July 2010

Buildipedia

http://www.buildipedia.com/




Buildipedia.com is "an online community and knowledgebase for the AEC industry", centred around "a growing community of people passionate about design and construction gathered to share knowledge, promote best practices, and advance construction technologies." The clean and attractively illustrated home page gives access to news, channels for different professions (including architects and planners, sustainable design, and construction), the online community, and an impressive Knowledgebase that catalogues thousands of articles, photos and videos. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: con-040710-02
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Construction » Resources
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June 2010

Green Home Design

http://www.greenhomedesign.co.uk/




This UK-based independent blog by Arvid Linde provides "green home design ideas and inspirational real-life examples of how people make their homes more sustainable", with the aim of "proving that living green doesn't mean downsizing and compromising on the quality of life." The bold and colourful home page makes an immediate impression, with an ever-growing collection of illustrated articles covering topics such as commercial building, rebuilding, design discussion, green furniture design, green materials, green tips, and home ideas and plans. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: sus-040710-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Sustainability » Resources
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May 2010

DesignIntelligence

http://www.di.net/




DesignIntelligence is the American Design Futures Council’s "report on the future, delivering original research, insightful commentary, and instructive best practices." DI.net is an interesting and elegantly designed resource, offering original feature articles, industry news and trends, unique research, and blogs by design professionals. Feature articles are often in-depth examinations of trends or best practices at the cutting edge of professional practice, while the site's original research covers topics such as technology benchmarks, sustainable design, and trends in architecture, design and property. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: arc-040710-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Architecture » Resources
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April 2010

Reality Hacking

http://www.realityhacking.com/




The (unnamed) artist responsible for 'Reality Hacking' writes that "by taking a perspective usually limited to looking at art in the museum to the everyday world I interact with existing public situations. The consequences of these encounters are interventions or temporary installations which are often abandoned. In this process the artist subjugates himself to the act of perception by being anonymous." This regularly updated site illustrates these installations - realised, unrealised and proposed - with some fine and evocative images. In doing so, Reality Hacking achieves what it sets out to do - challenging our traditional perceptions of place in a manner which is both witty and thought-provoking. A wholly enjoyable site to visit, awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: cul-010701-02
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United States
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Culture » Portfolios
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March 2010

Parks & Gardens UK

http://www.parksandgardens.ac.uk/




Parks & Gardens UK describes itself as "the leading online resource dedicated to historic parks and gardens across the whole of the United Kingdom", and has grown out of the old United Kingdom Database of Historic Parks and Gardens (UKPG) - Sapling.info's very first Site of the Month back in November 1999. The current site is elegant and appealing, as well as being a superb resource - visitors can use the 'Places & People' function to search for records and view images of more than 6,500 parks and gardens, as well as of the people who created and worked in them. There's also a very good introduction to garden history, up-to-date news and events coverage, and a resource area with additional images, maps, plans, and downloadable oral histories about life in and around historic parks and gardens. This site is a must for anyone interested in landscape architecture or historic gardens, and is deservedly awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: lan-231100-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Landscape » Resources
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February 2010

ArchINFORM - International Architectural Database

http://www.archinform.net/




archINFORM describes itself as "the largest online database for international architecture"; certainly, it continues to grow, and now features over 27,000 built and unrealised projects from numerous architects and planners. The database is available in English or German versions, and can be searched by person, location, keywords or text query. Its coverage of 20th century architecture is especially strong, but this is in all respects a well designed and impressively comprehensive resource. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: arc-071101-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Germany
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Architecture » Resources
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January 2010

The Urban Conservation Glossary

http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glossary/glossary.html




Based at the University of Dundee's School of Town and Regional Planning, the Glossary describes itself as "an attempt to impart some of the range, complexity, and enormous interest and satisfaction that can be found in conservation work, going beyond a simple catalogue of terms". This is an impressively comprehensive resource - there are eighty entries under the letter 'A' alone, for example - and a must for anyone interested in urban conservation. Many entries are illustrated (using some excellent photographs), and cross-referenced to other entries using hyperlinks. This site was Sapling.info's Site of the Month back in January 2000 - a decade on, it seems fitting to award it that status again. Awarded a Sapling Commendation. [GAS, 4 Jul 2010].



ENTRY NUMBER: her-081299-01
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: United Kingdom
PRIMARY GATEWAY LISTING: Heritage » Resources
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