ArchWeek Residential 2009.0210

ArchitectureWeek Editors editor at architectureweek.com
Tue Feb 10 17:28:54 PST 2009


Dear Designers, Builders, and Dwellers,

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

Take a look at this amazing graph, comparing U.S. job losses in the 
current economic crisis with a couple of typical post-WWII recessions:

	http://www.designcommunity.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=24002

And you might just agree why wimpy stuff like this is such a serious 
disappointment right now:

	The Obama administration's new plan to bail out the nation's
	banks was fashioned after a spirited internal debate that pitted
	the Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, against some of the
	president's top political hands.
	
	In the end, Mr. Geithner largely prevailed in opposing tougher
	conditions on financial institutions that were sought by
	presidential aides, including David Axelrod, a senior adviser to
	the president, according to administration and Congressional
	officials.
	
	Mr. Geithner, who [announced] the broad outlines of the plan on
	Tuesday, successfully fought against more severe limits on
	executive pay for companies receiving government aid.
	
	He resisted those who wanted to dictate how banks would spend
	their rescue money. And he prevailed over top administration
	aides who wanted to replace bank executives and wipe out
	shareholders at institutions receiving aid.

Geithner Said to Have Prevailed on the Bailout - New York Times, 2009.0210
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/business/economy/10bailout.html

Discuss online:
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Residential Design and Building News
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Obama Administration Expanding Mortgage Modification Plan - Washington Post, 2009.0209
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/09/AR2009020902212.html

U.S. Housing Market May Bottom in 2009 - Bloomberg, 2009.0209
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aJTtcFir47.E&refer=home

52 New Homes to Be Built Despite Protests - News Shopper Online, 2009.0209
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/4112039.DARTFORD__52_new_homes_to_be_built_despite_protests/

Governor Asking Lawmakers for Statewide Home Building Code - Nasvhille Business Journal, 2009.0209
http://nashville.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2009/02/09/story3.html

Home Starts to Fall 47% in 2009 - Business Journal of Milwaukee, 2009.0209
http://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/stories/2009/02/09/daily11.html

Fannie, Freddie to Revise, Boost Foreclosure Plans - Reuters, 2009.0209
http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-CreditCrisis/idUSTRE5171EV20090209

Beazer Homes 1Q Loss Narrows on Fewer Write-Downs - CNN, 2009.0209
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902091204DOWJONESDJONLINE000415_FORTUNE5.htm

Canada Housing Market Droops, More Pressure Seen - Forbes, 2009.0209
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/02/09/afx6028056.html

Shopping Around for a Home Loan: 10 Things You Should Know - TransWorldNews, 2009.0209
http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=75804&cat=8

Defining the Buyer of the Future - New York Times, 2009.0208
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/08/realestate/08njzo.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=house+home+residential+building&st=nyt

Calling in the Architects Was Worth the Cost - The Times (UK), 2009.0208
http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/article5677911.ece

The Post-War House & the Home of Tomorrow - LAist, 2009.0207
http://laist.com/2009/02/07/laistory_the_post-war_house.php

Dream Home with Energy-Saving Realities - News & Observer, 2009.0206
http://www.newsobserver.com/2174/story/1394565.html

Home Builders Brace for Another Tough Spring Selling Season - CNN, 2009.0206
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200902061058DOWJONESDJONLINE000547_FORTUNE5.htm

What Boomers Really Want in Housing - Chicago Tribune, 2009.0206
http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/newhomes/chi-boomer-housing_chomes_0206_feb06,0,438067.story

Economy Shed 598,000 Jobs in January - New York Times, 2009.0206
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/business/economy/07jobs.html?_r=1

Striped with Light - New York Times, 2009.0205
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/garden/05slat.html?scp=5&sq=architecture+AND+design+AND+building&st=nyt

The Makings of a Modern Home in the Foothills - Idaho Statesman, 2009.0205
http://www.idahostatesman.com/137/story/658892.html

'Levittown' by David Kushner - Los Angeles Times, 2009.0203
http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-book3-2009feb03,0,3329673.story

>From Monstrosity to Teardown - New York Times, 2009.0201
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/nyregion/long-island/01colli.html?scp=7&sq=architect+AND+design+AND+building&st=nyt

The Shipping Container as Building Block - New York Times, 2009.0131
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/01/business/01newreal.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=building+AND+construction+AND+architecture&st=nyt

BMW Design Applied to Low-Cost Housing - New York Times, 2009.0127
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/bmw-design-applied-to-low-cost-housing/

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People and Places, by Nancy Novitski
    http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/2009/0204/news_1-1.html
	Spectrum Design in Rocky Mount, Virginia - Gonzalez
	Goodale in El Monte, California - Delugan Meissl in
	Stuttgart, Germany - Holzman Moss Architecture in
	Florence, South Carolina - Dan Brill Architects in
	Winchester, England, United Kingdom...

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