| C.F. Møller Infuses New life in One of Denmark’s oldest school | | | The listed Sølvgade School built in 1847, close to King Christian IV's famous historic naval barracks, Nyboder, in Copenhagen, has for many years been lacking space and modern facilities. C. F. Moller has carefully renovated the school and done an extension which in its form and colors is true to...Read More >> |
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| In construction: Zaha Hadid-designed Broad Art Museum | | | Museum to open at Michigan State University in spring 2012 Photo: Derrick L. Turner, Michigan State UniversityThe Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum, a new Zaha Hadid-designed contemporary art museum at Michigan State University, is on schedule to open to the public in late spring 2012. Dedicated to...Read More >> |
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| Enlarging a Classic Fifties Modern House | | |
Kenneth E. Hobgood Architects in Raleigh recently completed the renovation phase of a mid-century modern house in Durham and is about to begin construction on phase two: a 1200-square-foot addition that will honor, without imitating, the original house.
When new owners hired the firm to renovate and enlarge the 2337-square-foot house...Read More >> |
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| Offices for Prodigy MSN in Santa Fe México by Space | | |
Prodigy MSN was looking for new spaces for its corporate offices, not only with the idea of changing spaces, but also to create a new laboral culture that in first place be aware with the environment and moreover, increase collaboration among employees at different levels.
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| The downward spiral continues for the Architecture Billings Index | | Institutional sector struggling most because of government budget shortfallsAccording the AIA, June marked the third consecutive decline in revenue at U.S. architecture firms as measured by the Architecture Billings Index (ABI). As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lag time...Read More >> |
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 | The 2011 AIA/HUD Secretary Awards
The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Housing and Custom Residential Knowledge Community, in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD),...Read More >> |
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| AIA Seattle presents Energy, Innovation, and the Future of Design | | |
What: All-day forum explores how finance, infrastructure, planning and more will impact our energy future.
When: Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Where: The Mountaineers Program Center, 7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115.
As cities and regions evolve their strategies for meeting and managing our changing energy demands, those changes...Read More >> |
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| Latest Exhibition at the Canadian Centre for Architecture -... | | | When: From 16 June to 4 September 2011, What: An exhibition which explores how architects and urban planners facilitate the process of rebuilding and stabilizing post-conflict spaces.Where: Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), 1920, rue Baile in Montréal, Québec, CanadaBabur Gardens, Kabul, Afghanistan. Photograph: Christian Richters. Used with permission...Read More >> |
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| Call-for-Entries: 2012 AIA Honor Awards | | Celebrating the Best in Contemporary American ArchitectureWhat: Each year since 1949, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) has celebrated outstanding architecture through the Honor Awards program. The AIA continues...Read More >> |
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SPOTLIGHT:
| Blair Barn House in Blair, Wisconsin by Alchemy | | |
The Blair Barn House is a celebration of the straightforward utilitarian nature intrinsic to farm life. The house takes its clues from 19th century barns and updates them for a sustainable 21st century, with a goal of being modern yet acceptable, in a rural community where families have lived for generations....Read More >> |
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| OS House, Racine, WI by Johnsen Schmaling Architects | | |
Located in an old downtown neighborhood in Racine, Wisconsin, this 1,900 square foot house for a young family demonstrates how a small, sustainable residence built with a moderate budget can become a confident, new-urban constituent and a harbinger of change.
One of the first LEED Platinum certified homes in the Upper...Read More >> |
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| Robert M. Gurney Architect - Town House in Washington, DC | | | We are revisiting this outstanding house that we had posted back in March 2010. It has recently received the AIA 2011 Housing Awards. Built like its neighbors, over a century ago and part of a continuous network of buildings in a historical district, this town house has been completely renovated....Read More >> |
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| North Beach Residence, Eastsound, WA by Heliotrope Architects | | |
The design brief called for a very low-impact, easy-to-maintain, summer home that provides necessary programmatic functions with minimum distractions from the land and the view. Sustainability, durability and longevity were also considered critical elements of the program.Photograph © Benjamin Benschnieder
The home is just over 2,000 square feet and includes...Read More >> |
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| Overland Partners Architects - Haven for Hope, San Antonio | | | This remarkable project is one of the three recipients of 2011 Housing Awards in the Special Housing category that recognizes outstanding design of housing that meets the unique needs of other specialized housing types such as single room occupancy residences (SROs), independent living for the disabled, residential rehabilitation programs, domestic violence...Read More >> |
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| 1111 E. Pike, Seattle by Olson Kundig Architects | | | Seattle’s Pike/Pine Corridor is one of the city’s most vibrant neighborhoods. The owner and developer of this project, a long time resident of the neighborhood, prized the area's uniqueness.Seeking to support the economic and social diversity of the neighborhood, she wanted to fill the disappearing stock of affordable...Read More >> |
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| Olson Kundig Architects - Art Stable Project in Seattle | | |
Art Stable is an urban infill project in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. Built on the site of a former horse stable, the seven-story building includes a ground level commercial unit, second-story parking, and five units of adaptable live-work space. Units are designed to accommodate flexibility in use and...Read More >> |
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