Table of Contents May 2010
Dialogue
Buildings
If, in this era of declining print subscriptions, executives at the Harvard Business Review want proof that their articles have a direct impact on business, they need look no further than the SAP Americas Headquarters Expansion.
Designed by Frank Harmon Architect, of Raleigh, N.C., the modest, wood-framed structure incorporates a low-tech approach to sustainable design and recalls a historic mill that once occupied the site.
Los Angeles–based architect Michael Maltzan’s design is as formally iconic as the cylindrical Capitol Records building, which makes the fact that it was built for one of L.A.’s neediest populations—the chronically homeless—even more surprising than the novel architectural expression.
Architect 50
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The methodology behind determining the rankings for the second-annual Architect 50.
2009 was a tough year for U.S. firms, but we found out who leads the pack in terms of profitability, design, and commitment to green.
New York's redoubtable SOM claims the top spot.
The Chicago firm is buoyed by government work and architect of record services.
The greenest firm in the land, for the second year running.
2009 was a year of accolades for this research-driven Minneapolis firm.
A small Boston firm that punches above its weight.
Business
Best Practices
Local Market
Other Articles
Technology
Detail
Ecology
Products
The Roccy pendants from Solavanti Lighting come in a conical, or other geometric, shape.
The eW Cove MX Powercore developed by Philips Color Kinetics is an LED replacement for high-output fluorescent cove lights.
Gotham's ALED direct LED downlight has an overlapping trim available in five colors.
The direct-indirect i2 Series is part of Corelite's Iridium product line.
The TORi fixture from Birchwood Lighting houses a single T5 or T5HO fluorescent lamp.
Other Articles
Culture
Crit
Exhibits Books Etc.
A new book by historian Paula Lupkin delves into the moral intentions and the physical buildings of the YMCA.
An unfinished 1940s manuscript by historian Nikolaus Pevsner finally sees publication.
A new show at the Canadian Centre for Architecture focuses on outer space, with work by Greg Lynn, Michael Maltzan and Alessandro Poli.
This Ox chair is one piece of Scandinavian design available through the Chicago auction house Wright.
AIA New York's Center for Architecture is hosting a play by Oren Safdie, son of the well-known architect.
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