Fundamental changes in the nature of architectural practice and building construction are taking place today. Those changes were clearly evident at the 2007 Build Boston convention and trade show. This conference has become, over the years, one of the key learning opportunities for the construction professions. And with over 15,500 attendees and a hall full of exhibitors, many workshops at the November conference were sold out in advance.
Renzo Piano, KieranTimberlake, and Stanley Tigerman in Washington, D.C., USA Gensler in Los Angeles, California Kirksey in Houston, Texas LMN Architects in San Diego, California Graeber, Simmons & Cowan in Austin, Texas Lang Hugger Rampp GmbH in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hopkins Architects, Burns Wald-Hopkins Architects, and Arup in Tucson, Arizona NAC|Architecture in Spokane, Washington Wilkinson Eyre Architects in London, England, United Kingdom Orcutt Winslow in Scottsdale, Arizona Michele De Lucchi in Milan, Italy Ratcliff in Emeryville, California JRS Architect, P.C. in Floral Park, New York NBBJ and Fei & Cheng Associates in Taipei, Taiwan SANAA in New York, New York Earth Lab Architects in Randjesfontein, South Africa...
More than two hours before the 9 a.m. opening session for Greenbuild was set to begin in Chicago's McCormick Place conference center, that largest of U.S. convention centers (in square footage) was already bursting at the seams. If you were looking to register for the conference, the line might be negotiated by lunchtime. If coffee tempted, the line at the in-house Starbucks snaked all the way into a sky bridge around the corner from the store.
AIA Chicago has announced the winners of its 2007 Design Excellence Awards. Chapter president Laura Fisher, FAIA, lauded the almost 300 submissions as reflective of the "versatility and creativity of Chicago's architecture and design community." Forty-six awards were given in the categories of distinguished building, sustainable design, interior architecture, and "divine detail," including 13 honor awards, the highest honor.
Living Steel has announced the three winners of its second International Architecture Competition for Sustainable Housing. The consortium of steel companies challenged participants to design innovative, resource-efficient housing solutions using steel.