http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/ Full issue contents of ArchitectureWeek - The magazine of design and building en-us Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ArchitectureWeek Editorial System editor@architectureweek.com editor@architectureweek.com http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/news_1-1.html The Pritzker Prize, one of the world's highest honors in architecture, goes this year to British architect Richard Rogers. In announcing the jury's choice, Thomas J. Pritzker, president of The Hyatt Foundation, said: "Rogers is a champion of urban life and believes in the potential of the city to be a catalyst for social change." Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/news_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/news_2-1.html The New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects announced its 2007 Design Award winners during its annual symposium in February. Recognized by this program are projects of design excellence architecture and interiors that were either built in New York City or designed by New York architects but built elsewhere. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/news_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/news_3-1.html 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 TeachIn 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. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/news_3-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/design_1-1.html The abstract expressionist painter Robert Motherwell once said, "Art is much less important than life, but what a poor life without it." Those words convey the inspiration behind much of the work of Christopher Harty and Chris Botterill. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/design_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/design_2-1.html According to architect Kisho Kurokawa, the new National Art Center Tokyo is a perfect expression of his philosophy of symbiosis. Rather than trying to iron out irregularities and resolve contradictions into what he calls a "dull, flat harmony," his distinctly nonWestern idea seeks to apply conflicts and tensions in positive ways to achieve interesting and energizing effects. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/design_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/design_3-1.html On a beach near an abandoned mine on Chile's former "coal coast," the Mauleen House merges historical industrial connections with the raw beauty and energy of the location. Concrete winch towers of the Schwager coal mine dominate the neighborhood's horizon and influence details of the house design. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/design_3-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/building_1-1.html Modular houses are composed of one or more sections that are factory built, transported by truck, and set on a foundation. Modular houses may be made of two modules, as is the Sunset Breezehouse shown here, or they can be assembled from a kit of prefabricated parts. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/building_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/building_2-1.html Mention Northern Ireland, and two images likely come to mind: rolling green hills and violent clashes dressed up as religious unrest. While the first are very much still in evidence, the latter are much less so. In fact, the region has transformed in the last ten years, with the capital city of Belfast bustling as a center of redevelopment. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/building_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/tools_1-1.html At the GreenBuild Conference in late 2006, Phil Bernstein, Autodesk vice president of Building Industry Strategy and Relations, announced that the software company would begin working with the U.S. Green Building Council to help architects and engineers more readily adapt their digital design processes to incorporate sustainability issues. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/tools_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/tools_2-1.html We live in a wonderful age in which architects can be educated in almost any subject you can imagine, via the Internet. Over the course of this last year, I have gone "back to school" online for lessons in such diverse subjects as book publishing, SketchUp photo modeling, calibrating bitmaps in DataCAD, doing ZiPCAD punch lists, and solving a Rubik's Cube. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/tools_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/environment_1-1.html Magic in architecture often occurs when the client presents the architect with clear criteria and formidable challenges and when, rather than engineer around obstacles, the designer embraces the challenges as opportunities to enrich the project. Such was the case with the Heifer International Center, in Little Rock, Arkansas, designed by Polk Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects. The result is a building that meets the client's needs with stellar design and an anticipated LEEDGold rating. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/environment_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/environment_2-1.html When architects are asked to articulate the economic benefits of "green" buildings, they may say something like: "they may cost more in construction than conventional buildings but will more than make up the difference in the long run." This claim seems reasonable, but how do we know it's accurate Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/environment_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/culture_1-1.html Cities are often symbolized by their prominent buildings. For example, it is hard to contemplate Sydney without thinking of the Opera House by Jrn Utzon or Barcelona without recalling the works by Antoni Gaud. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/culture_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/culture_2-1.html Three hundred steps lead down to the Sundanese village of Kampung Naga. Here, in this valley of West Java, Indonesia, the people consciously maintain the knowledge of their ancestors and their traditional lifestyles in a close relationship with nature. This philosophy extends to their construction methods using local materials of timber, stone, bamboo, and palm leaves. Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0411/culture_2-1.html