April 2015 Table of Contents

Cover Story
The Style of Substance: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners Recent Work The Style of Substance: Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners

A look at the firm's recent work and an exploration into what makes the firm so special. Read more

Center for the Advancement of Public Action, Bennington College Center for the Advancement of Public Action, Bennington College

Bennington, Vt. Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners Read more

First Congregational United Church of Christ First Congregational United Church of Christ

Washington, D.C. Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners Read more

Tata Consultancy Services, Banyan Park, Phase 1 Tata Consultancy Services, Banyan Park, Phase 1

Mumbai, India. Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners with Somaya & Kalappa Consultants Read more

Savidge Library Complex, The MacDowell Colony Savidge Library Complex, The MacDowell Colony

Peterborough, N.H. Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners Read more

Kim and Tritton Residence Halls, Haverford College Kim and Tritton Residence Halls, Haverford College

Haverford, Pa. Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners Read more

residential project
Further Lane House Further Lane House

Amagansett, N.Y. Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners Read more

Features
Everything I Know About Architecture, I Learned From Wim Wenders Critique Everything I Know About Architecture, I Learned From Wim Wenders

Karrie Jacobs on how the MoMA exhibit showcases the director's eye for the urban landscape Read more

How Mount Vernon's HBIM Is Helping to Change Historic Preservation Technology How Mount Vernon's HBIM Is Helping to Change Historic Preservation

New technology is improving historic site management and the visitor experience. It's also helping preservationists to expand their roles. Read more

Practice
Q+A: UDream's Don Carter On Racial Diversity in Architecture Opportunity Q+A: UDream's Don Carter On Racial Diversity in Architecture

The director of the innovative education and employment program at Carnegie Mellon University discusses its potential to change the profession's demographics. Read more

Five Eye-Popping Pendants Products Five Eye-Popping Pendants

These pendants make use of unique materials and forms to create captivating shows of light. Read more

Innovative Detail: The Pinch in Shuanghe Village, Yunnan Province, China Innovative Detail Innovative Detail: The Pinch in Shuanghe Village, Yunnan Province, China

A library and community center designed by a team at the University of Hong Kong helps the rural village recover after a devastating earthquake. Read more

Next Progressives: Adam Nathaniel Furman Next Progressives Next Progressives: Adam Nathaniel Furman

The winner of the British School in Rome's Rome Prize for Architecture discusses his sketched, modeled, and 3D-printed work done during his studies in the Italian capital. Read more

Best Practices: Closing the Gender Gap Best Practices Best Practices: Closing the Gender Gap

Female architects identify ways that women can push through the traditional career choke points and advance through the ranks in a male-dominated field. Read more

AIArchitect
AIA Future: Renovation Motivations AIA Future: Renovation Motivations

Data from Houzz surveys points to generational preferences in sustainable sourcing and design choices. Read more

Back to School AIA Collaboration Back to School

A grassroots program to teach architecture basics in Atlanta evolves into a district-wide phenomenon. Read more

Practice Craft AIA Voices Practice Craft

Elizabeth Whittaker, AIA, on the conceptual economy of means that drives her practice. Read more

Resilience by Design AIA Perspective Resilience by Design

Letting a sense of place generate the solutions isn't a passive approach. It's an active solicitation of important information. Read more

Fighting for the Driver’s Seat AIA Feature Fighting for the Driver’s Seat

Architects are in a position to lead the conversation on sustainability, building materials, and public health. Before it can be a design challenge, however, it must first be a consumer issue. Read more

Editorial
ISIS and Archaeology: The Hand That Wrecks the Cradle War and Remembrance ISIS and Archaeology: The Hand That Wrecks the Cradle

ISIS and other radical groups in the Middle East are devastating the region's architectural and archaeological heritage. Read more

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