ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 335

Thu May 24 10:30:42 PDT 2007

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HEARST TOWER
  by William Lebovich
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	Pritzker Prize laureate Norman Foster is a master of
	levitating buildings of dubious design, treatment, or
	association to the pantheon of architectural icons. The
	Hearst Tower in Manhattan, which he designed in
	collaboration with architects Adamson Associates and
	Gensler, is the most recent example of this
	resuscitation.

	The 42-story glass- and metal-skinned tower is
	characterized by a large diagonal grid, emphasized by
	vertically alternating recessed and projecting multistory
	corner triangles.

	The tower sits atop the six-story cast-stone building
	designed by Joseph Urban for the Hearst Company
	headquarters, completed in 1928. The tower, which opened
	in October 2006 to immediate acclaim, remains true to the
	design concerns - blending architectural articulation
	with engineering efficiency - which Foster started
	exploring as far back as 1967, when he opened his first
	office.

	According to Foster + Partners, the tower was constructed
	using 85 percent recycled steel and designed to consume
	26 percent less energy than its conventional neighbors.
	It is New York City's first new occupied office building
	to have been given a LEED-Gold rating by the U.S. Green
	Buildings Council.
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Our Organic Airport
  by James Diewald and Michael Frederick
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	U.S. airports are being continually retrofitted to meet
	the latest demands of security and growing passenger
	volumes - gathering climate crisis notwithstanding. One
	result of ad hoc remodels is an overcrowded,
	inconvenient, frustrating experience for travelers. To
	seek solutions to these problems in a new airport design
	paradigm, the Association of Collegiate Schools of
	Architecture (ACSA) and U.S. Department of Homeland
	Security (DHS) initiated a competition for a
	million-square-foot (93,000-square-meter), 24-gate
	facility dubbed 38 N 82 W Regional Airport. The students
	who won the competition describe their process - working
	with a variety of digital media - for designing an
	airport that improves traveler experience while providing
	a distinctive, legible spatial structure and minimally
	invasive security. - Editor
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AIA's Best Libraries 2007
  by ArchitectureWeek
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	When Scottish-American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie
	opened his first public library in his hometown of
	Dunfermline, Scotland, in 1883, the motto he had
	inscribed over the door was "Let there be light."
	Although he was probably referring to the enlightenment
	of learning, his words resonate today in the importance
	modern architects place on daylighting in libraries.
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Postcard from Pucon
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	Dear ArchitectureWeek,
	Traveling in southern Chile recently, I was delighted to
	discover a lovely hotel in Pucon. Situated on a steep
	wooded hill overlooking Lago Villarica, the Hotel
	Antumalal is more than a hotel; it is an architectural
	experience. With a backdrop of snowcapped mountains, the
	small intimate hotel is surrounded by acres of beautiful
	gardens.
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