solar energy [...]
Reaching Across Disciplines for Product Innovations The world of design flourishes on technology transfer. Innovative [...]
New technologies dissolve disciplinary boundaries. One of the most compelling developments in lighting design is [...]