Blog Posts By Month: October, 2011

Really Cool Plant Designs

As you know we love plants so when we can share cool and innovative ways people are using them we have to tell you about it.
 

SUCCULENT PURSES BY ARIANE FALKNER Looking for a way to take your garden with you? This beautiful and unique purse designed by Ariane Falkner lets you do just that. These handmade purses use dried moss and a variety of succulents. Get yours online at Wabisabi Green Photo courtesy of Wasabi Green

LIN POD BENCH The Lin Pod Bench designed by Leif.designpark allows you to get closer to nature while lounging on this beautiful upholstered bench.   Learn More Photo courtesy of Mixture Home

PLANTED TABLE = DOUBLE GREEN   This one is a keeper for sure. Designed by Emily Wettstein, this table is beautifully designed and made of reclaimed walnut wood and steel. It also features a removable planter in the center for growing your favorite herbs or other greenery.   Learn More Photo courtesy of Inhabitat.

Rooftop Playgrounds Inspire Play

We love that we have the opportunity to create amazing rooftop spaces that are not only beautiful but are also good for the environment and even better, good for us. That’s why when we learn about new projects like the Rooftop Playground and Park in Copenhagen’s Nørrebro district we have to share it with you. It is projects like this that truly inspire us.

This project was designed by Danish Company Julien de Smedt (JDS) Architects to provide a space for children play away from the crowded courtyards and parks in Nørrebro. It and features a playground with a shock-absorbing surface, a wooden deck and suspension bridge, and a giant roof terrace that includes rolling hills and curved steps. It is a great example of how innovation and design come together to create beautiful and functional spaces.

Check out the pictures on the JDS website.

Things are Blooming at the SDAF

October is an exciting time at the San Diego Architectural Foundation as they prepare to host their annual fundraising event, Orchids & Onions 2011 Awards Ceremony & Silent Auction, honoring outstanding architecture, planning, and urban design projects throughout San Diego.

This is an amazing and inspiring event for anyone working or interested in design and architecture or anyone who is looking to spend an evening with some of San Diego’s finest architects, interior designers, and landscape architects.

This year’s event includes nominations for projects including the Fletcher Cove Community Center Remodel overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Solana Beach by Stephen Dalton Architects and El Take It Easy a farm to table Mexican Restaurant in North Park by OBR Architecture.

Some of our projects are also nominated for awards this year including the living wall and atrium at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in downtown San Diego and the Sharp Memorial Hospital Green Roof.

We are looking forward to a wonderful evening and hope you can join us to celebrate so many amazing architectural and design projects in our community. Who knows we might even come home with an award. Either way it is sure to be an event you won’t want to miss.

The event is scheduled October 27, 2011 with a Pre-Party & Silent Auction upstairs at Westfield Horton Plaza Event Space and the Awards Ceremony at the historic Balboa Theater.

For Tickets  | Learn more about the San Diego Architectural Foundation