Architect
Kiến trúc sư
2008 – January
2008 – Tháng một
Articles
Các bài viết
Feature
55th Annual P/A Awards
Introducing eight projects that are
breaking new ground around the globe.
A jury of architects and experts weighs
in on what defines "progressive
architecture" today.
Đặc điểm nổi bật
Giải thưởng P/A hàng năm lần thứ 55
Giới thiệu 8 dự án khởi công mới khắp thế giới.
Một ban giám khảo của các kiến trúc sư và
chuyên gia cân nhắc xem điều gì quyết định
“kiến trúc tiến bộ” ngày nay.
Awards
Tighe Architecture
Nodul(ar) House
Prototype
Các giải thưởng
Kiến trúc Tighe
Ngôi nhà Nodul(ar)
Mẫu đầu tiên
Himma Architecture Studio/Office dA
Obzee Fashion Headquarters
Seoul, Korea
Văn phòng/Studio Kiến trúc Himma dA
Trụ sở Thời trang Obzee
Seoul, Hàn Quốc
SHoP Architects
East River Waterfront Esplanade and
Piers Project
New York
Các kiến trúc sư SHoP
Khu dạo chơi bến cảng Sông Đông và Dự án
cầu cảng
New York
Brian Healy Architects
Children's Chapel and Community
Center
Boston
Các kiến trúc sư Brian Healy
Nhà thờ nhỏ và Trung tâm Cộng đồng của trẻ
em
Boston
Weiss/Manfredi
Barnard College Nexus
New York
Weiss/Manfredi
Mối quan hệ Đại học Barnard
New York
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Al Sharq Tower
Dubai, U.A.E.
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Tháp Al Sharq
Dubai, U.A.E.
Anmahian Winton Architects
Community Rowing Boathouse
Cambridge, Mass.
Các kiến trúc sư Anmahian Winton
Nhà chèo thuyền cộng đồng
Cambridge, Mass.
Stan Allen Architect
Kiến trúc sư Stan Allen
Taichung Gateway Park
Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Công viên Cổng Taichung
Taichung, Đài Loan, Cộng hoà Trung Hoa
Report
Báo cáo
Piano Grabs AIA Gold
West Side Railyard Proposals Unveiled
Big-name architects and developers vie
for ambitious midtown Manhattan
project, but will any of it actually get
built?
Piano Grabs AIA Gold
Các đề xuất sân ga phía Tây được hé lộ
Những kiến trúc sư và nhà thầu tiếng tăm ganh
đua vì một dự án trung tâm Manhattan đầy tham
vọng nhưng chưa một công trình nào được xây
trên thực tế?
House Call
National and international architects
contribute to Brad Pitt's project for
affordable Lower Ninth Ward homes
House Call
Các kiến trúc sư quốc nội và quốc tế đóng góp
vào dự án của Brad Pitt cho các nhà tập thể giá
thấp
Reed's Acquisition of Tectonic Could
Accelerate BIM Revolution
Sự nắm bắt kiến tạo của Reed có thể đẩy nhanh
cuộc cách mạng BIM
New Documentary Focuses on
Environmentally Sensitive Design
Những tài liệu mới tập trung vào thiết kế nhạy
cảm môi trường
Cossutta Church Saved
Nhà thờ Cossutta được cứu
History Channel Names Design
Challenge Teams
Second iteration of 'City of the Future'
focuses on Washington D.C., San
Francisco, and Atlanta
Con kênh lịch sử lấy tên các nhóm thách thức
thiết kế
Sự nhắc lại lần thứ 2 về 'Thành phố của những
trọng tâm tương lai về Washington D.C., San
Francisco, và Atlanta
Deadlines
Các hạn chót
ARCHITECT Clips
Các hồ sơ KIẾN TRÚC SƯ
Products
Low-VOC Paints
Các sản phẩm
Các loại sơn VOC thấp
Numbers
Sustainable Cities
Những con số
Các thành phố bền vững
Local Market
Juneau, Alaska
Thị trường địa phương
Juneau, Alaska
Screen Grab
lebbeuswoods.net
Chiếm màn ảnh
lebbeuswoods.net
Links
Các đường Links
Departments
Các Khoa
Best Practices
Office Space
When negotiating a lease, try to keep
your options open and your liability to a
minimum.
Những thực hành tốt nhất
Không gian văn phòng
Khi thương lượng thuê nhà, nên để ngỏ các lựa
chọn của bạn và giảm khoản phải trả tới mức tối
thiểu.
Entrepreneur
Strip Mall Maestro
In the humble strip shopping center,
Nebraska architect Randy Brown sees a
canvas for good design—and a chance to
turn a profit.
Doanh nghiệp
Khu mua sắm Maestro
Trong trung tâm mua sắm khiêm tốn, Nebraska
kiến trúc sư Randy Brown thấy một bức vẽ thiết
kế hay—một cơ hội để kiếm lợi nhuận.
Technology
Swedish Lantern
A new embassy uses state-of-the-art
technologies to evoke Scandinavian
simplicity.
Công nghệ
Swedish Lantern
Một toà đại sứ sử dụng các công nghệ tối tân để
gợi tính đơn giản của vùng Scandinavia.
Architect
Kiến trúc sư
2008 – February
2008 – Tháng Hai
Articles
Các bài viết
Features
Infrastructure: How Would You Spend
$1.6 Trillion?
Build a maglev train or bail out the
Highway Trust Fund? Architects,
planners, elected officials, and nonprofit
leaders offer a range of ideas for fixing
America's infrastructure.
Các bài nổi bật
Cơ sở hạ tầng: bạn sẽ chi tiêu 1.6 ngàn tỷ như
thế nào? Xây dựng một đoàn tầu maglev hay
đóng tiền cho Quỹ Tín thác đường cao tốc? Các
kiến trúc sư, các nhà lập kế hoạch, các quan
chức được bầu, và những nhà lãnh đạo phi lợi
nhuận đưa ra hàng loạt những ý tưởng nhằm sửa
chữa cơ sở hạ tầng của Mỹ.
Coming Attractions
Nationwide, movie theatres are
reinventing themselves as upscale
destinations with luxe amenities and a
new emphasis on brand and design.
Tiến tới những hấp dẫn
Trên toàn quốc, các rạp chiếu phim đang tự làm
mới mình như những mục tiêu nâng cấp bằng
những nét trang nhã và một điểm nhấn mới về
thương hiệu và thiết kế.
Suburbia Redefined
A new exhibit at the Walker Art
Museum in Minneapolis probes beneath
stereotypes to depict the complex
realities of 21st century suburbia.
Xác định lại vùng ngoại ô
Một cuộc triển lãm mới tại Bảo tàng Nghệ thuật
Walker ở Minneapolis thăm dò các định kiến
phía dưới để vẽ các thực tế phức tạp của khu
ngoại ô thế kỷ 21.
Building the Modern Cathedral
The view from the ground as a structural
tour de force, the Cathedral of Christ the
Light, rises in Oakland, Calif.
Xây dựng một Nhà thờ lớn hiện đại
Quan điểm từ thực địa như một sự thành công
kết cấu, Nhà thờ lớn của Chúa ánh sáng, mọc
lên ở Oakland, California
Report
Báo cáo
Italian Designer Ettore Sottsass, 90, Dies
Across five decades, the polymath
architect infused his work with emotion.
Nhà thiết kế người Ý Ettore Sottsass, 90, qua
đời. Qua 5 thập kỷ, nhà kiến trúc sư thông thái
này truyền lại tác phẩm của mình với cảm xúc.
Carter's Grove Plantation Sold for $15.3
Million
Williamsburg museum, closed for last
three years, suffered from poor
attendance.
Khu vườn ươm nhỏ của Carter đã được bán 15.3
triệu USD
Bảo tàng Williamsburg museum, đã đóng cửa 3
năm nay, chịu cảnh vắng khách.
Obsolete or Deficient Bridges in the
United States
Những cây cầu đã lỗi thời hay thiếu ở Hoa Kỳ
MIT Digital Media Guru Maeda Tapped
to Lead RISD
Truyền thông kỹ thuật số MIT Guru Maeda
được xếp hàng đầu RISD
Michael Alderstein: U.N. Renovation
Will 'Establish a Model' for Other
Buildings
Michael Alderstein: Làm mới lại LHQ sẽ ‘tạo ra
một mô hình mới’ cho các toà nhà khác
U.S. Navy Weighs Options for Bay
Area's Hangar One
Hải quân Hoa Kỳ cân nhắc các lựa chọn cho nơi
chứa tầu của khu vực vùng Vịnh
AIA Report Names Six Principles for
Transportation-Related Projects
Báo cáo AIA kể tên 6 nguyên tắc đối với các dự
án liên quan tới giao thông
MoMA's Antonelli Promoted to Senior
Curator
Antonelli của MoMA được thăng chức người
trong coi thư viện có thêm niên
Scofidio Expects Work on Governors
Island to Begin this Spring
Scofidio hy vọng tác phẩm về Hòn đảo các
Thống đốc được khởi công vào mùa xuân này
Deadlines
Các thời hạn chót
ARCHITECT Clips
Hồ sơ KIẾN TRÚC SƯ
Products
Stone
Các sản phẩm
Đá
Numbers
Why Steel Is So Costly
Các con số
Tại sao thép lại tốn kém vậy
Local Market
Bozeman, Mont.
Thị trường địa phương
Bozeman, Mont.
Screen Grab
Expomuseum.com
Links
Chiếm màn hình
Expomuseum.com
Các đường Links
Departments
Các Khoa
Best Practices
You're Fired!
When it's firing time, make sure you
don't get burned.
Những thực hành tốt nhất
Bạn bị sa thải!
Khi thời hạn sa thải đến, hãy cẩn thận để bạn
không bị loại
A/V
New News is Good News
A/V
Tin mới là tin tốt lành
A new technology lab at Syracuse
University's School of Communications
is at the forefront of media education.
Một phòng thí nghiệm công nghệ mới tại Khoa
Truyền thông của Đại học Syracuse đang đứng
đầu về giáo dục truyền thông.
Law
Protection That Lasts
Better than an insurance plan, copyright
law covers designs even after you've
expired.
Luật
Sự bảo vệ kéo dài
Tốt hơn một kế hoạch bảo hiểm, luật bản quyền
bao hàm các thiết kế thâm chí sau khi hết hạn.
Pro Bono
Awards Underground
The Holcim Foundation runs a lucrative
international competition for green
architecture, and people are starting to
pay attention.
Pro Bono
Giải thưởng ngầm
Qũy Holcim tổ chức một cuộc cạnh tranh quốc
tế béo bở cho thiết kế xanh, và mọi người đang
bắt đầu chú ý.
History
When the People Seized Power
In the dark days of the Depression, the
rural electrification project brought light,
jobs, and hope to farm communities
across america.
Lịch sử
Khi nhân dân nắm được quyền lực
Trong những ngày tăm tối của sự suy yếu, dự án
điện hoá nông thôn đã mang ánh sáng, việc làm,
và hy vọng tới các cộng đồng trang trại khắp
nước Mỹ.
Architect
Kiến trúc sư
2008 – March
2008 – Tháng Ba
Articles
Các bài viết
Features
Những bài nổi bật
Star Cities
Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Norman
Foster: More and more celebrity
architects are working on urban-scale
master plans. What kinds of cities are
they shaping, and will they be a
departure from urbanist paradigms of
old?
Những thành phố ngôi sao
Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Norman Foster: Ngày
càng nhiều các kiến trúc sư danh tiếng đang
thiết kế những kế hoạch tổng thể quy hoạch đô
thị. Họ đang định hình những loại thành phố
nào, và liệu chúng sẽ là một sự khởi đầu từ các
mẫu đô thị cũ?
Concrete Masonry Units
The humble but ubiquitous CMU is the
potato of contemporary construction.
ARCHITECT looks inside a plant to see
how these versatile blocks are made.
Các nhóm nề bê tông (CMU)
CMU khiêm tốn nhưng phổ biến là một củ
khoai của xây dựng đương đại. Tạp chí KIẾN
TRÚC SƯ nhìn vào bên trong một nhà máy để
xem các khối lắc lư này được làm như thế nào.
The Rebranding of Wimberly Allison
Tong & Goo
As a new generation of talent came to
the fore and a 20-year-old logo started
showing its age, leaders of an
established firm decided it was time to
tune up their brand. Here's how they did
it.
Việc đặt lại tên của Wimberly Allison Tong &
Goo
Khi một thế hệ tài năng mới xuất hiện và biểu
tượng 20 năm bắt đầu thể hiện kinh nghiệm, các
nhà lãnh đạo của một công ty được thành lập
quyết định đã đến lúc phải điều chỉnh nhãn hiệu
của họ. Và đây là cách mà họ đã làm.
Home to a Thousand Souls
Tigerman McCurry Architects' Pacific
Garden Mission is an unsentimental
oasis from the day-to-day struggles of
Chicago's homeless.
Ngôi nhà của một ngàn tâm hồn
Sứ mệnh khu vườn Thái Bình Dương của các
kiến trúc sư Tigerman McCurry là một ốc đảo
vô cảm từ những cuộc chiến hàng ngày của
những người vô gia cư của Chicago
Report
Báo cáo
News
Scogin and Elam's Buckhead Library
Could Be Razed
For P.S. 1, a Summer of Agrarian
Urbanism
Tin tức
Thư viện Buckhead của Scogin và Elam có thể
bị san bằng
P.S. 1, một Mùa hè của chủ nghĩa đô thị nông
nghiệp
Frank Harmon to Design HQ for AIA
North Carolina
Green-Design Pros and Profs Join
Forces in New National Academy
Chan Krieger Sieniewicz to Redesign
Shanghai Riverfront
ARCHITECT Clips
Frank Harmon tới Trụ sở Thiết kế cho AIA Bắc
Carolina
Các chuyên gia và những người ủng hộ thiết kế
xanh tham gia vào lực lượng trong Học viện
Quốc gia mới. Chan Krieger Sieniewicz thiết kế
lại mặt sông Thượng Hải
Các hồ sơ KIẾN TRÚC SƯ
Products
Roofing
Các sản phẩm
Làm mái
Numbers
Walkable Urbanism
Các con số
Chủ nghĩa đô thị có thể thực hiện
Local Market
Little Rock, Ark.
Thị trường địa phương
Little Rock, Ark.
Screen Grab
Otherthings.com/grafarc
Links
Screen Grab
Otherthings.com/grafarc
Các đường Links
Departments
Các Khoa
Best Practices
Flying High
When traveling for projects is the norm,
keeping costs under control can be a
challenge.
Những thực tế tốt nhất
Bay cao
Khi đi tìm kiếm các dự án là quy chuẩn, giữ cho
chi phí dưới mức kiểm soát là một thách thức.
Lighting
Southern Lights
A clever lighting installation at the Pulsa
Bar in Atlanta lures customers to a
classic John Portman hotel lobby.
Ánh sáng
Các ngọn đèn phía Nam
Một sự lắp đặt ánh sáng thông minh ở quán bar
Pulsa tại Atlanta quyến rũ khách hàng tới một
lobby khách sạn John Portman.
Ecology
Water World
What will cities be like after the flood?
Sinh thái
Thế giới nước
Các thành phố sẽ như thế nào sau trận lụt?
Crit
Corbu, Construed
The new translation of Vers une
architecture favors precision over poetry.
Crit
Corbu, được phân tích
Dịch thuật mới kiến trúc Vers une ưa sự cô đọng
mang tính thơ.
Letter
At the Convention
Thư
Tại Hội nghị
How to spend your free time this May in
Beantown
Cách sử dụng thời gian rảnh rỗi tháng Năm này
ở Beantown.
Architect
2008 – April
Articles
Dialogue
Professional Celebrities
Features
Salary Survey 2008
How big should your paycheck be?
ARCHITECT and DesignIntelligence
look at who's making what and how
midcareer architects are making their
move.
* Midcareer Choices
* Firm Owner, Developer-Friendly
* Teaching Pays The Bills
* Making It As An Artist
* The Youngest Principal At HKS
* Intellect Over Income
* From Cooper Union To
Construction
* For The Greater Good
* Salaries Are Rising?
* Career Counseling
* L.A.'s Learning Curve
How does one district build 132 new
schools—and update 800 more—without
sacrificing design quality? By getting
architects involved at the beginning.
* 4D Cities
Computer scientists at Georgia Tech are
translating archival photos of Atlanta
into a digital model of urban
development through space and time.
* Construction Toys Make Better
Boys
The National Building Museum
schedules a playdate with its new
collection of architectural toys—in 2013.
* LOT-EK Goes To China
Ada Tolla and Giuseppe Lignano
received an unexpected phone call that
launched them into Beijing's preOlympics building boom.
Report
News
* NYC's Storefront for Art and
Architecture Goes Abroad
* 10 Fastest-Growing U.S. Metro
Areas
* RMJM Founds Business-Focused
Program at GSD
* GBI and Energy Star Team Up
* Martin Pawley, 69, Dies
* ARCHITECT Clips
Products
* Metal
Numbers
* Who's Tall Now?
Local Market
* Middleton, Wis.
Screen Grab
* Kirkbridebuildings.com
* Links
Departments
Best Practices
* So, How Am I Doing?
Tips from an HR Director on how to
make a performance review more useful
and less painful.
AV
* Walk This Way
Walter Reed's new gait lab helps
soldiers regain mobility post-combat.
Portfolio
* And The Future Belongs To ...
Check out THE HISTORY
CHANNEL's finalists for <i>Cities of
the Underworld</i>.
Culture
* Jewelry, Books, Exhibits
Q&A
* Jim Schellinger: The Politician
Now in the race for the Indiana
governor's office, the Democrat and
lifelong Hoosier explains why an
architect is uniquely qualified for public
office.
Architect
2008 – May
Articles
Dialogue
* People Who Design Glass Houses ...
Features
* The House of Morrison
Five years ago, Edinbugh-based
RMJM was losing money and losing
face. Then a father-and-son team
decided to turn it into the next superfirm.
* Richard Morris Hunt, Revisited
Allan Greenberg Architects and KSS
Architects combine modern technology
and historical sensitivity in their addition
to Princeton's Aaron Burr Hall.
* Architecture vs. Extremism
For 30 years, the Aga Khan Award
for Architecture has promoted sensitive,
modern design in the Islamic world. But
how much can the program, and its
patron, really change?
* Stop Frame 1979
Uncovering the end of a love story
by Madelon Vriesendorp, Rem
Koolhaas' wife, in an overdue
retrospective.
* Raw Materials: Brick
ARCHITECT visits a Belden Brick
plant in Sugarcreek, Ohio, to follow the
progress of shale and clay from the pit to
the kiln.
* The Light Aquatic
Tom Eliot Fisch reinvigorates the
San Francisco waterfront with an airy
new Harbormaster's Building.
Report
News
* John Simpson Honored by Institute
of Classical Architecture
* NCARB Names Winners of 2008
Prize
* Field Operations Chosen to Shape
Memphis Park
* AIA Names Education Honor
Award Winners
* You Simply Must See ...
* Architectural League Names 2008
Emerging Voices
* ARCHITECT Clips
Products
* Lighting
Numbers
* What, Me Worry?
Local Market
* Coral Gables, Fla.
Screen Grab
* Materialecology.com
* Links
Departments
Lighting
* Two If By Sea
LED Cove Lighting illuminates the
historic architecture of Boston's Old
North Church.
Best Practices
* Back It Up
A data backup provider lays out the
options for safeguarding your files, and
forgetting to isn't one of them.
Portfolio
* Where Art and Commerce Meet
Neil Denari's Manhattan condo tower
maximizes square footage with its
sculptural, structurally expressive form.
Ecology
* Automatic Architecture
The ultimate goal of green building?
How about automation?
Technology
* Excerpts From the Techno-Bible
Blaine Brownell shares favorites
from his new book, Transmaterial 2.
Culture
* Books, Exhibits, Object
Architect
2008 – June
Articles
Dialogue
* Netsch is Still an Architect, for Now
Features
* Buckeye: Next 6 Exits
A desert exurb outside of Phoenix,
Ariz., is expected to grow from 20,000
to 400,000 in the next 25 years. Some
serious thinking goes into sprawling.
* The Future of Incarceration
Reconsidering detention architecture,
and remembering how far we've come.
* Tales from the Downturn
The AIA's chief economist, Kermit
Baker, puts the Architectural Billings
Index's all-time low into perspective.
* Positive Energy
The planned Masdar headquarters,
designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill
Architecture, is intended to be the
world's first postive-energy building,
making more energy than it needs and
putting it back into the grid.
Report
News
* Princeton Names Ron McCoy as
New Campus Architect
* Chicago Philanthropist Opens
House Museum
* American Academy in Rome Names
2008-09 Fellows
* Transbay May Lead to New San
Francisco Skyline
* ARCHITECT Clips
* AIA/COTE Announces Top 10
Projects for 2008
* The Whitney's New Digs
* Focusing on BIM, AIA Launches
New IPD Agreements
Products
* Neocon Preview
Numbers
* Curbing Carbon
Local Market
* Providence, R.I.
Screen Grab
* Invinciblecities.com
* Links
Departments
Best Practices
* Winner Takes All
To develop a winning RFP, focus on
your strengths and make sure you send
the right message -- and the right
messenger.
Technology
* Thin is In
LaFarge's Ductal is revolutionizing
concrete work abroad, and the U.S. plays
catch-up.
Culture
* Books, Exhibits, Travel
Q&A
* Caroline Harrison
A documentary filmmaker looks at
the problems with sustainability in
China.
Architect
2008 – July
Articles
Dialogue
* Eine Kleine Schadenfreude
Features
* The Next Starbucks
As the global coffee chain mulls big
changes, five teams of architects present
their ideas for a 21st century "third
place."
* At the Opening of Libeskind's
Contemporary Jewish Museum
* AIA, USGBC to Form 'Strategic
Alliance'
* Northwestern U. Now Offers
Architectural Engineering and Design
Degree
* Schindler's Fitzpatrick House
Donated to MAK Center
* All I Need Is The Air That I Breathe
...
* ARCHITECT Clips
Products
* I.T. & Audio/Video
* Tales From the Downturn: Jack
Reigle
The design-business consultant doles
out some strategic device: Plan ahead, be
objective, and stick to your strengths.
Numbers
* Trailer Troubles
* Art Is Hell
In Manhattan, Matthews Architects
marries industry to nature at the Hell's
Kitchen home of an arts nonprofit.
Screen Grab
* MyDealBook.com
* Links
* Best in Show
It was back to basics at this year's
Milan Furniture Fair, with a bumper
crop of hardworking wooden chairs. But
other trends—perforated and woven
metal, creased and folded surfaces—
added texture to the show.
* On the Links
Near Fayetteville, Ark., Marlon
Blackwell brings clean, contemporary
design to an unexpected building type:
the golf clubhouse.
Report
News
* Walter Netsch Dies at 88
* Architecture for Sale: Cool Market?
Local Market
* Bismarck-Mandan, N.D.
Departments
Best Practices
* Can You Pay My Bills?
The former CFO of a blue-chip firm
offers some billing basics.
Strategy
* Getting Booked
The lowdown on monographs, and
how to get yours published.
Crit
* Speak (Louder), Memory
Will the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
be enhanced or eclipsed by a new
interpretive center?
Culture
* Books, Exhibits, Objects
Q&A
* Kim Toufectis: The Spaceman
The facilities planner for NASA
explains the benefits of building for the
long haul and why rocket scientists are
just like every other client.
Architect
2008 – August
Articles
Dialogue
* Pricey Gas is Good for Architecture
Features
* The Second Annual R+D Awards
* Drape Wall/Cloak Wall, award
HouMinn Practice develops two
systems from the same basic modular
concept as alternatives to traditional
stick-frame construction.
* A Surface of Points, award
By using glass tubes as structureal
truss members, Eric Owen Moss
Architects inverts the idea of roof
construction, transforming fragile glass
components into load-bearing parts.
* Artificial Leaf, award
Cloud 9 plans to sheathe the as-yetunbuilt Hotel Forest in Barcelona with a
draping system that will emulate a tree
within a forest, with LEDs as its leaves.
* Living City, award
The Living creates a building facade
that breathes using gills, can sense the
levels of pollution in the air, and
responds accordingly to protect the
people inside.
* Hover, award
For New Orleans' DesCours festival,
Höweler + Yoon Architecture creates an
off-the-grid luminous and scalable
canopy made from fabric, solar cells,
and strings of LEDs.
* Inland Steel Restoration, citation
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill updates
a landmark, keeping its midcentury
aesthetic intact.
* Slide Library, Columbia Univeristy,
citation
Marble Fairbanks' facility to house
projection slides is a result of effective
group design.
* Carbon Fiber Grid Reinforced
Precast Concrete, citation
AltusGroup and Chomarat offer a
simple solution to the problem of
corrosion in precast concrete: Replace
the steel rebar with a carbon fiber grid.
* Denver Filter, citation
Studio HT's plan to filter and
transport recyclng waste mimics human
digestion.
Report
News
* AIA Predicts Decline in
Nonresidential Architecture for '08, '09
* Americans With Disabilities Act
Gets Major Overhaul
* 1st Circuit Appeals Court Salvages
Boston Firm's Infringement Suit
* IDP Changes Ahead
* Wendell Campbell, First President
of NOMA, Dies at 81
* Real Estate Investor Acquires Green
Globes Developer
Products
* Landscaping
Numbers
* Deadly Work
Local Market
* Las Cruces, N.M.
Screen Grab
* Brand Avenue
* Links
Departments
Best Practices
* Extra Credit
A banker explains how to obtain and
manage a line of credit for your firm.
History
* Do You Speak Sanskrit?
A new book unlocks the
complexities of medieval Indian
architecture.
Portfolio
* Here's Hoping
University of Miami students
designed a new campus for a plantation
site in Charleston, but preservation
politics will teach restraint.
Culture
* Books, Exhibits, Objects
Q&A
* Marc Swackhamer and Blair
Satterfield: The Inventors
Just do it: The principals of
HouMinn Practice discuss how their
R+D Award-winning Drape Wall/Cloak
Wall system draws inspiration from
extreme-sports gear.
Architect
2008 – September
Articles
Dialogue
* Prefab Is Fab, but Only Half the
Battle
Features
* Old Age, New Models
With 76 million baby boomers
contemplating life after retirement, the
traditional nursing home model is in sore
need of an upgrade.
* Tales From the Downturn
Kevin Flynn of the AIA's Committee
on Leadership Education suggests how
younger practitioners can attain job
security during a recession.
* The Ugly American
More than a decade in the making,
the new U.S. Embassy in Berlin has
been drawing heavy fire from German
critics. Is their animosity deserved?
* Global Truths
Conventional wisdom about
international practice is part myth, part
reality. Architects working abroad share
their experiences.
* From Lions to Lemurs
FXFowle and the Wildlife
Conservation Society found a new use
for the Bronx Zoo's vacant Lion House,
as a LEED-certified habitat for
Madagascan wildlife.
Report
News
* Head of NYC's Department of
Buildings Need Not Be a Licensed
Architect or Engineer
* New Faces on Campus: Three
Architecture Deans
* AEC-Focused High School Opens
Its Doors to D.C. Students
* Robert Sturgis, 86, Dies
* USGBC to Hand Over LEED
Certification Process to GBCI
* 2008 National Marketing
Communications Award Winners
* Rizzoli Architecture Editor David
Morton Promoted
* Clips
Products
* Doors and Windows
Numbers
* Feeling the Pinch
A tool for tracking your firm's
economic performance.
Local Market
* Huntsville, Ala.
Green is a way of life in Huntsville.
Screen Grab
* ArchitectureForSale.com
Architecture for Sale markets and
preserves modernist houses.
* Links
Departments
Best Practices
* It's Out of My Hands
The chairman of RTKL tells you
when and how to outsource work.
Lighting
* Where Glare Works
Design and illumination in a store
that markets to teenagers.
Ecology
* Blight Future
The built environment is as much at
risk as the natural environment.
Technology
* Assemble Me
The past and future of manufactured
housing at The Museum of Modern Art.
Strategy
* Road Trip
Advice on how to get the most from
a tour with your client.
Culture
* Books, Exhibits, Objects
A massive volume of archival Le
Corbusier material, and more ...
Interview
* The Illuminator: Ihor Lys
The Inventor of the Year talks about
his work with LEDs.
Architect
2008 – October
Articles
Dialogue
* You're Green? Then Show Us the
Data
Features
* Promise vs. Performance: A Deeper
Shade of Green
LEED certification is supposed to
free a building from being a drain on our
energy resources. But how well do those
ratings reflect actual performance?
* Book Excerpt: Big Box Reuse
As stores like Wal-Mart and Kmart
leave one large structure for a larger one,
communities around the country are
finding creative uses for the buildings
left behind.
* Raw Materials: Vinyl
PVC is a common yet controversial
plastic used in construction. See how it's
made and what happens at the end of its
life.
* Suffragette City
The restoration of City Hall in
University City, Mo., not only aimed to
reclaim the building's Beaux Arts past
but also to etablish its energy-efficient
future.
* Tales From the Downturn, Part
Four: Dan Probst
According to Dan Probst of Jones
Lang Lasalle, the recession will not hurt
green construction. In fact, the new
economic climate makes it a necessity.
* Life in a Fishbowl
Two new LEED-rated dormitories at
the Illinois Institute of Technology will
monitor energy used by every person in
real time—using electronic fish.
Report
News
* Libya Open to American Architects
* Farnsworth House Flooded
* Chandigarh Honors Corbu
* HOK Sport Is a Free Agent
* MIT's Ochsendorf, 2008 MacArthur
Fellow
* Stephen Kliment, Architect and
Journalist, Dies at 78
* Pro Bono Gains Traction Among
Architects
* End of the Road?
* Clips
Products
* Systems
Numbers
* All Aboard
The rapid expansion of public
transportation.
Local Market
* Allentown, Pa.
The city forges a new future after
manufacturing.
Screen Grab
* Schooldesigner.com
Offering K-12 educators and others a
lesson in good architecture.
* Links
Departments
Best Practices
* How Green Is My Office?
A director of sustainable design
gives her advice on how to reduce your
office's environmental footprint.
A/V
* Celebrating A/V 2008
The PRO AV Spotlight Awards
highlight the best integration of A/V into
design.
Letter
* Letter from Helsinki
Public opinion plays a very
important role in the Finnish capital's
architectural planning.
Specialist
* Model Citizen
Inside the office of one of the
industry's premier model-makers.
Culture
* Books, Exhibits, Objects
A new look at development in China,
optical confusion, and more.
Interview
* The Climatologist: Kent Peterson
The departing ASHRAE president
talks about the trade group's efforts to
help document building performance and
the evolving partnership between
engineers and architects.
Architect
2008 – November
Articles
Dialogue
* The Red Menace
Features
The Education Issue: Old School, New
School
* Yale University
Gwathmey Siegel renovates and
expands Paul Rudolph's legendary,
controversial A&A Building.
* University of New Mexico
Antoine Predock Architect creates a
new public face and promotes a sense of
community for the School of
Architecture & Planning.
* Woodbury University
Rios Clementi Hale Studios designs
a studio building that instructs through
structure.
* University of Virginia
To redesign Campbell Hall, U.Va.
architecture dean Karen Van Lengen
hired her own faculty.
* Five Studios
o University of Miami
o Pratt Institute
o University of California, Los
Angeles
o Illinois Institute of Technology
o Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
* A Higher Education
Architecture education is often
criticized for different reasons by
different practitioners, but its strength is
the breadth of what is taught today.
Report
News
* Abdel-Wahed El-Wakil Wins 2009
Driehaus Prize
* Saarinen's Bell Labs, Once a
Demolition Candidate, Endures
* AIA Announce Upjohn Initiative
Recipients
* NAAB Rethinks Accreditation
* AIA Offers Guidance in Tough
Times
* Marywood University to Open
School of Architecture
* Getty Research Creates Architecture
Department
* Clips
Products
* Glass
Numbers
* Classroom Culture
The current makeup of the
architectural student body.
Local Market
* Fort Collins, Colo.
The city adjusts with its population
boom.
Screen Grab
* Ceosforcities.org
CEOs for Cities brings together
mayors and executives to tackle the
challenges of urban America.
* Links
Departments
Best Practices
* Help Wanted
The co-founder of the Lawrence
Group offers suggestions for hiring the
right talent.
Lighting
* Melting the Frost
HOK's Yann Weymouth brings
daylighting to a space normally
preferred dark.
Technology
* BIM Streamlines, and Blurs Lines
New software promises to make a
firm's design process more efficient, but
some fear that it may sideline the
architect's contribution.
* Side Benefits of BIM
Maybe you're tired of hearing that
BIM promises a "revolution" in building
design. Why adopt it now? Here are a
few good reasons.
Culture
* Books, Exhibits, Objects
William Randolph Hearst's
collection of antiquities, and more.
Interview
* The Mentor: R. Steven Lewis
The new president of NOMA extols
the positive influence of role models.
Architect
2008 – December
CASE Study
Netherlands Coin Honors Dutch
Architects
Clips
Articles
Features
The Year in Review
Time for a Change
Deferred Maintenance
Peak Oil
The Comeback Kid
Eekonomy
Il Maestro
Mommie Dearest
Temple Standoff
Visible Man
The Seagram at 50
HABS at 75
Palladio at 500
Whither Suburbia
Flip A Strip
Year of the Dragon
Projects of the Year
How Are You Feeling?
ARCHITECT's 2008 Confidence
Survey reveals a profession very nervous
about its present and near future.
Prepared for Takeoff
Constructed next to Eero Saarinen's
historic TWA terminal, and respectful of
it, the new JetBlue Terminal 5 is as
operational as it is elegant.
Report
News
Obama to Establish Office of Urban
Policy
Indianapolis Museum Acquires Miller
House
USGBC Members Approve LEED 2009
Products
Plumbing and Hardware
Numbers
Unwanted Sound
How big a problem is noise
pollution?
Local Market
Oakland, Calif.
Taking back and revitalizing urban
areas.
Screen Grab
Mitchmagee.com
Architect Mister Glasses saves the
day with his Philip Johnson–esque specs
and a deadpan delivery.
Departments
Best Practices
Test Prep
Strategies for passing the LEED
exam on the first try.
Technology
Free-Form Mason
In the hands of MIT associate
professor and MacArthur fellow John
Ochsendorf, masonry leaves the history
books and becomes a new means for
economic empowerment and
sustainability.
Crit
Looks Good, Good for You
Modernist housing projects have
been blamed for social ills, but Berlin's
interwar social housing is a beacon of
good design and worthy of its World
Heritage status.
Back
Culture
Books, Exhibits, Objects
Elaborate bookbindings; historical
close-ups of insects; and more ...
Interview
The Rebuilder: John Jeanes
The director of restoration for
Montpelier discusses the evolution in
construction techniques used on James
Madison's great estate.