Table of Contents December 2008
Dialogue
News
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News briefs from around the world of architecture.
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After more than a year's work, the U.S. Green Building Council announced the approval, by its 18,000 member organizations' ballots, of LEED 2009, a major overhaul of its green-building certification system for design and construction projects.
SOM and Rensselaer University have launched a collaborative research center for the study and development of new architectural materials and processes.
The Dutch government issues a coin honoring the country's architectural history.
The Miller House and Garden has been acquired by the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
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President-elect Barack Obama will create an Office of Urban Policy at the White House.
Features
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.
ARCHITECT's 2008 Confidence Survey reveals a profession very nervous about its present and near future.
Seven critics from around the country nominate their favorite buildings of 2008.
With the Olympics behind it, what does the future hold for China?
The Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art's Flip a Strip design competition was perfectly timed.
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Joel Kotkin and Christopher Leinberger offer different responses to the question of whether 2008 spelled the end of the suburban dream.
It's been half a millennium since Andrea Palladio's birth. Is he still relevant to architecture?
The Historic American Buildings Survey stays relevant three-quarters of a century after its creation.
Would Phyllis Lambert commission the Seagram Building again if she had the chance?
David Adjaye's rise as the first black starchitect offers the possibility of success to all.
The 11th century Khmer temple Preah Vihear gets caught in a geopolitical struggle.
Build all the LEED buildings you want - climate change is already happening. Meet the new enemy, Mother Nature.
Renzo Piano Workshop has become the McKim, Mead, and White of the 21st century.
A look at four quarters' worth of worsening economic indicators.
Adrian Smith didn't want to retire. Turns out his clients didn't want him to, either.
Can green design and thoughtful urbanism save Dubai?
The U.S. hasn't done an adequate job of keeping its national house in good working condition.
Local Market
Numbers
Screen Grab
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Sites, blog posts, and other web items of interest.
Architect Mister Glasses saves the day with his Philip Johnson-esque specs and a deadpan delivery.
Technology
Products
85- and 105-gallon thermal storage tanks for holding water heated by solar, geothermal, or hydronic systems.
The Skyline shower panel from Hansgrohe includes a Thermostatic temperature control plus two volume controls
Low-voltage LEDs illuminate the water as it falls, creating a Rain Canopy
Totally Bamboo's maintenance free solid bamboo sink
A New wall-mounted waterless urinal by Caroma.
A 63-inch ceiling spout pours water into sink from above.
Other Articles
Culture
Other Articles
Q&A
Other Articles
Modernist housing pojects 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.
Strategies for passing the LEED exam on the first try.
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