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Luxurious Hospitality: St. Regis Shanghai Hotel by Sydness Architects, P.C. and HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates
Shanghai, China: A slender hotel tower adds distinctive grace to the skyline and offers elegant interiors for guests.
by Kristen Richards August 8, 2002 | 
(Mr. Miao) |
Modern Moderne: Berkeley Public Library Renovation and Expansion by Ripley/BOORA Associated Architects
Berkekey, California: An urban treasure is thoughtfully brought into the 21st century.
by ArchNewsNow August 1, 2002 | 
(David Wakely Photography) |
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Urban Crown: Metropolitan Kansas City Performing Arts Center by Moshe Safdie and Associates
Kansas City, Missouri: Graceful forms atop a hill signal a new international landmark - and urban renewal.
by Kristen Richards July 29, 2002 | 
(Moshe Safdie and Associates) |
Sleek Signs: Acela Station Signage by Calori & Vanden-Eynden / Design Consultants
Signage design meets industrial design at stations serving Amtrak's futuristic bullet trains.
by ArchNewsNow July 22, 2002 | 
(Elliott Kaufman Photography) |
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Graceful Crossing: Vätternbridge by Erséus, Frenning & Sjögren Arkitekter and Scandiaconsult Sverige AB
Motala, Sweden: Traffic congestion in a town center will be relieved via a scenic route over a bay.
by ArchNewsNow July 8, 2002 | 
(Photomontage: Scandiaconsult Sverige AB/Per Petersson) |
Sustainable Showcase: Architects' Own Office by Geoffrey Reid Associates
London, UK: An architectural firm practices what it preaches for its own new home when it transforms a 1950's office building into a showcase for sustainable design strategies.
by ArchNewsNow June 25, 2002 | 
(Andrew Southall) |
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Creative Collateral: Campbell Mithun Advertising West Coast Office by The McCulley Group
San Diego, California: A typical 80's office maze is transformed into a creative, collaborative environment.
by Kim Lande June 20, 2002 | 
(Kevin Walsh) |
Adventure in Style: The North Face Beverly Hills by JGA, Inc.
Beverly Hills, California: A company well known for its high-performance gear celebrates its heritage of outdoor exploration by combining elements of exotic locales and high-tech product.
by Kristen Richards June 17, 2002 | 
(Laszlo Regos Photography) |
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Healthcare, Southern-style: River Region Medical Center by Earl Swensson Associates
Vicksburg, Mississippi: A medical center that serves a large population pays attention to the details that will make individual users - patients and staff - comfortable.
by ArchNewsNow June 10, 2002 | 
(Bob Shimer/Hedrich Blessing) |
Home Swede Home: Bo01: The City of Tomorrow Apartment Block by Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners and FFNS Arkitekter
Malmö, Sweden: Technology and environmental sustainability, along with natural light, playful colors and textures, and a garden, offer a civilized setting for urban dwellers.
by Kristen Richards June 4, 2002 | 
(Moore Ruble Yudell (MRY)) |
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North of the Border the Winners Are: Governor General's Medals in Architecture
Twelve projects by Canadian architects are honored.
by ArchNewsNow May 23, 2002 | 
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Exhibition: Windshield: Richard Neutra's House for the John Nicholas Brown Family at the National Building Museum
Destroyed by fire in 1973, the Windshield House lives on in a traveling show.
by ArchNewsNow May 21, 2002 | 
(Courtesy of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design) |
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Nurturing Nature: Marie Curie Cancer Care Centre by Allen Tod Architecture
Bradford, England: Sensitive architecture and therapeutic landscapes promote a sense of well being for a new hospice in Yorkshire.
by Kristen Richards May 15, 2002 | 
(Chris North Photography) |
And the Winners Are: Top Ten Green Projects Receive 2002 AIA/COTE Awards
Projects, large and small, prove the environmental, social, and economic benefits of sustainable design.
by Kira Gould, Assoc. AIA May 13, 2002 | 
(Courtesy of the architect) |
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Riverside Reveries: The Museum of Life and the Environment by William McDonough + Partners; Ralph Appelbaum Associates; and Nelson-Byrd Landscape Architects
York County, South Carolina: A riverbank with ancient fish weirs and giant oaks inspires a "living museum."
by Kristen Richards May 6, 2002 | 
(William McDonough + Partners (WM+P)) |
Hillside Haven: Lexton/MacCarthy Residence by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects
Silver Lake, California: Grounded in the tradition of mid-20th Century modernism (and grounded by stringent building codes) a new house seems to "float" effortlessly above the canyons of Los Angeles.
by Kristen Richards May 2, 2002 | 
(Douglas Hill) |
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The Master Plan for the New City of Modi'in, Israel by Moshe Safdie and Associates
Modi'in, Israel: An urban center rises within the contours of the land, not in place of them.
by Len Abelman April 29, 2002 | 
(Moshe Safdie Associates) |
RTKL: Designing for the Consumer Revolution in Health Care
Planning and designing buildings that respond effectively to the New Consumerism helps clients deliver a newer, better kind of health care.
by Leeza Hoyt April 25, 2002 | 
(RTKL) |
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And the Winners Are: 18 Projects Honored with Congress for the New Urbanism's Second Annual Charter Awards
All winners are infill projects - a positive trend, we hope.
by ArchNewsNow April 22, 2002 | 
(Congress for the New Urbanism) |
Pritzker Prize (Surprise!?!): Glenn Murcutt, Sydney, Australia
A sole practitioner who treasures - and respects - the Australian environment wins what is considered the "Nobel Prize" in architecture.
by Kristen Richards April 18, 2002 | 
(Anthony Browell) |
