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TEACHING CLIMATE On February 20, 2007, architects and students worldwide demonstrated en masse that they are ready to go to work to stop global climate change. Their "gathering" was virtual, however, as schools, firms, and individuals from 47 countries tuned in to the 2010 Imperative Teach-In webcast. During several hours, a panel of three experts from different disciplines discussed the building sector's impact on global warming. Their presentations are available online.
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8NW8 IN PORTLAND'S PEARL The ideals are familiar to any architect working in a big city: a project should be well designed, well built, and well integrated into its urban environment. And yet we have too few U.S. examples to follow when it comes to applying these principles to housing for the poor.
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AIA HONOR AWARDS 2007 The AIA announced 29 recipients of the organization's annual honor awards for architecture, interior, and urban design in January 2007. Richard A. Logan, AIA, chair of the jury for the architecture awards, cited "the exterior aspects, the quality of the interior spaces, site considerations, environmental issues, and social relevance" as factors in making the final selections.
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CHALLENGING URBANISM How should the rapid changes in 21st-century society influence the methods of urban planners? How can planners promote sustainable development in light of population shifts from traditional city centers? To answer such questions, the French research organization Sustainable Urban Development (PIDUD) started the new year with a binational event. The French-German colloquium "Cities and the Various Time Scales of Sustainable Development" took place in January 2007.
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More Architecture News Daily Architecture Headlines — Updated every day at ArchitectureWeek
Work Begins on National Museum — Xinhua, 2007.0320
Enrico Taglietti Wins 2007 RAIA Gold Medal — RAIA Press release, 2007.0317
2006 Award Winners Showcase North Carolina's Best — AIArchitect, 2007.0316
Objections to Foster's 'Skycatcher' Plan for Clarence — Irish Times, 2007.0315
Dresden's World Heritage Site Status in Jeopardy — Spiegel, 2007.0314
Architect Tries to Calm Fears on Spire — Chicago Tribune, 2007.0313
AMD and Architecture for Humanity Announce Architecture Prize — AMD Press Release, 2007.0312
AIA Awards Latrobe Prize for "On the Water, a Model for the Future" — American Institute of Architects press release, 2007.0312
5 Survive as Explosion Destroys 4 Homes in Pennsylvania — Delaware News Journal, 2007.0312
AIA Announces 19 Recipients of the 2007 Housing Awards — American Institute of Architects press release, 2007.0309
AIA Kansas City Honors Royal Designs — AIArchitect, 2007.0309
Louvre Accused of 'Selling' Its Soul — Scotsman Online, 2007.0307
France to Open New Louvre in Abu Dhabi — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0306
Architecture: Walls Go Up in the Search for Security — International Herald Tribune, 2007.0306
Best New Skyscraper of 2006 — AIArchitect, 2007.0302
Tornado Death Toll Rises to 17 — CNN, 2007.0302
Disney Sues Anaheim over Plan — Los Angeles Times, 2007.0227
NAIOP Honors Chapters with Annual Chapter Merit Awards — National Association of Industrial and Office Properties press release, 2007.0226
Convention Center Beam Slipped in 2005 — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2007.0222
Herzog and de Meuron Win Gold for Architecture — NZZ Online, 2007.0221
Stephen Gardiner, Humane Architect and Writer, Dies — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0221
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