DESIGN FOR A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY

The K. J. McNitt building in Oklahoma City is a living advertisement for the simplicity, economy, and expressiveness of tilt-wall concrete construction, which happens to be client Kelly McNitt’s specialty. Inside the building, construction details are exposed, including the pipe bracing for the south wall, defining offices, conference rooms, even providing the base for the reception desk. Next week we'll examine this project by the Oklahoma City firm of Elliott + Associates.

ARCHITECTS HIT THE BULLS EYE IN CHANDELIERS

For the project, "Multiplied Light," seven architects in Portland, Oregon were invited to design glass chandeliers in what was probably an unfamiliar medium, at an unfamiliar scale. Under the architects' direction, in the skilled hands of technicians from The Bullseye Glass Co., glass was blown, cast, fused, slumped, hotworked, drilled, and blasted. Next week Oregonian art critic Randy Gragg will show some of the results.

A WINNING COMBO FOR ARCHITECTURAL VISUALIZATION

Andrea Starkey has revolutionized the way she creates architectural visualizations. For years, she relied on pen-and-ink and watercolor to create renderings for builders, architects, and local home shows. But as computer technology improved, she began looking for ways to speed up the rendering process. Next week Elizabeth Bollinger will explain the benefits Starkey found in her choice of 3D modeler DesignWorkshop and renderer Art*lantis.