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Best Architecture Books of 2012
10 books reflect the changing climate - in every sense - of the profession.
by Norman Weinstein December 14, 2012 | 
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Book Review: The Pesky Persistence of Psychological Encounters with Home Design
Edwin Heathcote elegantly meditates on the symbols and myths infusing domestic design in "The Meaning of Home."
by Norman Weinstein November 16, 2012 | 
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Tadao Ando's Thoughtful Heart
Two recent books track a trajectory of a spiritual engagement with Modernism.
by Norman Weinstein October 24, 2012 | 
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Prime Time for Landscape Architects: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects Masters the New Collaborations
The expanding influence of landscape represents a fundamentally different way of thinking about urbanism.
by John Gendall October 18, 2012 | 
(Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects) |
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"Harry Seidler: Architecture, Art and Collaborative Design"
A new traveling exhibition celebrates the 90th anniversary of the birth of Harry Seidler, the leading Australian architect of the 20th century who followed his convictions and vision.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky October 3, 2012 | 
(Max Dupain) |
"Just Trying to Do This Jig-Saw Puzzle"
How architecture's and urban design's practice can change through studying of a little-appreciated Renaissance art, intarsia.
by Norman Weinstein September 21, 2012 | 
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The Banal
Prix takes issue with the state of the Venice Architecture Biennale, saying "architects are playing on a sinking gondola while, outside in the real world, our leaky trade is sinking into powerlessness and irrelevance."
by Wolf D. Prix/COOP HIMMELB(L)AU August 30, 2012 | 
(Kristen Richards) |
Q&A with Nicole Migeon - Architect of "Warm Minimalism"
Designing places of respite for creative clientele
by ArchNewsNow August 16, 2012 | 
(John Morgan) |
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The Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence Marks 25 Years
New Director Anne-Marie Lubenau, AIA, reflects on the past, looks to the future.
by ArchNewsNow July 19, 2012 | 
(Photo courtesy Charles Smith Davis, CS Photo) |
Campus Collective: Leers Weinzapfel Associates Rethinks Higher Education Design
Addressing the interconnectivity of campus environs and student experience
by John Gendall June 29, 2012 | 
(Anton Grassl/Esto) |
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Albert Barnes Offers Critical Response to Placement of New "Barnes"
Barnes agrees to talk with fellow Central High School of Philadelphia alum after 61 years of silence, but only on the condition that his remarks remain unedited. This transcript respects his requirement.
by Norman Weinstein June 20, 2012 | 
(Photo courtesy Lee Rosenbaum) |
The Geeky Side of Design
"Architects are often phenomenal at connecting us to the outdoors, but horrible at disconnecting us when it's necessary. And that is the fundamental problem with architecture today," says Building Science Corporation's sometimes irreverent but always straight-talking Joe Lstiburek, Ph.D., P.Eng.
by Wendy Ordemann June 4, 2012 | 
(Building Science Corporation) |
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INSIGHT: Let's Quiet Down: The Case for Places, Regionalism, and Sustainability
Architecture should be concerned primarily with place-making, not object-making.
by Peter Gisolfi, AIA, ASLA, LEED AP May 30, 2012 | 
(Bing Maps) |
Who Designed the Space Needle?
Victor Steinbrueck's contributions have been given short shrift, leaving the design of what is arguably Seattle's most important structure clouded by assumption and innuendo to this day.
by Dale Cotton May 11, 2012 | 
(Drawing courtesy of University of Washington Special Collections Division; photo composite by Dale Cotton) |
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Imperfect Health: Probing the Porous Interface between Architecture and Health
A new book and website linked to a recent Canadian Centre for Architecture exhibition offer a healthy tonic countering academically anemic architectural education.
by Norman Weinstein May 4, 2012 | 
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Book Review: Social Media in Action: Comprehensive Guide for Architecture, Engineering, Planning, and Environmental Consulting Firms by Amanda Walter & Holly Berkley
This practical handbook is invaluable for practitioners who realize that social media is not a passing phenomenon and can play a part in their business.
by George Calys May 1, 2012 | 
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Rudolph Redux: The UMass Dartmouth Library Renovation/Addition by designLAB architects
A current project slated for completion this fall offers food for thought for the future of Paul Rudolph's Orange County Government Center.
by ArchNewsNow April 23, 2012 | 
(designLAB architects) |
Book Review: Advancing Windswept Design: Pointers from Art Nouveau, Zaha Hadid, and Charles Sowers
New books and installation art highlight breezy refinements in wind-inspired design.
by Norman Weinstein April 5, 2012 | 
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Colombia: Transformed / Architecture = Politics
The curators of the exhibition making its world debut in Chicago this week throw the spotlight on five Colombian architects who leverage brick, concrete, and glass forms to improve the lives of ordinary people.
by Vladimir Belogolovsky and Fernando Villa, AIA, LEED AP April 3, 2012 | 
(Sergio Gomez) |
Book Review: Laboratory Architecture for Observing Nature at Play
Books on Luis Barragan's house and BNIM's Omega Center for Sustainable Living reveal how transparently daring designs teach Nature's processes.
by Norman Weinstein March 16, 2012 | 
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