The Future of Green Building
from BusinessWeek
With the U.S. economy in shambles, the question looms: How will the recession affect the green-building market? Architectural Record posed the question to Peter Morris, principal of the construction consultancy Davis Langdon. More

A Plane You Can Love
from Ion Magazine
Designer Marc Newson brings back glamour to air travel with his design for Qantas’ A380 airliner. He also has few thoughts about why most plane interiors are just plain ugly. More

Improving the Everyday: 8 Useful Objects that Need Fixing
from Fast Company
Putting aside larger issues, like healthcare and political chicanery, Fast Company considers what’s closer to home that, if revamped, would make our lives better. To get the answer, they asked some distinguished design figures to come up with their picks for everyday objects in need of improvement. More

DesignIntelligence Releases Results of 2009 Compensation and Benefits Survey
from Design Intelligence
Despite the decline in demand, the economy has not negatively impacted salaries for many design professionals, with most categories enjoying modest increases. However, the recession will have a dramatic impact on CEO, partner and principal compensation to a far greater degree than on employee positions. More

AIA and ALA Name Library Award Winners
from Interior Design
The American Institute of Architects and American Library Association will honor eight firms for top library designs at the ALA Annual Conference in July. More

Denmark Renovates Water Tower into Student Housing
from Inhabitat
This once practical structure was left unused until Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter ApS won a competition to renovate it into a multi-purpose building for student housing and a youth center. More

Hospitality Industry Outlook Continues to Be Gloomy
from Hospitality Design
In the most recent addition of its Hotel Horizons report, PKF Hospitality Research forecasts that revPar is now expected to drop 13.7 percent in 2009. PKF had earlier anticipated a 9.8 percent decline when the economic outlook wasn't as gloomy. More