Residential Tuesday 2007.0227

Tue Feb 27 15:19:12 PST 2007

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

Residential Tuesday brings you top housing news and analysis 
every week in this free email newsletter from the editors of 
ArchitectureWeek.  

We hate to harp on it, but pros know when to face into the wind...   
Soft landing?  Better check that your landing gear is fully extended.

	The United States may be saddled with more sluggish
	growth than the Federal Reserve expects as the economy
	struggles to shake off a lingering hangover from the
	housing bubble.

	"We're in the midst of a classic boom-bust credit cycle
	in housing," said Andy Laperriere, managing director at
	International Strategy & Investment Group in Washington.
	"And the bust is just beginning."

	The worst case: Distress already evident in the riskiest
	part of the mortgage-lending industry turns into a full-
	scale credit crunch that cripples the housing market and
	the economy. ...

Housing Hangover Gives U.S. A Headache - International Herald Tribune, 2007.0226
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/02/25/bloomberg/bxecon.php

Residential Design and Building News
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Freddie Mac to Clamp Down on Risky Loans - Washington Post, 2007.0227
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/27/AR2007022700593.html

Higher Wages Necessary to Afford Housing - Orlando Sentinel, 2007.0227
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-gilley2707feb27,0,355195.story?coll=orl-business-headlines

Home Builders Balk at Building Codes - News-Press, 2007.0227
http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/NEWS01/70227004/1075

U.S. Housing Market Close to Bottom: ITW - Reuters, 2007.0227
http://www.reuters.com/article/Manufacturing07/idUSN2738218720070227

Disney Sues Anaheim over Plan - Los Angeles Times, 2007.0227
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-disney27feb27,1,5220230.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-california

China's Government Promising More Housing for Poor - The Star (Malaysia), 2007.0226
http://thestaronline.com/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/26/apworld/20070226115901&sec=apworld

Real Estate's Threat to Your Happiness - The Personal Finance Weblog - 2007.0226
http://www.finance-weblog.com/50226711/real_estates_threat_to_your_happiness.php

Unisys to Build "Leaky Homes" Builder Registration System - Computerworld (NZ), 2007.0226
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/7007156EBB1D07CBCC25728B00063875

Housing Budget Too Tiny, City Warns - Opinion at Vancouver Sun, 2007.0226
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/westcoastnews/story.html?id=0820bb4f-8eb9-4464-a283-9f9e0c921970

These 'Burbs Take Big Bucks - Buffalo News, 2007.0225
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20070225/1012167.asp

Homes Have Been Getting Bigger, but Upsizing May Be Ending - The State, 2007.0225
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/living/home/16776875.htm

Want a New House? Then Copy the Georgians - Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0225
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2020633,00.html

Housing Boom in D.C. Displacing Low-Income Families - Baltimore Sun, 2007.0225
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.homeless25feb25,0,5146621.story?coll=bal-nationworld-headlines

Web Site Connects Builders, Buyers Online to Make Decisions - NWI, 2007.0225
http://nwitimes.com/articles/2007/02/25/business/business/doc7dcd34a63d7ada388625728b006f0e97.txt

Manager Kneecapped after Complaining about Apartment Defects - Sydney Morning Herald, 2007.0225
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/manager-kneecapped-after-complaining-about-apartment-defects/2007/02/25/1172338469648.html

A Realistic Budget for a Dream Home - Edmon SUn, 2007.0225
http://www.edmondsun.com/business/local_story_056200416.html?keyword=secondarystory

When Renters Reach the Breaking Point - New York Times, 2007.0225
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/realestate/25cov.html?ref=realestate

A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds - New York Times, 2007.0225
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/realestate/25nati.html?ref=realestate

Architect Homes - from $85,000 - Adelaide Now, 2007.0224
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21277230-2682,00.html

Keep It Simple - New Zealand Herald, 2007.0224
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/8/story.cfm?c_id=8&objectid=10425442

Homeowner Focus on Kitchens and Baths Not Deterred by Housing Slowdown - AIArchitect, 2007.0223
http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek07/0223/0223b_res.cfm

Residential, Office Tower Could Rise Across from City Hall - Seattle Times, 2007.0222
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003583954_webplaza22.html

History vs. Homogeneity in New Orleans Housing Fight - New York Times, 2007.0222
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/22/arts/design/22hous.html?ref=arts

Essex Street House - ArchitectureWeek, 2007.0221
http://www.architectureweek.com/2007/0221/design_1-1.html

Low-Cost Homes: Economical Eco-Options on the Rise - Statesman, 2007.0221
http://news.independent.co.uk/environment/lifestyle/article2290728.ece

Austin's Modern Home Story - Statesman, 2007.0221
http://www.statesman.com/business/content/business/stories/statesmanhomes/02/25newstengers.html

Blu Is the New Green - Toronto Star, 2007.0217
http://www.thestar.com/Athome/article/181993

Product News - 	iLevel(TM) TJ(R)-Shear Panel
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0221/products_update.html

People and Places This Week -
     Historic Ash Place Apartments renovated in Nevada, Missouri
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0221/people_and_places.html

This Week's Quiz -	
	The new pedestrian bridge "Passerelle Simone de Beauvoir"
	crosses the Seine in Paris. It has a length of 885 feet
	(270 meters) and a main span of 620 feet (190 meters),
	yet its main structure, a "pectinate lenticular" truss,
	allows the bridge to be relatively light. Describe the
	basic "look" of the bridge.
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0221/quiz.html

Architecture Answer - for last issue's quiz...
	Aluminum does not "rust" ― true or false?
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0221/answer.html

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Contents, RSS, and Surface of the Week - 
     Cant-oriel with center casement window (WI-084)
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0221/contents.html

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