Michael Lee, a cultural planner and designer with an architectural background, co-founded SNDBOX in 2017. A design studio working to create tools to integrate communities, businesses and creative projects, they are relying on the new tools of the blockchain world. In 2019, Michael and his team launched the BLDGBLOX app, which they describe as “the end-game project for … [Read more...] about Building virtual communities.
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One year. 49 conversations.
49 amazing people. 49 inspiring conversations. Josh McManus. Tom Murphy. Avra Jain. Liz Faletta. Eric Kronberg. Christine Mondor. Lorenzo Perez. John Perfitt. Jason Neville. Molly McCabe. Jonathan Tate. Scott Choppin. Matt Hoffman. Rebecca Foster. Brian Gaudio. Thibault Manekin. Jeremy McLeod. Kris Daff. Marc Koehler. Brian Murray. Josh Lavrinc. Emerick Paul Patterson. … [Read more...] about One year. 49 conversations.
The power of modular building.
As builders, architects, urban planners all look for innovative ways to create both affordable and sustainable housing, some new homeowners have been looking to the efficiencies of modular construction as one potential solution. While pre-fab (for pre-fabrication) is a general term for building components that are created in a factory to be assembled on site, modular … [Read more...] about The power of modular building.
Scaling up.
Brian Gaudio believes that everyone deserves access to good design. The inspiration for starting Module came while he was directing Within Formal Cities – a documentary about the housing crisis in South America, which debuted in 2016. Brian, then a college senior, saw the broader possibility of modular “pay-as-you-go” design. As opposed to simply designing yet … [Read more...] about Scaling up.
Superlofts. Super fantastic.
Marc Koehler is the founder of Marc Koehler Architects (MKA) and the creator of the fabulous Superlofts project. The studio is located in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. While his firm works on many architectural projects, with Superlofts, Marc is stretching his role as an architect. For 15 years, MKA has developed an analytically innovative, research-by-doing approach to … [Read more...] about Superlofts. Super fantastic.