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BUILD BOSTON BOOMS
An excellent way to keep current in the architectural world is to attend the Build Boston conference held every November. This year's event shattered previous records with 13,000 participants attending over 260 seminars and workshops led by industry professionals from around the United States. — Published 2002.1204
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PDF WORKOUT
Anyone who uses a computer these days should probably be familiar with the Portable Document Format (PDF). Developed by the software company Adobe, Inc., PDF is used for viewing digital documents such as tax forms or brochures that look just like their paper equivalents. PDF files can be viewed and printed with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. — Published 2002.0925
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BETTER FASTER SPECIFICATIONS
When it comes to developing project specifications in this new technology world of ours, you will find a mixed bag of choices. The choices mirror the myriad ways architects have traditionally approached writing project specifications. — Published 2002.0220
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NEW ENGLAND AQUARIUM IMAX
The new Simons IMAX Theatre at the New England Aquarium presented more than a few construction challenges: Build a highly visible addition to a landmark iconic institution in the middle of downtown Boston's waterfront. Place 60-70 percent of the footprint over water. Create the infrastructure for state-of-the-art 3D theater technology on an extremely constrictive site. Protect neighboring residents from construction noise. Build it fast, on budget ($12.5 million). And, of course, build it well. — Published 2002.0116
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BUILDING BOSTON 2001
The 17th annual "Build Boston" conference and trade show held on November 13-15, 2001, captured critical themes foremost in many minds these days.
Norbert W. Young, Jr. FAIA, president of the McGraw-Hill Construction Information Group, gave a keynote address titled "The Construction Industry in the Age of Anxiety." He spoke of the reality of our facing the first recession in the United States in a decade. — Published 2001.1212
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UPDATING THE AQUARIUM
The New England Aquarium in Boston has earned its reputation for leadership in both aquarium design and public education about our aquatic world. The institution is equally comfortable in its role as a leader in architecture and in urban design.
In 1969, the New England Aquarium provided a model that changed the course of modern aquarium design. Up to that point, traditional aquariums offered views of segregated species through small fish tank windows. — Published 2001.1003
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BASICS - RENDERING THE 3D MODEL
Professional golfers like to say that "they drive for show, and they putt for dough." Similarly, some would say that for most architects, rendering packages are for show and CAD drafting is for dough. But that statement is far less true today than it was five years ago, and certainly far less true than ten years ago. — Published 2001.0530
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BASICS - USING A BROWSER OFF THE WEB
With the proliferation of the Internet and the exchange of ideas, work, and documents it supports, it still surprises many folks that the major common platform now available to facilitate that mode of exchange is the omnipresent Web browser.
This could be Netscape Navigator/ Communicator or MS Internet Explorer or AOL's browser du jour. Now almost every new system sold comes with one or more Web browsers already installed. — Published 2001.0502
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FREE SOFTWARE FOR ENERGY CODE COMPLIANCE
As the many building codes in the United States struggle for standardization, energy consumption seems to be one area achieving consensus. Many states now base their energy code compliance on the Model Energy Code (MEC '92, '93, or '95) for residential buildings, and on ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90-1-1989 for commercial structures. — Published 2001.0328
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THE BUZZ AT BUILD BOSTON 2000
Switch Hotel . . . Soft Landing . . . Air Barrier . . . Future Search. These were just a few of the many new "buzzwords" floating around Boston's World Trade Center in November when some 11,000 architects and construction professionals and 350 vendors converged at the 16th annual Build Boston. — Published 2000.1206
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