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SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

On October 15, 2005, the winner of the United Kingdom's prestigious Stirling Prize was announced. This year the honor went to the new Scottish Parliament, which has been hailed as one of the most innovative designs in Britain today. It is a vastly ambitious and complex building, and to visit it is a hugely rewarding experience: there is so much to take in, so many architectural and metaphorical references, so many technical challenges surmounted. — Published 2005.1019

AMERICAN LANDSCAPE AWARDS 2005

Before world attention became riveted on the devastated landscapes of the Gulf Coast of the United States, a happier announcement celebrated design excellence in other landscapes, both public and private.

In July 2005, the American Society of Landscape Architects selected the recipients of its 2005 Professional Awards. Top honors went to a city park in Houston, Texas, a public promenade in Seattle, Washington, a residential garden near Chilmark, Massachusetts, and an urban analysis for Charleston, South Carolina. — Published 2005.0907

CAREFUL CONSERVANCY

The Trustees of Reservations, one of the oldest land conservancies in the United States, is in the business of improving and preserving scenic landscapes in Massachusetts. When it came time to design an administrative center, the largest capital project in its 113-year history, the statewide nonprofit organization took pains to apply its own tenets of environmental stewardship. — Published 2005.0810

PALLADIO AWARDS 2005

Architecture fans who think they can identify the age of a building after a quick glance may want to take a closer look at the ten recipients of the 2005 Palladio Awards. This program honors outstanding achievement in traditional design, but far from mimicking centuries-old styles, these projects pay homage to the best of architectural traditions while cleverly inserting thoroughly modern adaptations. — Published 2005.0727

NEW BACK ALLEYS

The urban alley was once a ubiquitous part of the American landscape. Now many of these alleyways have fallen into disrepair or � along with the milkmen who frequented them � disappeared altogether. Over the past few years, however, this unique streetscape has staged something of a comeback. — Published 2005.0720

HOPES FOR SUSTAINABILITY

In April, 2005, the University of Oregon hosted the 11th annual "HOPES" conference (Holistic Options for Planet Earth Sustainability). The idea for the conference was born almost 15 years ago when architecture student Kevin Parker decided to learn more about how to make architecture � and his school's curriculum � more sustainable. As part of his master's thesis, he started what has become a respected national forum for students and professionals. — Published 2005.0511

A BETTER SUBURBIA

Visiting "Village Homes" for the first time, one is struck by how different this 1970s-era community looks from typical California developments. Arriving by car, one notices narrower streets and less visually dominant parking, with access kept to the edges along long, narrow cul-de-sac streets. — Published 2005.0119

AGA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE 2004

Made of mud, sand, stone, glass, and steel, scaled from tiny to immense, designed for living, working, learning, and worshipping, a select collection of projects reveals a "comprehensive approach adopted to discover, understand, and explain the challenges of architecture in the Muslim world as it confronts modernity in all its diversity." — Published 2004.1201

TEXTURING GRANITE

In July 2004, Her Royal Highness Queen Elizabeth II officially opened a uniquely landscaped memorial in Hyde Park, West London. The Diana Memorial, a collaboration of Seattle-based landscape architect Kathryn Gustafson and London architect, Neil Porter, is unusual because its design and construction combined groundbreaking CAD/CAM production techniques with the traditional art of stonemasonry. — Published 2004.0915

AMERICAN LANDSCAPE AWARDS 2004

In July, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) announced the recipients of its 2004 Professional Awards. Reflecting the breadth and environmental sensitivity of the profession itself, these exemplary projects range in scope from residential gardens to regional master plans. — Published 2004.0818

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