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Anne Thorne Architects Partnership in London, England, United Kingdom — David Archer Architects in Penderyn, Wales, United Kingdom — Perkins + Will in Victoria, Canada — Balance Associates in Glacier, Washington — Frank Harmon Architect PA in Raleigh, North Carolina — Hnedak Bobo Group in Manistee, Michigan — McDowell + Benedetti in Castleford, England, United Kingdom — KSS Architects, with VMDO Architects in Pomona, New Jersey — George Hartzog in Arlington, Virginia...
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For its third annual steel housing competition, Living Steel challenged architects to design affordable, energy-efficient housing prototypes for Cherepovets, Russia, where temperatures can climb to 34 degrees Celsius (93 degrees Fahrenheit) in the summer and dive as low as
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NORTHEASTERN BUILDING TYPES 2008 On the campus of Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, the new Heimbold Visual Arts Center by Polshek Partnership Architects provides a dynamic space for diverse studio art programs. The Heimbold Center is recognized as an exemplar in the 2008 Building Type Awards given by the AIA New York chapter, cosponsored by the Boston Society of Architects.
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The iconic Michigan Avenue Streetwall in Chicago, Illinois, features the work of many of the city's best architects, and boasts an array of styles and building technologies dating from 1880 to 1930. Buildings by Louis Sullivan and Daniel Burnham are among the structures that compose this 12-block stretch of historic buildings that face Lake Michigan across parkland.
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With 40 different awards given by the San Francisco chapter of the AIA, and only a few repeat winners among them, there were plenty of happy architects by the Bay this year. Pritzker Prize-winner Thom Mayne and his Santa Monica firm, Morphosis, received one of four honor awards for excellence in architecture. Morphosis shared the award for the San Francisco Federal Building with the local office of SmithGroup.
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More Architecture News Daily Architecture Headlines — Updated every day at ArchitectureWeek
People and Places 2008.0723 — ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0723
Australian Architect Louise Cox Becomes President of the International Union of Architects (UIA) — Canadian Architect, 2008.0718
NY Times Building Altered Due to Climbing Trend — Architectural Record, 2008.0717
Seattle to Remove Automated Toilets — New York Times, 2008.0717
Stirling Prize Shortlist Unveiled — BD, 2008.0717
Cathedral Stone Products Completes Sustainable Masonry Project at Reagan National Airport — Cathedral Stone Press Release at ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0716
People and Places 2008.0716 — ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0716
Robert A.M. Stern Wins National Building Museum Prize — Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008.0715
Robert A.M. Stern Wins National Building Museum Prize — Chronicle of Higher Education, 2008.0715
Smithsonian Issues Request for Qualifications for Architectural Firm to Design New Museum — ArtDaily, 2008.0715
Uncle Sam Adopts Fannie and Freddie — Barron's, 2008.0714
In Changing Face of Beijing, a Look at the New China — New York Times, 2008.0713
AIA Springfield Honors 11 Projects with 12 Awards — AIArchitect, 2008.0711
People and Places 2008.0709 — ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0709
Design of Ground Zero Transit Hub Is Trimmed — New York Times, 2008.0702
World Trade Center Construction Faces More Delays — Los Angeles Times, 2008.0701
World's Longest Cable-Stayed Bridge Opens in China — Yahoo News, 2008.0701
AIA/HUD Secretary Awards Recognize Four Outstanding Housing Projects — AIArchitect, 2008.0627
People and Places 2008.0625 — ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0625
Northeastern Building Types 2008 — ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0625
Waterlogged Levee under Pressure from Mississippi — Examiner, 2008.0624
People and Places 2008.0618 — ArchitectureWeek, 2008.0618
Walter Netsch, Architect, Dies at 88 — New York Times, 2008.0617
Earthquake Shakes Japan, Killing at Least 6 — Washington Post, 2008.0614
Des Moines Levee Breach Threatens Neighborhood, High School — Chicago Tribune, 2008.0614
Wisconsin Award-Winning Architecture Honored — AIArchitect, 2008.0613
Abu Dhabi Fund Looking to Buy New York's Iconic Chrysler Building for $800 Million — Domain B, 2008.0612
Flooding Risk Remains after Tornado Danger Eases — Kansas City Star, 2008.0612
Waters in Flooded City in Iowa Likely to Crest Soon — New York Times, 2008.0612
Kansas Tornadoes Kill 2, Devastate Town of Chapman — AP, 2008.0612
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