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INTERVIEW WITH TOYO ITO Japanese architect Toyo Ito presented some of his recent work in an exhibition at the Tokyo Opera City Gallery in 2006. While there, he spoke with journalist Colin Liddell about "tubism," the Taichung Opera House project, and several of Ito's prominent designs in Japan. Next week we'll learn why he applies eye-catching surfaces to conventional forms such as in the Mikimoto Building in Ginza, pictured.
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SWISS RESIDENCE IN WASHINGTON The U.S. capital city's most unusual buildings are often those erected by foreign governments for their embassies. Some are insipid interpretations of a country's architectural traditions. Others are inspired efforts to combine the best of a country's past architecture with cutting-edge trends. The new Swiss Ambassador's residence by Steven Holl Architects and Rüssli Architekten AG is, despite some misdirection, in the latter category. Next week William Lebovich will explain why.
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Architecture Headlines This Week
St. Petersburg Debates Whether Skyscraper Will Ruin City's Appeal — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2007.0103Scottish Icon in the Making — Scotsman Online, 2007.0103
Japan Architect Gets Prison for Building Scandal — Reuters, 2006.1226
Big Quakes Off Taiwan Trigger Tsunami Alert — Reuters, 2006.1226
Violent Storms Damage Florida Homes — Orlando Sentinel, 2006.1225
Revised Design Puts Spire in Better Light — Chicago Sun-Times, 2006.1222
Freedom Tower Construction — Photos at BBC, 2006.1220
Sheldon Fox, Architect and Manager, Dies at 76 — New York Times, 2006.1220
WTC Tower Steel Rises at Ground Zero — New York Times, 2006.1220
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Receives AIA 25-Year Award — American Institute of Architects press release, 2006.1218
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Receives Twenty-Five Year Award — AIArchitect, 2006.1215
Mexican Architect Looks at Historic Rutgers with a Modern Eye — New York Times, 2006.1213
Boston Mayor Wants to Sell Off City Hall — Telegram, 2006.1213
Boston Mayor Suggests Selling City Hall — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.1213
Spire's Fate Left Twisting in the Wind of Mediocrity — Opinion at Chicago Sun-Times, 2006.1212
AIA Honoring Barnes — Dallas Morning News, 2006.1211
Edward Larrabee Barnes, FAIA, Selected for 2007 AIA Gold Medal — AIArchitect, 2006.1208
Eleven Projects Capture Awards in the Volunteer State — AIArchitect, 2006.1208
Chicago Spire's Final Design Released — NBC5, 2006.1207
Major Redesign Is Latest Twist in Plan for Spire — Chicago Tribune, 2006.1207
Construction Worker Dies at Trump Tower Site — MSNBC, 2006.1206
Six Hurt as House Explodes — San Luis Obispo Tribune, 2006.1204
Vitra Campus Extension — Easier Property, 2006.1204
The Sky Is No Limit to Milam — Las Vegas Business Press, 2006.1204
Developer Will Build a City Near Moscow — International Herald Tribune, 2006.1204
Convent to Bring Spirit Back to Chapel — Guardian Unlimited, 2006.1204
Hillside House Topples . . . But Why? — Inside Bay Area, 2006.1204
Mud Slide after Storm Kills 208 in Philippines — St Petersburg Times, 2006.1202
A Russian Skyscraper Plan Divides a Horizontal City — New York Times, 2006.1202
Architectural Review Awards for Emerging Architecture 2006 — Architectural Review, 2006.1201
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