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‘Why Architecture Matters’ gets behind the facades
“It’s all architecture.” So said master designer I.M. Pei some years back, when an interviewer asked him to distinguish between the different styles then prevalent on the American landscape. Pei’s good-humored evasion is true enough. In simplest terms, architecture, as the design and construction of buildings, legitimately includes everything from Thomas Jefferson’s Virginia State Capitol
Progress Report: Ground Zero Projects
1 World Trade Center: It’s reported that it’s currently rising about one story per week, with 64 of the 104 floors built. Estimated completion: End of 2013 2 World Trade Center: Crews are currently working on the basement. Estimated completion: Undetermined 3 World Trade Center: Basement work is going slowly, full tower construction is in
Clear Capital® Reports National Double Dip
U.S. home prices double dip as West, South and Northeast regions fall prey to the last grip of winter. TRUCKEE, CA – May 5, 2011 – Clear Capital (www.clearcapital.com) today released its monthly Home Data Index™ (HDI) Market Report, and reports prices have double dipped nationally 0.7 percent below prior lows experienced in March 2009.
Architects, experts discuss past and future of Chinese architecture
Architecture is still a fledgeling industry, whose recent successes mustn’t be allowed to obscure endemic problems of appreciation and organization. Such were the conclusions of “China Architecture 10 Years (2000-2010): Architecture & Society,” a series of forums (held in Beijing and Shanghai, with another scheduled in Guangzhou) inviting local architects and government officials to discuss
The Greatest Buildings Never Built
Monumental victims of dwindling finances, public backlash and political roadblocks, many designs from the world’s most celebrated architects never broke ground. Promising much in their form and magnitude, the stunning structures exist only as colorfully rendered visions on a lost landscape. Here, man’s best unmade plans. In his classic novel “Invisible Cities,” Italo Calvino envisioned
William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc. – Northeastern University Building F, in Boston
As the sixth building designed by the firm for Northeastern’s new West Campus, this 140,000 square foot mixed-use building completes the build-out of the 1.2 million square foot Master Plan. The building reinforces the university’s academic mission and commitment to creating a new mixed-use sector of campus. Creating a vibrant, high-density environment that is active
US Architecture Billings Index remains in the black
Signs of recovery – but some practices just hanging on Work for architects in the US stayed close to break-even level during the first quarter of this year. The American Institute of Architects reported that the score for its Architecture Billings Index was 50.5 for March – down slightly on the 50.6 recorded the previous
The American Institute of Architects select the 2011 COTE Top Ten Green Projects
Projects showcase excellence in sustainable design principles and reduced energy consumption The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment (COTE) have selected the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green design solutions that protect and enhance the environment. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2011 National Convention and
Rafael Viñoly Architects The Ray and Dagmar Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building
UCSF, San Francisco, California A beautifully sinuous, serpentine building that makes use of every foot of available space. The Dolby Regeneration Medicine Building is designed to foster intensive collaboration and a cross-pollination of ideas among scientists representing a broad spectrum of labs and disciplines. Located on a steeply sloping urban hillside, the building presented the
OpenBuildings launches new site and secures Series A funding
OpenBuildings, a global archive of buildings for architecture lovers and industry professionals, today announced it has secured a $2 million Series A funding round led by BlueRun Ventures and Index Ventures. John Malloy of BlueRun Ventures will join the board and the funding will be used to expand the team in London, UK and Sofia,
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