MUSIC UNDER GLASS

Sometimes an architect’s most creative act is to persuade a client to change the program, to reconsider what they think they want. The result can be a fresh approach to the problem. That’s what happened at the Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut when Centerbrook Architects were hired to design new support spaces for the music program. Next week ArchitectureWeek contributing editor Michael J. Crosbie will show us the unexpected performance space that resulted. (Photo by Peter Aaron/ Esto)

BUSINESS BEHIND LOUVERS

While architects in the Northern Hemisphere have been fixated on southern orientations of buildings in pursuit of climate-responsive architecture, those "Downunder" have been giving the same attention to north-facing facades. Next week architect Leigh Christy will show how both sustainability and award-winning design excellence are expressed in the new Auckland (New Zealand) University of Technology Business School, designed by JASMAX. (Photo by Vincent Kar)