Underground Diaries
3 New Jersey bears scared off by puppy “just harmless hairy gay dudes”
NEW YORK, NY — The three bears reportedly scared from a New Jersey backyard by a cocker spaniel puppy have come forward with a very different account of events. “First off, we’re grown men — albeit really hairy gay ones…”
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543 House (Callas Shortridge Architects)
2006 by Steven Shortridge, Callas Shortridge Architects
With floating boxes of corrugated metal and glass, this modern home by a firm once associated with Frank Israel is almost Donal Judd-like in its minimalist design.
Rialto
Venice, California
700 Palms Residence (Steven Ehrlich Architects)
2002 by Steven Ehrlich Architects
This oblong modern residence designed by one of Venice’s best-known architects is off-set by a sleek lap pool. The steel canopy running the length of the house contains roll-away shades to protect the pool and open house from the harshest sunlight.
Palms
Venice, California
737 Conserve
2008 by Tk and Tom Schey Builder (under construction)
737 Conserve is the follow up of a Platinum LEED home that Tom Schey built in Venice, California, the completion of which took place in mid-October 2007.
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Abbot Kinney Live/Work (d u Architects)
2008 by d u Architects
A gallery took up residence in the main space for what turned out to be a rather short stint this spring. They’re gone now…
Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, California
Abbot Kinney Live/Work (Mark Mack)
2008 by Mark Mack Architects
Live/work space
Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, California
Abbot Kinney Lofts (Mark Mack Architects)
2001 by Mark Mack Architects
Venice architect Mark Mack, whose architecture can be seen all over the community, is the designer behind this Mondrianesque complex of pricey live/work residences.
Abbot Kinney Blvd
Venice, California
Ace Market (Steven Ehrlich Architects)
1989 by Steven Ehrlich Architects
Ace Market was designed to evoke the canal dredging steam shovels that were once a staple of the Venice landscape.
1501 Main Street
Venice, California
ACT OF GOD MISSES THE MARK
SHAMROCK, TX — While the heavens opened up over West Texas last week wreaking havoc on countless homes and businesses, the act of God actually missed its mark.
Read on →After 6-Way Kidney Transplant, Docs Seek “One Measly Brain” For President Bush
A day after six selfless organ donors made possible a mix-and-match transplant of multiple kidneys to needy recipients, doctors were seeking donors for another desperately-needed organ transplant — a brain, this time — for the President of the United States.
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