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POSTCARD FROM SHIZUKUISHI Dear ArchitectureWeek, While traveling in Japan, I attended a Mochi Maki event in Shizukuishi, a small town of 20,000 in Iwate prefecture, northern Honshu. Mochi Maki is a rice-ball throwing event held during the construction of new buildings in Japan. An altar is set up within the building, and friends of the owners are invited to participate in a prayer ceremony conducted by a Shinto priest. During the service, the gods are invited to be present during the construction and occupancy of the building.
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ALEXANDER CENTERING From his early Notes of the Synthesis of Form, to the bestselling A Pattern Language, to the recent four-volume The Nature of Order, over several decades Christopher Alexander has pushed intellectual boundaries with integrative approaches to design theory. We are pleased to present this excerpt, formatted according to the original and unedited at the author's request, in which Alexander describes a design process from the 1980s using the terms of his own theoretical framework. — Editor
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More Building Culture Architecture for Humanity's Updates for Grenada and Sri Lanka — Canadian Architect, 2005.08163rd Annual Silent Auction to Benefit YouthBuild Detroit — International Code Council Foundation press release, 2005.0816 From Holy to Homey — Business Week, 2005.0815 ‘Recognizing the Need’: A Celebration of Eames’ Legacy to Furniture — PR Web, 2005.0815 Remembering John Lautner — Los Angeles Times, 2005.0814 City Seeking Rich Designs Instead of the Lowest Bids — New York Times, 2005.0813 Pro Bono Services Add Dimension to Professional Practice — AIArchitect, 2005.0812 Wrecking Crew — Guardian Unlimited, 2005.0810 Early Professional Groups Pave Way for Women Leaders — Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2005.0805 Public Buildings Hot Targets for Architecture Firms — Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2005.0805 NU announces gift for School of Architectural Engineering — University of Nebraska press release, 2005.0805 New School Revitalizes Identity and Changes Its Name — New School University press release, 2005.0803 Profits Up for Architecture & Engineering Firms — ZweigWhite press release, 2005.0803 Forward-Thinking Young Architect Balances Design and Service — AIArchitect, 2005.0801 In Ljubljana, the Old Europe and the New Are Still in Balance — New York Times, 2005.0731 Filling an Empty Big-Box — Times-Picayune, 2005.0728 Prince Charles Touts Dutch Methods — Guardian Unlimited, 2005.0722 Bad Offices Cost UK £135 Billion Every Year — Gensler press release, 2005.0721 The Shape of Things to Come — Times Online, 2005.0719
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