http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/ Full issue contents of ArchitectureWeek - The magazine of design and building en-us Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ArchitectureWeek Editorial System editor@architectureweek.com editor@architectureweek.com http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/news_2-1.html It's important to "get things right" when a new building is constructed. More so than perhaps anything else we create, new buildings will be with us for a very long time. The greenhouse gas capandtrade section of the WaxmanMarkey climate and energy bill gets most of the attention, as it should, but the bill has many other provisions, some of which are directly important to the building industry. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/news_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/news_3-1.html To the street, the concreteblock home near Bellevue, Idaho, presents minimally incised walls. From inside, the boxy masonry of Outpost opens up to surprisingly expansive views of the rural Idaho landscape. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/news_3-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/news_4-1.html Buffalo Bayou flows through downtown Houston, Texas, under a tangle of freeways and bridges on its way to Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Landscape architects SWA Group reenvisioned a neglected 1.2mile 1.9kilometer length of bayou front, transforming it into pedestrianfriendly parkland with improved floodwater conveyance. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/news_4-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/news_5-1.html "Ours is a hopeful future," said American Institute of Architects President Marvin Malecha, FAIA, as he opened the 2009 AIA Convention in San Francisco. "We need to let the public know that they can count on our profession to lead them through these tough times." Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/news_5-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/design_1-1.html Seven World Trade Center was the third building to collapse on September 11, 2001, and it is the first to be rebuilt. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings amp; Merrill SOM, the new building is composed of 42 floors of office space set above eight floors of Con Edison transformers located in large concrete vaults at street level. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/design_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/design_2-1.html 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. 8212;nbsp;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 Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/design_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/building_1-1.html Innovative architecture often requires equally innovative engineering and technologies for successful realization. An outstanding example of design and engineering interdependence can be seen in the Dallas City Hall, a landmark building completed in 1977, designed with daring vision by one of the world's leading architectural teams, I.M. Pei amp; Partners. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/building_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/building_2-1.html Green roofs, whether intensive or extensive, can provide a wealth of benefits on site and beyond. Delivering these benefits successfully requires professional attention to a variety of critical details. 8212;nbsp;Editor The first common dilemma in the construction of living green roofs, and other landscapes over structure, is that, in conventional building, the execution and completion of site work are often subordinated to the completion of the building. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/building_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/tools_1-1.html Dr. Don McLean, founder and CEO of Integrated Environmental Solutions IES, believes every architect should have the ability to understand the environmental impact of his or her building design. To realize this vision, McLean is prepared to give architects free access to some of the most basic features of his company's Virtual Environment software suite. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/tools_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/tools_2-1.html Would the facade of San Giorgio Maggiore look different if Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio had been able to envision hundreds of permutations of the intersecting temples and classical porches How would the altar look if he had been able to generate, with relative speed, thousands of alternative schematics for his columns and domes Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/tools_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/environment_1-1.html At first glance, the glossy new 35story condominium tower slicing into the lower Manhattan skyline doesn't stand out as a beacon of sustainable design. Its sleek form 8212; an extruded curving wedge accented with red terra cotta bands 8212; looks more Ferrari than Prius. And the structure's granite base and travertine lobby walls are elements not usually associated with green building. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/environment_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/culture_1-1.html The perimeter of Memorial Coliseum bounds the equivalent area of four city blocks in Portland, Oregon, yet the entire envelope of the building, designed by Skidmore, Owings amp; Merrill, stands on just four columns. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/culture_1-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/culture_2-1.html Visiting Fuller's house today requires a 14 ticket. In a landscape packed with planes, trains, and vehicles of all kinds, the sparkling body of the Dymaxion House makes a striking appearance. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/culture_2-1.html http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/culture_3-1.html Gregory Ain's small houses of the 1930s were completed in a historical context in which the "small house" emerged as a typology of primary importance to architects. Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:59:00 GMT http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0708/culture_3-1.html