Table of Contents February 2010
Dialogue
Features
The globalization of U.S.-style healthcare offers opportunities for design firms, but the strong markets vary when it comes to client and cultural expectations.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is losing longtime president Richard Moe. How has the movement changed under his tenure, and what are its possible futures?
Jobs are scarce, so many young designers are choosing to strike out on their own. We profile three emerging firms, each with its own unconventional approach to architectural practice.
Business
Best Practices
Local Market
Although the nation’s capital bought into the “Yes, we can!” mentality, economic pressures have largely stifled private development in Washington, D.C.
Strategy
Technology
Detail
Ecology
Building is an optimistic act, says Lance Hosey, but since it accounts for 40 percent of U.S. energy use, it’s also a potential accomplice to global conflict.
Products
The OMG QuadFlash boot expands with roof penetrations for a secure seal.
GAF-Elk's Timberline Cool Series shingles reflect heat and light, reducing energy costs.
SRS Energy's Sole Power Tiles combine a barrel-style roof line with solar power.
Owens Corning's TruLo Max asphalt has reduced fumes and odor, and releases fewer VOCs.
Carlisle SynTec's Vegetated Sedum Tiles arrive fully established for rooftop plant coverage on the day of installation.
Atlas Roofing Corp. ACFoam-IV roof insulation
Atlas Roofing's ACFoam-IV polyiso foam core roof insulation meets FM Approval's requirements for Hurricane Zones.
American Hydrotech's Garden Tray GT15 is designed for use in a Garden Roof Assembly.
Lighting
The OLED can be found in many consumer products, including televisions and cell phones. Eventually, if manufacturers get the technology right, it will also be in architectural building materials.
Culture
Crit
Exhibits Books Etc.
The first North American exhibition of avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis' visual work includes his graphic notations, architectural designs, and compositional sketches.
Billboards are a hot-button issue in Los Angeles. This MAK Center urban exhibit offers 21 different takes on the ubiquitous advertising space.
A video environment by Beijing artist Zhao Liang depicts the interior of a dormitory for 2008 Olympics construction workers.
'Shaping the American Landscape,' University of Virginia Press
"Shaping the American Landscape" profiles 151 people who have played essential roles in U.S. landscape architecture, earth art, and more.
As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Guggenheim Museum asked 200 artists and designers to offer suggestions for the building's central space.
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