Residential Tuesday 2007.0828

Tue Aug 28 22:56:43 PDT 2007

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

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A variety of severe weather conditions - from thunderstorms and
flash-flooding to tornadoes - have damaged the U.S. Midwest this week.
>From Wisconsin and Michigan to Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and elsewhere,
storms and flooding destroyed or damaged homes and other buildings,
leaving as many as 22 dead and dozens injured:

	More Rain Soaks Wisconsin, Prompts Evacuation - International Herald Tribune, 2007.0828
	http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/08/28/america/NA-GEN-US-Flooding.php

	Good Time to Push for National Catastrophe Fund - Opinion at Orlando Sun-Sentinel, 2007.0828
	http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/opinion/sfl-editclcatfundpnaug28,0,3018580.story

	At Least 16 Dead in U.S. Midwest Flooding - Xinhua, 2007.0825
	http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-08/25/content_6600240.htm

	More Rain, Heat Plague Flooded Midwest - Guardian Unlimited, 2007.0824
	http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6874072,00.html

	Midwest Battles Floods, Heat - NPR, 2007.0823
	http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13885962

	Hundreds Displaced by Midwest Flooding - Forbes, 2007.0822
	http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/22/ap4046127.html

Meanwhile, as the second anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina disaster
approaches, two essays this week discuss the recovery in New Orleans so
far, as well as the considerable work yet ahead.

	Architectural Soul of the City at Stake - Opinion at NOLA (blog), 2007.0827
	http://blog.nola.com/twoyearslater/2007/08/architectural_soul_of_the_city.html

	Stitching Up New Orleans - Opinion at Los Angeles Times, 2007.0827
	http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-katrina-web27aug27,0,4410652.story?coll=la-opinion-center

Residential Design and Building News
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Break Out of the Box - Affordable Housing Finance, 2007.09 Edition
http://www.housingfinance.com/ahf/articles/2007/sept/BREAK0907.htm

Just Say No to Sprawl - Providence Journal, 2007.0829
http://www.projo.com/business/content/BZ_RIHOUSING_PLAN_08-29-07_V26TQTI.25d8e24.html

Massive New Housing Plan for Soweto - City of Johannesburg (South Africa), 2007.0828
http://www.joburg.org.za/2007/aug/aug28_doornkop.stm

Existing Home Sales Nationally Dropped in July - Sarasota Herald Tribune, 2007.0827
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20070827/BREAKING06/70827008/1446/BUSINESS19

Home Depot: Why Sell? - BusinessWeek, 2007.0827
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/content/aug2007/db20070827_568502.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_businessweek+exclusives

Home Builders Face Ratings Downgrade - Axcess News, 2007.0827
http://www.axcessnews.com/index.php/articles/show/id/12131

The Architect Who Shaped Upper Fifth Avenue - New York Times, 2007.0826
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/realestate/26scap.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

'Live-Work' Units Enliven Industrial Areas - Los Angeles Times, 2007.0826
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fi-livework26aug26,1,1204178.story?coll=la-news-a_section

Condos, Brand-New yet Not So Perfect - New York Times, 2007.0826
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/26/realestate/26cov.html?ref=realestate

Stickley's Legacy - Seattle Times, 2007.0826
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/pacificnw08262007/2003847054_pacificpnwl26.html

Towns Fighting Back Against McMansions - Boston Globe, 2007.0826
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/08/26/towns_fighting_back_against_mcmansions/

Hands-on Work Could Prevent Blueprints for Castles in the Air - Los Angeles Times, 2007.0826
http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-re-gellner26aug26,1,118777.story?coll=la-news-a_section

The Modern Country House - The Times (London), 2007.0824
http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/buying_and_selling/article2313543.ece

Ranch House Made Over: From Modest to Modernist - New York Times, 2007.0823
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/23/garden/23luce.html?_r=1&ref=garden&oref=slogin

New House Will Kill Me, Woman Says - Toronto Star, 2007.0823
http://www.thestar.com/News/article/249076

We Need Density Done Right - Vancouver Sun, 2007.0823
http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/editorial/story.html?id=6d67d56d-e046-47b7-a1f8-a29c84ff3f19

New Designs and Technology Take Treehouses to a Higher Level for Adults - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 2007.0822
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/328618_treehouse23.html

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    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0822/news_2-1.html
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	California - NADC in Troy, New York - Thom Mayne,
	Morphosis & Gruzen Samton LLP in New York, New York - BC
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	Cardinal Hardy in Montreal, Canada - DeStefano +
	Partners, Ltd. & Gonzalez Partners in Chicago, Illinois
	... http://www.ArchWeek.com/2007/0822/news_2-1.html

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This Week's Quiz -	
	In 1915, the Otis Elevator Company developed an automatic
	leveling system for its elevators in response to which of
	the following?
	A. A personal injury lawsuit brought by the mayor of New
	York City, whose wife stumbled and cracked her skull
	while exiting an elevator that was 2 inches lower than
	floor level.
	B. The U.S. Navy's need to roll wheeled munitions carts
	in and out of shipboard elevators.
	C. Innovations to wing stability and flap control in the
	aircraft industry.
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0822/quiz.html

Architecture Answer - for last issue's quiz...
	"Technology cannot be an end in itself but must aim at
	solving long-term social and ecological problems. This is
	impossible in a world where short-term profit for the
	'haves' is seen as a goal. At the expense of developing
	more efficient technology for the 'have-nots.'"
	* What influential Pritzker Prize-winning British
	architect, noted for high-tech designs, made this
	statement over 25 years ago?
	* Hint: This architect partnered with another noted
	designer from 1971 to 1977. Together they created an
	important museum in Paris, named for a famous French
	leader.
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0822/answer.html

Classic Home 070 - Kaufmann Desert House, by Richard Neutra
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Contents, RSS, and Surface of the Week - 
     Roman brick with projecting soldier course and elliptical 
     arch on stone corbels, in an ancient Roman wall. (WA-155)
     http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2007/0822/contents.html

    Improving Urban Shantytowns, by Sarosh Anklesaria
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