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MAISON CARRÉ BY ALVAR AALTO
Maison Carré in Bazoches-sur-Guyonne, France, is a private house by Alvar Aalto which is to a major extent stamped by the owner being an art collector: one could say that it is at the same time a private palais and a gallery. Published 2011.0831
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REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2012: PART 2
This software review takes a detailed look at Revit Architecture 2012, released in March 2011, to see how much progress it has made since the last two releases. The two-part review concludes here with an exploration of improvements to worksharing, visualization and rendering tools, and other tools and changes, along with an overall analysis of the 2012 release. —Editor
Collaboration Improvements: Worksharing and Vault Integration Published 2011.0831
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REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2012: PART 1
This software review takes a detailed look at Revit Architecture 2012, released in March 2011, to see how much progress it has made since the last two releases. This two-part review starts here by examining improvements to the core Revit platform and new tools for construction modeling. —Editor
Key Enhancements to the Revit Platform Published 2011.0824
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STUDY IN ENGINEERING
Architecture as a teaching tool is a very old idea. Think about those cathedrals whose stained glass and sculpture indoctrinated their congregations on the lessons of Christianity. And when Thomas Jefferson was planning the University of Virginia, it is said that he intended the architecture to function partially as text; he had designed the pavilions along the great lawn in different architectural styles to instruct students on Western architecture's greatest achievements. Published 2011.0824
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DESIGN BY ARTS CORPORATION
The Practice in 20-Dozen Words
In 2000 Mike Latham formed Arts Corporation, a multimedia design firm that integrated his varied interests in architecture, art, and technology. The firm serves as the backbone for Latham's work in architecture, furniture design, and product design, and a springboard for his innovative work in sculpture and film. Published 2011.0817
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TIM ELIASSEN - STRUCTURAL GLAZING PIONEER
Implementers and enablers are found at the leading edge of any innovative and emergent technology such as structural glass facade (SGF) technology. Prominent among them is Tim Eliassen, a founder of TriPyramid Structures, a company specializing in the design and fabrication of rod and cable rigging systems and their application in SGFs. Published 2011.0817
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POSTCARD FROM AN ESTUARY
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Houseboats, by and large, do their best to recreate the quotidian comforts of the standard dwelling in compact, waterborne form. Any greater sea-living aspirations are often left to the overreaching desires, and budgets, of the yachting set. Published 2011.0914
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SAN FRANCISCO ROOFTOP APARTMENT
This apartment, within an old paint factory in San Francisco, was created when the owner decided to add a home to his studio. It was important to separate the work area from the personal, which occupies a new level built atop the original rectangular structure. Tanner Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects designed the addition and renovation project. Published 2011.0810
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HS#9 BY COOP HIMMELB(L)AU
"Revolution 9" is a song recorded by the Beatles and released on The White Album in 1968, that heady year when students were demonstrating across Europe, the Vietnam War was at a fever pitch, and Coop Himmelb(l)au was founded in Vienna. The song has been described as the best-known work of avant-garde music and the most disliked moment of any Beatles album. Published 2011.0810
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BREUER'S WHITNEY MUSEUM
On June 17, 1963, the Whitney announced to the public its plans to build a new facility in a new location: Published 2011.0803
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