ArchWeek Residential 2009.0408

Wed Apr 8 16:36:46 PDT 2009

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Italians Comb through Rubble after Quake - New York Times, 2009.0408
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/08/world/europe/08quake.html?_r=1

This Post-Katrina Home-Building Story Lacks Finishing Touches - Globe and Mail, 2009.0407
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20090407.ATAYLOR07ART1558/TPStory/Entertainment

Mortgage Delinquencies Soar in the U.S. - Reuters, 2009.0407
http://uk.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUKTRE5363EV20090407

Death Toll in Italy Quake on the Rise - Los Angeles Times, 2009.0407
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-italy-quake7-2009apr07,0,1185599.story

A Year on, Building Doldrums Remain - The Age, 2009.0407
http://business.theage.com.au/business/a-year-on-building-doldrums-remain-20090407-9vda.html

U.K. Private Home Building Applications Drop 72% - Property Talk Live, 2009.0407
http://propertytalklive.co.uk/land-and-new-homes/621-private-home-building-applications-drop-72

Strong Quake Hits Italy, at Least 92 Dead - United Press International, 2009.0406
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/04/06/Strong-quake-hits-Italy-at-least-92-dead/UPI-62491238991494/

Where There Is Construction, Builders Find Many Costs Have Fallen - Dallas Morning News, 2009.0403
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/industries/commrealestate/stories/DN-constructioncosts_03bus.ART.State.Edition1.4a673b7.html

February Pending Home Sales Index Rises to 82.1 - Forbes, 2009.0401
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/04/01/afx6241384.html

Multi-Elephant Housing - ArchitectureWeek, 2009.0401
http://www.archweek.com/2009/0401/index.html
	The Copenhagen Zoo's new Elephant House by Foster + Partners
	emerges gently from the surrounding park grounds, its two
	leaf-patterned glass domes topping walls of pink-hued
	concrete. At once playful and serious, transparent and
	solid, this modern menagerie provides both high-quality
	living conditions for the animals inside and an exciting and
	interactive visitor experience.

Rebuilding New Orleans: Architecture Students Shine in Post-Katrina Contest - McGill Report, 2009.0401
http://reporter.mcgill.ca/2009/04/rebuilding-new-orleans-architecture-students-shine-in-post-katrina-contest/

Tiny Portable Paco Unit Home - Inhabitat (blog), 2009.0327
http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/03/27/paco-unit/

Bowens to Manufacture Tecbeam - Construction Contractor, 2009.0331
http://www.constructioncontractor.com.au/article/Bowens-to-manufacture-Tecbeam/475167.aspx

Building Costs Ease as Industry Suffers - The Times (South Africa), 2009.0331
http://www.thetimes.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=968922

New Zealand February Home-Building Approvals Increase - Bloomberg, 2009.0330
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aGF4lB7T.Lyo&refer=asia

Low Rates, Grants Spur New Home Sales - Sydney Morning Herald, 2009.0330
http://business.smh.com.au/business/low-rates-grants-spur-new-home-sales-20090330-9fzc.html

Affordable Housing Building Stalls as Home Waiting Lists Get Longer - Wales Online, 2009.0330
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/03/30/affordable-housing-building-stalls-as-home-waiting-lists-get-longer-91466-23260480/

Despite Economy, Home Building Rises - KRQE, 2009.0329
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/business/business_krqe_rio_rancho_home_building_rises_200903281922

Housing Market 'Ugly,' 'Great' - Lakeland Ledger, 2009.0329
http://www.theledger.com/article/20090329/REPORTER/903235078/1374?Title=Housing-Market-Ugly-Great-

Cornwall's Waterfront Homes - The Times (UK), 2009.0329
http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/property/interiors/article5991327.ece

U.K. Home Building Plans 'in Trouble' - BBC News, 2009.0328
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7969526.stm

Spring Home-Buying Season: Boom or Bust? - Herald Extra, 2009.0328
http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/304397/18/

Troubles Build Up for Housing Contractors - Houston Chronicle, 2009.0328
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/biz/6347202.html

New Building Trend: Learning to Live Well with Less - The Daily Journal, 2009.0327
http://www.thedailyjournal.com/article/20090327/LIFESTYLE/903270309

Frank Lloyd Wright's Los Banos Ranch House Affirms Balance of Life with Nature - San Jose Mercury News, 2009.0327
http://www.mercurynews.com/arts/ci_12013570

Student Housing at Claremont McKenna College Blends Outside with Inside - Chronicle of Higher Education, 2009.0327
http://chronicle.com/blogs/architecture/2727/student-housing-at-claremont-mckenna-college-blends-outside-with-inside

A New Neighbor for a Brooklyn Housing Project - New York Times, 2009.0327
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/27/a-new-neighbor-for-a-brooklyn-housing-project/

Senators Seek Interim Ban on Chinese Drywall - Wall Street Journal, 2009.0326
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123843935950270581.html

Ask the House Therapist Debuts Adaptable Living Design Web Site - PR Web, 2009.0326
http://www.prweb.com/releases/adaptable-living-design/inclusive-design/prweb2266454.htm

Not Your Grandmother's House Plans - New York Times, 2009.0324
http://themoment.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/24/gimme-shelter-not-your-grandmothers-house-plans/

Home Building Permits Rise - Concerns Linger - San Francisco Chronicle, 2009.0324
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/24/BUF216MC9J.DTL&type=business

The Yale Effect Spreads Out - New York Times, 2009.0324
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/25/realestate/commercial/25haven.html?scp=1&sq=construction+home+residential&st=nyt

Amish Barn-Inspired Beach House to Withstand Strong Winds - Dallas Morning News, 2009.0322
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-amish_22tex.ART.State.Edition1.4a59c0b.html

People and Places by Nancy Novitski
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	SANAA in New York, New York - RSP Architects in Minneapolis,
	Minnesota - HGA in The Woodlands, Texas - NBBJ in Columbus,
	Ohio - The Freelon Group and HOK in Atlanta, Georgia -
	Steffian Bradley Architects, with Quinlan & Francis Terry
	Architects in London, England, United Kingdom - BCArchitects
	in Coral Gables, Florida - Morphosis in Pasadena,
	California...

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