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- Vegans, jump on the charcuterie craze with Prime Roots Tue, 11 Oct 22, 2:30amVegans don’t need to suffer FOMO during the present charcuterie craze, thanks to a company that is making premium plant-based deli meats. Whether you’re missing salami, pate or cracked pepper turkey, you’ll find a vegan...
- National Audubon Society Sues Bay Area Wind Turbines (Altamont Pass–a 40-year problem) Wed, 9 Feb 22, 5:00am“Altamont Pass has been a black eye on the entire wind industry since its construction.”
- Net-Zero complex becomes the first of its kind in Oakland Mon, 31 May 21, 11:30pmAtomic City is Oakland, California's first net-zero condominium complex, and it's going to shape the future of building in the Bay Area. The complex's design allows a tight-knit community of people to take care of each other...
- HASSELL and MVRDV tackle climate change in the Bay Area Wed, 31 Jan 18, 10:49pmA HASSELL-led design team that includes MVRDV has unveiled their preliminary proposed design strategy for tackling climate change in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of the yearlong Resilient by Design research challenge...
- Lava Mae's big blue bus brings mobile showers to San Francisco's homeless population Fri, 1 Jul 16, 10:00pm[caption id="attachment_834837" align="alignnone" width="593"] ®LavaMae.org[/caption] Lava Mae founder Doniece Sandoval, who has a background in marketing, community relations, and the arts, was eager to do something about...
- Playful urban escape with swings, food and firepits opens soon in San Francisco Sat, 18 Jun 16, 1:20amThere’s a new event space opening up this month in San Francisco’s Mission Bay. Despite its 16,000 square foot lot, Spark Social SF is a gathering spot designed to feel cozy and intimate. Developed by the SoMa StrEat...
- World’s largest light sculpture will permanently illuminate San Francisco Bay Bridge with 25,000 LEDs Fri, 29 Jan 16, 5:28amThe last time we checked in with Leo Villareal, he had just installed a gigantic glowing LED Buckyball in NYC's Madison Square Park. For The Bay Lights, Words Pictures Ideas founder Ben Davis called upon the acclaimed artist...
- Was Star Wars’ Naboo secretly designed by Frank Lloyd Wright? Fri, 18 Dec 15, 6:29pmThe bleary-eyed Bay Area commuter approaching San Rafael will notice something strange just east of US 101. A futuristic, robin egg blue spaceship emerges majestically from the expansive landscape, then transforms into a...
- Foster + Partners Reveal First Images of San Francisco’s Transbay First and Mission Towers Fri, 1 Aug 14, 10:00pmFoster + Partners just unveiled the first images of the pair of skyscrapers they've designed for San Francisco's Transbay Terminal area. The two towers were designed in partnership with local firm Heller Manus Architects...
- Levi’s Stadium Becomes First Pro Football Field to Earn LEED Gold Certification as New Construction Thu, 24 Jul 14, 7:28amLevi’s Stadium achieved LEED certification for its practical and sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality...
- CleverHomes Completes Outstanding Palo Alto Prefab Clad in Reclaimed Barn Siding Sat, 14 Jun 14, 4:00amThe Palo Alto prefab is located on a small lot near Stanford University and replaces an older home. Primarily constructed off site in the Irontown Homes prefab factory in Utah, the modules were then transported to Palo Alto...
- Luminous Saltygloo Pavilion 3D-Printed From Sea Salt! Fri, 13 Dec 13, 6:33amCreated by Emerging Objects founders, Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, the Saltygloo is an artistic experiment in using 3D printing technology and additive manufacturing techniques to turn local materials into resilient...
- Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Marin Civic Center in San Rafael Turns 50 Tue, 24 Sep 13, 1:30amThis week, to mark the building's 50th anniversary, the San Francisco chapter of the American Institute of Architects hosted tours and a panel discussion about the building's legacy as part of the annual Architecture and...
- State of Emergency Declared in San Francisco as Wildfire Threatens Power, Water Mon, 26 Aug 13, 11:15pmAs the 200 square mile 'Rim Fire' continues to grow across Northern California and into Yosemite National Park, Governor Jerry Brown has taken the unusual step of declaring a State of Emergency for the City and County of...
- State of Emergency Declared in San Francisco as Wildfire Threatens Public Utilities Mon, 26 Aug 13, 1:26amAs the 200 square mile 'Rim Fire' continues to grow across Northern California and into Yosemite National Park, Governor Jerry Brown has taken the unusual step of declaring a State of Emergency for the City and County of...