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ART UNDER GLASS, UNDERGROUND In the middle of a lush, mountainside forest in Japan is a five-story structure with only a half story above ground. Yet the Pola Museum of Art in Kanagawa prefecture treats visitors to the lower floors with abundant daylight. This is because much of the building, even part of its structure, is made of glass. Designed by Koichi Yasuda, Ken Kannari, and Masao Nishioka of the Tokyo firm Nikken Sekkei Ltd., the building has won the 2003 DuPont Benedictus Award for its innovative application of laminated glass.
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GREENING ROOFTOPS Green roofs — topped with soil and living plants — have well known benefits to the buildings beneath them. They provide thermal and sound insulation and can prolong roof life. They also offer healthful benefits to their urban surroundings. So says Steven Peck, executive director of Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. Other potential benefits of so-called "naturalized" rooftops include stormwater management, urban food production, air pollution reduction, and urban heat island temperature modification.
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LIGHTFAIR 2003 Le Corbusier said that architecture's forms are revealed in light. Seeking to hone their skills in the art and science of how electric and natural light are projected, splashed, and cast onto and into buildings, thousands of architects, engineers, and lighting designers attended the 14th annual Lightfair International trade show and conference in New York in May 2003.
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More Architecture News Daily Architecture Headlines — Updated every day at ArchitectureWeek
Design Award Winners Celebrate Diversity of North Carolina — AIArchitect, 2003.0703
New Welsh Parliament Set to Go Ahead — Guardian Unlimited, 2003.0701
Lawsuit Seeks Enhanced WTC Fire Safety — CNN, 2003.0701
Families' Plea over WTC Plans — BBC News, 2003.0701
Trade Center Memorial Jury to Be Hidden from Scrutiny — Bloomberg, 2003.0630
AIA Wisconsin Design Awards 2003 — AIArchitect, 2003.0627
Ground Hero — Guardian Unlimited, 2003.0622
Frank Lloyd Wright 'Borrowed' Mackintosh Design — Independent Digital, 2003.0621
Japanese Project Wins DuPont Benedictus Award — AIArchitect, 2003.0620
Libeskind to Control Design of Trade Center's Terminal — New York Times, 2003.0619
WTC Shell Game — New York Post, 2003.0618
Libeskind Power Play — New York Post, 2003.0617
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