Residential Tuesday 2006.1212

[ArchitectureWeek Editors]

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	Pedestrians Lost In The New Suburbia
	
	"Rio Vista West is technically considered a Transit Oriented
	Development (TOD), so perhaps walkability was sacrificed for
	transit access. Still, developers began with a blank slate
	site: a former gravel quarry along the river. The original
	site plan, by New Urbanist firm Calthorpe Associates, was
	clearly designed for pedestrians and trolley riders -- it
	offered a network of paths and plazas, a community center, a
	possible grocery store, and plenty of green space.
	Unfortunately, developers abandoned the original plan in
	favor of yet another shopping mall, with the same tired
	discount chains and restaurants intended to serve freeway
	commuters. ..."
	Opinion by Diana DeRubertis
    http://www.planetizen.com/node/22133

Residential Design and Building News
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Modern Then, Modern Now - The Times (New Zealand), 2006.1211
http://www.times.co.nz/cms/our_homes_today/2006/12/art100014476.php

Affordable Housing? Where? - The Columbian, 2006.1211
http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/12112006news83422.cfm

Impact of Property-Rights Law Unclear - Arizona Republic, 2006.1211
http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1211st-propertyrts12.html

Another First: A Remodel Project - Orlando Sentinel, 2006.1210
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/home/orl-newamhomebar1006dec10,0,6958558.story?coll=orl-shoppinghg-headlinesforthe

Home-Building Slump Cuts into Sawmills' Profits - Detroit Free Press, 2006.1210
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061210/BUSINESS04/612100523/1017/BUSINESS

Home Depot Probe Finds Option Errors Covering 26 Years - Los Angeles Times, 2006.1207
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wrap7.1dec07,0,6482199.story?coll=la-headlines-business

Pedestrians Lost in the New Suburbia - Planetizen, 2006.1207
http://www.planetizen.com/node/22133

Mies in Miami - New York Times, 2006.1207
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/07/garden/07miami.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Prefab Platinum - ArchitectureWeek, 2006.1206
http://www.architectureweek.com/2006/1206/index.html

Ikea: Low Prices, High Social Costs - Le Monde diplomatique, 2006.1206
http://mondediplo.com/2006/12/15ikea

New Homes Come with Technology 'Concierge' - Charlotte Observer, 2006.1206
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/business/16172612.htm

Hillside House Topples . . . But Why? - Inside Bay Area, 2006.1204
http://www.insidebayarea.com/ci_4768185

Product News - Ultra-Flat LED Lighting from Eyeleds(R)
     http://www.architectureweek.com/2006/1206/products_update.html

Classic Home 69 - Azuma House, by Tadao Ando
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/1206/classic_home.html

People and Places - 
     Los Angeles - Team converts office tower to condominiums
     New York - Manufacturing building converted to lofts
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2006/1206/people_and_places.html

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	Corbusier, or Eliel Saarinen?
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     For what building is Charles Garnier (1825-1894) most famous?
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