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Willem Jan Neutelings of Neutelings Riedijk Architects spoke with Emiliano Gandolfi, a correspondent for The Plan magazine, about the Dutch firm's design approach as exemplified in the Shipping and Transport College in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. — Editor Emiliano Gandolfi: Part of the gradual revitalization of the port of Rotterdam, the Shipping and Transport College is the ultimate "urban icon," not at all what one would expect of a school building. How did it come about?
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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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More Architecture and Design Studio MGM's Deep-Green Living Machine — BD, 2009.0529The Herge Museum — Economist, 2009.0528 Rotterdam Periscope — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0520 Is Chicago's Art Institute Showing Signs of 'Star-Chitecture'? — The Times (UK), 2009.0519 Small but Sensible, It's Mod.Fab — Arizona Republic, 2009.0514 Renzo Piano Embraces Chicago — New York Times, 2009.0514 Art Institute of Chicago's Massive Extension Opens on Saturday — Art Newspaper, 2009.0513 Breaking All the Rules with New York's Public-Building Design — Wall Street Journal, 2009.0513 Hotel La Purificadora by Legorreta+Legorreta — Plataforma Arquitectura, 2009.0513 Tennis Stadium Opens (and Closes) in Madrid — New York Times, 2009.0508 The Met Offers a New Look at Americana — New York Times, 2009.0505 Brisbane Building Tops Green-Star Rating — Queensland Business Review, 2009.0505 The New Movement to Seriously Downsize Our Homes — E Magazine, 2009.0504 Tracing the Threads That Join America and Africa — New York Times, 2009.0503 Glasgow's School of Art in Architectural Feeding Frenzy — Independent Digital, 2009.0430 Art Institute's New Wing a Modern Test of the Times — , 2009.0427 Foster to Design Saudi High-Speed Rail Stations — Architects' Journal, 2009.0422 Private House, Edgely Design, North London — Architecture & Design (Australia), 2009.0421 Behind Every Great Building Is Set of Principles — North Shore News, 2009.0415 Modern Villa on a Thai Island — New York Times, 2009.0415 Green Synagogue — ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0415 Peter Zumthor's Quiet Power — New Yorker, 2009.0414 Acropolis Museum, Designed by Bernard Tschumi Architects, to Open June 20 — Contract Magazine, 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
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