Aiming at super-tall market, Mitsubishi opens record-breaking elevator testing tower
Inazawa City, Japan, is the home of Mitsubishi Electric's elevator division, and accordingly, the city skyline includes six small peaks--all towers that the company uses to test
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Alt.Energy, Alt.Structure, Alt.Earth
Nestled among the hits and misses of the dubiously named Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the eight-year-old proposal for the Sun Wall (below) somehow passed
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Anything but tired
For Michelin on Main in Greenville, South Carolina, the first corporate retail store for the Michelin brand, custom fabricators Eventscape created several features to help translate the
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Architecture in Formation: Dream projects, all real
For young designers, New York City is full of ideas, connections, and possibilities. Cases in point: Architecture in Formation's principal honed his design hand in New York City and is ready to share those ideas back home in Texas.
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At New York's smart New Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo-based SANAA creates an ambiguous icon for an area in transition
Having developed a reputation for precisely detailed, exquisitely refined buildings, the Tokyo-based firm SANAA faced a very different kind of challenge with the New Museum in Lower
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Behind SANAA's illusion of weightlessness
Now that the New Museum on Manhattan's Lower East Side is complete, and its structure enclosed, there is little evidence of the system that supports the seven-story
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Block by Block: Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York
edited by Timothy Mennel, Jo Steffens and Christopher Klemek. New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2007, 64 pages, $18.
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Brandscapes: Architecture in the Experience Economy
by Anna Klingmann, Cambridge: MIT Press, 2007, 378 pages, $30.
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COOP HIMMELB(L)AU's Wolf Prix goes into the wild beyond with the swirling forms of the BMW Welt on the outskirts of Munich
BMW Welt (BMW World), which opened in Munich last fall, is not a building for the unreconstructed functionalist. While its bold, brazen form embraces a host of
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Case tests limit of Spanish preservation law
Spain's highest court has upheld the decision in a 17-year-old case that requires the removal of a controversial 1993 restoration of a Roman theater in the coastal
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Cellular concrete wall system
Ecolite Concrete USA has introduced a new building system of lightweight precast-concrete walls. The ready-to-erect, load-bearing walls offer integral steel framing and cellular concrete cladding and contain
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Changes requested as cries against PGCC grow
As public opposition mounts against the Penang Global City Complex (PGCC), a massive redevelopment scheme in Malaysia, chief minister Dr. Koh Tsu Koon, head of the state
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Color-changing glass option
According to inventor and manufacturer John Blazy of John Blazy Designs, Dichrolam color-changing architectural glass is optically identical to dichroic glass but without the price, size, and
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Competitions
RIBA Norman Foster Traveling Scholarship
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David Adjaye contains a miniature city of art, learning, and social experiences inside the MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DENVER's enigmatic walls
Cabbies' ignorance is David Adjaye's bliss. During the construction of the Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA), whenever Adjaye took a taxi to the construction site, "the
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David Adjaye divides a former warehouse floor into the domestically scaled rooms of Arario Gallery
The growing reputation of David Adjaye has hinged on the London architect's longtime relationship with the art world. He has accumulated studio commissions from artists Jake Chapman,
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Debunking a myth about museums that pay for themselves
It may not have been cause and effect, but the 10th anniversary of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao late last year coincided with the opening of several new
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ENDNOTES
* RK Stewart, FAIA, left Gensler after 20 years to become an associate principal at Perkins+Will.
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Exit to Tomorrow: World's Fair Architecture, Design
by Paolo Antonelli, Udo Kultermann, and Andrew Garn. New York: Universe, 2007, 244 pages, $45.
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FG Stijl creates coziness for the dining spaces of BMW Welt
At 753,473 square feet, the Coop Himmelb(l)au-designed BMW Welt in Munich can easily accommodate the showroom, retail, and branding functions worthy of its "Car-thedral" nickname. To punctuate
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February 2008, p. 114
In the credits list for the project story about the Gary Comer Youth Center in Chicago [February 2008, page 114], the name of Brian Malady, one of
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February 2008, p. 124
The photo of the Bowdoin Museum of Art [February 2008, page 124, top right] was by Dan Gair/Blind Dog Photo.
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February 2008, p. 152
In a February 2008 story on the Cesar Chavez Library [page 152], the photo on page 152 was by Johnny Birkinbine, while the photos on page 153
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February 2008, p. 161
Information on one of the charts included in the story about postoccupancy evaluations [February 2008, page 161] was incorrect. In the graph showing satisfaction with thermal comfort,
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Fire-rated walls integrate blinds
Pilkington Pyrostop, a fire-rated, impact-safety-rated, transparent glass wall panel distributed by Technical Glass Products, is now available with integrated Venetian blinds in a range of colors to
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For contract projects
B&B Italia's Project Collection includes a coordinated range of tables, chairs, and soft seating specifically designed for the contract market. The Cloud sofa (above), designed by Naoto
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Foster + Partners shroud a courtyard with a quiet, ethereal glass canopy for two museums at the Smithsonian institution
On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln took the second oath of office on the East Portico of the Capitol, returned to the White House, and then greeted
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Get a handle on the Old World
Häfele's Artisan collection is a complete line of decorative hardware inspired by Euro Classic design. With an old world styling reminiscent of the Renaissance era, the collection
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Groups advance two sets of high-performance building standards
In the not-too-distant future, there could be two U.S. standards for green buildings. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), in conjunction with two
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Hanging on and holding down
Simpson Strong-Tie introduced several new structural connectors at last month's International Builders' Show in Orlando. The configuration of the THJU hip/jack hanger (left) allows it to handle
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Hartman-Cox Architects preserves and innovates in its renovation of two Smithsonian icons
The Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery share a National Historic Landmark building in downtown Washington, D.C., recently renovated by local firm Hartman-Cox Architects and
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Heated game
Solaronics' new True Dual 2-Stage Heaters operate on natural gas or propane and are ideal for sports facilities such as ice skating rinks, where spectators can enjoy
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Housing the YouTube generation and beyond
College students socialize, shop, and learn in ways unimaginable less than a generation ago. Although they are increasingly connected via social networking Web sites such as Facebook,
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In Canada, a rammed-earth wall for the ages
The relationship between architecture and nature rarely gets more explicit than with rammed-earth construction. The 18-foot-high western exterior wall of the Nk'Mip Desert Cultural Center in Osoyoos,
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Invisible support
The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority headquarters in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates International, in London, features a canopy that seems to
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It's natural for skiers to embrace the environmental movement:
A rise in global temperatures could dwindle vital snowpack. In Snowmass Village, Colorado, Related WestPac has completed the first phase of its Base Village. All 19 buildings
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Italy in situ: Capturing a sense of place
William H. Fain, Jr., FAIA, has been drawing all his life. He began as a boy in the 1950s, sketching beside his artist mother as she painted
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Jewel-like tile
Trend Group's Liberty transparent glass mosaic tile for residential and commercial applications contains a minimum of 25 percent postconsumer recycled content. The glass tile, composed of five
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Keep cool
The P-Series, Mitsubishi Electric's next generation of Mr. Slim split-ductless indoor units, features a wider airstream and individual vane control ideal for cubicle and open work-space areas.
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LTL gets creative with Arthouse in Austin
Arthouse, an organization based in Austin, Texas, that supports and exhibits contemporary Texan art, has been confined, since 1995, to a single-story space that was most recently
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Landscape and architecture firms grow closer
When SWA Group was brought in as the landscape architect for the California Academy of Sciences, located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, the challenge was to
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Lasting impressions
HighRes, the latest offering from 3form, allows any image with a resolution of 300 dpi to be embedded within the company's signature Varia eco-resin. HighRes can be
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Learning to Live on Alternative Energy
THREE LANDMARK PROJECTS SHOW US HOW TO INTEGRATE RENEWABLE-ENERGY STRATEGIES INTO ARCHITECTURE, WITHOUT COMPROMISING DESIGN
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Lectures, Conferences, and Symposia
The Architecture of Ralph Adams Cram and His Office
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Miami Art Museum
The new $220 million Miami Art Museum, in Florida, due to open in 2011, promises to transform a four-acre plot in a neglected park on the city's
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Microalloy promises better steel structures
The U.S. Army, in conjunction with private industry, is involved in a multiyear research project that could yield stronger, lighter, and longer-span structures, for both civil and
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MoMA to get towering neighbor
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), in New York City, is getting a surprisingly tall and stunningly slender neighbor. Real estate developer Hines is planning a 75-story
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Modular addition
Tecta America has introduced a new TectaGreen modular solution to complement its TectaGreen continuous green roof system. Made of recycled polyethylene, the modular system can be preplanted
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Mold your view
Brickmould 600 is a new addition to Simonton Windows' ProFinish new construction product line. Every window in the new Brickmould 600 series is Energy Star-qualified and comes
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More on the war
I would like to compliment Charles Linn, FAIA, and thank him for the excellent piece on the Liberty Memorial and World War I Museum [February 2008, page
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Multifaceted structure supports audaciously sculptural BMW Welt
The 172,000-square-foot roof that seems to hover over Coop Himmelb(l)au's BMW Welt in Munich does more than keep out the elements. Together with the Double Cone--a 43-foot-tall,
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Mutsuro Sasaki
INTERVIEWED IN HIS TOKYO OFFICE, THE JAPANESE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER REFLECTS ON THE DRAMATIC TURN HIS WORK HAS TAKEN SINCE TOYO ITO'S SENDAI MEDIATHEQUE, NEARLY EIGHT YEARS AGO
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National Performing Arts Center
Taiwan's largest performing arts facility, the 1- million-square-foot National Performing Arts Center, is taking shape in Wei-Wu-Ying Metropolitan Park, a former military base in the city of
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New and Upcoming Exhibitions
Berlin/New York Dialogues
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New doorbell push-button designs add a small but detailed option for specifiers
Our roundup this month includes architectural hardware pieces that are meant to be displayed, such as ergonomic door pulls and highly detailed bell pushes, as well as those intended to remain unseen, including sturdy door frames and structural c
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OMA design to buoy Hamburg's waterfront
The Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA) has unveiled plans to cap the reinvention of a German industrial waterfront with an aquarium and science center. The project in
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Oil drilling might threaten Smithson's Jetty
A proposal to drill for oil in Utah's Great Salt Lake could threaten artist Robert Smithson's monumental 1970 earthwork "Spiral Jetty." The Canadian firm Pearl Montana Exploration
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Ongoing Exhibitions
Map This! Envisioning a Global City
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Opportunity is the key to hiring and retaining talented staff
As long as the U.S. construction boom remains strong, there will be stiff competition among architecture firms for talented, experienced employees. Pay and bonuses are rising to
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Paris 2000+: New Architecture
by Sam Lubell, with forward by Axel Sowa. New York: Monacelli Press, 2007, 240 pages, $50.
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Powered up
HHRobertson Floor Systems' Power/Data Post (PDP) is installed over new or existing outlets to bring power and data cables into the corner of each workstation from a
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Quonset memories
Your article on the Quonset hut office project I read in my husband's latest copy of RECORD [February 2008, "El dorado Architects rethink the Quonset hut to
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Rafael Moneo's expansion and restoration of Spain's renowned Prado Museum is simultaneously profound and respectful
The strength of Spanish architect Rafael Moneo's new addition to the Prado Museum in Madrid lies in his ability to analyze and resolve the conflicting layers of
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Ride over for Houston's Carousel House
In the early 1960s, as NASA opened its Spacecraft Center and the Astros constructed the Astrodome, Houston experienced a building boom with Mies van der Rohe and
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Rogers treading water on N.Y.C. riverfronts
Frank Gehry has one, so do Jean Nouvel and Norman Foster. Renzo Piano has two. But in January, when New York's governor scrapped a convention-center expansion project,
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SMITHGROUP combines serenity and savoir faire in its design for the normandy american cemetery Visitor Center overlooking Omaha Beach
At a time when few know how well the design for the memorial to 9/11 in Lower Manhattan will survive various demands from separate interest groups, it
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Save the spiral
There are some significant layers of irony associated with Pearl Montana Exploration and Production's plan to drill for oil within threatening distance of Robert Smithson's iconic Spiral
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See the forest for the trees
Treadlight flooring and trim is milled from small-diameter larch or tamarack trees, culled from overgrown forests in order to allow the "old growth" conditions to return to
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Seongnam
Seongnam, a satellite city southeast of Seoul, South Korea, recently broke ground on a city hall that it hopes will symbolize the young community's aspirations at a
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Sexy surfacing
A sister brand to Oceanside Glasstile's handcrafted artisan glass line, Mandala offers a collection that includes etched stone, brushed-finish stone, fused glass, and porcelain and ceramic tile,
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Shaping the Show: Architectural interventions in museums and galleries
Whether the content of an exhibition is as ethereal as digital sound pieces or as concretely grounded as full-scale model houses, whether it draws on art, architecture,
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Situ Studio: Finding connections without limits
And "architectural clubhouse" Situ Studio connects surprising dots to create inspiring spaces. See more of these talented designers' work online.
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Sottsass, 90, elder statesman of Italian design
In a career that spanned seven decades, product designer and architect Ettore Sottsass inspired, provoked, surprised, and amused with his pioneering ideas and quirky objects. His death
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Standard customization
Based on an array of standard components available in countless variations, the Quadrant door-pull family consists of two series including straight and arc-shaped grip options and three
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Stern's 99 Church Street to soar near WTC site
Robert A.M. Stern Architects and Silverstein Properties unveiled plans in January for what could be New York City's tallest residential building: an 80-story, 912-foot-tall tower at 99
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Storage solutions
The 7900 Series family of filing and storage products includes laterals, bookcases, pedestals, towers, credenzas, and overhead storage available in a choice of 60 colors, nine heights,
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Storefront for storm fronts
EFCO's new Series 526 Thermal Impact Storefront is designed to accommodate 15/16'' insulating glass units for greater U-values and incorporates a polyurethane thermal barrier that enhances the
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Subject and Object: Museums After Bilbao
In museum architecture, there is before Bilbao and after Bilbao--a divide as abrupt as b.c. and a.d. After Bilbao, dozens of small and provincial cities hired renowned
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Sustainable Healthcare Architecture
by Robin Guenther and Gail Vittori. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2008, 448 pages, $75.
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The American Institute of Architects named the recipients
The American Institute of Architects named the recipients of its 2008 Young Architects Award, which goes to architects who have made significant contributions to the profession early
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