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Culture of Listening | |
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JEAN NOUVEL WINS RIBA GOLD French architect Jean Nouvel has been awarded the prestigious Royal Gold Medal for Architecture. The honor was announced mid-May by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). According to the RIBA announcement, "Nouvel has maintained the highest of architectural standards and has consistently brought excellence to design in a wide range of cultural and commercial buildings, in his native country and abroad." — Editor
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CULTURE OF LISTENING Most architects are acutely conscious of the long-term significance of their buildings. But fewer are conscious of the long-term significance of their corporate culture. When it comes to leaving a cultural legacy for practitioners, however, one Texas firm stands out.
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BEST PRACTICES IN SUSTAINABILITY Over seven hundred individuals gathered in Atlanta, Georgia in April to attend the fifth annual EnvironDesign conference and to learn about the latest visionary work related to environmental stewardship. William A. McDonough, FAIA, and Michael Braungart, founders and principals of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, set the tone through their inspirational keynote address, "Cradle to Cradle: The Blueprint of the Next Industrial Revolution."
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More Architecture News Israeli Wedding Hall Collapse Sharpens Quake Fears — Reuters at Los Angeles Times, 2001.0529Bush Signs Law for World War II Memorial on Mall — Reuters at Yahoo News, 2001.0528 Senate Backs WWII Memorial — Washington Post, 2001.0522 RIBA Gold Medal - Now you see them . . . — Guardian Unlimited, 2001.0521 Bush Launches Energy Steps, As Critics Circle — Reuters at Yahoo News, 2001.0518 House Vote Backs WWII Memorial As Planned — Washington Post, 2001.0516 Santiago Calatrava's first project in the US opens to the public — Art Newspaper, 2001.0516 Housing Market Index Remains Flat In May — NAHB Press Release., 2001.0515
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