ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 310

Thu Nov 2 11:45:47 PST 2006

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WORLD OF CITIES
    by Debra Moffitt
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	Staking its reputation around an ethical debate,
	Venice, Italy's 10th Biennale Architecture Show
	presents the successes and challenges of 16 of the
	world's cities and asks: "can architects make a
	difference?" The "Cities, Architecture, and Society"
	exhibit curated by David Burdett, architect and
	professor at the London School of Economics, stops
	short of providing solutions, but states, "how we shape
	cities will determine the future of our planet."

	"The biennale celebrates cities," Burdett said in his
	introduction to the event, and its overall message
	counters a common doomsday attitude. But it broaches
	serious questions about transportation, pollution,
	economic development, social justice, and integration
	of ethnic populations. The biennale emphasizes the
	unique problems of these cities, from Shanghai to S„o
	Paolo, through video, 3D models of density, and charts.

	Can cities change the future? The main exhibit in the
	Corderie dell'Arsenale, Venice's ancient shipyard
	building, presents a barrage of statistics on each of
	the 16 cities in search of an answer. China, Venezuela,
	Egypt, and 45 other countries provide some of their
	architectural responses in the pavilions located in the
	Giardini, Venice's public gardens.
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Stone Green
    by David R. Macaulay and Jason F. McLennan
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	Architects Busby Perkins+Will and KEEN Engineering,
	which is now part of Stantec, combined multiple green
	strategies within a single project to achieve Canada's
	first LEED Gold certification for new construction for
	the City of White Rock Operations Building in British
	Columbia.
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Faster Plaster
    by Michael Chusid, RA, FCSI
    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/1101/building_1-1.html

	RapidSet Eisenwall, a premium cement for exterior
	plaster developed by CTS Cement Manufacturing Corp., is
	a quick-setting alternative to traditional Portland
	cement that can turn stucco work from a ten-day to a
	three-day project, speeding up work and cutting labor
	costs.
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