http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/ Full issue contents of ArchitectureWeek - The magazine of design and building en-us Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT Wed, 29 Aug 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/2007/0829/news_1-1.html The Northern Virginia chapter of the American Institute of Architects has announced its 2007 Design Awards. Twentyone projects designed by architecture firms in northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C. area were recognized in the categories of residential, commercial, institutional, historic, interior, and unbuilt architecture. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/news_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/news_3-1.html The National Trust for Historic Preservation NTHP has announced its 2007 list of the "11 Most Endangered Historic Places" in the United States. The NTHP list for 2007 includes a typically wide variety of sites, from individual houses of remarkable men to broad landscapes scattered with accumulated marks of history. Few of the sites are the work of famous architects, but all speak to the cultural significance of buildings and places. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/news_3-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/news_4-1.html Recordbreaking floods washed over substantial areas of the United Kingdom in June and July, from South London to Northern Ireland. Likely influenced by a La Nia cycle in the Pacific Ocean, the U.K. experienced a warm, dry April, followed by a series of unseasonably heavy rain storms. Repeated flooding has left several people dead, damaged tens of thousands of homes, caused 2 billion US4.1 billion or more in property damage, killed livestock, and ruined crops. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/news_4-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/design_1-1.html A jewelry shop designed as a jewel box is certainly not a new idea, but the designers of the Joyeria SH2K shop in Santiago, Chile, have taken it to a new level. Architects Paola Kaiser and Cristbal Gross have created a ribbon of concrete and glass, crystal and chrome, as a cool, elegant setting for the display of jewels. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/design_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/design_2-1.html On June 10, internationally renowned architects Rem Koolhaas and Peter Eisenman shared their oftenconflicting opinions on what they consider to be the most pressing issue in architecture today, during a discussion entitled "Urgency" at the Canadian Centre for Architecture CCA in Montral. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/design_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/building_1-1.html The Alberta Children's Hospital ACH, designed by Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd., sets a new standard for familycentered care in a stateoftheart pediatric care and infectioncontrol facility. The 70,000squaremeter 750,000squarefoot facility serves as the hub of the Alberta Children's Healthcare Network. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/building_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/tools_1-1.html Traffic measurement on the World Wide Web is far from an exact science, and much of the potential data remains behind proprietary walls. But with two million monthly visitors, the family of design and building web sites led by ArchitectureWeek is arguably one of or the biggest online. We'd like to share with you some of our thoughts on how it's put together and how your participation is supported, invited, and intrinsic. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/tools_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/tools_2-1.html In the past, various 3D formats such VRML, 3DS, 3DMF, and o2c have been touted as "the 3D PDF" portable document format. But their opportunity to become the de facto standard may have passed. In January 2006, Adobe unveiled its own 3D format software, called Adobe Acrobat 3D, which actually uses the latest PDF file format. As with those other formats, a free viewer is available. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/tools_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/environment_1-1.html Coney Island's Stillwell Avenue Terminal is the largest aboveground station in New York City's subway system. After years of deferred maintenance, the 90yearold station was redesigned by New York City Transit's inhouse design staff. The resulting station, completed in 2006, is about 50 percent new construction, including a new train shed that covers the station's four platforms and eight tracks. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/environment_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/environment_2-1.html With a total population of over 400 million, North America is the largest freetrade zone in the world, thanks to the North American Free Trade Agreement approved by the United States, Canada, and Mexico in 1994. When NAFTA was finalized, the three governments also agreed on a side accord, the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, in order to address concerns about unequal environmental regulations in the three countries. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/environment_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/culture_1-1.html For Ralph Rapson, the 1970s was a busy decade, full of projects that varied in size, scale, program, locale, and complexity in addition to his position as head of the School of Architecture at the University of Minnesota. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/culture_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/culture_2-1.html Located in the British town of BexhillonSea, the De La Warr Pavilion is a striking example of international modernism. It was built in 1935 by celebrated architects Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff and has recently reopened following a renovation that rescued it from decades of neglect and damage. Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0829/culture_2-1.html