Mez Studio

10/07/2014

Not only is this project providing the tangible benefits, the new process pays off in the clients' sense of empowerment and ownership!

Together, a design studio and community-development corporation are transforming housing in the Rio Grande Valley.

05/28/2014

Artist rendering by Mez Studio.

(Sunrise, FL – May 2, 2014) – PREMIER Design + Build Groupbegins progress on two speculative warehouse facilities in Broward County’s Dania Beach.

05/14/2014

Help keep the internet free. Tell the FCC to maintain Net Neutrality. Some things you can do (follow the link):

1. Sign the petition.
2. Call FCC chairman Tom Wheeler.

In one week, the FCC will be voting on the future of the Internet, support the action in DC! http://cms.fightforthefuture.org/save-internet/

05/12/2014

"LIX 3D printing pen has the similar function as 3D printers. It melts and cools colored plastic, letting you create rigid and freestanding structures."

LIX is the latest contender in the handheld 3D-printing field. Launched just a few hours ago on Kickstarter, the developers say the super compact design is smaller than any other pen on the market and it can even be powered by the electricity from a USB port. After turning it on the LIX tak

05/08/2014

Video announcement and graphic time lines explaining the new process outlined by Mayor Kriseman for the New St. Petersburg Pier.

http://www.stpete.org/theNewPier/

On May 1, 2014, Mayor Rick Kriseman announced a process to move forward with The Pier on St. Petersburg's waterfront. The process, designed to be fair, comprehensive and transparent, begins with a working group that includes leaders from the neighborhoods, local businesses and previous stakeholders…

05/06/2014

What do you think of our most recent animation?

(you can increase resolution to 1080p HD and go full screen in the settings)

. Project by: Premier Design+Build Group Location: 804 East Park Avenue Libertyville, IL 60048 Animation by: Mez Studio

05/01/2014

Does your website employ these 5 techniques?

As the face of your company to the world, a good website is a must-have for your business. Here's how to make it not only attractive, but functional...

04/30/2014

Printing houses has begun...

A private company located in eastern China has printed ten full-size houses using a huge 3D printer in the space of a day. The process utilizes quick-drying cement, but the creators are being careful not to reveal the secrets of the technology.

04/03/2014

Here is a map on how to get 100% renewable energy from a combination of existing technologies based on what each area can provide naturally...

The Solutions Project uses business, science + culture to accelerate the inevitable transition to 100% renewable energy. Join us!

03/21/2014

Hurricane Custom Billiards: The Art of Pool

http://www.hurricanebilliards.com/

03/11/2014

"The process that the mayor is setting up is going to correctly start with what are the appropriate functions of the pier," Clemmons said.

As Mayor Rick Kriseman ponders the complexities of the Pier quagmire, meeting with those who have been vociferous in their views, creative minds are developing new ideas for the waterfront landmark or dusting off old ones.

02/26/2014

When most of us hear the term "microhouse," we think of the chic, wedge-shaped homes that have colonized the world's wealthiest cities. But in a number of U.S. cities, microhouses are being used to house a different demographic--the very poor.

02/20/2014

Hats off to The GreenHouse vertical farm! In a 48'x48' greenhouse, the farm grows 135,000 plants a year in Tower Gardens, using 5% of the water used by outdoor farming. The farm supplies Walt Disney World resorts, along with Emeril’s Orlando, Ritz Carlton, Marriott World Center & the Hilton with fresh greens and herbs year round. "We also have incredibly small losses, and the consistency of growing allows us to be able to deliver the same quantities weekly to our restaurants, making us a lot more reliable than “traditional” farms."... Katherine Grandey, Co-Founder & Owner of The GreenHouse

READ: http://futuregrowing.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/thegreenhouse/

02/19/2014

At full capacity, the facility's trio of 450-foot high towers produces a gross total of 392 megawatts (MW) of solar power, enough electricity to provide 140,000 California homes with clean energy and avoid 400,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, equal to removing 72,000 vehicles off the road.

Take 300,000 computer-controlled mirrors, each 7 feet high and 10 feet wide. Control them with computers to focus the Sun's light to the top of 459-foot towers, where water is turned into steam to power turbines. Bingo: you have the world's biggest solar power plant, the Ivanpah Solar Electric Gener...

02/02/2014

This is for my fellow graphic designer types for place holder copy, Samuel L. Jackson style!

(you can use classic ipsum on this too)

Samuel L Ipsum is a Lorem Ipsum Generator, it uses quotes from films which Samuel L Jackson has starred in place of the standard ipsum text.

01/23/2014

"The larger aim of the project is to meet the housing needs of the 7 billion people on the planet, DUS architect Hans Vermeulen explains in the video..."

In March of last year, Ari gave an in-depth review of the 3D Print Canal House, what is projected to be the “first” 3D printed house. At that point in time, the architects of Dutch firm DAS had built the printer, titled KamerMaker XL (Dutch for “room maker”), and were in the process of printing 1:2...

01/17/2014

Speculative Architecture can be effective: to plant seeds, question norms or nudge the public debate.

As far as we know, the writer Bruce Sterling coined the term “architecture fiction,” in 2006. He was referring, of course, to speculative projects in which architects use ideas for the built environment to express themselves in a way that’s analogous to how storytellers use words. It’s a longstandin...

01/09/2014

"Contour Crafting could slash the cost of home-owning, making it possible for millions of displaced people to get on the property ladder."

A revolutionary 3D concrete printer can build a 2,500-square-foot home layer by layer in a single day