Table of Contents September 2010
Dialogue
Features
Few high schoolers receive architecture lessons, so how can they know what studying for a B.Arch. is really like? To get an idea, they can attend one of the summer design programs held at a number of U.S. universities. We profile three.
Paul R. Williams faced down discrimination to become the go-to designer of Hollywood's Golden Age. Now, he stands as a role model for the next, more diverse generation of architects.
For too long, architecture schools shied away from teaching business basics. That’s changing—fast.
Buildings
Koning Eizenberg's Hancock Lofts addresses L.A.'s biggest barrier to greater density, parking, by including it in the building design.
David Chipperfield Architects designed this museum to reflect the Alaskan landscape—and with a mirrored façade, it does so literally.
Rural Studio gives students real-world design experience in this Greensboro park. It's also been a lesson in community organizing.
Business
Best Practices
Local Market
Strategy
Technology
Detail
Ecology
Products
Vintage from Steelscape combines TruZinc steel with a coating process for an aged-metallic appearance.
Metl-Span has introduced the CFR Insul-Solar comprehensive insulated solar standing seam roof system.
Liberty Building Systems has introduced HorizonLine, an architectural standing seam roof.
Dri-Design’s Ombrae Imaging Technology uses an advanced computer software system to cut 3D images into panels.
Cambridge Architectural has further developed its Solucent energy-saving and daylighting mesh shading system.
ATAS International has introduced two new horizontal wall panels.
Country Rustic Corrugated has been added to ASC Building Products’ lineup of steel roofing panels.
Metals, by Amtico International, features a rippled, beaten texture and six metal shades.
Other Articles
Culture
Crit
Exhibits Books Etc.
Photographs of Louis Sullivan's buildings, plus the architect's drawings and some architectural fragments.
Los Angeles-based artist Deborah Aschheim considers icons of postwar Modernist architecture through drawings and sculpture.
Published by London's Design Museum, this book is more a meditation on the current state of British design than a catalogue of notable names.
Screen Grab
The founders of Citiscope, a new online publication, hope to keep tabs on complex urban issues around the globe through serious, on-the-ground journalism.
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