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Architecture, Interiors, Urban Design—AIA Honor Awards 2002 | |
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NEWS FLASH: AUTODESK TO ACQUIRE REVIT Autodesk, the largest U.S. developer of architectural CAD software, has announced that it intends to purchase the Revit Technology Corporation. For two years, Revit has been producing parametric modeling software that challenged the industry leader's object modeler in both capability and ease of use. Yet in a market of architecture firms reluctant to adopt new CAD technology, neither company was achieving the growth in users it had hoped for. Now this David-and-Goliath competition appears to be ending in partnership. What this will mean for customers is still an open question. Will there be a combined product that out-performs (and outsells?) either of its two components? One that becomes, in the words of Revit CEO David Lemont, a "catalyst for the worldwide building industry to adopt model-based design, construction and management"? Or will an AutoCAD acquisition of Revit simply mean fewer competitive voices in the CAD software market? ArchitectureWeek will follow the story and report on implications as they emerge. |
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ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS, URBAN DESIGN—AIA HONOR AWARDS 2002 In January, the American Institute of Architects announced the winners of its premier awards program. "Each winning project offers its users or inhabitants an opportunity to enjoy a sense of place, beauty, or functionality that is the hallmark of wonderful architecture."
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GEORGIA DESIGNS A light-filled office building, an elegantly simple house, and an innovative hospital are some of the exceptional projects showcased in the 2001 AIA Georgia Awards. This year's winners were selected from a wide range of scales and building types. The jury believe the chosen projects demonstrate some of the best of contemporary design.
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SERT'S MIRO FOUNDATION In 1974, Spanish architect Josep Lluis Sert completed the Miró Foundation, a museum in Barcelona dedicated to his friend, modern artist Joan Miró. The light-filled galleries were as varied as the artwork they were designed to display.
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More Architecture News 'Wobbly' Millennium Bridge Fixed — BBC News, 2002.0219Yale Faculty Member Heads Trade Center Area Redevelopment Effort — Yale University press release, 2002.0219 Suit Filed to Stop de Young Project — San Francisco Chronicle, 2002.0215 Memorials, Development Attract Fans and Foes as NYC Continues to Heal — AIArchitect, 2002.0211 Eight Receive Honorary AIA Membership — AIArchitect, 2002.0208 Edition Solving Modern's Midlife Crisis — New York Times, 2002.0207 Architects To Inspire Ground Zero Concepts — Hartford Courant, 2002.0206 Four Win 2002 AIA Young Architects Award — AIA Press Release, 2002.0204 Jerzy Soltan Awarded 2002 AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion — AIA Press Release, 2002.0204 New York and Film — Chicago Tribune, 2002.0204 Starting at Ground Zero — New York Times, 2002.0202
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