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last year, the dedicated follower of urban-ag trends kept chickens in the backyard. this year, it’s bees on the roof: a british company, omlet, has released the beehaus, a picnic-cooler-style hive in five modern colors, raised on a stand to spare the beekeeper’s back.

Backyard Beekeeping with the Beehaus

Omlet unveils the Beehaus, which allows you to set up a beekeeping operation in your backyard or on your roof.


to mark the centennial of daniel burnham’s plan of chicago, ben van berkel of un studio and zaha hadid have designed temporary pavilions in the city’s millennium park. the boldly sculptural pavilions echo the make-no-little-plans ambition of their namesake: both architects took inspiration from the diagonal boulevards that burnham introduced into chicago's street grid. the pavilions (hadid's was not finished as of press time; van berkel's is shown above) are free and open to the public. through oct. 31. burnhamplan100.uchicago.edu

Two Pavilions Celebrate the Centennial of Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago

Ben van Berkel and Zaha Hadid designed temporary pavilions for the centennial event.


 

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