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Thursday, May 8, 2008
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We lose a Modernist master of the human scale. -- Nadel on why it's not such a good idea for building commissioners (or the Architect of the Capitol) to be something other than professional architects or engineers. -- A call for British councilors to get some training before making planning decisions. -- Calatrava re: even more value engineering on WTC transit hub: "I believe that we have made the design better in many, many ways, through this exercise." -- AIA offers in-depth analysis 3 green building rating systems. -- Atkins chief: mistakes will be made in trying to achieve zero-carbon goals. -- Hawaii is the first to require solar water heat in new homes (some think it's a mistake). -- SEED: a tool for evaluating real estate development to advance social justice and community development. -- Boddy says it's a sad Cheyenne Autumn for affordable housing on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. -- L.A.'s Westwood Village hopeful for a shot in the arm. -- Toronto's Sony Centre condo tower: if the city "can pull off a folly like this, there will be no stopping it." -- Booming real estate industry in India has designs on foreign architects. -- Smith + Gill tapped for Masdar City's ultra-green HQ. -- Foster has big plans for Moscow's Pushkin Museum. -- The demise of Toronto's downtown parking lots (a good thing!). -- Interior design is not a ditzy discipline. -- Winners all: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards. -- Architecture Association of Ireland Awards. -- Canada's 2008 Governor-General's Medals in Architecture. -- Webby Awards winning websites are some of our faves.
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