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LIVING STEEL 2008
For its third annual steel housing competition, Living Steel challenged architects to design affordable, energyefficient housing prototypes for Cherepovets, Russia, where temperatures can climb to 34 degrees Celsius 93 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer and dive as low as 49 degrees Celsius 56 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter.
Continue reading...NEW YORK NEW MUSEUM
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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As you make your way east on Prince Street from Sixth Avenue in lower Manhattan, a pile of shimmering cubes rises at the end of Prince as it deadends at the Bowery. What is it There are no windows in sight. A puffy white cloud slowly passes behind it and the silvery tower seems to disappear inside the cumulus skycraft.
Continue reading...STONE HILL CENTER BY TADAO ANDO
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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Think of the architecture of Tadao Ando, and images of sleek, smooth concrete are sure to fill the mind's eye.
Continue reading...BEIJING TERMINAL 3 BY FOSTER
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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The Chinese have long been good at big gestures, and one of Beijing's latest courtesy of London's Foster Partners is lifting spirits in the capital at a rate of thousands per day.
Continue reading...YOUNG VIC RENEWAL
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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The redesigned Young Vic Theatre by London architects Haworth Tompkins is more than just the extension and renovation of a local theater in Lambeth, South London. It is a radical, minimally designed new facility that celebrates the history of the place and highlights the ambitions of the local arts community.
Continue reading...BEIJING BIRD’S NEST - ENGINEERING
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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Part One of this twopart series on Beijing National Stadium looked at the project from an architecture perspective.
Continue reading...- MORE NEGATIVE CONDITIONS FOR ARCHITECTURE BILLINGS INDEX
- ENERGY CONSERVATION STRATEGIES MOTIVATING HOMEOWNERS TO INVEST IN GREEN DESIGN FEATURES
- AIA CALLS FOR CONGRESS TO SUPPORT INCENTIVES FOR GREEN COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION
- AIA SMALL PROJECTS 2008
- ASLA LANDSCAPE AWARDS 2008
- AIA/HUD SECRETARY AWARDS
- LIVING STEEL 2008
- NEW YORK NEW MUSEUM
- STONE HILL CENTER BY TADAO ANDO
- BEIJING TERMINAL 3 BY FOSTER
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- While conditions have improved somewhat for three consecutive months, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) continues to point to unfavorable conditions for the nonresidential construction market. As a leading economic indicato...
- As the housing market continues to struggle and energy costs remain near record highs, homeowners are looking to energy management systems and other sustainable design elements to help reduce the financial burden of high utilit...
- The Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings Tax Deduction, a federal incentive that provides a deduction of $1.80 per square foot for the design and construction of energy efficient commercial buildings, is set to expire at end o...
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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