New Dubai Creek 6th Bridge
Posted by Laura in Architecture & Design
Check out the new bridge due to start construction next month in Dubai. It will be the “largest and tallest arch bridge in the world, at one mile long and 670 feet tall.” Designed by Fxfowle out of New York, the bridge is scheduled to be finished in 2012 and cost $817 million. Nuts.
read comments (0)LEED Online Flashcards
Posted by Laura in Architecture & Design
So I have decided to start studying to take the LEED AP test…I am not looking forward to it. Although I am typically a fairly good test taker, it’s been a while since I’ve studied hard for anything significantly challenging and I am a little afraid of this test. I started looking online for study guides and came across this site that has online flashcards as well as other helpful material available. I haven’t tried the flashcards yet, but hopefully they will be good. Check them out here.
Wyndham Cozumel Resort & Spa
Posted by Laura in Architecture & Design
I think I just found the next hotel I am staying in. Wyndahm just opened a new all-inclusive resort in my favorite Mexican destination of Cozumel. We will definitely have to try this place out - the suites look amazing 
Green Source Magazine
Posted by Laura in Architecture & Design
Here is a new green design magazine I read about in ASID Icon. It is called Green Source and it allows you to view the magazine online or sign up for a subscription. Anyway, it looks like it has a lot of information on current news in the green design world and it includes current green projects to read about.
2008 Color Trends
Posted by Laura in Color
Here is a fun little site that includes color trends for 2008 as well as a short quiz that matches your personality with a color palette. I am a “Leather, Stone, & Wood” with a secondary palette of “Desert Spice”. Kind of entertaining if you have a min.
Elemente
Posted by Laura in Architecture & Design
Educate Yourself on Green Design
Posted by Laura in Architecture & Design
The USGBC (United States Green Building Council) has started a new website that is meant to provide education on green design. I just watched their current feature video "High Performance Building: Perspectives and Practice" that gives numerous examples of LEED rated buildings across the country and the types of green initiatives they incorporated. This is a great video for design clients thinking about going for LEED for their building.
Soft Pretzel Recipe
Posted by Laura in Uncategorized
So for some reason I really wanted to try making some home-made pretzels. We used this recipe and they actually turned out really yummy. I’ve made them twice now, and I am surprised how good they are.
Fake Photoshop People
Posted by Laura in Photoshop
this guy is ridiculous. A lot of people give him a hard time for what he does saying that photorealism is a non-art. I love it though 
Dubai Hospitality Projects
Posted by Laura in Architecture & Design
I want to work in Dubai…such an amazing opportunity for people in the hospitality industry. Click on the picture to see more…