http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/ Full issue contents of ArchitectureWeek - The magazine of design and building en-us Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ArchitectureWeek Editorial System editor@architectureweek.com editor@architectureweek.com http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/news_1-1.html The U.S. Gulf coast is struggling to rebuild after several 2005 hurricanes destroyed countless homes, businesses, and lives. Yet as the 2006 hurricane season gets underway, much of the region is still in ruins. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/news_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/news_2-1.html As the awards jury worked to choose among nearly a thousand entries for Residential Architect magazine's Project of the Year, they pondered several criteria: how to add or replace housing where it's needed, with sturdy construction, pleasing architecture, and daytoday livability. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/news_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/news_3-1.html The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced in May its 2006 list of the 11 "Most Endangered Historic Places" in the United States. These buildings have been damaged or threatened by hurricanes, terrorists, development pressures, or simple neglect. The organization issues this list to bring public attention to heritage structures that might be preserved if rescued in time. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/news_3-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/design_1-1.html Two new hotels, one small and one very small, are explorations in the use of light and reflection to transform space and to create a world unlike anything hotel guests might inhabit daytoday. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/design_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/design_2-1.html The newly opened Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto, designed by Diamond and Schmitt Architects, Inc., combines the best features of traditional European grand opera houses within a thoroughly modern envelope. With a worldclass opera company in each of Canada's three largest cities, it may come as a surprise that none claims a purposebuilt modern opera house. Until now. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/design_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/design_3-1.html A grand pedestrian promenade behind the front facade of the new Grande Bibliothque of the Bibliothque et Archives Nationales du Qubec BAnQ links directly with the Metro, creating a 24hour public thoroughfare tied into the fabric of the local community. The new library, in Montral's Latin Quarter, houses two major collections: a large national reference library and an extensive lending library. But the 355,000squarefoot 33,000squaremeter, fivestory glazed structure serves more than books. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/design_3-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/building_1-1.html Although precast concrete is an outstanding architectural material, its heavy weight can limit where and how it's used. A recently completed project demonstrates how a relatively new type of lighterweight hybrid wall system combining coldformed metal studs and precast concrete can expand opportunities to apply precast technologies. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/building_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/building_2-1.html Inside the glass box of Toronto's Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is the curvilinear R. Fraser Elliott Hall. Belying the elegance of the decor is a thoroughly researched and executed acoustical design. The stacking of the balconies, the selection of materials, the texture of the basketweave plaster shell, and other carefully considered characteristics coordinate to optimize musical performance and listening enjoyment. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/building_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/tools_1-1.html An important milestone in software development for the building industry over the past decade has been the establishment of Industry Foundation Classes IFCs freely available, nonproprietary data model specifications. Now the IFCs are being applied toward automating code checking and other kinds of complex analysis. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/tools_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/environment_1-1.html At the United Nations Habitat World Urban Forum in Vancouver, British Columbia, in June 2006, Living Steel announced the results of its International Competition for Sustainable Housing. Living Steel is a consortium of steel companies and associations that has teamed with the UN to find solutions to worldwide housing shortages. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/environment_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/environment_2-1.html In the debate over the "greenness" of building materials, vinyl has become a divisive topic. The U.S. Green Building Council conducted what it termed an exhaustive study of the environmental impact of vinyl and decided to drop recommendations to avoid the use of vinyl in its LEED certification program. As a result, the USGBC has found itself at odds with some environmental groups. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/environment_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/culture_1-1.html Joan E. Goody, FAIA is the recipient of the 2005 Boston Society of Architects Award of Honor, in recognition of her contributions to the profession and to the community. As principal of Goody Clancy, she has directed a wide range of academic, public, commercial, residential, and preservation projects. She was chair of the Boston Civic Design Commission from 1995 to 2005 and now serves on the faculty of the Mayor's Institute for City Design. Here she tells her story in conversation with Rebecca Barnes. Editor Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/culture_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/culture_2-1.html Volunteers of all types dedicate themselves to improving the human condition. Some architects, for instance, donate their time pro bono to groups that could otherwise not afford the design and advocacy services needed to improve their built environments. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0712/culture_2-1.html