ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 314

Thu Dec 7 10:53:52 PST 2006

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PREFAB PLATINUM
    by Allison Milionis
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    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/1206/environment_1-1.html

	On a cloudy day in April 2006, a crowd of curious
	onlookers gathered on a hillside street in Santa
	Monica, California, to watch the installation of the
	first LivingHomes prefabricated house. Over the course
	of eight hours, 11 modules were hoisted by crane onto a
	concrete slab in a dramatic departure from traditional
	residential construction.

	Four months after construction, the model house
	received the first-ever LEED-Platinum rating for
	residential design. For developer Steve Glenn, founder
	and CEO of LivingHomes, it was an affirmation of his
	goal to develop houses of exceptional modern design,
	functionality, and sustainability. To ensure design
	quality, he had enlisted architect and Southern
	California Institute of Architecture (SCI-ARC)
	co-founder, Ray Kappe, FAIA.

	An astute entrepreneur and impassioned
	environmentalist, Glenn formed LivingHomes, LLC, in
	2005. He is a lifelong fan of architecture but firmly
	believes that real estate developers ultimately have a
	greater impact on the built environment than
	architects. "What I realized [early on] is that the
	world needed more developers who care about the
	environment and community," he says.

	The high rating from the U.S. Green Building Council
	achieves a new standard for sustainability in the
	national housing market. To help him meet both a high
	level of design and environmental excellence, Glenn
	recruited Kappe, whose trademark style is a perfect
	marriage of modern styling with craftsman-like warmth.
	Kappe had also experimented with modular systems,
	prefabrication, and alternative energy systems.

	Efficiency with Style
	Following the four core tenets of sustainable design:
	to reduce, reuse, recycle, and reclaim, LivingHomes's
	goal is to achieve "zero energy, zero water, zero
	carbon, and zero emissions" and to be priced lower than
	a conventional site-built house. Glenn says he also
	wants to achieve "zero ignorance," educating homeowners
	about how best to live in and operate these houses.
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Seattle Design Awards 2006
    by ArchitectureWeek
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	The Seattle chapter of the American Institute of
	Architects has just celebrated its 55-year-old program
	of design awards honoring the "the state of the art in
	architecture produced by the Washington design
	community." The chosen projects emphasize an
	environmental sensitivity and sense of place in a
	variety of regions throughout the state and in the very
	different but "neighboring" states of Alaska and Hawaii.
		... full story continues online (16 images, two free):
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Endangered Star Ferry
    by Ian Morley
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	Since its origins in 1888, the Star Ferry has been an
	icon of Hong Kong. With tens of thousands of people
	crossing Victoria Harbour every day, the ferry and its
	piers play a special role, with both tourists and
	locals, in the city's history and folklore. Now the
	icon is threatened by recent controversial developments.
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	Corbusier, or Eliel Saarinen?
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