ArchWeek Residential 2008.1217

Wed Dec 17 15:30:59 PST 2008

Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

ArchWeek Residential brings you housing news and analysis weekly 
from the editors of ArchitectureWeek.

And beyond the economic headlines, Yung Ho Chang presents a different 
twist on the modern house: 

	Nestled in the hills northwest of Beijing, a lesser-known
	attraction vies for attention with a well-touristed section
	of China's Great Wall: eleven ultramodern villas, each
	designed by a top architect from China, Japan, South Korea,
	Thailand, or Singapore.

	This collection of dwellings, known as the Commune by the
	Great Wall, made a stir when the project was unveiled at the
	Venice Bienniale in 2002, both for the development's scope
	and because it relied on Asian designers, rather than the
	Western "starchitects" behind so many of China's most
	prominent projects.

	One of the dwellings, Split House, was designed by Chinese
	architect Yung Ho Chang, renowned in China as the cofounder
	of Atelier Feichang Jianzhu (FCJZ), the nation's first
	private architectural firm and one of the few involved with
	high-profile projects internationally. Chang is also the
	chair of the architecture school at the Massachusetts
	Institute of Technology (MIT).

	Courtyard on the Mountain Poised on a steep slope, Split
	House is literally split in half. A short glass bridge joins
	its two sides, forming a V-shaped plan that opens toward the
	hillside.

Yung Ho Chang's Split House
http://www.architectureweek.com/2008/1210/culture_1-1.html

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Energy Prices, Housing Starts Plunge - Seeking Alpha, 2008.1217
http://seekingalpha.com/article/111176-energy-prices-housing-starts-plunge

Dollar Falls after Fed Slashes Fed Funds Rate to Historic Low - FX Street, 2008.1217
http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/forex-strategy/daily-forex-strategy-briefing/2008-12-17.html

Australian Housing Starts Hit Seven-Year Low - The Age, 2008.1217
http://www.theage.com.au/national/housing-starts-hit-sevenyear-low-20081216-6zuj.html

JELD-WEN Window Manufacturing Company Plans Layoffs - News-Gazette, 2008.1217
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/12/17/jeld-wen_window_manufacturing_company_plans_layoffs

Home Builders Likely to Remain under Pressure, Report Says - Housing Wire, 2008.1216
http://www.housingwire.com/2008/12/16/home-builders-likely-to-remain-under-pressure-report-says/

Housing Starts in U.S. Fell 18.9% to 625,000 Pace - Bloomberg, 2008.1216
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=azP8gnGVza2U&refer=home

U.S. Homebuilders' Confidence Held at Record Low in December - Bloomberg, 2008.1215
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aYN2fTt1vsoM&refer=home

Builders Reporting Clients Pulling Out of New Home Projects - Herald Sun (Australia), 2008.1215
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,27574,24801080-2862,00.html

Construction Prices Run Low on Oil - Reed Construction Data, 2008.1215
http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/news/2008/12/construction-prices-run-low-on-oil/

Utopia by the Sea - New York Times, 2008.1214
http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/12/14/travel/14SeaRanch.html?th&emc=th

In Morocco, a 19th-Century Palace Transformed - New York Times, 2008.1210
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/10/greathomesanddestinations/10gh-morocco.html?scp=6&sq=building+AND+construction+AND+architecture&st=nyt

Yung Ho Chang's Split House - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.1210
http://www.architectureweek.com/2008/1210/culture_1-1.html

HUD Sued over Katrina Fund Diversion - MSNBC, 2008.1210
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28143777/

Key West Still Pushing Housing Issues - APA, 2008.1210
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Condo Building Boom Screeches to a Halt - Globe and Mail, 2008.1209
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Housing Solution: Crashing Home Prices or Cheaper Mortgages? - Seeking Alpha, 2008.1209
http://seekingalpha.com/article/109861-housing-solution-crashing-home-prices-or-cheaper-mortgages

New Zealand Home Building Falls 8pc with Jobs at Risk - Stuff, 2008.1209
http://www.stuff.co.nz/4786588a13.html

Telegraph Announces Homebuilding & Renovating Awards 2008 - Telegraph, 2008.1209
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/renovatinganddiy/3550456/Telegraph-Homebuilding-and-Renovating-Awards-2008-overall-winner.html

This Old House - New York Times, 2008.1209
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/opinion/09brooks.html?ref=opinion

Paying Low Rent, but at an Inflated Risk - New York Times, 2008.1207
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/nyregion/westchester/07tenantswe.html?scp=6&sq=house+home+residential+building&st=nyt

Rent Now, Buy Later - New York Times, 2008.1207
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/07/realestate/07COV.html?scp=3&sq=house+home+residential+building&st=nyt

Building Community - Boston Globe, 2008.1207
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/12/07/building_community/

Straight from the Factory - San Diego Union-Tribune, 2008.1207
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20081207-9999-lz1mc7factory.html

That Old Cape Mod - Boston Globe, 2008.1207
http://www.boston.com/realestate/news/articles/2008/12/07/that_old_cape_mod/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed7

Modern Metamorphosis - Financial Times, 2008.1206
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/559dd8c0-c19b-11dd-831e-000077b07658.html

Experts Warn Homes Not Up to Scratch - Sydney Morning Herald, 2008.1206
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/experts-warn-homes-not-up-to-scratch/2008/12/06/1228257387607.html

Tiny California Home Offers Solution for Economic Hard Times - VOA News, 2008.1205
http://www.voanews.com/english/2008-12-05-voa23.cfm

How the West Was Renovated - Sydney Morning Herald, 2008.1205
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/how-the-west-was-renovated/2008/12/05/1228257317785.html

It May Be Time to Think about Buying a House - New York Times, 2008.1205
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/06/business/yourmoney/06money.html?8dpc

Preening for the Olympics, Vancouver Is Building Up - New York Times, 2008.1204
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/05/greathomesanddestinations/05vancouver.html?scp=2&sq=house+home+residential+building&st=nyt

Home Sweet Home Builders? - Los Angeles Times, 2008.1204
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/money_co/2008/12/home-sweet-home.html

South Africa Experiments with Houses Made of Sand - VOA News, 2008.1204
http://voanews.com/english/2008-12-04-voa11.cfm

Chicago AIA Awards 2008 - ArchitectureWeek, 2008.1203
http://www.archweek.com/2008/1203/news_1-1.html

Building and Factory Data Reflect Economic Turmoil - , 2008.1202
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/business/economy/02data.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=construction+home+residential&st=nyt

How to Build Your Own Home - The Times (London), 2008.1126
http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/new_homes/article5196669.ece

People and Places, by Nancy Novitski
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