Table of Contents September 2009

Dialogue

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  Shameless Plug

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Features

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  Trust Me, I'm an (Unlicensed) Architect

  If you don't have an architectural license, it's illegal to call yourself an architect or perform architectural services—but people still do. How widespread is this problem, and who's policing it?

   
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  The New Administration

  Casey Jones, the new head of the GSA's Design Excellence Program, discusses the stimulus and the future of federal architecture.

   
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  The New Acropolis Museum, a Minimalist Showcase for Ancient Greek Art

  At Bernard Tschumi's New Acropolis Museum, in the shadow of the Parthenon, Greece displays the glorious remnants of its past--and bids to reclaim those it lost.

   

Buildings

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  Serta International Headquarters

  A new headquarters and R&D facility outside Chicago designed by Epstein | Metter Studio uses daylight and creative planning to answer the client's needs.

   
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  Storage Barn

  Gray Organschi Architecture designed a positive-energy storage barn to organize the site of a Washington, Conn., landscape maintenance business.

   
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  Hollenbeck Police Station

  AC Martin's new police station in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of East Los Angeles strives to create a strong sense of community.

   

Business

Best Practices

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  Picture Perfect

  The second article in a three-part series for job-seekers. The portfolio is more than a visual complement to the résumé, says longtime recruiter David Brown. It's another way to tell the story of you.

   

Local Market

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  Las Vegas

  Las Vegas' rapid and enormous growth over the past 15 years has been a boon for developers. These days, however, the story is just the opposite.

   

Strategy

• Small Steps Toward IPD

  As more architects are discovering, getting started with IPD does not require an all-or-nothing commitment. It's possible to test-drive an IPD workflow even if all parties aren't on board.

   

Technology

Detail

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  Weave Bridge

  Cecil Balmond and Arup's London-based Advanced Geometry Unit unveil a new pedestrian bridge in Philadelphia.

   

Ecology

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  Cities of Tomorrow

  Slums and squatter villages show many of the earmarks associated with sustainable development and could point the way to create the cities of tomorrow.

   

Products

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  Eldorado Stone Cut Coarse Stone

  New stone veneer resembling Turkish limestone from Eldorado Stone.

   
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  Yellow Mountain StoneWorks Reclaimed Grand Tortoise Limestone

  Limestone reclaimed from an ancient revetment from a tributary of China's Yangtze River.

   
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  Verti-Crete New Verti-Block Retaining Wall

  New retaining wall mold and concrete form system from Verti-Crete.

   
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  Pine Hall Brick CityCobble Pavers

  New CityCobble pavers from Pine Hall Brick look like real cobblestones

   
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  Boral Permeable Pavers

  New line of notched permeable pavers from Boral.

   

Other Articles

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  Hardware in a Soft Market

  The recession has put a hurting on technology budgets, but architecture firms can't afford to work with obsolete equipment. We find out how five are coping.

   

Culture

Crit

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  Bringing Urbanism Home

  Before large-scale development became the norm, urbanism began at home, when people opened small businesses to the sidewalk. It's time to recapture that spirit.

   

Screen Grab

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  drawingvault.com

  An offshoot of premier building space-accounting firm Stevenson Systems, the Drawing Vault takes the headache out of construction document management.

   

Other Articles

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  Backyard Beekeeping with the Beehaus

  Omlet unveils the Beehaus, which allows you to set up a beekeeping operation in your backyard or on your roof.

   
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  Remembering Jan Kaplicky at the Design Museum London

  An exhibition pays tribute to Jan Kaplicky at the Design Museum London.

   
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  The Death and Life of Great American Cities

  A new book examines the battles between Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses.

   
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  Cities XL From Monte Cristo

  New massively multiplayer city-building game from Monte Cristo.

   
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  Born In The Streets Graffiti

  Fondation Cartier in Paris holds an exhibition on the history of graffiti.

   

Past P/A

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  Disordered Order in Culver City

  The Samitaur Offices brought a brand of disordered order to Culver City, Calif.,that Moss has since used to transform the neighborhood.