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LIBRARY TECHNICS
Over the last few years, a significant change has occurred in the design of libraries, the result of changing needs, newly available services, and rapidly developing technologies.
For instance, radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is used for automatic sorting and retrieval systems (ASRS). Modern library equipment will now log a book in and send it to its proper sorting bin for reshelving. — Published 2006.0315
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SMART HOMES FOR HEALTHCARE
As U.S. demographics shift — with young people leaving rural areas in search of education and jobs and with retirees migrating away from urban centers in search of peace and quiet — access to healthcare in remote areas is becoming a more serious and visible problem. Architects can help with the design of technologies that can improve healthcare access in the rural infrastructure. — Editor — Published 2006.0215
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ENGINEERING KOOLHAAS
To support the rapid expansion of China Central Television (CCTV), an international design competition was launched in 2002 for a centralized headquarters building in Beijing. Winning the commission was Rem Koolhaas (Office for Metropolitan Architecture, OMA), teamed with engineering firm Arup and the East China Architecture and Design Institute as both architect and engineer of record. Koolhaas imagined a building whose three dimensional form brings CCTV's staff and functions into a "continuous tube." This is part of the story of the engineering challenge. — Editor — Published 2006.0111
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PRESENTING SYSTEMS
Potentially, photorealistic architectural presentations may confuse an audience more than clarify. By implicitly claiming to look "real", they could actually hinder some creative conversation between architect, client, and the general public. — Published 2005.1130
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MEASURING UP WRIGHT
What would you do if you were asked to build a house on a rocky island with only five pencil drawings to go by? This was the challenge given to Thomas Heinz, AIA, a renowned Frank Lloyd Wright scholar. The house he was asked to model and execute was designed by Wright in 1950 but never built. — Published 2005.1026
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MARKETING MOVES
Computer technology drives reinvention of marketing for architects and designers in two important ways. First, it makes the design and production of marketing pieces much easier by facilitating the creation, assimilation, and manipulation of images, text, and graphics. Second, digital technology provides new means of delivery for marketing communications via the Internet, videotape, CD, and DVD. — Published 2005.0928
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VILLAGE VISION
The Fort Carson Army Base in Colorado Springs is experiencing a population boom. In an effort to plan its land use in a more sustainable and sensitive way, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is using its geographic information system, enhanced by CommunityViz software, to produce data-based visualizations to help local participants envision the spatial, economic, and visual effects of planning choices. — Published 2005.0907
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PLUGGING IN PREFAB
Michael Hardiman spent five years in London using form-Z to design prefabricated building elements for The Forge Company. These elements were then built full size and applied in subsidized-housing projects, including the Beaufort House Project for the Peabody Trust housing association. — Published 2005.0803
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BENTLEY BOOSTS BIM
At its annual user conference in May 2005, design and construction software maker Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced the recipients of the 2005 BE Awards of Excellence. These awards showcase the imagination and technical mastery of organizations that use Bentley design and construction software to design everything from small buildings to major highways. — Published 2005.0629
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DIGITAL TECTONICAL DEMONSTRATIONS
As architectural researchers explore ways to exploit digital technologies in design and construction, their computers are shifting roles. They are not only representational devices but are becoming instruments for simulation and fabrication. Professors Brad Bell, Andrew Vrana, and Joe Meppelink have been experimenting with the potential of these digital techniques through a variety of research projects conducted with students over the past year. — Editor — Published 2005.0601
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