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INSIGHT: Save What's Left: Architects as Stewards of Our Planet

We need to develop a new design culture of responsibility, one that seeks in every instance to do as little damage as possible to natural systems.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature340.htm - August 18, 2010

Barry Elbasani, FAIA, 1941-2010: A recent conversation with the gruff optimist and realistic urbanist about his history, inspirations, and aspirations.

The architect known for plans and buildings that revitalized American cities passed away last week at 69.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature336.htm - July 9, 2010

Book Review: Shedding Light on Concrete: Tadao Ando: Complete Works 1975-2010 by Philip Jodidio

Photographic presentation of a poet of light and concrete triumphs over lackluster commentary.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature333.htm - June 8, 2010

Disappearing Act: North Carolina Museum of Art West Building by Thomas Phifer and Partners and Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee

Raleigh, North Carolina: A new museum building strives to nearly disappear, deferring to the beauty of the artworks and the surrounding landscape.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature329.htm - April 21, 2010

Power to the Past: Cannon Design Regional Offices at The Power House

St. Louis: A design firm transforms a 1928 city landmark to support its highly collaborative, team-oriented work approach that includes space that can be used by the community as well.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature328.htm - April 1, 2010

Book Review: Keeping the Architectural Profession Professional: "Architecture from the Outside In: Selected Essays by Robert Gutman" celebrates Gutman's legacy as invaluable outsider

Selected essays by a penetrating sociologist of architecture pose the kinds of tough-minded questions needed now to keep architectural professional on-track.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature326.htm - March 26, 2010

A Star is Reborn: Fox Oakland Theater and Oakland School for the Arts by Architectural Dimensions, ELS Architecture and Urban Design, and Starkweather Bondy Architecture

Oakland, California: A faded movie palace - and the surrounding neighborhood - gets a new lease on life.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature316.htm - December 10, 2009

WORDS THAT BUILD: Communicate to Clients an Evolving Perspective Rather than a Fixed Clarity about Projects

Tip #19: Choose words and phrases that depict your architecture as a mysterious promise, as well as a known product.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature308.htm - October 7, 2009

Market Research Strategies in Uncertain Times #2: Finding Leads

Finding leads that one can act on right away is a difficult task, especially during tough economic times, but these strategies can help.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature299.htm - July 9, 2009

A City's Artful Heart: Citygarden by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and studio|durham architects

St. Louis, Missouri: Two formerly vacant downtown blocks have been given new life as a serene urban oasis in the heart of the city.
http://www.archnewsnow.com/features/Feature297.htm - June 30, 2009