ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 344

Fri Aug 3 15:45:16 PDT 2007

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MARKET v. MEANING
    by Giancarlo La Giorgia
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	On June 10, internationally renowned architects Rem
	Koolhaas and Peter Eisenman shared their
	often-conflicting opinions on what they consider to be
	the most pressing issue in architecture today, during a
	discussion entitled "Urgency" at the Canadian Centre for
	Architecture (CCA) in Montreal.

	The event was attended by dozens of local architects,
	students, and admirers, and concluded with a panel
	discussion, where they were joined by architect and CCA
	Founding Director Phyllis Lambert, a well-known
	philanthropist and member of the influential Bronfman
	family.

	Koolhaas presented his views first, discussing the death
	of the icon - "partly due to ridicule, partly to overdose
	and certainly [connected to] money" - and the dilemma
	this represents for architects.

	"If you look back over the past 2,000 years, architecture
	dignified civic and public life. Then the market economy
	happened, replacing all former values and erasing almost
	all ideology over the entire world. What it represents
	for all of us today is an invitation to simply be
	extravagant and spectacular. It will not be subtle," he 
	said.
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Record Floods Sweep UK
    by ArchitectureWeek
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	Record-breaking floods washed over substantial areas of
	the United Kingdom in June and July, from South London to
	Northern Ireland. Likely influenced by a La Nina cycle in
	the Pacific Ocean, the U.K. experienced a warm, dry
	April, followed by a series of unseasonably heavy rain
	storms. Repeated flooding has left several people dead,
	damaged tens of thousands of homes, caused £2 billion
	(US$4.1 billion) or more in property damage, killed
	livestock, and ruined crops.
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	Minnesota -- Robert A.M. Stern & CO Architects in Santa
	Monica, California -- Leeser Architecture in Yakutsk,
	Russia -- gkkworks in Sacramento, California...
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	broach in masonry terms?
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Architecture Answer - for last issue's quiz...
	In response to concerns about climate changes, there has
	been a movement in several areas of the country to
	require higher levels of environmental responsibility in
	the design and construction of buildings. In some cases
	this effort is led by architects, such as in Oregon,
	where architects have helped initiate legislation (not
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	think of "green" architecture as being mostly concerned
	with energy conservation. LEED addresses energy and four
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