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The Richmond Center for Visual Arts in Kalamazoo is striking, with building forms tied to its arts hub functions. Copper cladding, curving in two dimensions, wraps the lobby and front exhibit areas, setting off a large glazed facade section that allows natural light deep into the space. The lightness of the glass and copper, and of zinc that wraps the lecture areas, contrasts with the visual weight of the precast concrete panels cladding the rest of the building.
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Dear ArchitectureWeek, As I walked through west Chelsea, near the Hudson River shoreline of Manhattan, a palpable sense of change was afoot — especially striking considering the impact of the recession on new construction across the nation. Among an aging urban fabric of midrise warehouse and residential buildings, many in various stages of renovation and repair, several new projects stood out.
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An art deco highrise in eastern Mississippi continues to deteriorate, as does one of the last remaining Negro League baseball stadiums, in New Jersey. A 1,300-year-old cultural site in Guam is threatened by U.S. Navy construction plans, and the character of Connecticut's scenic Merritt Parkway is at risk.
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AIA Michigan Awards 2010 — ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0811
World Trade Center Museum Unveiled — New York Post, 2010.0810
People and Places 2010.0804 — ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0804
Ground Zero Mosque Plans Move Forward after Key Vote — Bloomberg, 2010.0803
South Africa Retirement Home Fire Kills 18 — Guardian, 2010.0802
Safety Inspectors Halt Building Project — Global Times, 2010.0802
Scotland's Housing Expo in Inverness Opens Its Doors — BBC, 2010.0802
Iran Seeks More Urbane Image with Sleek New London Embassy — Guardian Unlimited, 2010.0801
San Francisco Approves Giant Redevelopment Project — ABC News, 2010.0801
Postcard from Manhattan — ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0728
An Oil Spill in Michigan — New York Times, 2010.0728
Government Charges Architect and Developer with Housing Discrimination — Credit.com, 2010.0727
Hawaiian Homeowner Watches Home Engulfed by Lava — Telegraph, 2010.0726
New Home Sales Rebound 24% — CNN, 2010.0726
US New Home Sales Still Sluggish — BBC, 2010.0726
New-Home Sales in U.S. Probably Rose to Second-Lowest on Record — Bloomberg, 2010.0726
Milwaukee Airport Closes as Torrential Rain Floods Airfield — USA Today, 2010.0723
Milwaukee and Madison Break New Rainfall Records — Pierce County Herald, 2010.0723
Zaha Hadid Tipped to Win Stirling Prize for Architecture — Guardian Unlimited, 2010.0722
People and Places 2010.0721 — ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0721
Weak Demand, Tight Credit Keeps Builders on the Sidelines — U.S. News & World Report, 2010.0720
Ahead of the Bell: Housing Starts — Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 2010.0720
Annual Home Sales, Prices 'Holding Its Own': ReMax Survey — HousingWire, 2010.0719
Home-Builder Confidence Drops — Wall Street Journal, 2010.0719
Toll Brothers Forms Distressed Real Estate Business — Bloomberg BusinessWeek, 2010.0719
Rem Roars with Golden Lion Win — Architect's Newspaper, 2010.0716
People and Places 2010.0714 — ArchitectureWeek, 2010.0714
Whitehaven Harbour Central Site: International Open Design Competition — Dexigner, 2010.0714
Oil Spill Update: Some Home Builders Get Hit Hard — Housing Watch, 2010.0712
FDIC Sues Former Executives at IndyMac's Homebuilding Loan Division — Los Angeles Times, 2010.0712
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