Table of Contents June 2008
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Features
Abu Dhabi's Masdar City promises to set a standard for sustainable urbanism. Its proposed centerpiece -- a high-performance complex by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture -- could do the same for sustainable building.
An interview with the AIA's chief economist.
Justice design has evolved since Jeremy Bentham's revolutionary panopticon. Today's architects want to create jails that aren't punishing to live in -- or look at.
Between 2000 and 2006, Arizona's Maricopa county gained nearly 700,000 new residents, making it the fastest-growing county in the united states. Its fastest-growing town, once a faded highway pit stop, is now a 25,000-person phoenix exurb—that could swell
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The AIA officially has released two new integrated-project delivery (IPD) agreements to help the industry adopt morecollaborative processes and take full advantage of building information modeling (BIM).
The Whitney Museum of American Art has released Renzo Piano's initial design for a new six-floor, 180,000-square-foot branch in Manhattan's Meatpacking District.
Buildings small and large offer lessons in design solutions that protect the environment.
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News briefs from around the world of architecture.
The San Francisco Planning Department has announced a new zoning proposal that would increase height allowances on several sites surrounding the proposed Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects-designed Transbay Terminal tower. Dubbed the Transit Center District Pl
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In early April, the trustees of the American Academy in Rome announced the 31 recipients of the 112th annual Rome Prize. Listed here are the 11 whose projects focus on design and architecture.
Nineteenth century Nickerson mansion displays an exceptional collection of Tiffany artifacts.
Ron McCoy, now university architect and professor of architecture at Arizona State University (ASU), is heading east to his alma mater, Princeton University. McCoy received his M.Arch. from Princeton in 1980, working for Michael Graves during his student
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Screen Grab
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Sites, blog posts, and other web items of interest.
A sociologist by training, Camilo Jose Vergara uses his camera to document the changing American ghetto.
Technology
Products
Office workspace by Swerve includes a kit of parts for customization and on-site adjustments
The Office Star chair offers 55 degrees of deflection at lumbar
Haworth designed the table with one sheet of plywood bent to form two layers.
Silent Gliss curtain walls with continuous, smooth waves that fall from ceiling tracks
Maharam upholstery is available in brown, navy, and heathered gray
HÅG chair by Izzy Design is designed to allow 180 degrees of ergonomic seating
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