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METAL STUD PRECAST 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 lighter-weight hybrid wall system combining cold-formed metal studs and precast concrete can expand opportunities to apply precast technologies.
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SOUND OF FOUR SEASONS 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 basket-weave plaster shell, and other carefully considered characteristics coordinate to optimize musical performance and listening enjoyment.
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More Building and Construction A New Chapter for Library Court — Los Angeles Downtown News, 2006.0719Architect: East Side Has Ample Space for Cutting Edges — Free New Mexican, 2006.0719 Engineers Put Earthquake-Proof Houses to the Test — Reuters, 2006.0718 Bottom-Freezer Refrigerator for the Gourmet Kitchen — GE press release, 2006.0718 Houses Built to Burn — Opinion at New York Times, 2006.0718 Moving in the Wright Direction — The Ledger, 2006.0718 British Award for Aluminium Architecture — AZOM, 2006.0718 Strict Codes under Fire by Some Homeowners — San Luis Obispo Tribune, 2006.0717 Future Perfect — Metropolis, 2006.0717 Hurricane Aid Flowing Directly to Homeowners — New York Times, 2006.0717 Save the Children Announces New Housing Approach — ReliefWeb, 2006.0717 Expansion to Double SDSC's Supercomputing Capacity — San Diego Business Journal, 2006.0717 Macklowe to Reprice Priceyness — The Slatin Report, 2006.0717 Vision Turned into Reality Starts with Eye on Design — Seattle Times, 2006.0716 Scottish Stone to Be Used in Gaudi Masterpiece — Scotsman Online, 2006.0715 Government of Ontario Introduces the 2006 Building Code — Canadian Architect, 2006.0714 Pictorial Tour of Decorative Concrete Pool Decks Gives Ideas — PR Web, 2006.0714 East Coast Style Meets Low-Maintenance Living — JELD-WEN press release, 2006.0713 Ground Zero: Some Game — The Slatin Report, 2006.0712 Affordable Housing: Minimal in Style - and Cost, Too — Independent Digital, 2006.0712 Audit Finds Lax Enforcement of Building Codes — Los Angeles Times, 2006.0711 First Post-Katrina 'Sustainable Building' Breaks Ground in New Orleans — PrimeZone Press Release, 2006.0711 Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art to Open Bloch Building — Art Daily, 2006.0711 Two Dead after Blast in Wisconsin Resort — CNN, 2006.0710 Heat & Glo Enhances its Best-Selling Line of Gas Fireplaces — Heat & Glo press release, 2006.0710 Planners Unveil Museum Park — Miami Herald, 2006.0710 Simplicity Is the Key to Asia House — Houston Chronicle, 2006.0710 An Addition Defines Its Own Style — New York Times, 2006.0709 Guggenheim to Build Museum in Abu Dhabi — WRAL, 2006.0709 Erosion Protection — Infolink, 2006.0708 Sims Calls for New District to Fix levees, Control Flooding — Seattle Times, 2006.0707 Decorative Concrete Driveway Catalog Features Top Trends — PR Web, 2006.0707 Austral Bricks Provides Sound Solutions — Infolink, 2006.0707 The Ultra-Cool World of Rem Koolhaas — Independent Digital, 2006.0707 EMSEAL Introduces Revolutionary Seismic Joint System — EMSEAL press release at ArchiWire, 2006.0706 World Cup 2006 Extravaganza — Planetizen, 2006.0706 OFDA Dealers' Choice Award Winners Announced — Office Furniture Dealer Alliance press release, 2006.0705 Vail Mountain School Creates Luxury Campus — Construction, 2006.07 Edition Dedalo Minosse International Prize for Commissioning — Assoarchitetti-Associazione Liberi Architetti press release, 2006.0630 Hybrid Design Will Replace Century-Old Bascule Span — ENR, 2006.0628
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