Table of Contents May 2008
Dialogue
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Daniel Libeskind sparked a blaze in February, when, during a speech in Belfast, he made the following proclamation: “I won't work for totalitarian regimes. Architects should take a more ethical stance.” So how does the Polish-American architect explain th
Features
San Francisco firm tom Eliot Fisch reworks the city's waterfront with a new harbormaster's building.
Whatever the desired shape or manufacturing method, making brick depends on one thing: the alchemy of shale, clay, water, and fire.
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Rem Koolhaas' wife, Madelon Vriesendorp, used to be the famous one. An overdue retrospective sheds new light on her quirky architectural vision.
In an age of warring ideologies, can the Aga Khan award for architecture reconcile modernity and tradition in the Islamic world?
Allan Greenberg architect and KSS architects rework a forgotten building by an American master on the Princeton university campus.
Scottish businessmen Sir Fraser and Peter Morrison, who just acquired Hillier, have turned the languishing firm rmjm into a global powerhouse.
Local Market
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Screen Grab
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Sites, blog posts, and other web items of interest.
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Sites, blog posts, and other web items of interest.
Report
Other Articles
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Charleston building-arts college and local preservation group also received Ross Awards
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News briefs from around the world of architecture.
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Condé Nast Traveler names ‘Seven New Wonders of the World'
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has put a spotlight on innovation with six 2008 Education Honor Awards.
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Plans for 4,500-acre Shelby Farms include 12 landscapes, 1 million new trees
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Architects, engineers, and other professionals would need to register with government-created organization
Technology
Products
Small profile for use in a variety of new and retrofitted fixtures
9-cube option gives the appearance of a continuously changing spectrum by changing the intensity of individual fixtures
Marrakesh modular luminaire from Mindspring attach together for flexibility and on-site design.
Isme LED outdoor luminaire with longitudinal light distribution which is ideal for narrow space
This luminaire from Erco is available with LED or metal halide lamps up to 35 watts.
The Mobilume pendant has a weighted pivot which allows adjustment of ceiling, floor, and desk styles
Low-profle housing fits in restricted plenum spaces
Master LED lamps by Philips are a 7-watt LED alternative to incandescent, haloge, or compact fluorescent lamps.
High performance reflector distributes light horizontally and vertically through micro-prismatic tempered glass
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Culture
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Q&A
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Neil Denari's Manhattan condo tower maximizes square footage with its sculptural, structurally expressive form.
The ultimate goal of green building? How about automation?
LED cove lighting illuminates the historic architecture of Boston's old north church.
A data backup provider lays out the options for safeguarding your files—and forgetting to isn't one of them.
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