ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 369

Fri Feb 22 11:07:16 PST 2008

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AIA HONOR AWARDS 2008
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	The recently announced recipients of the American
	Institute of Architects 2008 AIA Honor Awards, divided
	into the categories of architecture, interior
	architecture, and urban design, range from small
	single-family homes to museums to regional plans.

	Peter G. Kuttner, FAIA, of Cambridge Seven Associates,
	Inc., chair of the jury for the architecture awards,
	reported that "the jury found themselves fascinated at
	the craftsmanship in intimate and very personal
	projects, while simultaneously impressed with the
	bravura expression in major new projects, and the
	intelligent restoration of several historically
	significant buildings."

	Three of the award-winning projects in architecture have
	been covered in detail in ArchitectureWeek: the
	Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art addition in Kansas City,
	Missouri, by Steven Holl Architects; the Shaw Center for
	the Arts in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by Schwartz/ Silver
	Architects; and the Heifer International World
	Headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, by Polk Stanley
	Rowland Curzon Porter Architects (which has since
	received LEED Platinum certification). We've also
	published the Loblolly House in Taylors Island, Maryland, 
	designed by 2008 AIA Architecture Firm Award winner 
	KieranTimberlake Associates LLP, recently profiled in 
	ArchitectureWeek.

	One of the nine architecture honor award-winners new 
	to these pages is the 26th Street Low-Income Housing
	project in Santa Monica, California, by Kanner
	Architects. Designed with extensive community input, the
	42,000-square-foot (3,900-square-meter) building
	includes 44 units aimed at low- and moderate-income
	residents. A linear room arrangement facilitates
	cross-ventilation, eliminating the need for rooftop air
	conditioning equipment...
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Photovoltaic Home System
    by Rik DeGunther
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	Installing a full-scale intertie photovoltaic (PV)
	system on a home is the king of solar investments. To
	allow good time for decision-making, expect the entire
	process to take 90 days or more. With a really serious
	focus on conserving and altering energy consumption
	patterns, expect the process to take six months. 
	Here's a list of the things that need to be done:
        ... full story continues online (10 images, two free):
        http://www.ArchWeek.com/2008/0220/building_1-1.html

People and Places
    by Nancy Novitski
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	Architects | Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker in San
	Diego, California - Eppstein Uhen Architects in
	Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Jordan & Bateman Architects in
	Doha, Qatar - NBBJ and LS3P Associates Ltd. in
	Charleston, South Carolina - Callison in Shanghai,
	China - Rees Associates, Inc. in Atlanta, Georgia -
	VIA Concepts, LLC in Jacksonville, Florida - SmithGroup
	in San Francisco, California - GKV Architects in
	Brooklyn, New York...
        ... short stories continue online:
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	Name these architects:
	1.  Designer of the Tiffany Building in New York City.
	2.  Born on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia, in 1901.
	3.  Early in career, designed the Gulf Oil Building in
	Atlanta, Georgia.
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	The permeability of materials to water vapor is measured
	in perms. Materials with higher perm ratings are more
	breathable than those with lower perm ratings. These
	ratings vary by material and density. Materials used as
	vapor barriers have low perm ratings. True or false: a
	material with a perm rating greater than 1 is considered
	a "breathable" material?
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