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Decoding Design
Decoding Design focuses on product, process and industrial design and architecture and how that approach can be applied to systems and infrastructure.
Reena Jana
Reena Jana
Contributing Editor
Reena Jana has written for the New York Times, Wired, Harvard Business Review online, Fast Company, Architectural Record, Artforum, Time Out New York, Harper's Bazaar, and GQ. Previously, she was the innovation department editor at BusinessWeek. She holds degrees from Columbia University and Barnard College.
Reena Jana
Reena occasionally consults with companies, and when her writing discusses a corporation or other organization with which she has worked, she will disclose this fact. Reena does not hold any investments in the companies she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Sun Joo Kim
Sun Joo Kim
Contributing Editor
Sun Joo Kim is an architect and creative consultant based in Boston. Her projects include design and master planning of museums, public institutions, hospitals, and university buildings across the U.S. She holds a degree from Carnegie Mellon University and is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Sun Joo Kim
Sun Joo is an independent architectural designer who contracts with design firms. She does not hold any investments in the companies she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Beth Carter
Beth Carter
Contributing Editor
Beth Carter is a freelance journalist based in New York City. She has worked for Catalyst magazine, the New York Times Syndicate, BBC Travel and Wired. She holds degrees from the University of Oregon and New York University.
Beth Carter
Beth does not have financial holdings that would influence how or what she covers in her writing.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Mary Catherine O'Connor
Mary Catherine O'Connor
Contributing Editor
Mary Catherine O'Connor has written for Fast Company, Wired, Outside, Entrepreneur, Earth2Tech, Earth Island Journal and The Bold Italic. She is based in San Francisco.
Mary Catherine O'Connor
Mary Catherine has written white papers and marketing material for technology companies and will not write about companies with which is actively engaged. She will disclose any instances in which her work mentions companies for which she has worked. Mary Catherine does not hold any investments in the companies that she covers.
She writes for SmartPlanet and is not an employee of CBS.
Hot Posts
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Around the globe, 'design weeks' boost local economies
From Beijing to Salt Lake City, increasing numbers of cities are following the leads of Milan and London and hosting design weeks. The goal: to encourage growth in their local creative industries.
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Texas architecture firm designs prefab, LEED certified homes
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Q&A: London Design Festival director Ben Evans
Ben Evans, director of the London Design Festival, talks about the economic influence that creative industries have on cities and nations -- and why it's important to nurture young design talent.
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Re-imagining New York's East River waterfront
An ideas contest calls for new visions for Manhattans east side waterfront area, giving designers a opportunity to re-think greenways as well as the city's relationship with water.
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Marlins pitching first retractable-roof Silver LEED sports stadium
Whoever said jocks aren't eco-conscious? If all goes as planned, the Miami Marlins will be kicking off their 2012 season in a Silver-rated LEED stadium -- the first such stadium in the nation.
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Four hotels that rethink hospitality design
A roundup of imaginative hotels around the world.
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Cape Town named World Design Capital for 2014
Cape Town, South Africa, will be the fourth World Design Capital, taking the title for 2014. The honor will likely spark new tourism and government and corporate support to help drive the city's...
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Finalists in National Mall redesign contest announced
The National Mall is often called America's front yard. That being the case, we're overdue for some serious yard work, which top U.S. architects are vying to perform.
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Creative solution to problems of foreclosed homes
In Detroit, an architect and artist couple rebuild an off-the-grid house and their community through art and design.
1 | October 27, 2011 5:44am |
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Booz: corporate culture is a key factor in successful innovation
A new study by Booz and Co. shows that nurturing a creative culture rather than investing heavily in research and development may be the path to more profitable innovation.
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Architect redefines energy potential with wind power acceleration system
V Squared Wind is trying to tap into the potential of wind power. By passively accelerating the wind, they hope to increase its available power while lowering its cost.
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When will those energy upgrades pay for themselves?
An infographic from One Block Off the Grid charts the time spent and money saved after making energy improvements to your home.
1 | October 25, 2011 9:34am |
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Bad design in jails can hurt workers, inmates
At the Oklahoma County Detention Center, a poorly designed jail makes moving, guarding and caring for inmates very difficult. But it also endangers jail employees.
5 | October 25, 2011 4:43am |
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Philips unveils an elegant 'Microbial Home' concept
Electronics giant Philips has designed an ecosystem of beautiful appliances powered by bathroom waste, bacteria, and fungi. Models of these concepts are on view during Dutch Design Week in the...
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Concrete you can see through
Developed by Hungarian architect Aron Losonczi, LiTraCon is the world's first commercially available transparent concrete.
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Facial monitoring will affect ad, game, and healthcare design
Companies are designing new products and services based on facial-monitoring tech that can read your emotional reactions to what you see, read, and hear on-screen.
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ASLA releases database of "green rainwater" projects
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1 | October 23, 2011 9:36am |
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U.S. manufacturers' strengths and future are their creativity, survey shows
A new survey of top U.S. manufacturing executives shows that creative thinking may be America's edge, now and in the future.
1 | October 21, 2011 8:50am |
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High energy performance with low tech residential design
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Q&A: Brenda Sheer, Dean, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah
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