ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 412
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Mon Jan 26 09:15:15 PST 2009
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ArchitectureWeek No. 412 is now available on the Web, with these
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VERTICAL GARDENS
by Jean Nouvel
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About 15 years ago, I met an uncommon and fascinating
man. His solid reputation as a scientist and researcher
preceded him, a living encyclopedia on plants worldwide -
growing in severe and difficult conditions, deprived of
light in the shadows of tall trees (where, in contrast
to the old saying, there is always something growing),
or deprived of nutrients among rocks... Here was a man
who was familiar with strolling the Amazon forests and
riding under the canopy on a raft.
This was thanks to Herve Chandes, the director of the
Cartier Foundation. In the framework of an exhibit,
"Being Nature," he had had the unique idea of
considering this biology professor as an artist.
His intuition was proven correct, since Patrick Blanc -
the Green Man - has drawn results from his endless
observations. The process that he created allows
flowers, mosses, vines, shrubs, and other plants to grow
without soil, along the face of a wall. They attach
their roots to a mesh-covered felt soaked with
mineralized water.
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Autodesk University #16
by Susan Smith
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In his keynote speech for Autodesk University 2008, Tom
Kelley noted that the more time you spend in an
industry, the more expertise you develop; but at the
same time, you begin to screen out information. He
suggested that in these times of economic downturn,
companies should take a more anthropological view and
look beyond what they already know. Kelley quoted Marcel
Proust: "The real act of discovery consists not in
finding new lands, but in seeing with new eyes."
... full story continues online (10 images, two free):
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People and Places
by Nancy Novitski
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WB Engineers in Boston, Massachusetts - Meltzer/ Mandl
Architects in New York, New York - Kaestle Boos
Associates in Portsmouth, New Hampshire - Karlsberger
in Austin, Texas - Pelli Clarke Pelli in New York, New
York...
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Decline in PC Orders Leads to Microsoft Layoffs - New York Times, 2009.0122
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