描述
MARCH 2017 TABLE OF CONTENTS
PROJECTS
Amir Shakib Arslan MosqueLEFT Architects
Renovation of Wencun VillageAmateur Architecture Studio
Buffalo Bayou ParkPage, SWA Group
Lincoln Park HouseHBRA Architects
Amir Shakib Arslan MosqueLEFT Architects
Renovation of Wencun VillageAmateur Architecture Studio
Buffalo Bayou ParkPage, SWA Group
Lincoln Park HouseHBRA Architects
FEATURES
Politics Public Space in the Trump EraThe new administration has complicated the already hazy distinction between public and private space.
Critique The Enduring History of Louis KahnA biography (by Wendy Lesser), an exhibition (coming to the Kimbell), and a rising generation of architects are conspiring to reassess Kahn’s legacy.
Critique What If: The Unbuilt LegacyHow would the architects’ legacies have been altered if some of history’s most notable unbuilt projects had actually been constructed?
Politics Public Space in the Trump EraThe new administration has complicated the already hazy distinction between public and private space.
Critique The Enduring History of Louis KahnA biography (by Wendy Lesser), an exhibition (coming to the Kimbell), and a rising generation of architects are conspiring to reassess Kahn’s legacy.
Critique What If: The Unbuilt LegacyHow would the architects’ legacies have been altered if some of history’s most notable unbuilt projects had actually been constructed?
TECH + PRACTICE
Best Practices Deciding When to Hire a CFOExperts share what benefits and skills a chief financial officer can bring to a design firm.
Innovative Detail UMass Amherst Design Building Zipper TrussesThe first mass-timber structure on the East Coast utilizes several new technologies, some of which were developed by the institution’s own faculty.
Next Progressives Tomecek Studio ArchitectureBrad Tomecek explores light and material in this new venture in Denver.
Products Architects’ Choice: Building EnvelopesThese three high-performing products help shape, insulate, and protect structures.
Best Practices Deciding When to Hire a CFOExperts share what benefits and skills a chief financial officer can bring to a design firm.
Innovative Detail UMass Amherst Design Building Zipper TrussesThe first mass-timber structure on the East Coast utilizes several new technologies, some of which were developed by the institution’s own faculty.
Next Progressives Tomecek Studio ArchitectureBrad Tomecek explores light and material in this new venture in Denver.
Products Architects’ Choice: Building EnvelopesThese three high-performing products help shape, insulate, and protect structures.
RESIDENTIAL
Products Four New and Updated High-Performance WindowsThese stylish windows work overtime to help shelter from the elements.
Sustainable Living The Greenest House of Them All, According to the Living Building ChallengeThe Desert Rain House is the first residential project to receive the international title that identifies net-zero energy and water buildings.
Exhibitions The Barbican Surveys Japan’s Post-WWII Residential InnovationThe exhibition, which runs March 23 through June 25, will feature work by architects such as Tadao Ando, Kazunari Sakamoto, and Hideyuki Nakayama.
Products Four New and Updated High-Performance WindowsThese stylish windows work overtime to help shelter from the elements.
Sustainable Living The Greenest House of Them All, According to the Living Building ChallengeThe Desert Rain House is the first residential project to receive the international title that identifies net-zero energy and water buildings.
Exhibitions The Barbican Surveys Japan’s Post-WWII Residential InnovationThe exhibition, which runs March 23 through June 25, will feature work by architects such as Tadao Ando, Kazunari Sakamoto, and Hideyuki Nakayama.
FRONTS
Installations Under Magnitude Installation Becomes Permanent Orlando ResidentThe ultra-thin aluminum structure by Marc Fornes/Theverymany was installed in the city’s Orange County Convention Center in November.
Exhibition “Spaces Without Drama” at the Graham FoundationThe show aims to explore the connection between architectural depictions and theater design.
Architecture Jahn’s Alternative to the Demolition of Its Thompson CenterAfter the Illinois government proposed a sale and demolition of the building, the original architect responded with a proposal to save it.
Books A New Land of the Free“Atlas of Another America” lays out a plan for Freedomland, a fictional settlement for the United States.
Installations Under Magnitude Installation Becomes Permanent Orlando ResidentThe ultra-thin aluminum structure by Marc Fornes/Theverymany was installed in the city’s Orange County Convention Center in November.
Exhibition “Spaces Without Drama” at the Graham FoundationThe show aims to explore the connection between architectural depictions and theater design.
Architecture Jahn’s Alternative to the Demolition of Its Thompson CenterAfter the Illinois government proposed a sale and demolition of the building, the original architect responded with a proposal to save it.
Books A New Land of the Free“Atlas of Another America” lays out a plan for Freedomland, a fictional settlement for the United States.
AIA ARCHITECT
AIA Voices Urging Architecture ForwardWhy our buildings and our profession need to work for everyone.
AIA Feature Architects Author Climate Plan for Nation’s CapitalPerkins+Will provides D.C. with adaptation strategies to confront the realities of climate change.
AIA Knowledge Buildings That TeachAIA research grants are helping make classroom design part of the curriculum.
AIA Future HUD’s Next Chapter Proves ElusiveIncoming HUD secretary Ben Carson says he will bring a holistic approach to housing. But his beliefs on housing policy spell an uncertain future for the agency.
AIA Voices Urging Architecture ForwardWhy our buildings and our profession need to work for everyone.
AIA Feature Architects Author Climate Plan for Nation’s CapitalPerkins+Will provides D.C. with adaptation strategies to confront the realities of climate change.
AIA Knowledge Buildings That TeachAIA research grants are helping make classroom design part of the curriculum.
AIA Future HUD’s Next Chapter Proves ElusiveIncoming HUD secretary Ben Carson says he will bring a holistic approach to housing. But his beliefs on housing policy spell an uncertain future for the agency.
EDITORIAL
Urban Design The Real Las VegasThe Strip has overshadowed downtown Las Vegas for too long. As it turns out, not being the Strip may just be downtown’s biggest asset.
Urban Design The Real Las VegasThe Strip has overshadowed downtown Las Vegas for too long. As it turns out, not being the Strip may just be downtown’s biggest asset.
