ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 334

Thu May 17 08:32:03 PDT 2007

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AIA COTE Top Ten Green Buildings
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	The AIA Committee on the Environment (COTE) has announced
	its annual selection of "Top Ten Green Projects" -
	exemplars of sustainable architecture in the United
	States. Since the program's inception in 1997, these
	awards are becoming increasingly competitive.

	Those chosen for "top ten" are all stellar examples of
	sustainable architecture that helps protect the
	environment by reducing energy consumption, waste, and
	greenhouse gases; by respecting water and other natural
	systems as precious resources; by using local, recycled,
	and renewably produced materials; and by enhancing the
	well-being of building occupants.

	Four of these projects have already been featured in
	ArchitectureWeek. They are EpiCenter,  a LEED-Platinum
	art school for inner-city youth in South Boston, by
	Arrowstreet; Heifer International Center, an office
	building in Little Rock, Arkansas, designed by Polk
	Stanley Rowland Curzon Porter Architects; a model house
	in Santa Monica, California, designed for prefabircation
	by Ray Kappe, FAIA; and the light-filled yet secure
	Federal Courthouse in Eugene, Oregon by Morphosis.

	COTE chair Kira Gould, Associate AIA, summarizes this
	year's selection: "This program examines metrics that
	address context, transportation, energy, water, light and
	air, and other characteristics. We are pleased to see
	design teams getting increasingly comfortable with such
	metrics, which suggests that performance standards are
	being effectively integrated into the design intent,
	rather than being understood as something separate."
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SoCal Concrete
    by Michael Chusid
    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0516/building_1-1.html

	The Rice Residence, on a hillside above Los Angeles,
	expresses an idyllic Southern California lifestyle with
	daylight saturating every room, a floor plan that
	encourages casual indoor-outdoor living, and spectacular
	views of the Pacific Ocean in the distance.
	... full story continues online (10 images, one free):
        http://www.ArchWeek.com/2007/0516/building_1-1.html

HOK Straw Bale
    by ArchitectureWeek
    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0516/environment_1-1.html

	For over a decade, straw-bale construction has been
	growing in popularity among "alternative" house builders.
	The durable, low-cost, nontoxic, highly insulating,
	pest-resistant, and potentially structural material is
	especially practical in hot arid climates. It was used
	extensively in the treeless grasslands of the U.S.
	Midwest early in the 20th century.
	... full story continues online (10 images, one free):
        http://www.ArchWeek.com/2007/0516/culture_1-1.html

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	designer who has since become famous for decidedly
	un-cubic architecture. Who is this architect?
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	acoustics. In fact, if you don’t mind using binoculars,
	you may get better sound in the back balcony. Why is this
	so and how can it be fixed?
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