Lucas museum team adds green space to plan — but keeps controversial design
Chicago Sun-Times
“Currently, it's a vast asphalt parking lot that is not welcoming; it's not very green,” museum President Don Bacigalupi said of the site to the south of Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears. “And so replacing that with both a museum that's an …

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With new innovations, concrete breaks the mold
SFGate
But this humble material, comprising water, aggregate (of rock, sand and/or gravel) and cement, is shifting into high gear for residential and commercial use, thanks to innovations over the past 20 years in materials, modeling software and milling …

With new innovations, concrete breaks the mold
SFGate
But this humble material, comprising water, aggregate (of rock, sand and/or gravel) and cement, is shifting into high gear for residential and commercial use, thanks to innovations over the past 20 years in materials, modeling software and milling …

Don't Wear Green and Gold to Universal Orlando's Jurassic Park Unless You Want …
Huffington Post
Just a bit of advice to all your Green Bay Packers fans out there: On the heels of yesterday's season opener (when the Packers traveled to Chicago's historic Soldier Field (and then beat the Bears 31 to 23), you're probably feeling pretty proud right …

Green 'Gypsy Kitchen' on wheels: Living artfully in smaller spaces
Los Angeles Times
With its 1940s-era Craftsman tool chest, caster wheels and recycled wood planks, the Gypsy Kitchen in Jennifer Nix's tiny Sausalito home is not your everyday built-in workspace. For Nix, who designed the mobile, all-in-one piece with artist Jeff Smith …