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http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature64.htm - September 6, 2002

Today's News - January 8, 2007

ArcSpace returns with Gehry glamour in Paris, a green Oppenheim tower in Miami, and lots of images from "Skin + Bones." -- Some are still not glomming to Gehry glamour in Hove. -- Koolhaas calls for boycott of star-studded competitions (we won't hold our breath). -- Thoughtful insights into the ethics involved when buildings fail. -- The collapse of an inflatable roof in Vancouver is an "opportunity to rethink a tired urban landscape." -- Toronto takes delight in its new inflatable dome. -- New Orleans: some repeating mistakes, others finding new solutions. -- Gould offers first-hand lessons in the value of barrier-free design (and we're glad she's back!). -- Universal design takes up residence in St. Louis. -- A new book examines the sad history of public housing, "the worst professional crime ever inflicted on Britain." -- Architecture for Humanity continues to offer design solutions for the marginalized. -- A look at the upside of building underground. -- And caution about its vulnerability. -- Campbell hopes Boston's mayor has higher hopes than just a high tower. -- Saffron has high hopes that good architecture is mightier than the gun in a Philadelphia neighborhood. -- Japan leads the way in energy conservation. -- Google picks the godfather of green for new campus. -- 01.08: Happy Birthday, Elvis! (we couldn't resist)
http://www.archnewsnow.com/news/news_2007_01_08.htm - January 8, 2007

Today's News - September 30, 2005

A winning Friday: Ito takes home RIBA Royal Gold. -- Prizes for 22 preservation projects. -- Holcim Awards honor North American sustainable construction projects. -- Louvre Lens picks its design team. -- An impressive shortlist for Orange County Great Park. -- Designing disaster relief housing (but would anyone want to live there?). -- Public housing catching on with the middle class. -- Forget culture a Ground Zero? An in-depth look at how it became "a suspicious interloper." -- A half-million square feet of retail is really what is needed. -- Philadelphia grows more comfortable with modern. -- Google to team with NASA for a million-square-foot campus. -- Princeton picks a planning team. -- Restoration of National Portrait Gallery's new digs vindicates original architect. -- To close or not to close Berlin's Tempelhof Airport. -- Shipping containers as towering farms and gardens.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/news/news_2005_09_30.htm - September 30, 2005

Today's News - December 20, 2004

EDITOR'S NOTE: ArchNewsNow is taking a break for Christmas...we'll be back next week. ----- The first of what will probably be many year-in-review reports. -- A symposium tackles urban design in arid regions. -- Bulldozing urban ills doesn't solve social problems. -- Open air malls really catching on. -- A web site devoted to adaptive re-use of big box stores. -- Portland condo proves quality and economy can deliver high design. -- L.A. condos conserve. -- Maya Lin's enchanting Tennessee chapel. -- Moving Barnes Museum will test Philadelphia's civic mettle. -- One more take on the new MoMA: it's a bore. -- Long Island architects take home "Archi" awards. -- NAMBIES United picks a winning design to battle the McMansion craze in Coconut Grove. -- A few informative (and amusing?) profiles: Eisenman; Foster; Sanaa; Grimshaw. -- Just for fun ('tis the season): cool gifts for under a tenner (and links to the places you can buy them). -- Two we couldn't resist (one from the ever-enlightening SPA): Holiday tips for architects.HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!
http://www.archnewsnow.com/news/news_2004_12_20.htm - December 20, 2004

Today's News - April 16, 2003

WTC memorial process begins. -- Musings on restoring and rebuilding from our own backyards to Baghdad. -- Historic music hall hidden behind wallboard for over 50 years. -- Wright house in jeopardy again. -- Iowa project draws international attention. -- Home of Dead Sea Scrolls gets facelift. -- Birmingham department store "may just give Britain a rival to international icons" such as the Guggenheim Bilbao and the Pompidou Centre in Paris. -- Dublin and Calgary have big urban renewal plans. -- AIA chapter focuses on public outreach with new storefront home. -- Celebrating a 1960's design icon. -- Trees are good for cities and their denizens.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/news/news_2003_04_16.htm - April 16, 2003

Today's News - February 7, 2003

Details details re: WTC plansno, they're not the tallest. -- Libeskind interviewed. -- Bloomies saves a treasure. -- Creepy crawlies for museum addition. -- Niemeyer to design temporary gallery in Hyde Park. -- Soho-style for Chinese factory. -- Preserving Seidler design is good business. -- New life for old power plant? -- San Francisco mall plans won't include hotel. -- Housing boom for Seattle's Pioneer Square in the works. -- Liverpool possibly a World Heritage site. -- Trump takes on Toronto. -- More than just horses in racetrack plan in Pittsburgh.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/news/news_2003_02_07.htm - February 7, 2003