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Aston Martin will design its customers' perfect "automotive lair"

2019-08-27T19:15:00-04:00

Marek Reichman, Aston Martin's chief creative officer has been leading a team of designers who have "already produced exquisite interior design work for the 66-storey Aston Martin Residences in Miami." In addition to this, the team has also designed the interiors of many Aston Martin dealerships and "collaborated on the design of Aston Martin's first global brand centre, the House of Aston Martin Aoyama, in Tokyo," according to the Aston Martin website.

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Now, the group will help customers create the garage of their dreams. "Imagine a home or luxury retreat built around your car," Reichmen said in an Aston Martin press release. "Picture creating the ultimate space to showcase your own automotive works of art. This is now achievable with this new offering," he continued.

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Aston Martin has emphasized its decades of experience and expertise in staging cars "in order to present them at their absolute best." They add that they also understand the v...

New report presents staggering amount of parking in US cities

2018-07-16T15:13:00-04:00

Groundbreaking research presents credible estimates of the total parking supply in several American cities, and it's not pretty. Parking spaces are everywhere, but for some reason the perception persists that there’s “not enough parking.” And so cities require parking in new buildings and lavishly subsidize parking garages, without ever measuring how much parking exists or how much it’s used.

A new report from Eric Scharnhorst at the Research Institute for Housing America, an arm of the Mortgage Bankers Association, estimates the total parking supply in five US cities. Looking at satellite imagery and tax record data, Scharnhorst tallied on-street parking, surface parking, and garage parking in New York, Seattle, Philadelphia, Des Moines, and Jackson, Wyoming. The results show staggeringly high amounts of land use dedicated to parking with low use percentages.

Buy Condo, Then Add Parking Spot for $1 Million

2014-09-10T13:17:00-04:00

A new development, 42 Crosby Street, is pushing the limits of New York City real estate to new heights with 10 underground parking spots that will cost more per square foot than the apartments being sold upstairs. At $250,000 a tire, the parking spaces in the underground garage cost more than four times the national median sales price for a home, which is $217,800, according to Zillow.

The best thing about this article was the NYT pop up ad for luxury condos in Chelsea.

J Mays, Ford's head of vehicle design, discusses his architectural inspirations

2013-06-04T17:00:00-04:00

As the person in charge of design for Ford's entire vehicle porfolio, Mays looks at architecture a lot. And he's ever mindful of buildings and how they're designed whenever he sets about creating a new car or truck for Ford. What he's learned — and what he likes— about architecture, and Chicago architecture in particular, will be his focus when he joins the panel discussion "Big Ideas in Small Places" on Thursday at the Chicago Architecture Foundation.

Design as Key to Competition

2011-12-05T15:10:26-05:00

Technologies, such as building information modeling and integrated-product delivery, have enabled architecture firms to design better buildings and deliver them more quickly and more efficiently. Yet in today's fiercely competitive global marketplace, efficiency and speed alone are not enough to guarantee market viability. The real differentiator is design—as an engine of innovation and a productive force for creating economic value.

Architect as Auto Designer: Le Corbusier's Minimum Car

2011-05-13T14:38:26-04:00

“Voiture Minimum: Le Corbusier and the Automobile” ($49.95) focuses on Le Corbusier’s design for a “minimum car,” a two-seat, bare-bones people mover with a sheer, angled front. His design existed only in drawings during his lifetime, but became probably the most famous of all automobile designs contributed by architects.