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DAVID CHIPPERFIELD STIRLING PRIZE The Stirling Prize for 2007 has been awarded to the Museum of Modern Literature in Marbach am Neckar, Germany, designed by David Chipperfield Architects. With a spare colonnade around its boxy, minimalist form, the Museum (Literaturmuseum der Moderne) is something of a neoclassical Parthenon, helping the larger cluster of buildings — which also includes the National Schiller Museum (1903) and the Archive for German Literature (1970s) — come together as a seeming Acropolis atop its ridge overlooking the River Neckar.
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Yabu Pushelberg in New York, New York — Corgan Associates, Inc. in Dallas, Texas — Lord, Aeck & Sargent and Dunwody/ Beeland Architects in Macon, Georgia — fitzpatrick + partners in Double Bay, Australia — Ellerbe Becket in LaGrange, Georgia — Herbert Muschamp in New York, New York...
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Even if global greenhouse gas emissions were to stop increasing today, the climate would continue to warm. That was the stark reality underlined in February 2007 by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).1
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AGA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE 2007 A diverse group of projects from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Europe have been honored with the prestigious Aga Khan Award for Architecture for 2007. This year, nine projects were recognized for architectural excellence in places where Muslims live.
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More Architecture News Daily Architecture Headlines — Updated every day at ArchitectureWeek
The Shame of British Architecture — The Times (London), 2007.1010
Minneapolis Bridge at Center of Battle — Associated Press, 2007.1009
Museum of Modern Literature Wins UK Stirling Prize — BBC News, 2007.1006
AIA San Diego Recognizes Projects — AIArchitect, 2007.1005
'Slow Avalanche' Gobbles Road, Homes in Upscale La Jolla — CNN, 2007.1004
Herbert Muschamp, 59, Architecture Critic, Dies — New York Times, 2007.1003
RIAS Reveals Short-List for Andrew Doolan Award — Archiseek, 2007.1001
House Fires in Brooklyn and N.C. Kill 7 — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0925
Chicago Commission Honors 21 Preservation Landmarks — AIArchitect, 2007.0921
Vietnam Architects Shine with Asian Architecture Award — Thanh Nien News, 2007.0920
Seven Killed, Second Tsunami Warning Issued after Strong Earthquake Hits Indonesia — Xinhua, 2007.0913
Changed View at Grand Zero — ABC News, 2007.0911
5th Circuit Halts Hurricane Suits by Louisiana AG — National Underwriter, 2007.0904
More Rain Soaks Wisconsin, Prompts Evacuation; Lightning Kills 1 — International Herald Tribune, 2007.0828
After Deutsche Bank Fire, Hundreds of New York Buildings to Be Examined — International Herald Tribune, 2007.0828
Pa. Releases Bridge Safety Ratings — Houston Chronicle, 2007.0827
Aurora Award Winner Announced — Emerald Coast, 2007.0826
At Least 16 Dead in U.S. Midwest Flooding — Xinhua, 2007.0825
More Rain, Heat Plague Flooded Midwest — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0824
Midwest Battles Floods, Heat — NPR, 2007.0823
Hurricane Dean Lashes Mexico's Tourist Strip — Stuff, 2007.0822
Hundreds Displaced by Midwest Flooding — Forbes, 2007.0822
Hurricane Dean Hits Mexico Coast — BBC News, 2007.0821
Dean Crashes in Jamaica — Nation News (Barbados), 2007.0821
Mexico Braces for Hurricane Dean as Battered Jamaica Declares State of Emergency — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0821
Many Strands in Investigation of Ground Zero Fire That Killed 2 — New York Times, 2007.0820
Standpipe Flaw Examined in Fire at Ground Zero — New York Times, 2007.0820
Investigators Probe N.Y. Skyscraper Fire — Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0820
AIA NOVA Honors 21 Special Works — AIArchitect, 2007.0817
Collapsed China Bridge Made of Rocks, Concrete — New York Times, 2007.0816
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