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Pipe Light

May 17, 2013

Pipe Light micro mirror duct illumination system, shown installed as a sculptural feature light. Pipe [...]

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New Sod House

May 3, 2013

Engineered sod blocks comprise part of the enclosure of the New Sod House. Sod brick [...]

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The Slowest Race

May 3, 2013

China’s national commitment to clean tech is backed with government-imposed actions. Can the U.S., mired [...]

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Telepresence Room

April 19, 2013

Shanghai 20:00 / Sao Paulo 9:00. The Telepresence Room connects two remote locations as if [...]

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Sky Bower

April 5, 2013

The Sky Bower delivers high-impact, non-intrusive foliage to interior spaces. Indoor plants provide many positive [...]

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Base Wall

March 22, 2013

Base Wall transforms discarded wall base into a new exterior cladding system. Construction waste remains [...]

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Catalyst Studio: “Materials as Probes” with Billie Faircloth and Ryan Welch from KieranTimberlake @ University of Minnesota

March 15, 2013
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Bring in the Fungi

March 1, 2013

Once a nemesis of buildings, mold, along with other organic life, is becoming a welcomed [...]

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Healed Over

February 12, 2013

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

February 6, 2013

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“Light as Material” Article Published in Material Discoveries 1 (Materia)

February 4, 2013

Blaine Brownell Featured in Architalx Voices of Design Exhibition, Portland Museum of Art

February 2, 2013
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A Place in the Sun

February 1, 2013

Photovoltaic technology is constantly changing, and for the better. Two recent innovations inch solar energy [...]

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Innovation via Reinvention

January 11, 2013

Reaching Across Disciplines for Product Innovations The world of design flourishes on technology transfer. Innovative [...]

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Light in an Expanding Field

December 11, 2012

New technologies dissolve disciplinary boundaries. One of the most compelling developments in lighting design is [...]