ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 365

Fri Jan 25 17:00:00 PST 2008

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RENZO PIANO GOLD MEDAL
    by ArchitectureWeek
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	Renzo Piano first captured the attention of the
	architecture world as co-designer of the Centre Pompidou
	in Paris with Richard Rogers, an epochal building that
	dramatically established the still-reigning high-tech
	modern style of architecture. 

	Piano's subsequent projects, including several gorgeous
	museums and other beautiful buildings around the world,
	have steadily reinforced his reputation as a profound
	designer, sensitive practitioner, and master craftsman
	of building. 

	His body of significant great works places him solidly
	among the handful of  true form-givers of his
	generation.  So the AIA gives a most appropriate honor
	with its recent announcement that the American Institute
	of Architects 2008 Gold Medal is going to the renowned
	Italian architect.

	In their nomination of Piano, Thomas Howarth, FAIA, and
	Kira Gould, AIA, described his work as "sculptural,
	beautiful, technically accomplished, sustainable... He
	integrates the diverse disciplines that combine in
	contemporary building into cohesive, humane
	environments."

	"His work is executed with integrity and an abiding
	awareness that architecture is the beautiful
	intervention that seams nature with technology."
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Public Space in LA?
    by Leigh Christy
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	Public urban open space. In the course of one L.A. day,
	those four little words inspired comparisons to a dining
	room table, descriptions of a "third revolution,"
	arguments for spatial justice, historical tales of the
	search for an R-1 residential paradise, and an
	examination of what being "green" means in a desert. 
        ... full story continues online (10 images, two free):
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People and Places
    by Nancy Novitski
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	BR Design in New York, New York - Kirksey in Houston,
	Texas - Peter Fillat Architects in San Antonio, Texas
	- OMA in Hamburg, Germany - Make Architects in
	Sheffield, England, United Kingdom - John Hare in
	Ridge, England, United Kingdom - Moore Ruble Yudell
	Architects & Planners in Santa Monica, California...
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Press Release - Eleek Wins Four "Architect's Choice for Excellence" Awards
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Contents, RSS, and Surface of the Week - 
     Doric pilaster rendered in stucco (CP-001)
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This Week's Quiz -	
	What is a "jack" arch closest to:  a pointed arch, a
	semicircular arch, or a flat arch?
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Architecture Answer - for last issue's quiz...
	The archeological discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum
	in the 18th century fueled interest in what type of
	architectural style?
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