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The new academic complex on the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University (ASU) was built to withstand the insistent, erosive forces of the desert around Mesa, Arizona. "Being out on the eastern part of the valley, the site is very exposed and gets hit very hard with wind and rain," says Beau Dromiack, design leader for RSP Architects, the architect of record for the project. "It requires a durable architecture which we call 'desert tough.'"
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SELF-MASS DAMPER AT TOKYO SWATCH The Swatch Group's new flagship structure in Tokyo, the Nicolas G. Hayek Center, featured in ArchitectureWeek No. 416, is built with an array of innovative elements, ranging from elevating showrooms and multistory retractable glass exterior walls to moving floors for reducing seismic forces induced in the building.
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More Building and Construction ASU Polytechnic Green — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0422Housing Starts Fell Sharply in March — Washington Post, 2009.0416 General Growth Properties Files for Bankruptcy — New York Times, 2009.0416 Mortgage Rates Fall, Foreclosure Rates Rise to Record — Fox Business, 2009.0416 US Foreclosures Up 24 Percent in 1st Quarter — Associated Press, 2009.0416 Housing Construction Down 10.8 Percent in March — Washington Post, 2009.0416 Hovnanian, Other Builders Gain as Sector Confidence Grows — CNN, 2009.0415 Hospitals Merge Design and Building to Cut Costs — New York Times, 2009.0415 Highlights from the Fed's Latest Economic Survey — New York Times, 2009.0415 Building Insurance Hits Roof — The Age, 2009.0415 Bernanke Sees Signs U.S. Contraction May Be Slowing — Bloomberg, 2009.0414 Better Building in Urban Quake Zones — New York Times, 2009.0413 The Young in the Old: A Family-Friendly Bungalow — Old House Journal, 2009.0413 Real-Estate Hope in China — Wall Street Journal, 2009.0413 Smaller Houses Are Big — Scripps News, 2009.0413 First New High Rise for Downtown LA in 20 Years — PropertyWire, 2009.0413 National Home Builders Pulte, Centex to Merge — Post & Courier, 2009.0413 New Ballpark Statistic: Stadium’S Toilet Ratio — New York Times, 2009.0413 Chinese Drywall Poses Potential Risks — Associated Press, 2009.0413 Maine First to Use Process for Stronger Bridges — Forbes, 2009.0411 Cottage Needs Many Tweaks to Be Full-Time Home — Ann Arbor News, 2009.0411 Concrete Helps Heating, Cooling — Leader-Post, 2009.0411 Choosing Right Flooring for Your Home — Chicago Tribune, 2009.0410 Uptown Dallas High-Rises Offer High Design — Dallas Morning News, 2009.0410 Canadian Housing Starts Jump in March — CBC, 2009.0408 Canadian Currency Gains for Second Day as Housing Starts Rise — Bloomberg, 2009.0408 Skokie to Open New Holocaust Museum — Forward, 2009.0408 'CAT Scan for Infrastructure' Receives Funding — NB Business Journal, 2009.0407 ASCE 7-05: Seismic Design of Free-Standing Walls — GoStructural, 2009.0401
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