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Archive for November, 2008
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Eielson LEEDs by Example
Posted on November 24, 2008 | No CommentsIn the early spring of 1924, history was made on the sweeping tundra benches of Copper Mountain in then seven-year-old Mount McKinley National Park. A barnstorming pilot and pioneer by the name of Carl Ben Eielson from the town of Hatton, North Dakota, set out to prove the worth of the airplane to the Alaska Territory through an experimental airmail contract with the United States Postal Service. For an average of $1.75 per flight mile, Eielson was to make 10 flights in a government De Havilland plane from Fairbanks to McGrath, a distance of approximately 275 miles. -
Rocky Mountain Green: Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre Cuts a Green Swath in British Columbia
Posted on November 16, 2008 | No CommentsWith a backdrop of spectacular mountain peaks and anchored by massive Douglas fir beams, the new Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, evokes the spirit of a Squamish longhouse and a Lil’wat istken (pit house). Designed by Native architect Alfred Waugh and in keeping with time-honored First Nations’ traditions, their building “treads lightly on the land, leaving behind a small footprint.” -
Allen Washatko: Principal, The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc.
Posted on November 8, 2008 | No CommentsAllen Washatko is principal and co-founder, along with Tom Kubala, of The Kubala Washatko Architects, Inc. (TKWA) of Cedarburg, Wisconsin. TKWA embraces a design philosophy of “Wholeness,” where the built environment supports and enhances both human activity and natural living systems. The idea of sustainability is a natural extension of wholeness-based thinking and is integrated into every studio project. Current TKWA projects are located throughout the United States and in Costa Rica. In 2007, the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center achieved LEED® platinum and became the highest rated new building measured under the United States Green Building Council rating system. It is the first building certified by LEED as carbon neutral in operation. -
The Medium is the Message
Posted on November 1, 2008 | No CommentsWhen I first became involved with NAI back in 2002, I was struck by how fully the definition of interpretation could be applied to my chosen field of visual communications. The description of a “communication process that forges emotional and intellectual connections” can certainly be applied to graphic design in its many manifestations (print, web, multimedia, etc.).