Landscape+Urbanism. The Professional Association for Design. Interactive Architecture. This one should be done for every building designed, as part of design review.
An installation called 'walking berlin' by fantastic norway was recently featured on DesignBoom (go the link for much more): "The walking houses are man-sized models of our latest architectural project: a tourist destination located on the northern west coast of norway. as their project depended on the idea of travelling, they decided that it was only fair that the houses got to do some travelling too! ...while exploring the streets of central berlin, the walking houses chatted with the locals, danced at alexanderplatz, travelled on the u- bahn, and even shared a curry-würst with the berliners!
" :: images via DesignBoom. Oregon Sustainability Center - Oregon Sustainability Center. Portland Built: Design, Architecture, Art, Green, and Sustainable...a Portand Blog, made in Oregon. Portland Architecture. Skylab Architecture's Skyline Residence (photo by Boone Speed) This Saturday brings the third annual Portland Modern Home Tour, and marks the second straight year we at Portland Architecture have been asked to choose the homes.
Spanning midcentury-modern to contemporary, urban to suburban, new construction to remodels and single-family homes to high-density apartments, the intent was to paint a wide and diverse picture of what it means to be modern in our metro area. The first house we signed for the tour was the Skyline Residence by Skylab Architecture, situated in Portland's West Hills just off Skyline Boulevard.
Architecture for Humanity Portland.