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The irony of a LEED-certified gas station includes the fact that U.S. gas stations each currently deliver, on average, about 850,000 gallons of fossil fuel per year, representing about 8,200 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per gas station annually — not to mention the wide range of environmental impacts along the overall petroleum production chain. This station is a beautiful structure — but how green can it be? Does a greenwashing project like this — however elegantly designed as a structure — deserve coverage in a professional architecture magazine? What about the designers of such a project? Author Philip Jodidio discusses the broader context below. Comment online. — Editor
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NEW IRISH HOUSES BY DOMINIC STEVENS The resume of Dominic Stevens includes the following manifesto: "I run a one person practice from a truck container in a field in rural Ireland. I divide my time between architecture, caring for my children and growing organic food. I carry out one building project at a time informed by ongoing theoretical work. My work evolves as a series of firmly held beliefs tempered by practice."
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GUY PETERSON'S FLORIDA MODERNISM Guy Peterson, FAIA, draws on the Sarasota School of Architecture and other influences to create a variety of Florida regional modernism. Peterson spoke with author Saxon Henry about his design philosophy and process. — Editor Saxon Henry: Why do you think that architects like Mies and Le Corbusier, who were being studied at Harvard during Rudolph's time, have had such an effect on your design philosophies?
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Clad in a glazed terra cotta tile that lends it an orange hue and a sleek feel, the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art in Charlotte, North Carolina, shows Swiss architect Mario Botta shifting subtly from his signature brick and stone.
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More Architecture and Design Goldman Sachs's New Palace Creates Princes, Serfs — Wall Street Journal, 2010.0416I-Beam at the Eye of Architectural Storm — Philadelphia Inquirer, 2010.0416 "Smurf House"? "Chinese Hat"? Museum Intrigues — New York Times, 2010.0416 W Hotels Goes Local — Metropolis, 2010.0414 Artful Way to Expand a Museum — New York Times, 2010.0412 Arlington Gets a Green House — Greater Greater Washington, 2010.0409 Refresh Your Home for Spring with Budget-Friendly Tips from the Pros — NW Source, 2010.0409 For Frank Gehry's Eisenhower Memorial, Less Would Be More — Wall Street Journal, 2010.0408 Green Gas Station? — ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0407 Dominic Stevens: "Architecture Is about Making a Society" — Archiseek, 2010.0407 In Uruguay, a House That Disappears into the Landscape — New York Times, 2010.0401 Snohetta: Rules of Engagement — Wall Street Journal, 2010.0331 Home Sweet Shipping Container — Inman News, 2010.0329 Families Moving Back to the 'Burbs, but with a Design Difference — Denver Post, 2010.0328 Anthony Grumbine: Early Victorian Architecture in Santa Barbara — noozhawk.com, 2010.0327 Celebrating the Delicate Beauty of the Desert Landscape — New York Times, 2010.0323 A Restraining Order: Allow Simplicity to Drive Your Design — Miami Herald, 2010.0321 From the Ritz to 22 West — Washington Examiner, 2010.0321 What Next: Skyscrapers — Wall Street Journal, 2010.0319 2 Different Homes under 1 Factory Roof — New York Times, 2010.0319 New Hellenic Museum to Rise in Greektown — Chicago Tribune, 2010.0317 From the Ground Up — Metropolis, 2010.0317 Contemporary Colorado — Yellow Scene Magazine, 2010.0315 At the Corner of Grit and Glamour — New York Times, 2010.0315 Island Cottage Sails on Wings of Steel and Glass — Seattle Times, 2010.0313 Pretty Curves All in a Row: New Rowhouse in Philly — Philadelphia Inquirer, 2010.0312 Danish Firm Wins International Criminal Court Contract Despite Coming Second in Competition — BD, 2010.0311 Bringing a Taste of New York to Johannesburg — New York Times, 2010.0310 Candystore Collective Owner Makes Eichler Cozy — San Francisco Chronicle, 2010.0310 Rock the House — Paste Magazine, 2010.0309
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