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Winners of the "Behind the Green Door - A Critical Look at Sustainable Architecture through 600 Objects" book giveaway

2014-08-07T13:00:00-04:00

Time to announce the winners of the Rotor + Oslo Architectural Triennale "Behind the Green Door" book giveaway we had last month.

Based on the acclaimed exhibition and one-year-long research of Belgian creative collective Rotor for the 2013 Oslo Architectural Triennale, Behind the Green Door questions the concept of sustainability, its paradoxes, and its widespread influence in architectural development and urban planning in recent decades.

The winners are:

Jenny V. - Chicago, IL
Wendy L. - New York, NY
Michael B. - San Antonio, TX
Yaprak H. - Montreal, Canada
Chuck F. - Los Angeles, CA

Congrats! Thanks to everyone who participated.

Want to enter another giveaway? Check out the Àlvaro Siza book giveaway we just launched!

Win a copy of "Behind the Green Door - A Critical Look at Sustainable Architecture through 600 Objects", published by Rotor and the 2013 Oslo Architectural Triennale

2014-07-18T13:04:00-04:00

In need of a fresh perspective on sustainable design that goes beyond the ooh-ing and ahh-ing at all things deemed as green? The book Behind the Green Door - A Critical Look at Sustainable Architecture through 600 Objects could help with that. And Archinect is giving away five copies to our readers!

For a chance to win, fill out this survey by Friday, July 25th. Winners will be selected at random. Good luck!

The book's title says it all. Based on the acclaimed exhibition and one year-long research of Belgian creative collective Rotor for the 2013 Oslo Architectural Triennale, Behind the Green Door questions the concept of sustainability, its paradoxes, and its widespread influence in architectural development and urban planning in recent decades.

Six hundred supposedly sustainable objects from Rotor's exhibition -- including building models, samples, specialized construction tools, campaign posters, and footage of lobbyist gatherings -- are presented and contextualized in the book. In ...

"You would have to be a missionary"

2011-10-13T22:54:06-04:00

Rem-There's more and more and more building in the world and buildings growing out like wild plants, across the planet and 90% of them are just, rubish, or junk. You are, your totally right and you would have to be a missionary, to uh, to kind of even attempt to deal with it. And, to some extent um, I think, I am a missionary.

Jonathan Glancey talks to co-founder Rem Koolhaas about his work ethic, new buildings in the UK and why he nearly went into politics. Additionally, Rowan Moore reports on the OMA/Progress exhibition at the Barbican for the Guardian and finds that the exhibit curated/designed by Rotor is as "intelligent and challenging as the practice itself".