ArchitectureWeek Notes No. 441
ArchitectureWeek Editors
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Fri Aug 28 11:40:45 PDT 2009
Dear ArchitectureWeek Readers,
ArchitectureWeek No. 441 is now available on the Web, with these
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WHO IS PETER ZUMTHOR?
by Michael J. Crosbie
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In April, about two weeks before his 66th birthday,
Swiss architect Peter Zumthor was named the 2009
laureate of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Zumthor is
not a household name, as many other Pritzker winners
have been - architects such as Gehry, Meier, and
Pei. Even many architects havn't heard of him.
But Zumthor has been described as an "architect's
architect." His works are not numerous, given a practice
of over 30 years, but each one is carefully crafted,
materially exquisite, and atmospherically evocative.
Known as the "Nobel Prize of Architecture," the Pritzker
Prize has gained a reputation of anointing architects
who are already stars with high public profiles. But the
Pritzker jury has on occasion selected architects who
are less known outside architectural circles -
practitioners such as Paulo Mendes da Rocha of Brazil
and Jean Nouvel of France.
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One-Way and Two-Way Clay-Tile and Unit-Masonry Joist Systems
by D. Matthew Stuart
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Focusing on structural engineering issues involved in
the repair, restoration, or adaptive reuse of older
buildings for which drawings no longer exist, this
article is the third in a series on antiquated
structural systems that can be adapted or reanalyzed for
safe reuse. - Editor
One-way and two-way clay-tile and unit-masonry joist
systems - successors to one type of clay-tile arched
floor system, and predecessors to the modern waffle slab -
were used in the United States starting early in the 20th century.
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People and Places
by Nancy Novitski
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KSS Architects in Ithaca, New York - BIG in Astana,
Kazakhstan - Populous in Evansville, Indiana - Cannon
Design in Boston, Massachusetts - Bob Gerding in
Portland, Oregon - Lord, Aeck & Sargent in Atlanta,
Georgia - ajc architects in Salt Lake City, Utah...
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