Archive for March, 2010

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March 29, 2010, 9 Comments

A dialogue on the strategic value of interior design by René Ng Renovation programs on TV have undoubtedly made the general public more aware of the built environment.  However, the time …

Interactive Feature: Gross National Happiness and GDP

March 26, 2010, No comments

by Juan Atuesta In coordination with CATALYSTs upcoming issue on wellbeing this interactive infographic shows a comparison between the Gross Domestic ...

Brooklyn Bridge Park Opens in New York

March 25, 2010, No comments

The 85-acre sustainable park offers a template of local sustainable landscape design. By Dante’ A. Clemons Park projects in New York City never resu ...

Re-framing the Climate Change Debate

March 22, 2010, No comments

Maldives President Approves Plans for Floating Golf Course & Homes by Giselle Carr At no more than two meters above sea level, the Maldives is cur ...

  • The Design Community Reacts to Haiti
    March 18, 2010, No comments

    A sample of design reactions to the disaster in Port-au-Prince By Adam Zoltowski In 2010 there have already been three natural disasters of great magnitude. In Port-au–Prince, Haiti an earthquake ...

  • Retrofitting the Empire State Building
    March 15, 2010, No comments

    An Executive Summary of the white paper “A Landmark Sustainability Program for the Empire State Building” Adapted for CATALYST by Dante’ A. Clemons Owners of multi-tenant buildings, which comprise the ...

  • A Voice for Design
    March 11, 2010, No comments

    Bill Moggridge of IDEO is bringing his design-savvy to the Cooper-Hewitt Museum By Erin Weber In the spring of 2005, I was on the cusp of graduating from Carnegie Mellon ...

  • Avatar: Creators & Conservers of Worlds
    March 8, 2010, No comments

    Designing For Community and Connection By Giselle Carr Mary McBride, Director of the Design Management Program at Pratt Institute, recently spoke at sessions one and three of the International Design ...

  • charity: water
    March 4, 2010, 1 Comment

    One man’s attempt to provide clean water to the developing world by Adam Zoltowski Clean water. It’s something most of us in the developed world take for granted. We can ...

  • The B Stands for Benefit!
    March 1, 2010, No comments

    An Introduction to the Power and Promise of the B Corporation By Dante’ A. Clemons B Corporations are innovative entities that utilize the power of business to solve social and ...