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BEYOND DISASTER
In our second week since the terrorist disaster in New York, Washington, and Pennsylvania, emergency crews continue to work on rescue and recovery, families, friends, a nation, and the world mourn their losses, and most of the U.S. struggles toward normalcy in our daily lives. — Published 2001.0919
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PARAMETRIC PROPAGATION OF FORM
The ĢI30 million International Terminal at Waterloo Station, London, by the architecture firm Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners, is a railway station on a complex site. It handles up to 15 million passengers a year and was completed within budget and on time in May 1993. The most impressive feature of the scheme from a CAD perspective is the massive curved train shed which gradually expands towards the station end. — Published 2001.0919
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LEGENDARY LIBRARY RESURRECTED
There are many legends about the destruction of the great library in Alexandria 2000 years ago, but much less historical fact about the building itself has survived. Three libraries may have coexisted in the ancient city, but scant data remains about their location, layout, holdings, organization, administration, or physical structure. — Published 2001.0919
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WORLD TRADE CENTER DESTROYED
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the world was shocked by horrific attacks on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York and by the related attack on the Pentagon in Washington D.C. ArchitectureWeek joins the world in profound sympathy for the victims and their families. — Published 2001.0912
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OITA WINKS FOR SOCCER
Why limit your visits in Japan to Tokyo and Kyoto, when there are 47 prefectures altogether from north to south? If you only frequent the largest cities, you are skimming the surface and missing some of the goodies. — Published 2001.0905
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FAITH IN ARCHITECTURE
Each year, Faith & Form magazine and the Interfaith Forum on Religion, Art, & Architecture recognize outstanding design in completed projects through the Religious Art & Architecture Awards program.
This year's winners, marking the start of the new millennium, reflect the wealth of activity in the design and construction of sacred spaces throughout the United States for faith traditions well established in this country, as well as those just getting a foothold. — Published 2001.0905
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KIBBUTZ, THEN AND NOW
The first kibbutz, a voluntary collective community, sprang up on the shores of the Sea of Galilee almost a hundred years ago. It was formed by a group of young Jewish men and women from Eastern Europe fired by Zionist and socialist ideals. — Published 2001.0829
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POSTCARD FROM ROTTERDAM
Dear ArchitectureWeek,
This is a small exhibition pavilion in Rotterdam, the result of a competition held last year by the national organization for Dutch architects (BNA). The program called for a temporary exhibition space for 20 people. The pavilion had to be movable so it could be used in different locations. — Published 2001.0808
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BREATHING EASY
Indoor air pollution consistently ranks among the top four environmental risks to the public, according to comparative risk studies performed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Indoor levels of air pollutants may be two to five times higher than outdoor levels, occasionally reaching levels 100 times higher. With most US residents spending 90 percent of their time indoors, indoor air pollution has a significant impact on public health. — Published 2001.0808
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ADOBE THAT SURVIVES EARTHQUAKES
When an earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter Scale rocked the Andean region for over a minute in June, 2001, the southern Peruvian mountain town of Moquegua was literally shaken to pieces. But amid the rubble, three traditional adobe houses were left intact. — Published 2001.0808
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