After my own migration out of the city last summer, my first “event” in the suburbs brought me to an auction of bird houses to benefit Project Return (www.projectreturnct.org)last week. All this got me thinking about how important a good nest really can be whether its for a moment in time, a start, a stopover or a resting place. While we are all a little batty about home and design at VP+C – here are some that truly are for the birds…

It is uncanny how in sync we are at VP+C. We finish eachother’s sentences

Can opener Hotdog sticks Aluminum foil Cheetos Organic bug spray

After we left Meredith today, we embarked on the shortest leg of our journey so far. Just a few blocks from the publishing company’s HQ is Pappajohn sculpture park, a 4.4 acre emerald green paradise containing 27 sculptural masterpieces donated by John and Mary Pappajohn in 2009. We stayed much longer than we intended to, working on our own digital/performance piece (below), exploring works by Louise Bourgeois, WIllem de Koonig and Keith Haring, and feeling the cool, damp, perfect green grass between our toes. It’s a must-see if you’re in Des Moines. Check out the full listing of works here,…

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Cheers to a year that challenged us to open our minds and hearts. To find motivation in the madness, to make change, to act more boldly, and think bigger and broader than ever before. Here’s to creation, to cooking up something fresh, and to finding inspiration everywhere, every day. Thank you for inspiring us! Take a look at what everyone picked as their favorite moments from 2018. - The VP+C Team (Photo: Ars Electronica via Flickr) It’s exciting to see the future of architecture conscious of its carbon footprint, but also the ingenuity of buildings systems based on biology will...