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"Unbuilt Washington": The National Building Museum explores some breathtakingly beautiful and some simply bizarre proposals to shape - or re-shape - America's capital
From a pyramid honoring Abraham Lincoln and a Modernist Ponte Vecchio for the Washington Channel Bridge to height limits, two architect/curators discuss the eye-opening array of what-might-have-been architecture and urban design projects that would have made Washington, DC look very different today (and tomorrow). November 22, 2011 | 
(National Archives, Washington, DC) |
Michael Sorkin: Architectural Critic as Scam Scanner and Urban(e) Design Sage
Sorkin's "All Over the Map," a sprawling miscellany of recent essays on buildings and cities, a triumph of enlightened nay-saying and affirmation.
by Norman Weinstein November 11, 2011 | 
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Mixing It Up with Elders: An Interview with Byron Kuth and Liz Ranieri
"In its current state, the senior living industry is all about isolating senior communities from the larger communities around them. We're proposing a very different social structure."
by ArchNewsNow October 18, 2011 | 
(Kuth/Ranieri Architects) |
You Survived Part 2: Mapping the Path to your Next Project and a More Predictable Workload
It is essential to establish a specific, easy, and brief Go/No Go decision process, allowing you to quickly determine where to invest limited marketing resources.
by Michael Bernard, AIA, and Nancy Kleppel, Assoc. AIA October 4, 2011 | 
(David R. Tribble) |
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When a Train Rumbles Past this Recording Studio, Nobody Hears It: SubCat Studios by Fiedler Marciano Architecture
Syracuse, NY: A downtown cultural redevelopment project has rapidly established itself as a catalyst to rebrand and revitalize the city's core by promoting a supportive environment for the arts within the downtown area.
by ArchNewsNow.com September 30, 2011 | 
(Chris Cooper) |
INSIGHT: Small-Scale Solution to Alternative Energy Resistance
Why the assumption that an industrial-scale response is required to produce green energy in the vast quantities required to power this country is wrong.
by Peter Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP September 27, 2011 | 
(Robert Mintzes) |
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Book Review: Pencils that Refuse to Die: Meditations about New Books on Architectural Drawing
Three recent books dealing with architectural drawing by pencil you need to read: "Eleven Exercises in the Art of Architectural Drawing: Slow Food for the Architect's Imagination" by Marco Frascari; "The Architect's Sketchbook" by Will Jones; and "Robbie Cornelissen: The Capacious Memory" by Lex ter Braak and Edwin Jacobs
by Norman Weinstein September 23, 2011 | 
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One-on-One: Architecture that leads to a point: Interview with Daniel Libeskind
"Every building, every city should have a story."
by Vladimir Belogolovsky September 20, 2011 | 
(©Studio Daniel Libeskind) |
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Book Review: "One Million Acres & No Zoning": Lars Lerup's Outrageous Encomium to Houston Instructs and Infuriates
This isn't some dryly academic reconfiguration of trendy urban planning theory. I recommend it for the intrepid.
by Norman Weinstein August 18, 2011 | 
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One-on-One: Architecture of Emotion and Place: Interview with Bartholomew Voorsanger, FAIA, MAIBC
The architect's aspiration to create expressive, dynamic spaces is absolutely the key to his work.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky August 17, 2011 | 
(©Voorsanger Architects PC) |
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Book Review: Talkin' 'Bout (Not) My Generation: Uplifting Gen X Architects Showcase Pragmatic Optimism
In "New York Dozen: Gen X Architects" by architect Michael J. Crosbie, the framing of each architectural firm is extraordinary.
by Norman Weinstein July 29, 2011 | 
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"Frank Lloyd Wright's Guggenheim Museum": Bravura Example of an Architectural Documentary - Wright's Guggenheim Done Right
A look at great architecture as the product of the dance of the designer's intellect in an architectural film that doesn't miss a beat.
by Norman Weinstein July 22, 2011 | 
(in-D media) |
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2011 Rudy Bruner Award Winners Offer Innovative Models for Urban Placemaking
This year's winners reflect a common understanding of the critical role that citizens, institutions, and governments play in the creation of successful civic places.
by ArchNewsNow July 19, 2011 | 
(Charles David Smith) |
You Survived: Part 1: Regaining Profitability - and Moving Ahead
Take control of the financial life of your business, uncover hidden revenue streams and new service offerings while charting a more stable course for the future.
by Michael S. Bernard, AIA, and Nancy Kleppel, Assoc. AIA June 29, 2011 | 
(David R. Tribble) |
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Book Review: A Shout Out for Leers Weinzapfel Associates: "Made to Measure" - Some Meditations on Rejuvenating Campus Architecture
by Norman Weinstein June 24, 2011 | 
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Poetry as Rescuing Angel: The Angel Island Immigration Station by Architectural Resources Group, Tom Eliot Fisch, and Daniel Quan Design
Angel Island, San Francisco Bay: Long abandoned and near demolition, an important part of American immigration history was saved by writings on the wall.
by ArchNewsNow June 21, 2011 | 
(Department of Photographic Archives, State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation) |
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You Survived: Introduction: Your Firm Survived the Recession - Now Foster a Thriving a Practice.
by Michael S. Bernard, AIA, and Nancy Kleppel, Assoc. AIA June 14, 2011 | 
(David R. Tribble) |
Book Review: "Post-Traumatic Urbanism," guest edited by Adrian Lahoud, Charles Rice, and Anthony Burke
A collection of essays highlights the recognizable and unrecognizable shifts and changes in cities following both mad-made and natural disasters.
by Dr. Anuradha Chatterjee June 10, 2011 | 
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Book Review: Diving into Architecture from Every New Angle: Reading Guillevic's "Geometries"
Why an obscure book of French poetry in a flashy translation goes to the heart of every architectural practice.
by Norman Weinstein June 3, 2011 | 
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INSIGHT: Collaboration and Compromise: A Misunderstood Aspect of the Design Process
True collaboration is a symbiosis between the architect's design ideas, a project's setting, and the intentions of its users.
by Peter Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP June 1, 2011 | 
(Robert Mintzes) |
