ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 348

Thu Sep 6 21:44:04 PDT 2007

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NELSON-ATKINS MUSEUM OF ART
    by Leigh Christy
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	The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City, Missouri,
	recently underwent a complete overhaul - and the glowing
	lenses of the new Bloch Building, designed by Steven Holl
	Architect, are just the tip of the iceberg.

	Over a decade ago, feeling that the museum had reached a
	development plateau, the museum leadership began working
	with Washington, D.C.-based Nancy L. Pressly and
	Associates to assess the institution's future. The
	resulting strategic plan outlined a clear vision of
	expanded opportunities for museum interaction with the
	community and with the art, and part of that vision was
	expansion.

	"With input from staff and community members, we
	developed a qualitative outline of expectations and goals
	for all aspects of the museum," recalls Dana Knapp,
	director of planning for the museum. "The quantitative
	architectural program followed, mapped out to support the
	strategic plan and be a means to an end. But then we saw
	an opportunity for the 'means' to be exciting as well."

	Enter Steven Holl Architects (SHA), the standout winner
	of the juried competition for a 165,000-square-foot
	(15,300-square-meter) museum addition, a new 450-car
	parking garage, and a rethought sculpture park. Local
	firm Berkebile Nelson Immenschuh McDowell Architects
	(BNIM) was then carefully chosen by the museum and SHA in
	a separate competition to be both the architect of record
	for the new Bloch Building and the design architect for
	the renovation of the original Nelson-Atkins Building.
	... full story continues online (20 images, four free):
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Tacoma Narrows Number Three
    by ArchitectureWeek
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	Does your project require special equipment to convey
	structural steel on site and into position? Maybe big
	trucks with oversize loads, and special cranes. But have
	you ever commissioned a flatbed ship for placing steel?
	... full story continues online (18 images, four free):
        http://www.ArchWeek.com/2007/0905/building_1-1.html

People and Places
    by Nancy Novitski
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	JDavis Architects, PLLC in Raleigh, North Carolina -
	Threshold Acoustics LLC in Chicago, Illinois - Soderstrom
	Architects P.C. in St. Benedict, USA - Rosemann &
	Associates, P.C. in St. Louis, Missouri - Callison in
	Santa Monica, California - richard+bauer architecture in
	Scottsdale, Arizona - SmithGroup in Woodland Hills,
	California - Robert A.M. Stern Architects LLP in Dallas, Texas...
	... short stories online:
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	Answer each question true or false:
	A. To find the number of cubic inches in a ball, multiply
	   the cube of the ball's diameter by 0.5236.
	B. Doubling the diameter of a pipe increases its capacity
	   four times.
	C. To find the pressure in pounds per square inch of a
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	F. A side of a square multiplied by 1.4142 equals the
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	We know that a conch is a type of shellfish. The term
	"conch" also describes an architectural form. What is
	this form?
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