ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 302

Wed Sep 6 22:45:04 PDT 2006

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PRIMARY PREFAB
    by Don Barker
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    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/0906/building_1-1.html

	Having provided the United Kingdom's educational system
	with new school building design concepts throughout the
	1950s and 60s, Southwest London has once again become a
	proving ground for a new type of educational
	construction.

	The Brandlehow Primary School classroom extension in
	Putney, which opened in January 2006, is no ordinary
	project. It is only the UK's second education project
	to use the prefabricated, wood FinnForest Merk system
	from Germany, which enabled the addition to be built in
	a matter of weeks.

	What's more remarkable about this application of modern
	technology is that the new project is an extension to a
	Grade II listed (registered historic)  building. And
	the original building was itself an experiment in
	prefabrication.
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LEED Winery
    by Michael Lundeen
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	The histories of fine wine and of fine winery
	architecture have intertwined over the centuries. The
	design of the winery building can be central to the
	quality of the wine produced as well as to the
	winemaker's marketing image. In addition, as a new
	Canadian winery demonstrates, a good design can reduce
	energy consumption and waste during production.
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California AIA Awards 2006
    by ArchitectureWeek
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	This summer the American Institute of Architects
	California Council (AIACC) announced the 2006
	recipients of its annual design awards program. Five
	honor awards were given to California architects, for
	projects at home and as far flung as Pennsylvania and
	London. One of the local projects is a residence hall
	complex for the  University of California, Berkeley,
	designed by Esherick, Homsey, Dodge, & Davis (EHDD)
	Architecture.
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Postcard from Lisle, Illinois
    by ArchitectureWeek
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	Dear ArchitectureWeek,
	Sure, education should be fun, and fun should be
	educational, but what does it take to create a
	playground that helps kids see it that way? The answer
	may be found at the new Children's Garden at the Morton
	Arboretum in Lisle, Illinois. Landscape architects from
	the Hitchcock Design Group collaborated with engineers
	and educators in designing a park that teaches kids
	about nature in a four-acre (1.6-hectare), interactive
	learning environment.
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Contents, RSS, and Surface of the Week - 
     Stone ornamental spandrel (FA-120)
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This Week's Quiz -	
	What residential style of architecture was initially
	made popular by English architect Richard Norman Shaw
	and ultimately carried to maturity by McKim, Mead, and
	White?
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	Which of the following statements are true about acid-staining of 
	concrete: 
	A. The typical color range is blue/greens and browns. 
	B. Fly ash should be limited in the concrete mix to 15 percent 
	   maximum. 
	C. It can be used on old concrete. 
	D. It affects concrete strength.
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