IT'S OFFICIAL: VENICE IS SINKING

One of the most visited tourist centers in the world is today threatened by the very element that makes it famous. The canals of Venice, Italy can no longer hold back the rise of the tidal waters. As the city sinks and the tides rise, the architectural heritage is seriously threatened. Join ArchitectureWeek contributing editor Don Barker as he tours the famous city explaining the problems, the history of flooding, strategies for preventing further damage, and methods of underwater repair.

THE PRINTWORKS OF DUBLIN

In part two of a series on the building that has recently won the Silver Medal for Housing from the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, we take a closer look at the building itself. It may be helpful, says author Raymund Ryan, to think of the Printworks as a "...Rubik's Cube, an assemblage of cubic forms with specific programs and interpenetrations that have been judiciously inserted into its urban setting."

CAD WITH AN OCEAN VIEW

On the rugged Northern California coast stands a unique, decades-old development called Sea Ranch. Houses there have always been designed according to strict guidelines that respect the wind-swept bluffs. One architect who continues this tradition has learned to make his preferred CAD software, Chief Architect, adapt to his design style and display the distinctive Sea Ranch landscape within computer renderings. Next week, Michael Wike, AIA shares his thoughts on modern design processes for traditional architectural forms.