http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/ Full issue contents of ArchitectureWeek - The magazine of design and building en-us Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT Wed, 18 Jul 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/2007/0718/news_1-1.html A major addition, just opened, to the Akron Art Museum in Ohio, is the first public project in the United States by Vienna's Coop Himmelblau. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/news_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/news_2-1.html As usual, in their 2007 Design Honor Awards the San Francisco Chapter of the Amewrican Institute of Architects AIA presents a wide array of projects ranging from abstract to earthy. The influence of Bay Area cluture is evident in the depth of values expressed, and the big local architecture school at UC Berkeley is evident in the number of facultyrelated firms in the award ranks. Hercules Public Library Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/news_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/design_1-1.html Almost ten years ago, the Dominus Estate Winery was one of Herzog and de Meuron's first works in the U.S. to catch critical attention. To understand the design approach of this Pritzker and Stirling Prizewinning firm, and more importantly in terms of the architecture itself, it is worth taking a closer look. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/design_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/design_2-1.html Dear ArchitectureWeek, I was delighted to visit the Vancouver Public Library, in Vancouver, British Columbia, designed by IsraeliCanadian architect Moshe Safdie. On the surface, the 1995 library seems to be a postmodern homage to the Roman Colosseum. The form and facade work together to render the building a good neighbor in downtown Vancouver, aided by active public plazas on two corners. But it is the interior that really sets this building apart. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/design_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/design_3-1.html The mechanistic worldview underlying contemporary architecture separates elements and creates an environment of autonomous fragments. The result is cities like Brasilia in Brazil, Chandigarth in India, the satellite towns in England and the new neighborhoods around Jerusalem, where the structured disconnection between the house and the street, the street and the neighborhood, the neighborhood and the city arouses a feeling of detachment and alienation. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/design_3-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/building_1-1.html When designing the new basketball arena for the University of Virginia, local Charlottesville firm VMDO Architects had two significant legacies to uphold. First there was the celebrated campus, originally designed by Thomas Jefferson, and symbolized by the Pantheoninspired Rotunda circa 1826 and the extensive green Lawn upon which it sits. The university grounds were the first in America to be centered upon a library then housed in the Rotunda rather than a church. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/building_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/building_2-1.html The Yale University Art Gallery, designed by Louis Kahn, reopened a few months ago after a threeyear restoration and rejuvenation by Polshek Partnership Architects, working with a team of experts in restoration, exhibit design, and other specialties. The result brings the building back very close to the way Kahn envisioned it when it was completed in 1953. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/building_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/tools_1-1.html A software user conference isn't always just about demonstrating new products. It can also be about the underlying vision of the hosting company. That was the case with the Bentley BE User Conference, held in Los Angeles in May 2007. Company spokespeople explained their philosophical approach to their upcoming platform release, codenamed "Athens," and bolstered their announcements with examples of progress in building information modeling BIM, sustainable design, and future research. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/tools_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/tools_2-1.html U.S. airports are being continually retrofitted to meet the latest demands of security and growing passenger volumes gathering climate crisis notwithstanding. One result of ad hoc remodels is an overcrowded, inconvenient, frustrating experience for travelers. To seek solutions to these problems in a new airport design paradigm, the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture ACSA and U.S. Department of Homeland Security DHS initiated a competition for a millionsquarefoot 93,000squaremeter, 24gate facility dubbed 38 N 82 W Regional Airport. The students who won the competition describe their process working with a variety of digital media for designing an airport that improves traveler experience while providing a distinctive, legible spatial structure and minimally invasive security. Editor Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/tools_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/environment_1-1.html Architects practicing in wealthy countries are becoming increasingly aware that our resources are finite and that if climate change goes unchecked, we could face a much warmer, harsher environment. Scientists present us with images of expanding deserts, sinking water tables, and material scarcity. For Namibian architect Nina Maritz, the challenges of working in a harsh environment with limited means are already an everyday reality. Her work presents a model for making compelling buildings despite "a poverty of resources." Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/environment_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/culture_1-1.html Dear ArchitectureWeek, Greetings from New Orleans Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/culture_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/culture_2-1.html At a time when the stylistic vogue in Europe was moving from Arts and Crafts into what became known as Modernism, out in the far West of America a talented and remarkable architect was expressing a special regional style that also continues to resonate strongly. And her name was not Frank. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/culture_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/culture_3-1.html Some of the great and defining architects of the modern European tradition put their design and process philosophy and intentions into words. Even if you've encountered some of these statements before and whether or not you agree with the attiudes and explanations expressed you may find these thoughtprovoking today. Walter Gropius Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/culture_3-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/culture_4-1.html While most glass artists treat their medium with care, one of them deliberately shatters it. Cyprusborn, Londonbased Yorgos Papadopoulos has developed an edgy art form that is attracting international attention. His work exploits the crystalline forms of broken glass and mixes in bold combinations of color to create provocative art panels. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0718/culture_4-1.html