Sneak Peek: July/August 2008 Dwell Magazine

New Dwell magazine has arrived! I thought I'd give PrairieMod readers a little sneak peek at what's inside...

This month's main feature is all about "Growing Up Green: Building a Sustainable Future. Some of the articles covering that topic include:

• Only Planet — Dwell charts the nonlinear path of progress toward planetary sustainability.

• Ship Shape — It's not the Fantasy Island of TV, but Amsterdam's Steigereiland is charmed by the whale-like structure floating in Pieter Weijnen's fanciful Blue House.

• Post Bale — Javelin throwing won't qualify you for the Solar Decathlon, but a straw-based prefab panel just might. Sustainable-building champ Rob Pyatt's stamina never flagged as he dashed through architecture school and built an addition to his family's home.

• Echo Logical — At the Los Angeles home of City Council president Eric Garcetti and his partner, Amy Elaine Wakeland, the political is personal and green is the campaign slogan.

• Rethinking the Material World — If the concrete jungle is the last place you'd call green, you've got another thing coming. Carbon-storing cement and emission eating drywall are two examples of new technologies from the materials world.

In addition to those main topic stories, there are also some great department articles covering stories like Barcelona-based rug designer Nani Marquina's transformations of a Tord Boontje floral design, an Archive report on Organic Architect, Charles Haertling, an essay on what "good design" really means and much more.

Check out this engaging issue of Dwell soon on newsstands or go to Dwell.com to subscribe. Enjoy!

This month's main feature is all about "Growing Up Green: Building a Sustainable Future. Some of the articles covering that topic include:

• Only Planet — Dwell charts the nonlinear path of progress toward planetary sustainability.

• Ship Shape — It's not the Fantasy Island of TV, but Amsterdam's Steigereiland is charmed by the whale-like structure floating in Pieter Weijnen's fanciful Blue House.

• Post Bale — Javelin throwing won't qualify you for the Solar Decathlon, but a straw-based prefab panel just might. Sustainable-building champ Rob Pyatt's stamina never flagged as he dashed through architecture school and built an addition to his family's home.

• Echo Logical — At the Los Angeles home of City Council president Eric Garcetti and his partner, Amy Elaine Wakeland, the political is personal and green is the campaign slogan.

• Rethinking the Material World — If the concrete jungle is the last place you'd call green, you've got another thing coming. Carbon-storing cement and emission eating drywall are two examples of new technologies from the materials world.

In addition to those main topic stories, there are also some great department articles covering stories like Barcelona-based rug designer Nani Marquina's transformations of a Tord Boontje floral design, an Archive report on Organic Architect, Charles Haertling, an essay on what "good design" really means and much more.

Check out this engaging issue of Dwell soon on newsstands or go to Dwell.com to subscribe. Enjoy!

• Only Planet — Dwell charts the nonlinear path of progress toward planetary sustainability.

• Ship Shape — It's not the Fantasy Island of TV, but Amsterdam's Steigereiland is charmed by the whale-like structure floating in Pieter Weijnen's fanciful Blue House.

• Post Bale — Javelin throwing won't qualify you for the Solar Decathlon, but a straw-based prefab panel just might. Sustainable-building champ Rob Pyatt's stamina never flagged as he dashed through architecture school and built an addition to his family's home.

• Echo Logical — At the Los Angeles home of City Council president Eric Garcetti and his partner, Amy Elaine Wakeland, the political is personal and green is the campaign slogan.

• Rethinking the Material World — If the concrete jungle is the last place you'd call green, you've got another thing coming. Carbon-storing cement and emission eating drywall are two examples of new technologies from the materials world.

In addition to those main topic stories, there are also some great department articles covering stories like Barcelona-based rug designer Nani Marquina's transformations of a Tord Boontje floral design, an Archive report on Organic Architect, Charles Haertling, an essay on what "good design" really means and much more.

Check out this engaging issue of Dwell soon on newsstands or go to Dwell.com to subscribe. Enjoy!