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Atlanta celebrates Independence Day by opening the Millenium Gate
Although it is somewhat cliché to celebrate Independence Day by opening yet another national monument, there is something that sets the opening of Atlanta Millenium Gate apart. The eighteen-million-dollar Millenium...Summer strikes for unions
800,000 public sector workers, including school dinner ladies and council trash collectors, are going to stage a strike in the UK next month. The union, Unison, is just one of many that are threatening to stage a "summer of discontent" of strikes over the skyrocketing cost of...
The Bard Needs Some New Digs
Do not taunt Shakespeare's bones."Fix the gravesite. But don't touch the bones. That's the work order, in a nutshell, for brave architects contemplating a fixup job for the deteriorating gravesite of William... Developers need incentives: energy efficient buildings
Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor The following phrase in this media story says it all about people. "The report also noted a disincentive for both landlords and tenants - property owners tend...Architecture: Boxes? No! Blobs? No! Boring? Never!
lots of props for NY-based Asymptote architecture in this article from Lisa Rochon: " There was a point when the drawings and renderings by Asymptote, a New York firm led by two Canadians, Hani Rashid and Lise Anne Couture, were enough. When building their designs...Betting a Farm Would Work in Queens
the NYtimes reports on this year's PS1 summer Young Architects Program winners Work Architecture, who propose creating an urban farm:One can only imagine how the judges reacted when the architects walked in lugging the kind of hulking concrete-pouring cardboard tubes used... Twenty-five U.S. Military Officers Challenge Official Account of 9/11
"Official Account of 9/11: “Impossible”, “A Bunch of Hogwash”, “Total B.S.”, “Ludicrous”, “A Well-Organized Cover-up”, “A White-Washed Farce”
January 14, 2008 – Twenty-five former U.S. military officers have severely criticized the official account... Is Prefab Fab?
NYtimes reports on MoMA's show that will feature five prefab houses built next to the museum."To many people the term “prefab housing” calls to mind trailer parks. Yet lately prefabricated houses — built off site and then delivered largely complete — have become...On the CADwalk, Yeah: Software for Fast Fashion
Vectors for your v-necks, algorithms for your ascot: fashion's architects are using 3D design software to bring their creations to life, and to a rack near you."When you think of computer-aided manufacturing, sexy lingerie is probably not the first thing that comes to...Proposal Presented for Greenpoint Park
"A team of volunteer urban planners and landscape architects debuted their proposal for the new state park on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg that utilizes the former industrial space as an ecologically sustainable riverside park. The proposal, which was shown to the public last...New tune for architects exhibition centre
Architects have created an exhibition centre in the shape of a piano and a violin in China.,"The giant musical instruments stand in a new section of Huainan city, Anhui province, reports People's Daily. The main part of the building is shaped like a piano. On its side leans a...All change for beach huts
"FOR centuries humble wooden beach Huts have dotted the nation's coastline. Many have been treated to a colourful lick of paint but generally they have been ignored by the world of architecture. So when Manchester artist Michael Trainor launched a competition challenging...Space Hotel Set For 2012 Opening
I have been telling people since I was a kid that before I die I would be able to go into outer space for a weekend getaway. Of course I was met with the usual blank stare that a backwoods, east...MIT architects design building with 'digital water' walls
Architects at MIT have created a building made of digital water. The walls part to allow people to walk through and can also display computer-controlled text or patterns much like an inkjet printer. This exciting new...
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