December 2014 Table of Contents

Dialogue
Dear Santa: A Wish List for Architecture Editorial Dear Santa: A Wish List for Architecture

Editor-in-chief Ned Cramer takes you through the things that he's hoping the architecture profession will find in its stocking this year. Read more

AIArchitect
Across the Institute in Atlanta, Berkeley, Toronto, Washington, D.C. AIAnow Across the Institute in Atlanta, Berkeley, Toronto, Washington, D.C.

Atlanta, Berkeley, Toronto, Washington, D.C. Read more

Preparing For the Inevitable Preparing For the Inevitable

A new AIA pilot program looks to assist communities facing resiliency issues. Read more

Future Proofing the Past AIAfeature Future Proofing the Past

Predicting and preparing for future impacts may be the greenest approach to preservation we’ve seen. Read more

From the Desk of the AIA President: New Voices AIAperspective From the Desk of the AIA President: New Voices

A year of progress and the challenges ahead. Read more

Annual Design Review
District Hall 2014 Annual Design Review District Hall

Boston / Hacin + Associates. Honorable Mention. Read more

Novartis Office Building 335 2014 Annual Design Review Novartis Office Building 335

East Hanover, N.J. / Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism. Citation. Read more

Novartis Visitor Reception 2014 Annual Design Review Novartis Visitor Reception

East Hanover, N.J. / Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism. Award. Read more

Vlietstra Retreat 2014 Annual Design Review Vlietstra Retreat

Herbster, Wis. / Salmela Architect. Citation. Read more

Village Health Works Staff Housing 2014 Annual Design Review Village Health Works Staff Housing

Kigutu, Burundi / Louise Braverman, Architect. Honorable Mention. Read more

TAT House 2014 Annual Design Review TAT House

Santa Monica, Calif. / Fleetwood/Fernandez. Award. Read more

Éditions de Parfums Frédéric Malle 2014 Annual Design Review Éditions de Parfums Frédéric Malle

New York / Steven Holl Architects. Honorable Mention. Read more

SHED Store and Café 2014 Annual Design Review SHED Store and Café

Healdsburg, Calif. / Jensen Architects. Citation. Read more

Principal Riverwalk Pavilion & Pump Station 2014 Annual Design Review Principal Riverwalk Pavilion & Pump Station

Des Moines, Iowa / Substance Architecture. Award. Read more

Wild Turkey Bourbon Visitor Center 2014 Annual Design Review Wild Turkey Bourbon Visitor Center

Lawrenceburg, Ky. / De Leon & Primmer Architecture Workshop. Award. Read more

2014 Annual Design Review Krishna P. Singh Center for Nanotechnology

Philadelphia / Weiss/Manfredi Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism. Award. Read more

William Jones College Preparatory High School 2014 Annual Design Review William Jones College Preparatory High School

Chicago / Perkins+Will. Honorable Mention. Read more

Henderson-Hopkins School 2014 Annual Design Review Henderson-Hopkins School

Baltimore / Rogers Partners Architects+Urban Designers. Honorable Mention. Read more

Zerega Avenue EMS 2014 Annual Design Review Zerega Avenue EMS

Bronx, N.Y. / SMH+U. Honorable Mention. Read more

National September 11 Memorial Museum 2014 Annual Design Review National September 11 Memorial Museum

New York / Davis Brody Bond. Honorable Mention. Read more

St. Elizabeths East Gateway Pavilion 2014 Annual Design Review St. Elizabeths East Gateway Pavilion

Washington, D.C. / Davis Brody Bond. Honorable Mention. Read more

SFJAZZ Center 2014 Annual Design Review SFJAZZ Center

San Francisco / Mark Cavagnero Associates. Citation. Read more

Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso 2014 Annual Design Review Centro de Artes Nadir Afonso

Boticas, Portugal / Louise Braverman, Architect. Citation. Read more

Danish Maritime Museum 2014 Annual Design Review Danish Maritime Museum

Helsingør, Denmark / Bjarke Ingels Group. Award. Read more

2014 Annual Design Review 2014 Annual Design Review 2014 Annual Design Review

This year's jury selected 19 projects that represent the best in American architecture. Read more

Business
Designing in a Cloud: How Architects Are Using Cloud-Based Programs to Deliver the Best Projects best practices Designing in a Cloud: How Architects Are Using Cloud-Based Programs to Deliver the Best Projects

A roundup of tools and services that architects are using to break free from company servers and physical boundaries. Read more

Up and Running: Public Relations Strategies for Your Firm Up and Running Up and Running: Public Relations Strategies for Your Firm

The keys to establishing a presence in the industry, increasing your firm's exposure, and attracting new business. Read more

Next Progressives: dSPACE Studio next progressives Next Progressives: dSPACE Studio

At this Chicago firm, founder Kevin Toukoumidis finds that challenges breed opportunities, and that a client's quirk can be a project's driving influence. Read more

Seeking the Wright Path at Taliesin West preservation Seeking the Wright Path at Taliesin West

As official plans to save Taliesin West are formalized, the remaining Legacy Fellows struggle to maintain the aging Arizona sanctuary in the spirit of their former master. Read more

Technology
Innovative Detail: MoDus Architects Designs a Headquarters That Goes Beyond the Box innovative detail Innovative Detail: MoDus Architects Designs a Headquarters That Goes Beyond the Box

In Italy, MoDus Architects wraps a timber construction company’s headquarters with—what else?—wood fins. Read more

Past P/A
Mehrdad Yazdani's Place-Making Metro Station Past Progressives Mehrdad Yazdani's Place-Making Metro Station

Back in the early 1990s, the Vermont/Santa Monica Metro station in Los Angeles showed how infrastructure can influence a place, and even the profession. Read more

Other Articles
Habitat for Humanity Prototype, Designed by El Dorado Habitat for Humanity Prototype, Designed by El Dorado

The Kansas City, Mo.–based architecture firm and Kansas City, Kan.–based Heartland Habitat for Humanity collaborated to reprogram the affordable house. Read more

An 11th-Century Stepwell Gets a Digital Identity Historic Preservation An 11th-Century Stepwell Gets a Digital Identity

The storied, sculptural work is one of an unknown number on the Indian subcontinent that are in dire need of preservation. Read more

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