Tom’s shipping container home is in the news again! Check out the coverage at http://firstcoastnews.com.
Fox Container Residence on First Coast News
November 16th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
Gainesville Sun features our U14 project 08 10 2012
August 12th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
Winning Entry by Elaina Berkowitz and Roland Faust. Check out the Gainesville Sun story by clicking the picture.
View the MWBa competition blog with all the results here. MW Bender Architecture, LLC, organized and ran the University at 14th Design Competition, sponsored by SC Ventures I LLC, and Gainesville Real Estate Management Company, Inc. The goal of the competition was to challenge University of Florida School of Architecture students to engage with the space and activity surrounding the campus by offering the unique opportunity to design, develop, fabricate, manage and build their design under the supervision of an architect. Nine entries were received. Winners were announced May 24, 2012.
Cade Museum Foundation Museum Architecture Design Competition
August 5th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
MWBender Architecture teamed up with SsD (Single speed Design, Boston, founded by my Harvard friend and roommate, John Hong and his partner Jinhee Park) for the Cade Museum Foundation Museum design competition.
25 teams submitted qualifications and six were selected. We are one! Check out the news here. Check out the other firms at this page. Be sure to check out the foundation’s mission, goals, summer lab offerings and the 3rd annual Cade Prize. And, of course, don’t be shy; support the Cade!
Official posting of shortlisted firms is here.
The Gainesville Sun featured a short article on the shortlist Saturday, August 4, find it here.
“The Future of 14th” Competition featured in this month’s UF Alumni and DCP newsletters
July 9th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
MWBa organized a competition for UF SoA Students this summer – check out the results!
July 9th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
Competition Winner U14 by Elaina Berkowitz + Roland Faust
click the image to visit the competition website
Gainesville Today – “Inside one of Alachua County’s greenest homes”
April 5th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink
Tom’s house made press again!
The article focuses on the “inner” beauty of the house; how it functions as an environmentally efficient machine.
http://www.gainesvilletoday.com/2012-april/2012/04/04/green-home/
Fox Res – link to TV20 News
October 20th, 2010 § 0 comments § permalink
Thinking Inside the Box: Innovative Construction in Gainesville
An unexpected story ran on the Fox Residence yesterday as a result of some collateral research being done by the City of Gainesville into using shipping containers to house homeless. The research was being done by Theresa Lowe, Director of the Office on Homelessness.