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When the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation of Evanston, Illinois, set out to build a new synagogue, they found the goal of achieving LEED Platinum certification arising naturally from the spiritual context. "The Torah teaches us that the earth does not belong to us, that we are but stewards of God's creation," says Rabbi Brant Rosen. "Building the most sustainable facility possible was for us a religious act."
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MULTI-ELEPHANT HOUSING BY FOSTER The Copenhagen Zoo's new Elephant House by Foster + Partners emerges gently from the surrounding park grounds, its two leaf-patterned glass domes topping walls of pink-hued concrete. At once playful and serious, transparent and solid, this modern menagerie provides both high-quality living conditions for the animals inside and an exciting and interactive visitor experience.
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MODERN PREFAB BY MARMOL RADZINER The Rincon 5 by Los Angeles firm Marmol Radziner recalls the pristine residential architecture of Mies van der Rohe, though this guest house may have more in common with the humble American mobile home.
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COLIN ST. JOHN WILSON - TWO HOUSES British architect Colin St. John "Sandy" Wilson (1922-2007) is best known for designing the British Library (1997) in London, a fraught but ultimately successful project begun in 1962. In Colin St John Wilson: Buildings and Projects, Roger Stonehouse reviews many of Wilson's works, including the Grantchester Road houses and Spring House. In an introduction to the book, drawn from a 1992 essay, Wilson reflects on the state of modernism in the early 1960s. —Editor
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More Architecture and Design Glasgow's School of Art in Architectural Feeding Frenzy — Independent Digital, 2009.0430Art Institute's New Wing a Modern Test of the Times — , 2009.0427 Private House, Edgely Design, North London — Architecture & Design (Australia), 2009.0421 Green Synagogue — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0415 Modern Villa on a Thai Island — New York Times, 2009.0415 Behind Every Great Building Is Set of Principles — North Shore News, 2009.0415 Acropolis Museum, Designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects, to Open June 20 — Contract Magazine, 2009.0414 Peter Zumthor's Quiet Power — New Yorker, 2009.0414 'Belly of Paris' to Get a Makeover — Times of Malta, 2009.0413 MAXXI Nearing Completion in Rome — Los Angeles Times, 2009.0408 Libeskind to Design Proposed LA High-Rise — San Jose Mercury News, 2009.0406 Frank Lloyd Wright's Legacy Lives in Shapes of Florida Southern College — St. Petersburg Times, 2009.0404 Galleries with a Glass of Red — Sydney Morning Herald, 2009.0404 Mets and Yankees Follow Well-Worn Path with New Old Parks — New York Times, 2009.0402 Architects Bring Value to Residential Design, Especially in Tough Economic Times — Journal of Commerce, 2009.0401 Multi-Elephant Housing — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0401 Cornwall's Waterfront Homes — The Times (UK), 2009.0329 On Violent Ground, a Touch of Beauty — New York Times, 2009.0329 A New Neighbor for a Brooklyn Housing Project — New York Times, 2009.0327 Student Housing at Claremont McKenna College Blends Outside with Inside — Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009.0327 Modern Prefab by Marmol Radziner — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0318 In Cambridge, an American Novelist Is House Proud — New York Times, 2009.0317 For Berlin Museum, a Modern Makeover That Doesn't Deny the Wounds of War — New York Times, 2009.0312 Japanese Architecture Not a Model for the US — Softpedia, 2009.0310 Holzman Moss Architecture Designs Performing Arts Center for Francis Marion University — Live Design, 2009.0310 Revolutionary Architecture — Architecture & Design (Australia), 2009.0310 Fogg Architect Describes Plans — Harvard Crimson, 2009.0310 Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Masters Art of Modern Design — Seattle Times, 2009.0308 David Chipperfield Architects' Neues Museum, Berlin — BD, 2009.0306 Lighter-Than-Air Serta Headquarters Floats Above the Landscape — Chicago Tribune, 2009.0306
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